| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Ricardo Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Ratcliff (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Auman (fresh) PF - Shawn Cartwright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matt Hill (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Anthony Woodruff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Stofsky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Ward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gil Toner (fresh) C - Jamie Dam (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Curtis Ward inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | S. Dakota St. | Jamie Dam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 19:47 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff tips it in | 34-29 |
| 19:18 | N. Colorado | Matt Hill misses the easy layup | 34-29 |
| 19:17 | N. Colorado | Ricardo Martinez gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:57 | N. Colorado | Gil Toner steals the ball from Charles Ratcliff | 34-29 |
| 18:33 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-29 |
| 18:32 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Matt Hill | 34-29 |
| 18:25 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff can't connect on a shot from the left side | 34-29 |
| 18:23 | S. Dakota St. | Gil Toner snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 18:10 | S. Dakota St. | Shawn Cartwright swats the dunk try by Gil Toner | 34-29 |
| 18:08 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:04 | N. Colorado | Craig Auman is hacked by Curtis Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Ward, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Christopher Cipriano (PF), Jimmy Longo (C) Shawn Cartwright, Matt Hill | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wilson Boll (PG), Robert Kliebert (SG), Robert Harrison (SF), Elwood Ebert (PF), Justin Ballard (C) Anthony Woodruff, Geoffrey Stofsky, Curtis Ward, Gil Toner, Jamie Dam | |
| 17:39 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the lane | 34-29 |
| 17:37 | N. Colorado | Christopher Cipriano tips it in | 36-29 |
| 17:18 | S. Dakota St. | Jimmy Longo steps in front of the Robert Harrison pass | 36-29 |
| 16:58 | N. Colorado | Ricardo Martinez is hacked by Wilson Boll - foul #1 on Wilson Boll, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dustin Morgan (PG), Duane Glowacki (SG), Roger Hatch (SF), Shawn Cartwright (PF), Matt Hill (C) Ricardo Martinez, Charles Ratcliff, Craig Auman, Christopher Cipriano, Jimmy Longo | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff (PG), Geoffrey Stofsky (SG) Wilson Boll, Robert Kliebert | |
| 16:36 | N. Colorado | Roger Hatch clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Geoffrey Stofsky - foul #1 on Geoffrey Stofsky, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Curtis Ward (SF), Gil Toner (PF) Robert Harrison, Justin Ballard | |
| 16:36 | N. Colorado | Roger Hatch makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:36 | N. Colorado | Roger Hatch misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:36 | S. Dakota St. | Gil Toner grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 16:13 | S. Dakota St. | Curtis Ward drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-32 |
| 16:11 | N. Colorado | Shawn Cartwright is fouled in the backcourt by Geoffrey Stofsky - foul #2 on Geoffrey Stofsky, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jamie Dam (C) Elwood Ebert | |
| 16:02 | N. Colorado | Matt Hill hits a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Gil Toner - foul #1 on Gil Toner, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| 16:02 | N. Colorado | Matt Hill makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Dustin Morgan (fresh) SG - Duane Glowacki (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hatch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Cartwright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matt Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Anthony Woodruff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Stofsky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Ward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gil Toner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jamie Dam (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 15:37 | N. Colorado | Matt Hill pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 15:08 | N. Colorado | Matt Hill dunks the ball set up by Duane Glowacki | 42-32 |
| 14:43 | S. Dakota St. | Jamie Dam knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Gil Toner | 42-34 |
| 14:19 | N. Colorado | Matt Hill scores on a turnaround from the left block | 44-34 |
| 14:04 | S. Dakota St. | Geoffrey Stofsky drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Woodruff | 44-37 |
| 13:47 | N. Colorado | Dustin Morgan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 13:46 | N. Colorado | Matt Hill gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:27 | N. Colorado | Matt Hill clanks a runner from close range | 44-37 |
| 13:26 | S. Dakota St. | Curtis Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:10 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Curtis Ward | 44-40 |
| 13:08 | N. Colorado | Duane Glowacki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Ricardo Martinez (PG), Charles Ratcliff (SG), Craig Auman (SF), Christopher Cipriano (PF), Jimmy Longo (C) Dustin Morgan, Duane Glowacki, Roger Hatch, Shawn Cartwright, Matt Hill | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Battle (PG), Wilson Boll (SG), Robert Harrison (SF), Elwood Ebert (PF), Justin Ballard (C) Anthony Woodruff, Geoffrey Stofsky, Curtis Ward, Gil Toner, Jamie Dam | |
