| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Gray (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Greg Hodgins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Holder (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Irvin Pfeil (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Penniman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mickey Woodside (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Austin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Snelling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Fugate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Darren Holder inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Colorado | Darren Holder travels in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 19:41 | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 19:40 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin tips it in | 37-38 |
| 19:21 | Colorado | William Gray can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 19:19 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to William Gray | 37-38 |
| 19:01 | Colorado | Leonard Fugate denies the turnaround by Irvin Pfeil | 37-38 |
| 18:59 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:42 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate's layup is rejected by Irvin Pfeil | 37-38 |
| 18:41 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:26 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Gray | 40-38 |
| 18:21 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside banks in the layup set up by Louis Johnson | 40-40 |
| 18:03 | Colorado | Louis Johnson steals it from Irvin Pfeil | 40-40 |
| 17:45 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Irvin Pfeil - foul #3 on Irvin Pfeil, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Grubbs (PG), Eric Tedford (SG), Emilio Sanchez (SF), Donald Moore (PF), Cesar Marino (C) William Gray, Greg Hodgins, Darren Holder, Irvin Pfeil, George Penniman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Schechter (PG), Roger Anderson (SG), William Johnson (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Mickey Woodside, Nathan Austin, Elmer Snelling, Leonard Fugate | |
| 17:45 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:45 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:25 | Colorado | Kenneth Walker is called for the reach on Cesar Marino - foul #2 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Danny Wendler (C) Louis Johnson | |
| 17:08 | Colorado | Cesar Marino is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Grubbs | 42-42 |
| 16:49 | Iowa State | Roger Anderson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Walker | 42-44 |
| 16:36 | Colorado | Eric Tedford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 16:34 | Iowa State | Danny Wendler pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 16:08 | Iowa State | Kenneth Walker connects on the jumper from close range | 42-46 |
| 15:53 | Colorado | William Johnson takes the ball from Eric Tedford | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Grubbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Tedford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Emilio Sanchez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Cesar Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Schechter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roger Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Wendler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Iowa State | Kenneth Walker connects on the floater from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 15:16 | Colorado | Eric Tedford makes the wide open 3 from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 15:00 | Iowa State | Roger Anderson drills a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Cesar Marino - foul #3 on Cesar Marino, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Gray (PG), Greg Hodgins (SG), Darren Holder (SF), Irvin Pfeil (PF), George Penniman (C) William Grubbs, Eric Tedford, Emilio Sanchez, Donald Moore, Cesar Marino | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (PG), Nathan Austin (SG), Louis Johnson (PF), Mark Murray (C) James Schechter, William Johnson, Kenneth Walker, Danny Wendler | |
| 15:00 | Iowa State | Roger Anderson makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:38 | Colorado | George Penniman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 14:37 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 14:12 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin is fouled on the floor by Greg Hodgins - foul #2 on Greg Hodgins, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling (SF), Leonard Fugate (C) Nathan Austin, Roger Anderson | |
| 13:58 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside is fouled on the floor by Irvin Pfeil - foul #4 on Irvin Pfeil, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | Vernon King (PF) Irvin Pfeil | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 13:45 | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Darren Holder - foul #2 on Darren Holder, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathan Austin (SG) Mark Murray | |
| 13:45 | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 13:45 | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 13:28 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 13:27 | Colorado | Vernon King can't tip it in | 45-53 |
| 13:26 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to William Gray | 45-53 |
| 13:14 | Colorado | Darren Holder makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Greg Hodgins | 47-53 |
| 12:51 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-53 |
| 12:49 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson tips it in | 47-55 |
| 12:47 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins is hacked by Nathan Austin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Austin, team foul #2 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Grubbs (PG), Eric Tedford (SG), Emilio Sanchez (SF) William Gray, Greg Hodgins, Darren Holder | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Danny Wendler (PF) Louis Johnson | |
