| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - John Drakes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Hanna (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Izaguirre (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Antonio Sadler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Meisner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ty Scher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Mandeville (fresh) 4 reb. C - Martin Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville connects on the open shot in the lane | 36-37 |
| 19:27 | Colorado Mesa | Carl Meisner steals the ball from James Green | 36-37 |
| 19:12 | Fort Hays St. | Martin Brooks misses the lay-in | 36-37 |
| 19:10 | Fort Hays St. | Martin Brooks can't tip it in | 36-37 |
| 19:08 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville gets the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:53 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner misses long on a jump hook from close range | 36-37 |
| 18:52 | Fort Hays St. | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Brooks | 36-37 |
| 18:39 | Fort Hays St. | Ronald Izaguirre blocks the jumper by Antonio Sadler | 36-37 |
| 18:37 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Izaguirre grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:15 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Izaguirre misses the jump hook in the lane | 36-37 |
| 18:13 | Colorado Mesa | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Izaguirre | 36-37 |
| 17:54 | Colorado Mesa | Ty Scher is called for the reach on Thomas Hanna - foul #3 on Ty Scher, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Henry Tobin (PG), Paul Hilton (SG), Alfred Visconti (SF), Roger Ledet (PF), Brandon Bradley (C) John Drakes, James Johnson, Thomas Hanna, Ronald Izaguirre, James Green | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Ronnie Oakley (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), Randall Elliott (PF), William Patao (C) Antonio Sadler, Carl Meisner, Ty Scher, Leonard Mandeville, Martin Brooks | |
| 17:37 | Colorado Mesa | Roger Ledet hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Henry Tobin | 38-37 |
| 17:18 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa is open but misses the lay-in | 38-37 |
| 17:16 | Colorado Mesa | Brandon Bradley grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 17:05 | Colorado Mesa | Brandon Bradley makes the jumper from the left block set up by Henry Tobin | 40-37 |
| 17:03 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa loses the dribble to Alfred Visconti in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 16:51 | Colorado Mesa | Alfred Visconti misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 40-37 |
| 16:49 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:47 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Hilton steps in front of the Walter Mustafa pass in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 16:33 | Colorado Mesa | Alfred Visconti misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 16:32 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 16:25 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott is hacked by Roger Ledet - foul #1 on Roger Ledet, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | John Drakes (PG), James Johnson (SG), Kenneth Cluck (SF), Ronald Izaguirre (PF), James Green (C) Henry Tobin, Paul Hilton, Alfred Visconti, Roger Ledet, Brandon Bradley | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler (PG), Carl Meisner (SG), Jared Guerriero (SF), James Copeland (PF), Martin Brooks (C) Paul Brown, Ronnie Oakley, Walter Mustafa, Randall Elliott, William Patao | |
| 16:11 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler hits a wide open floater from the left side set up by Jared Guerriero | 40-39 |
| 15:53 | Colorado Mesa | Kenneth Cluck misses the shot from the right side | 40-39 |
| 15:51 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Jared Guerriero | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - John Drakes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Cluck (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Izaguirre (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Green (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Antonio Sadler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Meisner (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jared Guerriero (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Brooks (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Fort Hays St. | Jared Guerriero is fouled in the backcourt by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Joseph Parham (SF) Ronald Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher (SF), Leonard Mandeville (PF) Carl Meisner, Martin Brooks | |
| 15:28 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton (SG), Ronald Izaguirre (PF), Thomas Hanna (C) James Johnson, Kenneth Cluck, James Green | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | William Patao (C) James Copeland | |
| 15:14 | Colorado Mesa | Thomas Hanna scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Hilton | 43-39 |
| 15:10 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 15:09 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:46 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Izaguirre comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 14:45 | Fort Hays St. | William Patao pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:40 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler can't throw it down but he's hacked by Joseph Parham - foul #4 on Joseph Parham, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | James Green (C) Joseph Parham | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ronnie Oakley (SG), Randall Elliott (PF), Martin Brooks (C) Jared Guerriero, Leonard Mandeville, William Patao | |
| 14:40 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:40 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:40 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Izaguirre grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 14:22 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Ty Scher - foul #4 on Ty Scher, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Henry Tobin (PG), Alfred Visconti (SF) John Drakes, Thomas Hanna | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Walter Mustafa (SF) Antonio Sadler, Ty Scher | |
| 14:22 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:03 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Ronnie Oakley and the foul's on Alfred Visconti - foul #3 on Alfred Visconti, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | James Johnson (SG) Paul Hilton | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (SG), James Copeland (PF) Ronnie Oakley, Randall Elliott | |
