| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Gary Lawson (fresh) SG - Jimmy Benson (fresh) SF - Floyd Campbell (fresh) PF - Alfred Goodwyn (fresh) C - Robert Burkhart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Jerome Smith (fresh) SG - Stanley Barnes (fresh) SF - Earl Yonker (fresh) PF - Marcus Gillum (fresh) C - Bobby Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum connects on the jumper from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | N. Dakota | Robert Burkhart snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | N. Dakota | Stanley Barnes picks off the pass by Robert Burkhart | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Colorado Mesa | Stanley Barnes banks in the layup | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | N. Dakota | Jerome Smith is called for the reach on Floyd Campbell - foul #1 on Jerome Smith, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | N. Dakota | Stanley Barnes takes the ball from Robert Burkhart | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Colorado Mesa | Earl Yonker blows the layup but the foul's on Floyd Campbell - foul #1 on Floyd Campbell, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Colorado Mesa | Earl Yonker makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | Colorado Mesa | Earl Yonker misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | N. Dakota | Alfred Goodwyn snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:01 | N. Dakota | Robert Burkhart misses the easy layup | 0-5 |
| 17:59 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | Colorado Mesa | Alfred Goodwyn is called for the reach on Marcus Gillum - foul #1 on Alfred Goodwyn, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 17:33 | Colorado Mesa | Stanley Barnes is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Benson - foul #1 on Jimmy Benson, team foul #3 | 0-5 |
| 17:28 | Colorado Mesa | Jerome Smith drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Stanley Barnes | 0-7 |
| 17:07 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-7 |
| 16:48 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 0-7 |
| 16:46 | N. Dakota | Alfred Goodwyn snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 16:32 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell clanks a shot in the paint | 0-7 |
| 16:30 | N. Dakota | Gary Lawson tips it in | 2-7 |
| 16:10 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerome Smith | 2-9 |
| 15:49 | N. Dakota | Gary Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-9 |
| 15:48 | Colorado Mesa | Stanley Barnes snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Gary Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmy Benson (fresh) SF - Floyd Campbell (fresh) PF - Alfred Goodwyn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Burkhart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Jerome Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Yonker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Marcus Gillum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bobby Bell (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Burkhart takes the ball from Stanley Barnes | 2-9 |
| 15:20 | N. Dakota | Gary Lawson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-9 |
| 15:18 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:01 | Colorado Mesa | Stanley Barnes drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerome Smith | 2-12 |
| 14:49 | N. Dakota | Alfred Goodwyn misses the lay-in | 2-12 |
| 14:47 | Colorado Mesa | Earl Yonker grabs the board | 2-12 |
| 14:33 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Jerome Smith | 2-14 |
| 14:10 | N. Dakota | Stanley Barnes takes the ball from Floyd Campbell | 2-14 |
| 13:50 | Colorado Mesa | Jerome Smith misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-14 |
| 13:49 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Robert Burkhart | 2-14 |
| 13:44 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 2-14 |
| 13:42 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum gets the rebound | 2-14 |
| 13:31 | Colorado Mesa | Floyd Campbell steals it from Marcus Gillum | 2-14 |
| 13:11 | N. Dakota | Robert Burkhart clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-14 |
| 13:09 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum grabs the board | 2-14 |
| 12:56 | Colorado Mesa | Jerome Smith is hacked by Jimmy Benson - foul #2 on Jimmy Benson, team foul #4 | 2-14 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Richard Cato (PG), Jeffrey Littlejohn (SG), Jerry Rainer (SF), Louis Lanphear (PF), Melvin Tinney (C) Gary Lawson, Jimmy Benson, Floyd Campbell, Alfred Goodwyn, Robert Burkhart | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Orji Abdulmateen (PG), William Earl (SG), Richard Morgan (SF), Jeremy Funkhouser (PF), Jeff Snipes (C) Jerome Smith, Stanley Barnes, Earl Yonker, Marcus Gillum, Bobby Bell | |
| 12:34 | Colorado Mesa | Jeremy Funkhouser knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Earl | 2-16 |
| 12:24 | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-16 |
| 12:23 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Cato | 2-16 |
| 12:04 | N. Dakota | Melvin Tinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-16 |
| 11:52 | Colorado Mesa | Jeremy Funkhouser comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-16 |