| 12:57 | S. Dakota St. | Wilson Boll misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 12:56 | S. Dakota St. | Elwood Ebert grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:34 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Harrison connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wilson Boll | 44-42 |
| 12:32 | N. Colorado | Ricardo Martinez's pass is intercepted by Elwood Ebert in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 12:14 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Harrison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 12:12 | N. Colorado | Ricardo Martinez grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 11:43 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff misses badly on a runner from close range | 44-42 |
| 11:41 | N. Colorado | Christopher Cipriano snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Ricardo Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Ratcliff (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Auman (fresh) PF - Christopher Cipriano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Longo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Battle (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilson Boll (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elwood Ebert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Justin Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | N. Colorado | Jimmy Longo scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Craig Auman and he's fouled by Elwood Ebert - foul #2 on Elwood Ebert, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tim Garner (PF) Christopher Cipriano | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gil Toner (PF) Justin Ballard | |
| 11:22 | N. Colorado | Jimmy Longo makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:06 | S. Dakota St. | Wilson Boll misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 11:04 | N. Colorado | Tim Garner snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 10:38 | N. Colorado | Tim Garner is hacked by Gil Toner - foul #2 on Gil Toner, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Duane Glowacki (SG), Matt Hill (C) Charles Ratcliff, Jimmy Longo | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff (PG), Robert Kliebert (SG), Curtis Ward (SF), Jerome Lange (C) Robert Battle, Wilson Boll, Robert Harrison, Elwood Ebert | |
| 10:38 | N. Colorado | Tim Garner misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:38 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Gil Toner | 47-42 |
| 10:09 | S. Dakota St. | Curtis Ward scores on a 3 from straight away | 47-45 |
| 09:40 | N. Colorado | Tim Garner lays it in set up by Duane Glowacki | 49-45 |
| 09:24 | S. Dakota St. | Jerome Lange blows the layup | 49-45 |
| 09:23 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Kliebert pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:00 | S. Dakota St. | Jerome Lange blows the layup but he's hacked by Matt Hill - foul #1 on Matt Hill, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dustin Morgan (PG), Charles Ratcliff (SG), Roger Hatch (SF), Shawn Cartwright (PF), Christopher Cipriano (C) Ricardo Martinez, Duane Glowacki, Craig Auman, Tim Garner, Matt Hill | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Battle (PG), Geoffrey Stofsky (SG), Robert Harrison (SF), Elwood Ebert (PF) Anthony Woodruff, Robert Kliebert, Curtis Ward, Gil Toner | |
| 09:00 | S. Dakota St. | Jerome Lange makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:00 | S. Dakota St. | Jerome Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:58 | N. Colorado | Roger Hatch is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jamie Dam (C) Jerome Lange | |
| 08:38 | S. Dakota St. | Elwood Ebert connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 49-49 |
| 08:16 | N. Colorado | Dustin Morgan is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roger Hatch | 51-49 |
| 07:59 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Harrison clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 07:58 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Dam | 51-49 |
| 07:53 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Harrison clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 07:51 | N. Colorado | Dustin Morgan snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 07:33 | N. Colorado | Christopher Cipriano double dribbles | 51-49 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jimmy Longo (C) Christopher Cipriano | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Curtis Ward (SF), Justin Ballard (C) Robert Harrison, Jamie Dam | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Dustin Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Ratcliff (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Hatch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shawn Cartwright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Longo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Battle (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Geoffrey Stofsky (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Ward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Elwood Ebert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | S. Dakota St. | Geoffrey Stofsky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 07:14 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Elwood Ebert | 51-49 |
| 07:07 | S. Dakota St. | Justin Ballard misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 07:06 | N. Colorado | Jimmy Longo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:45 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jimmy Longo | 54-49 |
| 06:25 | S. Dakota St. | Roger Hatch picks off the pass by Justin Ballard | 54-49 |
| 06:01 | N. Colorado | Roger Hatch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 06:00 | S. Dakota St. | Elwood Ebert snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 05:31 | S. Dakota St. | The pull-up jumper by Robert Battle is blocked by Jimmy Longo | 54-49 |