| 14:03 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:59 | Colorado Mesa | Martin Brooks steals the ball from Alfred Visconti in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 13:46 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Brown and he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | John Drakes (PG), Roger Ledet (C) Henry Tobin, James Green | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | William Patao (C) Martin Brooks | |
| 13:46 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:26 | Colorado Mesa | Alfred Visconti can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 13:24 | Colorado Mesa | Roger Ledet snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 13:11 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Izaguirre can't finish the uncontested layup | 46-46 |
| 13:09 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Izaguirre tips it in | 48-46 |
| 12:56 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa is called for a backcourt violation | 48-46 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Brandon Bradley (PG), Paul Hilton (SG), Kenneth Cluck (SF), Thomas Hanna (C) John Drakes, James Johnson, Alfred Visconti, Roger Ledet | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler (PG), Ronnie Oakley (SG), Jared Guerriero (SF), Leonard Mandeville (PF), Martin Brooks (C) Paul Brown, Carl Meisner, Walter Mustafa, James Copeland, William Patao | |
| 12:42 | Colorado Mesa | Kenneth Cluck misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 12:41 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 12:39 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Bradley - foul #1 on Brandon Bradley, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Henry Tobin (PG) Ronald Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 12:29 | Fort Hays St. | Ronnie Oakley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brandon Bradley - foul #2 on Brandon Bradley, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott (PF) Leonard Mandeville | |
| 12:29 | Fort Hays St. | Ronnie Oakley misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:29 | Fort Hays St. | Ronnie Oakley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:15 | Colorado Mesa | The 3pt attempt by Kenneth Cluck is denied by Randall Elliott | 48-47 |
| 12:14 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:09 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Ronnie Oakley | 48-49 |
| 11:52 | Colorado Mesa | Kenneth Cluck double dribbles | 48-49 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | John Drakes (PG), James Johnson (SG), Ronald Izaguirre (PF), James Green (C) Henry Tobin, Paul Hilton, Kenneth Cluck, Brandon Bradley | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), William Patao (C) Ronnie Oakley, Jared Guerriero, Martin Brooks | |
| 11:49 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler is hacked by John Drakes in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Drakes, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville (PF) Randall Elliott | |
| 11:49 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:49 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - John Drakes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Hanna (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Izaguirre (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Green (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Antonio Sadler (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Meisner (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Walter Mustafa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Mandeville (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Patao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Colorado Mesa | Thomas Hanna loses the ball out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Alfred Visconti (SF) Thomas Hanna | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 11:28 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler is hacked by John Drakes in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Drakes, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Henry Tobin (PG) John Drakes | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 11:28 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 11:28 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:04 | Colorado Mesa | Walter Mustafa is called for the reach on Ronald Izaguirre - foul #2 on Walter Mustafa, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton (SG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Ronnie Oakley (SG), Randall Elliott (PF) Antonio Sadler, Carl Meisner, Leonard Mandeville | |
| 10:50 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Izaguirre scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Hilton | 50-53 |
| 10:32 | Fort Hays St. | James Green is called for the reach on Walter Mustafa - foul #3 on James Green, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | James Johnson (SG), Thomas Hanna (SF), Roger Ledet (C) Henry Tobin, Alfred Visconti, James Green | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Jared Guerriero (PG), James Copeland (C) Paul Brown, William Patao | |
| 10:32 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:32 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:32 | Colorado Mesa | Thomas Hanna pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:30 | Colorado Mesa | James Copeland is called for the reach on Thomas Hanna in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Copeland, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler (PG) Walter Mustafa | |
| 10:02 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Izaguirre clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 10:01 | Colorado Mesa | Roger Ledet gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:43 | Colorado Mesa | Roger Ledet blows the layup but the foul's on James Copeland - foul #2 on James Copeland, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Henry Tobin (PG), Alfred Visconti (SG), James Green (C) Paul Hilton, James Johnson, Ronald Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Carl Meisner (SG), Leonard Mandeville (PF), Martin Brooks (C) Antonio Sadler, Ronnie Oakley, Randall Elliott, James Copeland | |
| 09:43 | Colorado Mesa | Roger Ledet makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:43 | Colorado Mesa | Roger Ledet makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:25 | Fort Hays St. | Martin Brooks is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Paul Brown | 52-56 |
| 09:06 | Colorado Mesa | Alfred Visconti clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 09:05 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 08:44 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-56 |
| 08:42 | Colorado Mesa | James Green snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 08:18 | Colorado Mesa | James Green knocks in the shot in the paint | 54-56 |