| 12:40 | Colorado | The jumper by Emilio Sanchez is denied by Danny Wendler | 47-55 |
| 12:38 | Iowa State | Danny Wendler snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 12:22 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Leonard Fugate | 47-58 |
| 12:20 | Colorado | Eric Tedford is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Austin - foul #3 on Nathan Austin, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donald Moore (PF) Vernon King | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Schechter (PG), Mark Murray (SG) Mickey Woodside, Nathan Austin | |
| 12:04 | Colorado | Donald Moore is called for a backcourt violation | 47-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | Cesar Marino (C) George Penniman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 11:45 | Iowa State | Eric Tedford takes the ball from Mark Murray | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Tedford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Emilio Sanchez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Cesar Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Schechter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Elmer Snelling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Danny Wendler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Fugate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Colorado | Eric Tedford buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Grubbs | 49-58 |
| 11:18 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Eric Tedford - foul #3 on Eric Tedford, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Gray (PG), Greg Hodgins (SG), George Penniman (C) William Grubbs, Eric Tedford, Donald Moore | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathan Austin (SG), William Johnson (SF), Louis Johnson (PF) Mark Murray, Elmer Snelling, Danny Wendler | |
| 11:18 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 11:18 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 11:18 | Colorado | George Penniman snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 10:52 | Colorado | George Penniman hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 10:50 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 10:34 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate clanks a turnaround from the right block | 49-59 |
| 10:33 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Cesar Marino | 49-59 |
| 10:16 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by William Gray and he's hacked by Nathan Austin - foul #4 on Nathan Austin, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Colorado | Darren Holder (SF), Vernon King (PF) Emilio Sanchez, Cesar Marino | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (PG), Mark Murray (SG), Elmer Snelling (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) James Schechter, Nathan Austin, William Johnson, Leonard Fugate | |
| 10:16 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:57 | Iowa State | George Penniman is called for the reach on Mark Murray - foul #2 on George Penniman, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Colorado | Eric Tedford (PG) William Gray | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 09:57 | Iowa State | Mark Murray makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:57 | Iowa State | Mark Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 09:39 | Colorado | Vernon King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 09:38 | Iowa State | Kenneth Walker snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 09:23 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-61 |
| 09:21 | Colorado | Eric Tedford snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 09:10 | Colorado | Darren Holder blows the layup but he's fouled by Elmer Snelling - foul #2 on Elmer Snelling, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Grubbs (PG), Donald Moore (PF) Greg Hodgins, Vernon King | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roger Anderson (SG), Danny Wendler (C) Elmer Snelling, Kenneth Walker | |
| 09:10 | Colorado | Darren Holder makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 09:10 | Colorado | Darren Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 09:01 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson misses the shot from the left block | 54-61 |
| 08:59 | Colorado | Donald Moore grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 08:57 | Colorado | Darren Holder is hacked by Mark Murray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Murray, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling (SF) Mark Murray | |
| 08:42 | Colorado | Donald Moore loses the dribble to Mickey Woodside | 54-61 |
| 08:25 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Moore - foul #1 on Donald Moore, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Gray (PG), Emilio Sanchez (SF) Eric Tedford, Darren Holder | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Schechter (PG), William Johnson (SF) Mickey Woodside, Elmer Snelling | |
| 08:25 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 08:25 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 08:25 | Colorado | George Penniman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 08:22 | Colorado | Roger Anderson takes the ball from Emilio Sanchez in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| 08:00 | Iowa State | William Johnson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Schechter and the foul's on William Grubbs - foul #3 on William Grubbs, team foul #9 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Colorado | Greg Hodgins (SG), Irvin Pfeil (PF), Cesar Marino (C) William Grubbs, Donald Moore, George Penniman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathan Austin (SG), Leonard Fugate (C) Roger Anderson, Louis Johnson | |
| 08:00 | Iowa State | William Johnson makes the free throw | 54-65 |