| 11:51 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Littlejohn | 2-16 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Richard Cato (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Littlejohn (fresh) SF - Jerry Rainer (fresh) PF - Louis Lanphear (fresh) C - Melvin Tinney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Orji Abdulmateen (fresh) SG - William Earl (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Morgan (fresh) PF - Jeremy Funkhouser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Snipes (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-16 |
| 11:37 | Colorado Mesa | William Earl grabs the defensive rebound | 2-16 |
| 11:21 | Colorado Mesa | Melvin Tinney picks off the pass by Richard Morgan | 2-16 |
| 11:01 | N. Dakota | Louis Lanphear misses the lay-in | 2-16 |
| 10:59 | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer tips it in | 4-16 |
| 10:44 | Colorado Mesa | William Earl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-16 |
| 10:43 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Louis Lanphear | 4-16 |
| 10:35 | N. Dakota | Jeremy Funkhouser steals it from Jerry Rainer out of a doubleteam | 4-16 |
| 10:23 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Morgan misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-16 |
| 10:21 | Colorado Mesa | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Snipes | 4-16 |
| 10:11 | Colorado Mesa | Orji Abdulmateen clanks a 3 from the left corner | 4-16 |
| 10:10 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 4-16 |
| 09:56 | Colorado Mesa | William Earl makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Orji Abdulmateen | 4-19 |
| 09:39 | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-19 |
| 09:22 | Colorado Mesa | Jeremy Funkhouser's pass is intercepted by Louis Lanphear | 7-19 |
| 09:09 | N. Dakota | Melvin Tinney is fouled on the floor by Jeff Snipes - foul #1 on Jeff Snipes, team foul #2 | 7-19 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Gary Lawson (PG), Floyd Campbell (SF), Alfred Goodwyn (PF), Robert Burkhart (C) Jeffrey Littlejohn, Jerry Rainer, Louis Lanphear, Melvin Tinney | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jerome Smith (PG), Stanley Barnes (SG), Earl Yonker (SF), Marcus Gillum (PF), Bobby Bell (C) Orji Abdulmateen, William Earl, Richard Morgan, Jeremy Funkhouser, Jeff Snipes | |
| 08:54 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 08:43 | Colorado Mesa | Stanley Barnes misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Cato - foul #1 on Richard Cato, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| 08:43 | Colorado Mesa | Stanley Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 08:43 | Colorado Mesa | Stanley Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 08:22 | N. Dakota | Alfred Goodwyn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-21 |
| 08:12 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum lays it in set up by Jerome Smith and he's fouled by Alfred Goodwyn - foul #2 on Alfred Goodwyn, team foul #6 | 10-23 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Jones (PF) Alfred Goodwyn | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 08:12 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum makes the free throw | 10-24 |
| 07:58 | N. Dakota | Gary Lawson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-24 |
| 07:57 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell grabs the board | 10-24 |
| 07:44 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum connects on the jumper from the left wing | 10-26 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Gary Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Cato (fairly fresh) SF - Floyd Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Jones (fresh) C - Robert Burkhart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Jerome Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Earl Yonker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Marcus Gillum (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | N. Dakota | Robert Burkhart can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Jerome Smith - foul #2 on Jerome Smith, team foul #3 | 10-26 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Littlejohn (SG), Louis Lanphear (PF) Richard Cato, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Orji Abdulmateen (PG) Jerome Smith | |
| 07:18 | N. Dakota | Robert Burkhart makes the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 07:18 | N. Dakota | Robert Burkhart makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 07:04 | Colorado Mesa | Orji Abdulmateen misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-26 |
| 07:03 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum can't tip it in | 12-26 |
| 07:02 | Colorado Mesa | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Bell | 12-26 |
| 06:43 | Colorado Mesa | Earl Yonker drills a floater near the basket set up by Orji Abdulmateen | 12-28 |
| 06:27 | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Littlejohn scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Burkhart | 14-28 |
| 06:00 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Louis Lanphear - foul #1 on Louis Lanphear, team foul #7 | 14-28 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer (SF), Melvin Tinney (C) Floyd Campbell, Robert Burkhart | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jeremy Funkhouser (PF) Marcus Gillum | |
| 06:00 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 06:00 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 05:39 | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Littlejohn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-30 |
| 05:38 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell snags the defensive board | 14-30 |
