| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Otha Velovic (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Hanna (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Steele (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Rickards (fresh) 7 pts. C - Merle Quayle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Matthew Motta (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmund Shook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Costin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brice Pippin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Harlan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | James Steele inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Colorado | Justin Hanna is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Justin Hanna, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 19:35 | Wisconsin | Gary Costin scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Motta | 30-43 |
| 19:23 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Steele | 32-43 |
| 19:02 | Wisconsin | Gary Costin misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-43 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin | Brice Pippin hits the follow up shot | 32-45 |
| 18:45 | Colorado | Edmund Shook is called for the reach on Merle Quayle - foul #1 on Edmund Shook, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 18:29 | Colorado | Merle Quayle blows the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Motta - foul #1 on Matthew Motta, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| 18:29 | Colorado | Merle Quayle makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 18:29 | Colorado | Merle Quayle makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 18:10 | Wisconsin | Matthew Motta misses the lay-in | 34-45 |
| 18:09 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 18:03 | Colorado | Otha Velovic knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Alfred Rickards | 36-45 |
| 17:46 | Wisconsin | Matthew Motta is called for traveling | 36-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dana Carrizales (C) Merle Quayle | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ye Chin (C) James Harlan | |
| 17:31 | Colorado | Otha Velovic drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Hanna | 38-45 |
| 17:11 | Wisconsin | Ye Chin misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 17:10 | Colorado | Justin Hanna grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 16:48 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards lays it in on a nice dish by Otha Velovic | 40-45 |
| 16:19 | Wisconsin | Matthew Motta misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-45 |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Matthew Motta gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 16:01 | Wisconsin | Edmund Shook buries a turnaround from the left block | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Otha Velovic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Hanna (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Steele (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Rickards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Dana Carrizales (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Matthew Motta (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edmund Shook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Costin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brice Pippin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ye Chin (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Colorado | Dana Carrizales is hacked by Ye Chin - foul #1 on Ye Chin, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Warren Frink (PG), Harold Davis (SG), Carl Finn (SF), Merle Quayle (C) Otha Velovic, Justin Hanna, James Steele, Alfred Rickards | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Garrett Rhoden (PG), Kevin Junior (SG), Robert Volk (SF), James Harlan (C) Matthew Motta, Edmund Shook, Gary Costin, Brice Pippin | |
| 15:32 | Colorado | Carl Finn is whistled for a carry | 40-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dwayne Glenn (PF) Dana Carrizales | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 15:19 | Wisconsin | James Harlan clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Harold Davis - foul #1 on Harold Davis, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Randall Cantero (PF) Ye Chin | |
| 15:19 | Wisconsin | James Harlan makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:19 | Wisconsin | James Harlan misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:19 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Warren Frink | 40-48 |
| 15:06 | Colorado | Robert Volk is called for the reach on Carl Finn - foul #2 on Robert Volk, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| 14:47 | Colorado | Merle Quayle scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Warren Frink | 43-48 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | James Harlan misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Warren Frink - foul #1 on Warren Frink, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Steele (SF), Dana Carrizales (PF) Carl Finn, Dwayne Glenn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | James Harlan makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | James Harlan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:20 | Colorado | Merle Quayle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Dana Carrizales misses the tip | 43-50 |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | Kevin Junior snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 14:06 | Wisconsin | Garrett Rhoden hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Junior | 43-52 |
| 13:47 | Colorado | Harold Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-52 |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | Kevin Junior gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 13:28 | Wisconsin | Robert Volk scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Junior | 43-55 |
| 13:08 | Colorado | James Steele buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Warren Frink | 46-55 |
