| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Casey Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Loza (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Jason Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Al Swanberg (fresh) 7 ast. SF - John Mash (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Blanford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hammerstein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | John Mash inbounds the ball | 22-55 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Hammerstein is open and buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Blanford | 22-57 |
| 19:38 | N. Colorado | Raymond Merrill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-57 |
| 19:36 | N. Colorado | Daniel Loza tips it but misses | 22-57 |
| 19:34 | N. Colorado | Daniel Loza snags the offensive board | 22-57 |
| 19:24 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner drills a shot from the free throw line | 24-57 |
| 19:12 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Blanford can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Loza - foul #3 on Daniel Loza, team foul #1 | 24-57 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady (SG), Terrence Swaim (SF), Jay Biggs (PF), Justin Albee (C) Raymond Merrill, Harold Evans, Daniel Loza, Thomas Gardner | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker (C) Richard Hammerstein | |
| 19:12 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Blanford makes the 1st free throw | 24-58 |
| 19:12 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Blanford makes the 2nd free throw | 24-59 |
| 19:10 | N. Colorado | Jason Edwards is called for the reach on Casey Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Edwards, team foul #1 | 24-59 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Clement Simental (SF), Max Worley (PF) John Mash, Harold Blanford | |
| 19:01 | N. Colorado | Casey Cunningham drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jay Biggs | 27-59 |
| 18:44 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Clement Simental | 27-61 |
| 18:40 | N. Colorado | Al Swanberg steals it from Kenneth Heady in the backcourt | 27-61 |
| 18:32 | S. Dakota St. | Max Worley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Casey Cunningham - foul #3 on Casey Cunningham, team foul #2 | 27-61 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper (PG), Warren Matteson (SF) Casey Cunningham, Jay Biggs | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams (PG), Darwin Musson (SG) Jason Edwards, Al Swanberg | |
| 18:32 | S. Dakota St. | Max Worley makes the 1st free throw | 27-62 |
| 18:32 | S. Dakota St. | Max Worley misses the 2nd free throw | 27-62 |
| 18:32 | N. Colorado | Warren Matteson grabs the board | 27-62 |
| 18:29 | N. Colorado | Darwin Musson picks off the pass by Kenneth Heady in the backcourt | 27-62 |
| 18:27 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams misses the lay-in | 27-62 |
| 18:25 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker gets the offensive rebound | 27-62 |
| 18:08 | S. Dakota St. | Darwin Musson makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Williams | 27-65 |
| 17:48 | N. Colorado | Justin Albee is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Cooper | 29-65 |
| 17:40 | S. Dakota St. | Max Worley misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Terrence Swaim - foul #2 on Terrence Swaim, team foul #3 | 29-65 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Raymond Merrill (SG), Harold Evans (SF), Jay Biggs (PF), Thomas Gardner (C) Kenneth Heady, Warren Matteson, Terrence Swaim, Justin Albee | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Canty (SG), John Mash (SF), Richard Hammerstein (C) Darwin Musson, Clement Simental, Grant Longenecker | |
| 17:40 | S. Dakota St. | Max Worley makes the 1st free throw | 29-66 |
| 17:40 | S. Dakota St. | Max Worley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-67 |
| 17:31 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Cooper | 31-67 |
| 17:26 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Frank Canty | 31-70 |
| 17:07 | N. Colorado | Harold Evans makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Merrill | 34-70 |
| 16:54 | S. Dakota St. | Max Worley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-72 |
| 16:52 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner's pass is intercepted by Joseph Williams in the backcourt | 34-72 |
| 16:42 | S. Dakota St. | John Mash can't connect on an uncontested floater from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Cooper - foul #2 on Charles Cooper, team foul #4 | 34-72 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards (PG), Al Swanberg (SG), Harold Blanford (PF), Grant Longenecker (C) Joseph Williams, Frank Canty, Max Worley, Richard Hammerstein | |
| 16:42 | S. Dakota St. | John Mash misses the 1st free throw | 34-72 |
| 16:42 | S. Dakota St. | John Mash makes the 2nd free throw | 34-73 |
| 16:31 | N. Colorado | Harold Evans misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-73 |
| 16:30 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner snags the offensive board | 34-73 |
| 16:16 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Grant Longenecker - foul #1 on Grant Longenecker, team foul #2 | 34-73 |
| 16:16 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 35-73 |
| 16:16 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-73 |
| 15:59 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Blanford misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-73 |
| 15:57 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner gets the rebound | 36-73 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Charles Cooper (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Merrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Evans (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Biggs (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Gardner (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Jason Edwards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Al Swanberg (fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Mash (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Blanford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Grant Longenecker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner throws it down | 38-73 |