| 07:47 | Colorado | William Gray connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Emilio Sanchez | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Hodgins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emilio Sanchez (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Irvin Pfeil (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Cesar Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Schechter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nathan Austin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Danny Wendler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Fugate (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Iowa State | William Johnson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Nathan Austin | 56-68 |
| 07:17 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins is hacked by Nathan Austin - foul #5 on Nathan Austin, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Grubbs (PG) William Gray | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (PG), Mark Murray (SG), Elmer Snelling (SF), Kenneth Walker (PF) James Schechter, Nathan Austin, William Johnson, Danny Wendler | |
| 07:17 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 07:17 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 07:04 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-68 |
| 07:02 | Colorado | Irvin Pfeil gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 06:44 | Colorado | Irvin Pfeil loses the dribble to Elmer Snelling | 58-68 |
| 06:25 | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling clanks a shot from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 06:24 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate tips it in | 58-70 |
| 06:13 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 05:54 | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Mickey Woodside | 61-72 |
| 05:34 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Emilio Sanchez | 63-72 |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | Kenneth Walker is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Gray (PG), Eric Tedford (SG), Darren Holder (SF), Donald Moore (PF), Vernon King (C) William Grubbs, Greg Hodgins, Emilio Sanchez, Irvin Pfeil, Cesar Marino | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Schechter (PG), Roger Anderson (SG), William Johnson (SF), Louis Johnson (PF), Danny Wendler (C) Mickey Woodside, Mark Murray, Elmer Snelling, Kenneth Walker, Leonard Fugate | |
| 05:06 | Colorado | Roger Anderson picks off the pass by Eric Tedford | 63-72 |
| 05:01 | Iowa State | James Schechter lays it in set up by Roger Anderson | 63-74 |
| 04:38 | Colorado | Darren Holder's layup is rejected by Danny Wendler | 63-74 |
| 04:36 | Iowa State | William Johnson gets the rebound | 63-74 |
| 04:27 | Iowa State | Vernon King is called for the reach on James Schechter - foul #1 on Vernon King, team foul #10 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Murray (SF) William Johnson | |
| 04:27 | Iowa State | James Schechter misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 04:27 | Iowa State | James Schechter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:25 | Colorado | Mark Murray is called for the reach on William Gray in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Murray, team foul #9 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (PG) Mark Murray | |
| 04:25 | Colorado | William Gray makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:25 | Colorado | William Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:25 | Iowa State | James Schechter grabs the defensive rebound | 64-75 |
| 04:12 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 04:11 | Iowa State | Roger Anderson tips it back up and in | 64-77 |
| 04:07 | Colorado | Darren Holder is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Anderson - foul #2 on Roger Anderson, team foul #10 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenneth Walker (C) Danny Wendler | |
| 04:07 | Colorado | Darren Holder makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 04:07 | Colorado | Darren Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:49 | Iowa State | Eric Tedford is called for the reach on James Schechter - foul #4 on Eric Tedford, team foul #11 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Colorado | Greg Hodgins (SG), Irvin Pfeil (PF), George Penniman (C) Eric Tedford, Donald Moore, Vernon King | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling (SF) Roger Anderson | |
| 03:49 | Iowa State | James Schechter misses the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:49 | Iowa State | James Schechter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:49 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Colorado | William Gray is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Snelling - foul #3 on Elmer Snelling, team foul #11 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roger Anderson (SG) James Schechter | |
| 03:46 | Colorado | William Gray makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 03:46 | Colorado | William Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Hodgins (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darren Holder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Irvin Pfeil (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - George Penniman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mickey Woodside (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Elmer Snelling (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Louis Johnson (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Iowa State | Roger Anderson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 68-77 |
| 03:25 | Iowa State | Kenneth Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 68-77 |
| 03:17 | Iowa State | Roger Anderson misses long on a shot from the right block | 68-77 |
| 03:16 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins grabs the defensive rebound | 68-77 |
| 03:09 | Colorado | George Penniman is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Walker - foul #4 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #12 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Grubbs (PG) William Gray | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Johnson (SF), Danny Wendler (C) Elmer Snelling, Kenneth Walker | |