| 12:49 | Wisconsin | Garrett Rhoden is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Garrett Rhoden, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Otha Velovic (PG), Justin Hanna (SG), Alfred Rickards (PF), Carl Finn (C) Warren Frink, Harold Davis, Dana Carrizales, Merle Quayle | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Motta (PG), Edmund Shook (SG), Gary Costin (SF), Brice Pippin (PF), Ye Chin (C) Garrett Rhoden, Kevin Junior, Robert Volk, Randall Cantero, James Harlan | |
| 12:28 | Colorado | James Steele hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 12:26 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards tips it home | 48-55 |
| 12:12 | Wisconsin | Edmund Shook is hacked by Justin Hanna - foul #2 on Justin Hanna, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| 11:54 | Wisconsin | Ye Chin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Arthur Brown (C) James Steele | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Otha Velovic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Hanna (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Finn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Rickards (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Matthew Motta (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edmund Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Costin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brice Pippin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ye Chin (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Colorado | Ye Chin is called for the reach on Otha Velovic - foul #2 on Ye Chin, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| 11:13 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards is fouled on the floor by Matthew Motta - foul #2 on Matthew Motta, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Steele (SF), Dana Carrizales (C) Carl Finn, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Junior (SF), James Harlan (C) Gary Costin, Ye Chin | |
| 11:13 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:13 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:48 | Wisconsin | Matthew Motta loses the ball out of bounds | 50-55 |
| 10:24 | Colorado | James Steele knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Otha Velovic | 52-55 |
| 10:07 | Wisconsin | Brice Pippin comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 10:06 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 10:02 | Colorado | Justin Hanna knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Edmund Shook connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Motta and he's fouled by Justin Hanna - foul #3 on Justin Hanna, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Colorado | Warren Frink (PG), Harold Davis (SG), Carl Finn (PF), Merle Quayle (C) Otha Velovic, Justin Hanna, Alfred Rickards, Dana Carrizales | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Garrett Rhoden (PG), Gary Costin (SF), Ye Chin (PF), Randall Cantero (C) Matthew Motta, Kevin Junior, Brice Pippin, James Harlan | |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Edmund Shook makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:24 | Colorado | Merle Quayle buries a turnaround from close range | 56-58 |
| 09:12 | Wisconsin | Garrett Rhoden scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Edmund Shook | 56-60 |
| 08:50 | Colorado | Warren Frink buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Davis | 59-60 |
| 08:29 | Wisconsin | Gary Costin drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Garrett Rhoden | 59-63 |
| 08:12 | Colorado | Merle Quayle is whistled for traveling | 59-63 |
| Subs | Colorado | Otha Velovic (PG), Justin Hanna (SG), Alfred Rickards (PF) Warren Frink, Harold Davis, James Steele | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Motta (PG), James Harlan (C) Edmund Shook, Randall Cantero | |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | Matthew Motta comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 59-63 |
| 07:56 | Colorado | Carl Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Otha Velovic (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Finn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Rickards (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Quayle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Matthew Motta (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garrett Rhoden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Costin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ye Chin (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Harlan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Colorado | Gary Costin blocks the short jumper by Otha Velovic | 59-63 |
| 07:33 | Colorado | Carl Finn misses the tip | 59-63 |
| 07:32 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to James Harlan | 59-63 |
| 07:16 | Wisconsin | Gary Costin buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-65 |
| 07:05 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Harlan - foul #1 on James Harlan, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Steele (SF), Dana Carrizales (C) Carl Finn, Merle Quayle | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Junior (SF), Brice Pippin (PF) Gary Costin, Ye Chin | |
| 07:05 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 07:05 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 07:05 | Wisconsin | James Harlan grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 06:48 | Wisconsin | Alfred Rickards steps in front of the Kevin Junior pass | 60-65 |
| 06:36 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Otha Velovic | 63-65 |
| 06:17 | Wisconsin | Kevin Junior misses long on a jumper from the right block | 63-65 |
| 06:15 | Wisconsin | Brice Pippin pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 06:06 | Wisconsin | Brice Pippin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Strong (SG), Robert Volk (SF), Randall Cantero (C) Matthew Motta, Garrett Rhoden, James Harlan | |
| 05:44 | Colorado | James Steele hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Otha Velovic | 66-65 |
| 05:24 | Wisconsin | Jason Strong misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 05:23 | Wisconsin | Randall Cantero tips it back up and in | 66-67 |