| 15:38 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-73 |
| 15:37 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker grabs the offensive board | 38-73 |
| 15:27 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Grant Longenecker | 38-76 |
| 15:06 | N. Colorado | Jay Biggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-76 |
| 15:05 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Grant Longenecker | 38-76 |
| 15:01 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards is hacked by Raymond Merrill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Merrill, team foul #5 | 38-76 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Casey Cunningham (PG), Warren Matteson (SG), John Haines (SF), Daniel Loza (PF) Charles Cooper, Raymond Merrill, Harold Evans, Jay Biggs | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams (PG), Darwin Musson (SG), Clement Simental (SF), Peter Burks (PF), Richard Hammerstein (C) Jason Edwards, Al Swanberg, John Mash, Harold Blanford, Grant Longenecker | |
| 14:47 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams makes the wide open shot from the right wing | 38-78 |
| 14:44 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-78 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady (SG), Justin Albee (C) Warren Matteson, Thomas Gardner | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 14:31 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Burks hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from close range | 38-78 |
| 14:30 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to John Haines | 38-78 |
| 14:20 | N. Colorado | Daniel Loza loses the dribble to Peter Burks | 38-78 |
| 14:04 | S. Dakota St. | Clement Simental is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Clement Simental, team foul #3 | 38-78 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Warren Matteson (SG), Terrence Swaim (C) Kenneth Heady, Justin Albee | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards (PG), Al Swanberg (SG), Frank Canty (SF), Harold Blanford (PF) Joseph Williams, Darwin Musson, Clement Simental, Peter Burks | |
| 14:02 | N. Colorado | John Haines is hacked by Al Swanberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Al Swanberg, team foul #4 | 38-78 |
| 13:51 | N. Colorado | Daniel Loza can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jason Edwards - foul #2 on Jason Edwards, team foul #5 | 38-78 |
| 13:51 | N. Colorado | Daniel Loza misses the 1st free throw | 38-78 |
| 13:51 | N. Colorado | Daniel Loza misses the 2nd free throw | 38-78 |
| 13:51 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Hammerstein gets the rebound | 38-78 |
| 13:49 | S. Dakota St. | Al Swanberg loses the dribble to Warren Matteson in the backcourt | 38-78 |
| 13:47 | N. Colorado | Casey Cunningham lays it up and in set up by Warren Matteson | 40-78 |
| 13:43 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards is hacked by John Haines in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Haines, team foul #6 | 40-78 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner (C) John Haines | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 13:31 | S. Dakota St. | Warren Matteson swats the shot by Jason Edwards | 40-78 |
| 13:29 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner pulls down the rebound | 40-78 |
| 13:23 | N. Colorado | Casey Cunningham misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-78 |
| 13:22 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Harold Blanford | 40-78 |
| 13:05 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Canty is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Edwards | 40-80 |
| 12:56 | N. Colorado | Casey Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Jason Edwards - foul #3 on Jason Edwards, team foul #6 | 40-80 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Raymond Merrill (SG), Justin Albee (C) Warren Matteson, Thomas Gardner | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams (PG), Darwin Musson (SG), Clement Simental (SF), Max Worley (PF), Grant Longenecker (C) Jason Edwards, Al Swanberg, Frank Canty, Harold Blanford, Richard Hammerstein | |
| 12:40 | N. Colorado | Joseph Williams picks off the pass by Justin Albee | 40-80 |
| 12:21 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-82 |
| 12:13 | N. Colorado | Grant Longenecker steals the ball from Casey Cunningham | 40-82 |
| 12:03 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker is hacked by Justin Albee - foul #2 on Justin Albee, team foul #7 | 40-82 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady (PG), Harold Evans (SF), Thomas Gardner (C) Casey Cunningham, Terrence Swaim, Justin Albee | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Al Swanberg (SG), John Mash (SF), Peter Burks (PF) Darwin Musson, Clement Simental, Max Worley | |
| 12:03 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker makes the 1st free throw | 40-83 |
| 12:03 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-84 |
| 11:47 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by John Mash - foul #1 on John Mash, team foul #7 | 40-84 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Canty (PG) Joseph Williams | |
| 11:47 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady makes the 1st free throw | 41-84 |
| 11:47 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady makes the 2nd free throw | 42-84 |