| 08:18 | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton (PG), James Johnson (SG), Kenneth Cluck (SF), Ronald Izaguirre (PF), Brandon Bradley (C) Henry Tobin, Alfred Visconti, Thomas Hanna, Roger Ledet, James Green | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler (PG), Ronnie Oakley (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), James Copeland (PF), William Patao (C) Paul Brown, Carl Meisner, Jared Guerriero, Leonard Mandeville, Martin Brooks | |
| 08:02 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ronnie Oakley | 54-58 |
| 07:56 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton is hacked by Antonio Sadler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Sadler, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | John Drakes (PG), Joseph Parham (SF) James Johnson, Ronald Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher (SF) Walter Mustafa | |
| 07:42 | Colorado Mesa | John Drakes is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Hilton | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - John Drakes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Hilton (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Parham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Cluck (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brandon Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Antonio Sadler (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Oakley (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Ty Scher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Copeland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Patao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler is hacked by John Drakes in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Drakes, team foul #11 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | James Johnson (SG) John Drakes | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott (PF) James Copeland | |
| 07:39 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:39 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:27 | Colorado Mesa | Joseph Parham knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Paul Hilton | 60-59 |
| 07:21 | Fort Hays St. | Joseph Parham is called for the reach on Ty Scher - foul #5 on Joseph Parham, team foul #12 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Alfred Visconti (SF), Ronald Izaguirre (PF), James Green (C) Joseph Parham, Kenneth Cluck, Brandon Bradley | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 07:21 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:21 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 07:19 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton is hacked by Antonio Sadler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Antonio Sadler, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Jared Guerriero (SG) Ronnie Oakley | |
| 07:19 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:19 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 07:15 | Fort Hays St. | Alfred Visconti is called for the reach on Ty Scher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfred Visconti, team foul #13 | 62-61 |
| 07:15 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 07:15 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 07:11 | Colorado Mesa | William Patao picks off the pass by James Johnson in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 06:51 | Fort Hays St. | Jared Guerriero misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #14 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Henry Tobin (PG), Roger Ledet (C) Paul Hilton, James Green | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (SG), James Copeland (C) Antonio Sadler, William Patao | |
| 06:51 | Fort Hays St. | Jared Guerriero makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:51 | Fort Hays St. | Jared Guerriero makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:39 | Colorado Mesa | Alfred Visconti connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Tobin | 64-64 |
| 06:22 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher is fouled on the floor by Henry Tobin - foul #2 on Henry Tobin, team foul #15 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton (SG), Kenneth Cluck (SF), Brandon Bradley (C) James Johnson, Alfred Visconti, Roger Ledet | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler (PG), Leonard Mandeville (PF), Martin Brooks (C) Jared Guerriero, Randall Elliott, James Copeland | |
| 06:22 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:22 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:54 | Colorado Mesa | Henry Tobin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-65 |
| 05:53 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 05:50 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Thomas Hanna (SF), James Green (C) Henry Tobin, Kenneth Cluck | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Ronnie Oakley (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), William Patao (C) Antonio Sadler, Carl Meisner, Ty Scher, Martin Brooks | |
| 05:41 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-65 |
| 05:40 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:37 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown loses the dribble to Thomas Hanna in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| 05:37 | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Alfred Visconti (SG) Brandon Bradley | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland (PF) Leonard Mandeville | |
| 05:16 | Colorado Mesa | Thomas Hanna misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Patao - foul #1 on William Patao, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Henry Tobin (PG), Roger Ledet (C) Paul Hilton, James Green | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Jared Guerriero (PG) Paul Brown | |
| 05:16 | Colorado Mesa | Thomas Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:16 | Colorado Mesa | Thomas Hanna misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:16 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 05:00 | Fort Hays St. | Ronnie Oakley clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 65-65 |
| 04:59 | Colorado Mesa | Henry Tobin snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 04:53 | Colorado Mesa | Ronnie Oakley steals the ball from Thomas Hanna | 65-65 |
| 04:31 | Fort Hays St. | Henry Tobin takes the ball from Jared Guerriero | 65-65 |
| 04:25 | Colorado Mesa | William Patao is called for the reach on Roger Ledet - foul #2 on William Patao, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Brandon Bradley (PG), James Johnson (SG), Kenneth Cluck (SF) Henry Tobin, Alfred Visconti, Thomas Hanna | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler (PG), Ty Scher (SF), Randall Elliott (PF), Martin Brooks (C) Ronnie Oakley, Walter Mustafa, James Copeland, William Patao | |