| 05:09 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards is fouled on the floor by Kevin Junior - foul #3 on Kevin Junior, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Colorado | Warren Frink (PG), Harold Davis (SG), Carl Finn (SF), Merle Quayle (C) Otha Velovic, Justin Hanna, James Steele, Dana Carrizales | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmund Shook (SG), Gary Costin (SF), Ye Chin (C) Jason Strong, Robert Volk, Randall Cantero | |
| 05:09 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:09 | Wisconsin | Brice Pippin snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 04:44 | Wisconsin | Edmund Shook is called for traveling | 66-67 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dwayne Glenn (PF) Alfred Rickards | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Motta (PG), James Harlan (C) Kevin Junior, Ye Chin | |
| 04:29 | Colorado | Harold Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 04:27 | Colorado | Carl Finn tips it home | 68-67 |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin | Edmund Shook double dribbles | 68-67 |
| Subs | Colorado | Otha Velovic (PG), Justin Hanna (SG), James Steele (SF), Dana Carrizales (PF) Warren Frink, Harold Davis, Carl Finn, Dwayne Glenn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ye Chin (PF) Brice Pippin | |
| 03:50 | Colorado | James Steele misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 03:49 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to James Harlan | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Otha Velovic (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Justin Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Steele (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dana Carrizales (fresh) 3 reb. C - Merle Quayle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Matthew Motta (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edmund Shook (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Costin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ye Chin (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Harlan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Wisconsin | Ye Chin comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Dana Carrizales - foul #2 on Dana Carrizales, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Colorado | Alfred Rickards (PF) Merle Quayle | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Junior (SF), Randall Cantero (C) Gary Costin, James Harlan | |
| 03:26 | Wisconsin | Ye Chin makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:26 | Wisconsin | Ye Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:05 | Colorado | James Steele clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Junior - foul #4 on Kevin Junior, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| 03:05 | Colorado | James Steele makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:05 | Colorado | James Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:46 | Wisconsin | Kevin Junior misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 02:44 | Colorado | Dana Carrizales gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:22 | Colorado | James Steele misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Randall Cantero - foul #1 on Randall Cantero, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Colorado | Carl Finn (C) Dana Carrizales | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Garrett Rhoden (PG), Robert Volk (SF), Brice Pippin (PF), James Harlan (C) Matthew Motta, Edmund Shook, Ye Chin, Randall Cantero | |
| 02:22 | Colorado | James Steele makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:22 | Colorado | James Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:20 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Colorado | Merle Quayle (C) Carl Finn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Motta (PG), Edmund Shook (SG), Gary Costin (SF) Garrett Rhoden, Kevin Junior, Robert Volk | |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | James Harlan is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Harlan, team foul #12 | 72-69 |
| 02:00 | Colorado | Matthew Motta picks off the pass by Otha Velovic | 72-69 |
| 01:57 | Wisconsin | Edmund Shook lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Motta | 72-71 |
| 01:31 | Colorado | Justin Hanna misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-71 |
| 01:30 | Wisconsin | James Harlan snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Alfred Rickards is called for the reach on Gary Costin - foul #3 on Alfred Rickards, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Gary Costin makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Gary Costin misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:24 | Colorado | Merle Quayle pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 01:15 | Colorado | Justin Hanna can't finish the layup | 72-72 |
| 01:13 | Colorado | Merle Quayle pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 00:54 | Colorado | Otha Velovic is hacked by Edmund Shook - foul #2 on Edmund Shook, team foul #13 | 72-72 |
| 00:54 | Colorado | Otha Velovic makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:54 | Colorado | Otha Velovic misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Brice Pippin pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Gary Costin is hacked by Alfred Rickards - foul #4 on Alfred Rickards, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Gary Costin makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Gary Costin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:19 | Colorado | Matthew Motta is called for the reach on Alfred Rickards - foul #3 on Matthew Motta, team foul #14 | 73-74 |
| 00:19 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:19 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Edmund Shook is fouled on the floor by Merle Quayle - foul #2 on Merle Quayle, team foul #9 | 75-74 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Edmund Shook misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:09 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards pulls down the rebound | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Motta - foul #4 on Matthew Motta, team foul #15 | 75-74 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Gary Costin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-74 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Alfred Rickards pulls down the rebound | 77-74 |