| 11:47 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady makes the 3rd free throw | 43-84 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Kenneth Heady (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Merrill (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Evans (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Loza (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Gardner (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Frank Canty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Al Swanberg (fairly fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Mash (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Burks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Grant Longenecker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Burks misses the driving attempt from close range | 43-84 |
| 11:27 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner pulls down the rebound | 43-84 |
| 11:17 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner is denied on a layup by Peter Burks | 43-84 |
| 11:16 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker snags the defensive board | 43-84 |
| 11:07 | S. Dakota St. | John Mash travels with the ball | 43-84 |
| 11:07 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 43-84 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Casey Cunningham (PG), Warren Matteson (SF), Jay Biggs (PF), Justin Albee (C) Raymond Merrill, Harold Evans, Daniel Loza, Thomas Gardner | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams (PG), Clement Simental (SF), Max Worley (PF) Al Swanberg, John Mash, Peter Burks | |
| 11:05 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady is hacked by Frank Canty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Canty, team foul #8 | 43-84 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards (PG) Joseph Williams | |
| 11:05 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady makes the 1st free throw | 44-84 |
| 11:05 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady makes the 2nd free throw | 45-84 |
| 11:02 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards is hacked by Casey Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Casey Cunningham, team foul #8 | 45-84 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper (PG) Casey Cunningham | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 11:02 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 45-85 |
| 11:02 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 45-86 |
| 10:45 | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Heady | 47-86 |
| 10:41 | S. Dakota St. | Clement Simental is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Biggs - foul #2 on Jay Biggs, team foul #9 | 47-86 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Raymond Merrill (SG) Kenneth Heady | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Darwin Musson (SG), Peter Burks (PF) Frank Canty, Max Worley | |
| 10:41 | S. Dakota St. | Clement Simental makes the 1st free throw | 47-87 |
| 10:41 | S. Dakota St. | Clement Simental makes the 2nd free throw | 47-88 |
| 10:31 | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Merrill | 49-88 |
| 10:10 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Grant Longenecker | 49-91 |
| 10:07 | N. Colorado | Clement Simental picks off the pass by Warren Matteson in the backcourt | 49-91 |
| 09:59 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Darwin Musson | 49-93 |
| 09:44 | N. Colorado | Justin Albee scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Peter Burks - foul #1 on Peter Burks, team foul #9 | 51-93 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady (PG), Harold Evans (SF), Terrence Swaim (PF) Charles Cooper, Warren Matteson, Jay Biggs | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams (PG), Frank Canty (SG), John Mash (SF), Max Worley (PF), Richard Hammerstein (C) Jason Edwards, Darwin Musson, Clement Simental, Peter Burks, Grant Longenecker | |
| 09:44 | N. Colorado | Justin Albee makes the free throw | 52-93 |
| 09:32 | S. Dakota St. | Max Worley jams it on a great pass from Joseph Williams | 52-95 |
| 09:13 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Merrill | 54-95 |
| 09:09 | S. Dakota St. | Terrence Swaim is called for the reach on Joseph Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terrence Swaim, team foul #10 | 54-95 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper (PG), Daniel Loza (PF), Thomas Gardner (C) Raymond Merrill, Harold Evans, Justin Albee | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Al Swanberg (SG), Harold Blanford (PF) John Mash, Max Worley | |
| 09:09 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-96 |
| 09:09 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-97 |
| 08:55 | N. Colorado | Terrence Swaim misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-97 |
| 08:54 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Blanford pulls down the rebound | 54-97 |
| 08:39 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Blanford is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline | 54-99 |
| 08:34 | N. Colorado | Joseph Williams steals it from Charles Cooper | 54-99 |
| 08:31 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Blanford jams it set up by Joseph Williams | 54-101 |
| 08:20 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner misses badly on a shot from the right block | 54-101 |
| 08:18 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Frank Canty | 54-101 |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel Loza is called for the reach on Richard Hammerstein - foul #4 on Daniel Loza, team foul #11 | 54-101 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Harold Evans (SF), Jay Biggs (C) Daniel Loza, Thomas Gardner | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards (PG), John Mash (SF), Grant Longenecker (PF) Joseph Williams, Frank Canty, Harold Blanford | |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Hammerstein misses the 1st free throw | 54-101 |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Hammerstein makes the 2nd free throw | 54-102 |
| 07:58 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-102 |
| 07:56 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Hammerstein pulls down the rebound | 54-102 |