| 04:25 | Colorado Mesa | Roger Ledet makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:25 | Colorado Mesa | Roger Ledet makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:19 | Fort Hays St. | Jared Guerriero's pass is intercepted by Brandon Bradley in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| 04:17 | Colorado Mesa | Kenneth Cluck misses the easy layup | 67-65 |
| 04:15 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Martin Brooks | 67-65 |
| 04:11 | Fort Hays St. | Ronald Izaguirre is called for the reach on Ty Scher - foul #1 on Ronald Izaguirre, team foul #16 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | James Green (C) Roger Ledet | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (SG) Jared Guerriero | |
| 04:11 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:11 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:53 | Colorado Mesa | Brandon Bradley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 03:52 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Randall Elliott | 67-67 |
| 03:49 | Fort Hays St. | James Johnson is called for the reach on Carl Meisner in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #17 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton (PG) Brandon Bradley | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville (PF) Randall Elliott | |
| 03:49 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:49 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:30 | Colorado Mesa | The jump hook by James Green is blocked by Leonard Mandeville | 67-69 |
| 03:28 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Paul Hilton (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Johnson (tired) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Cluck (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Izaguirre (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Green (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Antonio Sadler (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Meisner (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Ty Scher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Leonard Mandeville (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Brooks (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 67-69 |
| 03:20 | Fort Hays St. | Martin Brooks tips it in | 67-71 |
| 03:05 | Colorado Mesa | James Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-71 |
| 03:04 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 02:58 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner misses short on a shot from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 02:56 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville tips it back up and in | 67-73 |
| 02:56 | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Henry Tobin (PG), Alfred Visconti (SF), Thomas Hanna (PF), Brandon Bradley (C) James Johnson, Kenneth Cluck, Ronald Izaguirre, James Green | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Jared Guerriero (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), James Copeland (PF), William Patao (C) Antonio Sadler, Carl Meisner, Ty Scher, Leonard Mandeville, Martin Brooks | |
| 02:36 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Tobin | 70-73 |
| 02:31 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa's pass is intercepted by Brandon Bradley in the backcourt | 70-73 |
| 02:18 | Colorado Mesa | Henry Tobin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-73 |
| 02:16 | Fort Hays St. | William Patao grabs the board | 70-73 |
| 02:11 | Fort Hays St. | Jared Guerriero buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Patao | 70-75 |
| 02:11 | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Roger Ledet (PF) Paul Hilton | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ronnie Oakley (SG), Randall Elliott (PF) Paul Brown, William Patao | |
| 01:58 | Colorado Mesa | Brandon Bradley loses the ball out of bounds | 70-75 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton (PG), James Johnson (SG), Ronald Izaguirre (PF), James Green (C) Henry Tobin, Alfred Visconti, Roger Ledet, Brandon Bradley | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler (PG), Carl Meisner (SG), Ty Scher (SF), Leonard Mandeville (PF), Martin Brooks (C) Jared Guerriero, Ronnie Oakley, Walter Mustafa, Randall Elliott, James Copeland | |
| 01:37 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 70-75 |
| 01:36 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler snags the offensive board | 70-75 |
| 01:29 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner buries a shot from the right wing | 70-77 |
| 01:29 | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:16 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-77 |
| 01:15 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville grabs the defensive rebound | 70-77 |
| 00:58 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner is hacked by Ronald Izaguirre - foul #2 on Ronald Izaguirre, team foul #18 | 70-77 |
| 00:58 | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 70-77 |
| 00:58 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:58 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Colorado Mesa | James Green can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 70-79 |
| 00:53 | Colorado Mesa | Paul Hilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-79 |
| 00:51 | Colorado Mesa | Thomas Hanna hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-79 |
| 00:49 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville grabs the board | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Hilton is called for the reach on Leonard Mandeville in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Hilton, team foul #19 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ronnie Oakley (SG), William Patao (C) Carl Meisner, Martin Brooks | |
| 00:48 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:48 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville misses the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:48 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Izaguirre snags the defensive board | 70-80 |
| 00:43 | Colorado Mesa | William Patao denies the turnaround by Thomas Hanna | 70-80 |
| 00:41 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Izaguirre grabs the offensive board | 70-80 |
| 00:39 | Colorado Mesa | Thomas Hanna clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-80 |
| 00:37 | Fort Hays St. | Ronnie Oakley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler blows the layup | 70-80 |
| 00:08 | Fort Hays St. | William Patao tips it home | 70-82 |
| 00:06 | Colorado Mesa | Thomas Hanna is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Hanna, team foul #20 | 70-82 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Henry Tobin (PG), Alfred Visconti (SF), Roger Ledet (C) James Johnson, Ronald Izaguirre, James Green | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (SG), Martin Brooks (C) Ronnie Oakley, William Patao | |
| 00:00 | Fort Hays St. | Antonio Sadler runs out the clock | 70-82 |