| 05:33 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 14-30 |
| 05:31 | N. Dakota | Melvin Tinney grabs the board | 14-30 |
| 05:27 | N. Dakota | Gary Lawson is hacked by Earl Yonker - foul #1 on Earl Yonker, team foul #4 | 14-30 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jerome Smith (PG), Jeff Snipes (C) Stanley Barnes, Bobby Bell | |
| 05:15 | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-30 |
| 05:01 | Colorado Mesa | Earl Yonker can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 17-30 |
| 05:00 | Colorado Mesa | Jeff Snipes tips it in | 17-32 |
| 04:40 | N. Dakota | Louis Lanphear drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Gary Lawson | 19-32 |
| 04:29 | Colorado Mesa | Jeremy Funkhouser's pass is intercepted by Jerry Rainer | 19-32 |
| 04:24 | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer hits the finger roll | 21-32 |
| 04:09 | Colorado Mesa | Jeremy Funkhouser makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Orji Abdulmateen | 21-34 |
| 03:42 | N. Dakota | Jeremy Funkhouser swats the dunk try by Melvin Tinney | 21-34 |
| 03:40 | N. Dakota | Louis Lanphear can't tip it in | 21-34 |
| 03:39 | Colorado Mesa | Jeremy Funkhouser grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Gary Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Rainer (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Louis Lanphear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Tinney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Jerome Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orji Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Earl Yonker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Funkhouser (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeff Snipes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Colorado Mesa | Orji Abdulmateen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-37 |
| 03:04 | N. Dakota | Gary Lawson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Orji Abdulmateen - foul #1 on Orji Abdulmateen, team foul #5 | 21-37 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jimmy Benson (SG), Floyd Campbell (SF), Alfred Goodwyn (PF), Robert Burkhart (C) Jeffrey Littlejohn, Jerry Rainer, Louis Lanphear, Melvin Tinney | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Stanley Barnes (SG), Richard Morgan (SF), Marcus Gillum (PF), Bobby Bell (C) Orji Abdulmateen, Earl Yonker, Jeremy Funkhouser, Jeff Snipes | |
| 03:04 | N. Dakota | Gary Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 03:04 | N. Dakota | Gary Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 03:04 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 02:41 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Morgan is fouled on the floor by Floyd Campbell - foul #2 on Floyd Campbell, team foul #8 | 22-37 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Richard Cato (PG) Gary Lawson | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 02:41 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 02:41 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 02:41 | N. Dakota | Robert Burkhart snags the defensive board | 22-38 |
| 02:25 | N. Dakota | Alfred Goodwyn clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 22-38 |
| 02:24 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum gets the rebound | 22-38 |
| 02:18 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Robert Burkhart - foul #1 on Robert Burkhart, team foul #9 | 22-38 |
| 02:18 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 02:18 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 02:06 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 22-40 |
| 02:05 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum grabs the defensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 02:00 | Colorado Mesa | Jerome Smith misses the turnaround from the baseline | 22-40 |
| 01:59 | N. Dakota | Alfred Goodwyn grabs the board | 22-40 |
| 01:45 | N. Dakota | Bobby Bell is called for the reach on Alfred Goodwyn - foul #1 on Bobby Bell, team foul #6 | 22-40 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Earl Yonker (SF) Richard Morgan | |
| 01:25 | N. Dakota | Robert Burkhart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-40 |
| 01:24 | Colorado Mesa | Earl Yonker grabs the defensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 01:19 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell is fouled on the floor by Alfred Goodwyn - foul #3 on Alfred Goodwyn, team foul #10 | 22-40 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Jones (PF) Alfred Goodwyn | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Orji Abdulmateen (PG) Jerome Smith | |
| 01:19 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 01:19 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 01:06 | N. Dakota | Robert Burkhart buries a shot from the left side | 24-42 |
| 00:43 | Colorado Mesa | Orji Abdulmateen scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stanley Barnes | 24-45 |
| 00:23 | N. Dakota | Richard Cato comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 24-45 |
| 00:21 | Colorado Mesa | Marcus Gillum grabs the board | 24-45 |
| 00:14 | Colorado Mesa | Stanley Barnes's pass is intercepted by Richard Cato | 24-45 |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota | Frank Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-45 |
| 00:03 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell grabs the board | 24-45 |
| 00:00 | Colorado Mesa | Bobby Bell misses the halfcourt shot | 24-45 |