| 07:42 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards misses long on a shot from the right wing | 54-102 |
| 07:41 | N. Colorado | Terrence Swaim grabs the board | 54-102 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Charles Cooper (tired) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Heady (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Evans (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terrence Swaim (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jay Biggs (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Jason Edwards (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Al Swanberg (fairly fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Mash (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Grant Longenecker (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Hammerstein (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | N. Colorado | John Mash steals the ball from Charles Cooper in the backcourt | 54-102 |
| 07:24 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards is fouled on the floor by Harold Evans - foul #2 on Harold Evans, team foul #12 | 54-102 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Warren Matteson (SG), Justin Albee (C) Charles Cooper, Terrence Swaim | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Darwin Musson (SG), Max Worley (PF), Peter Burks (C) Al Swanberg, Grant Longenecker, Richard Hammerstein | |
| 07:24 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 54-103 |
| 07:24 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 54-104 |
| 07:13 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-104 |
| 07:12 | S. Dakota St. | John Mash pulls down the rebound | 54-104 |
| 07:06 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Burks is hacked by Justin Albee - foul #3 on Justin Albee, team foul #13 | 54-104 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Clement Simental (SF) John Mash | |
| 07:06 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Burks makes the 1st free throw | 54-105 |
| 07:06 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-106 |
| 06:57 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-106 |
| 06:56 | S. Dakota St. | Max Worley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-106 |
| 06:52 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Matteson - foul #2 on Warren Matteson, team foul #14 | 54-106 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper (PG), Terrence Swaim (PF) Kenneth Heady, Jay Biggs | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 06:52 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 54-107 |
| 06:52 | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 54-108 |
| 06:35 | N. Colorado | Harold Evans misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-108 |
| 06:34 | N. Colorado | Justin Albee pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-108 |
| 06:18 | N. Colorado | Terrence Swaim can't throw it down but he's hacked by Clement Simental - foul #2 on Clement Simental, team foul #10 | 54-108 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady (SG) Harold Evans | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams (PG), Al Swanberg (SG), Frank Canty (SF), Harold Blanford (PF), Grant Longenecker (C) Jason Edwards, Darwin Musson, Clement Simental, Max Worley, Peter Burks | |
| 06:18 | N. Colorado | Terrence Swaim makes the 1st free throw | 55-108 |
| 06:18 | N. Colorado | Terrence Swaim misses the 2nd free throw | 55-108 |
| 06:18 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker snags the defensive board | 55-108 |
| 06:06 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Blanford misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Heady - foul #2 on Kenneth Heady, team foul #15 | 55-108 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jay Biggs (PF) Terrence Swaim | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 06:06 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Blanford makes the 1st free throw | 55-109 |
| 06:06 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Blanford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-110 |
| 05:55 | N. Colorado | Grant Longenecker steals it from Warren Matteson | 55-110 |
| 05:53 | S. Dakota St. | Kenneth Heady is called for the reach on Al Swanberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Heady, team foul #16 | 55-110 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Harold Evans (SF) Charles Cooper | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 05:53 | S. Dakota St. | Al Swanberg makes the 1st free throw | 55-111 |
| 05:53 | S. Dakota St. | Al Swanberg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-112 |
| 05:36 | N. Colorado | Harold Evans drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-112 |
| 05:24 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Justin Albee - foul #4 on Justin Albee, team foul #17 | 58-112 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper (PG), Terrence Swaim (PF) Kenneth Heady, Jay Biggs | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John Mash (SF) Frank Canty | |
| 05:24 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker makes the 1st free throw | 58-113 |
| 05:24 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-114 |
| 05:21 | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-114 |
| 05:12 | S. Dakota St. | Al Swanberg is fouled on the floor by Terrence Swaim - foul #4 on Terrence Swaim, team foul #18 | 58-114 |
| 05:12 | S. Dakota St. | Al Swanberg makes the 1st free throw | 58-115 |
| 05:12 | S. Dakota St. | Al Swanberg misses the 2nd free throw | 58-115 |
| 05:12 | N. Colorado | Justin Albee pulls down the rebound | 58-115 |
| 04:52 | N. Colorado | Harold Evans is whistled for traveling | 58-115 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady (SG), Jay Biggs (C) Warren Matteson, Justin Albee | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jason Edwards (PG), Darwin Musson (SG), Max Worley (PF) Joseph Williams, Al Swanberg, Harold Blanford | |