| 03:09 | Colorado | George Penniman makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 03:09 | Colorado | George Penniman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Iowa State | Irvin Pfeil takes the ball from Louis Johnson | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:50 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins is hacked by Roger Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Anderson, team foul #13 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Colorado | Emilio Sanchez (SF) Darren Holder | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate (C) Louis Johnson | |
| 02:50 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 02:50 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 02:50 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate gets the rebound | 71-77 |
| 02:35 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate is whistled for a carry | 71-77 |
| Subs | Colorado | Eric Tedford (SG) Greg Hodgins | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Schechter (SG) Roger Anderson | |
| 02:31 | Colorado | Eric Tedford is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-77 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donald Moore (C) George Penniman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 02:15 | Iowa State | William Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 71-79 |
| 02:15 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-79 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Gray (PG), Greg Hodgins (SG), Cesar Marino (C) William Grubbs, Eric Tedford, Irvin Pfeil | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Colorado | James Schechter steps in front of the William Gray pass in the backcourt | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:59 | Iowa State | James Schechter makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-82 |
| 01:50 | Colorado | William Gray hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Hodgins | 74-82 |
| 01:28 | Iowa State | James Schechter is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Schechter, team foul #14 | 74-82 |
| Subs | Colorado | Darren Holder (SF), Irvin Pfeil (PF), George Penniman (C) Emilio Sanchez, Donald Moore, Cesar Marino | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roger Anderson (SG), Elmer Snelling (SF), Louis Johnson (PF) James Schechter, William Johnson, Danny Wendler | |
| 01:07 | Colorado | William Gray's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Fugate | 74-82 |
| 01:06 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate snags the defensive board | 74-82 |
| 00:47 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Johnson | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Colorado | George Penniman misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 74-84 |
| 00:39 | Colorado | Irvin Pfeil tips it back up and in | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Hodgins - foul #3 on Greg Hodgins, team foul #12 | 76-84 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Schechter (SG) Roger Anderson | |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:29 | Colorado | Leonard Fugate steals the ball from George Penniman | 76-85 |
| 00:27 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson is hacked by William Gray in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Gray, team foul #13 | 76-85 |
| 00:27 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:27 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:22 | Colorado | William Gray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Schechter - foul #4 on James Schechter, team foul #15 | 76-86 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Grubbs (SG), Emilio Sanchez (SF), Donald Moore (PF), Cesar Marino (C) Greg Hodgins, Darren Holder, Irvin Pfeil, George Penniman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roger Anderson (SG), William Johnson (SF), Kenneth Walker (PF), Danny Wendler (C) Mickey Woodside, Elmer Snelling, Louis Johnson, Leonard Fugate | |
| 00:22 | Colorado | William Gray misses the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:22 | Colorado | William Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:20 | Iowa State | William Johnson is hacked by William Gray in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Gray, team foul #14 | 77-86 |
| Subs | Colorado | Greg Hodgins (SG), Darren Holder (SF), Irvin Pfeil (PF), George Penniman (C) William Grubbs, Emilio Sanchez, Donald Moore, Cesar Marino | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling (SF), Louis Johnson (PF), Leonard Fugate (C) Roger Anderson, Kenneth Walker, Danny Wendler | |
| 00:20 | Iowa State | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:20 | Iowa State | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-88 |
| 00:14 | Colorado | William Gray is open and lays it up and in and he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #16 | 79-88 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (PG), Roger Anderson (SG) James Schechter, William Johnson | |
| 00:14 | Colorado | William Gray misses the free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate gets the rebound | 79-88 |
| 00:11 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate is hacked by William Gray in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Gray, team foul #15 | 79-88 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Schechter (SG) Roger Anderson | |
| 00:11 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate makes the 1st free throw | 79-89 |
| 00:11 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate makes the 2nd free throw | 79-90 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-90 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Grubbs (PG), Eric Tedford (SG), Emilio Sanchez (SF), Donald Moore (PF), Cesar Marino (C) William Gray, Greg Hodgins, Darren Holder, Irvin Pfeil, George Penniman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roger Anderson (SG), William Johnson (SF), Kenneth Walker (PF), Danny Wendler (C) Mickey Woodside, Elmer Snelling, Louis Johnson, Leonard Fugate | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | James Schechter runs out the clock | 79-90 |