| 05:29 | N. Colorado | Roger Hatch gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:05 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota St. | Justin Ballard pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Ricardo Martinez (PG), Craig Auman (SF), Christopher Cipriano (PF), Matt Hill (C) Dustin Morgan, Roger Hatch, Shawn Cartwright, Jimmy Longo | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff (PG), Robert Harrison (SF), Gil Toner (PF), Jamie Dam (C) Geoffrey Stofsky, Curtis Ward, Elwood Ebert, Justin Ballard | |
| 04:52 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 04:37 | N. Colorado | Matt Hill misses short on an open shot in the lane | 54-52 |
| 04:35 | S. Dakota St. | Gil Toner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:18 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Jamie Dam | 54-55 |
| 04:05 | N. Colorado | Craig Auman buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ricardo Martinez and he's hacked by Robert Harrison - foul #1 on Robert Harrison, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Duane Glowacki (SG) Charles Ratcliff | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wilson Boll (SG) Robert Battle | |
| 04:05 | N. Colorado | Craig Auman makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:49 | S. Dakota St. | Jamie Dam blows the layup | 57-55 |
| 03:47 | N. Colorado | Matt Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:45 | N. Colorado | Wilson Boll is called for the reach on Craig Auman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilson Boll, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| 03:45 | N. Colorado | Craig Auman misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:45 | S. Dakota St. | Jamie Dam grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 03:31 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 03:29 | S. Dakota St. | Jamie Dam can't tip it in | 57-55 |
| 03:27 | N. Colorado | Craig Auman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Ricardo Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Glowacki (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Auman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Cipriano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matt Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Anthony Woodruff (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilson Boll (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gil Toner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jamie Dam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | N. Colorado | Duane Glowacki drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ricardo Martinez | 60-55 |
| 02:54 | S. Dakota St. | Ricardo Martinez takes the ball from Robert Harrison | 60-55 |
| 02:54 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff (SG), Shawn Cartwright (PF) Duane Glowacki, Christopher Cipriano | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Geoffrey Stofsky (SG), Elwood Ebert (PF) Wilson Boll, Gil Toner | |
| 02:36 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff is open and buries a shot near the basket set up by Ricardo Martinez | 62-55 |
| 02:36 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Curtis Ward (SF), Gil Toner (PF) Robert Harrison, Elwood Ebert | |
| 02:25 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Matt Hill - foul #2 on Matt Hill, team foul #2 | 62-55 |
| 02:25 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:25 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:03 | N. Colorado | Matt Hill is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 62-56 |
| 02:01 | N. Colorado | Shawn Cartwright hits the follow up shot | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:44 | S. Dakota St. | Craig Auman picks off the pass by Jamie Dam | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:42 | N. Colorado | Curtis Ward is called for the reach on Ricardo Martinez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Ward, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| 01:42 | N. Colorado | Ricardo Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:42 | N. Colorado | Ricardo Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:28 | S. Dakota St. | Geoffrey Stofsky misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 01:27 | S. Dakota St. | Curtis Ward can't tip it in | 66-56 |
| 01:25 | N. Colorado | Shawn Cartwright grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 01:02 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ricardo Martinez | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Woodruff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 00:54 | S. Dakota St. | Curtis Ward tips it but misses | 69-56 |
| 00:53 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | N. Colorado | Matt Hill double dribbles in the backcourt | 69-56 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Battle (PG), Wilson Boll (SG), Robert Harrison (SF), Elwood Ebert (PF), Justin Ballard (C) Anthony Woodruff, Geoffrey Stofsky, Curtis Ward, Gil Toner, Jamie Dam | |
| 00:47 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Ratcliff steals the ball from Wilson Boll | 69-56 |
| 00:44 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff misses the lay-in | 69-56 |
| 00:43 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Justin Ballard | 69-56 |
| 00:37 | S. Dakota St. | Elwood Ebert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 00:35 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 00:33 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Battle - foul #4 on Robert Battle, team foul #11 | 69-56 |
| 00:33 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:33 | N. Colorado | Charles Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 00:25 | S. Dakota St. | Wilson Boll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-56 |
| 00:00 | N. Colorado | Ricardo Martinez runs out the clock | 71-56 |