| 04:40 | S. Dakota St. | John Mash's pass is intercepted by Jay Biggs | 58-115 |
| 04:36 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady is hacked by John Mash in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Mash, team foul #11 | 58-115 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Clement Simental (SF), Peter Burks (C) John Mash, Grant Longenecker | |
| 04:36 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady makes the 1st free throw | 59-115 |
| 04:36 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady misses the 2nd free throw | 59-115 |
| 04:36 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Burks grabs the board | 59-115 |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota St. | Terrence Swaim is called for the reach on Max Worley - foul #5 on Terrence Swaim, team foul #19 | 59-115 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Warren Matteson (SF), Justin Albee (C) Harold Evans, Terrence Swaim | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Canty (SG) Darwin Musson | |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota St. | Max Worley makes the 1st free throw | 59-116 |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota St. | Max Worley misses the 2nd free throw | 59-116 |
| 04:20 | N. Colorado | Justin Albee pulls down the rebound | 59-116 |
| 04:15 | N. Colorado | Warren Matteson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 62-116 |
| 03:59 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Canty is alone and drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jason Edwards | 62-118 |
| 03:46 | N. Colorado | Peter Burks blocks the jumper by Jay Biggs | 62-118 |
| 03:44 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Burks grabs the defensive rebound | 62-118 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:28 | S. Dakota St. | Clement Simental buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-121 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Charles Cooper (very tired) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Heady (very tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Warren Matteson (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Biggs (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Albee (very tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Jason Edwards (tiring) 23 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Canty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Clement Simental (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Max Worley (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Burks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:22 | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-121 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Harold Evans (SG), John Haines (SF) Kenneth Heady, Warren Matteson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams (PG), Al Swanberg (SG), John Mash (SF), Harold Blanford (PF), Grant Longenecker (C) Jason Edwards, Frank Canty, Clement Simental, Max Worley, Peter Burks | |
| 03:19 | S. Dakota St. | Al Swanberg is hacked by Harold Evans in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Evans, team foul #20 | 62-121 |
| 03:19 | S. Dakota St. | Al Swanberg makes the 1st free throw | 62-122 |
| 03:19 | S. Dakota St. | Al Swanberg makes the 2nd free throw | 62-123 |
| 03:15 | N. Colorado | Jay Biggs loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-123 |
| 02:56 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker drills a runner from the baseline | 62-125 |
| 02:44 | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-125 |
| 02:42 | S. Dakota St. | Grant Longenecker gets the rebound | 62-125 |
| 02:40 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Cooper - foul #3 on Charles Cooper, team foul #21 | 62-125 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady (SG) John Haines | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Darwin Musson (SG), Richard Hammerstein (C) Al Swanberg, Grant Longenecker | |
| 02:40 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-126 |
| 02:40 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-127 |
| 02:26 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-127 |
| 02:14 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Blanford can't throw it down | 65-127 |
| 02:12 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Hammerstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-127 |
| 02:04 | S. Dakota St. | Darwin Musson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-127 |
| 02:03 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Blanford grabs the offensive rebound | 65-127 |
| 01:53 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-127 |
| 01:52 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Hammerstein grabs the offensive board | 65-127 |
| 01:38 | S. Dakota St. | Darwin Musson makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joseph Williams | 65-130 |
| 01:23 | N. Colorado | Justin Albee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-130 |
| 01:21 | S. Dakota St. | John Mash grabs the defensive rebound | 65-130 |
| 01:19 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Cooper - foul #4 on Charles Cooper, team foul #22 | 65-130 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Al Swanberg (SG) Darwin Musson | |
| 01:19 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams misses the 1st free throw | 65-130 |
| 01:19 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-131 |
| 01:04 | N. Colorado | Harold Evans misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-131 |
| 01:02 | S. Dakota St. | Al Swanberg snags the defensive board | 65-131 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams lays it in uncontested | 65-133 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:27 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-133 |
| 00:26 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Hammerstein grabs the board | 65-133 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Williams runs out the clock | 65-133 |