| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Michael Rickert (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Steven Feldman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Mahaffey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Adam Amick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Ziegler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Darst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Bryant (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Flanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota St. | Benjamin Darst inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | N. Dakota St. | Jacob Bryant hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 31-22 |
| 19:38 | N. Dakota St. | Benjamin Darst hits the follow up shot | 31-24 |
| 19:19 | N. Colorado | Jacob Bryant steals it from Michael Rickert | 31-24 |
| 19:14 | N. Dakota St. | Donald Ziegler misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-24 |
| 19:13 | N. Dakota St. | George Flanders tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 18:50 | N. Colorado | Chad Craft buries a runner near the basket | 33-26 |
| 18:28 | N. Dakota St. | Jacob Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-26 |
| 18:00 | N. Colorado | Donald Mahaffey misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Benjamin Darst - foul #2 on Benjamin Darst, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 18:00 | N. Colorado | Donald Mahaffey makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:00 | N. Colorado | Donald Mahaffey misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:00 | N. Dakota St. | Jacob Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 17:43 | N. Dakota St. | Donald Ziegler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 17:42 | N. Colorado | Michael Rickert grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 17:13 | N. Colorado | Adam Amick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-26 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jeff Gagnon (PF) Adam Amick | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Scot Sumner (SF), Buford Caster (C) Benjamin Darst, George Flanders | |
| 16:58 | N. Dakota St. | Donald Ziegler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-26 |
| 16:56 | N. Colorado | Chad Craft gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:39 | N. Colorado | Chad Craft drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Donald Mahaffey | 36-26 |
| 16:17 | N. Dakota St. | Buford Caster misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 16:15 | N. Colorado | Michael Rickert grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 15:49 | N. Colorado | Jeff Gagnon scores on a runner in the paint set up by Michael Rickert | 38-26 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Michael Rickert (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Steven Feldman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Mahaffey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jeff Gagnon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Craft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Leonard Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Ziegler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scot Sumner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jacob Bryant (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Buford Caster (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:34 | N. Dakota St. | Leonard Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 15:33 | N. Dakota St. | Jacob Bryant tips it in | 38-28 |
| 15:11 | N. Colorado | Jacob Bryant is called for the reach on Jeff Gagnon - foul #1 on Jacob Bryant, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Carstensen (SG), Brian Freeman (SF), Adam Amick (PF) Steven Feldman, Donald Mahaffey, Jeff Gagnon | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Michael Varghese (SG), Benjamin Darst (SF), George Flanders (C) Leonard Smith, Donald Ziegler, Jacob Bryant | |
| 14:49 | N. Colorado | George Flanders swats the short shot by James Carstensen | 38-28 |
| 14:47 | N. Dakota St. | George Flanders gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 14:37 | N. Dakota St. | Scot Sumner misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Chad Craft - foul #3 on Chad Craft, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Benjamin Lutz (PF) Buford Caster | |
| 14:37 | N. Dakota St. | Scot Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:37 | N. Dakota St. | Scot Sumner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:21 | N. Colorado | James Carstensen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 14:19 | N. Colorado | Michael Rickert grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:53 | N. Colorado | Michael Rickert can't finish the layup | 38-30 |
| 13:51 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to George Flanders | 38-30 |
| 13:36 | N. Dakota St. | Scot Sumner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Darst | 38-33 |
| 13:11 | N. Colorado | George Flanders picks off the pass by Brian Freeman | 38-33 |
| 12:52 | N. Dakota St. | George Flanders clanks a shot from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 12:51 | N. Colorado | Chad Craft grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 12:46 | N. Colorado | James Carstensen scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Freeman | 41-33 |
| 12:27 | N. Dakota St. | George Flanders banks in the layup | 41-35 |
| 12:12 | N. Colorado | Michael Varghese is called for the reach on Brian Freeman - foul #2 on Michael Varghese, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Steven Feldman (SG), Donald Mahaffey (SF), Jeff Gagnon (PF) Michael Rickert, James Carstensen, Adam Amick | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Leonard Smith (PG), Donald Ziegler (SG), Jacob Bryant (PF), Buford Caster (C) Scot Sumner, Michael Varghese, Benjamin Darst, George Flanders | |
| 11:48 | N. Colorado | Chad Craft drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Brian Freeman | 43-35 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Brian Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Feldman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Mahaffey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jeff Gagnon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Craft (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Ziegler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Lutz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Buford Caster (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:26 | N. Dakota St. | Buford Caster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Carstensen (PG) Brian Freeman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | George Bombard (SF) Benjamin Lutz | |
| 11:04 | N. Colorado | Jeff Gagnon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 43-35 |
| 11:03 | N. Colorado | Steven Feldman grabs the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 10:47 | N. Colorado | Leonard Smith is called for the reach on James Carstensen - foul #3 on Leonard Smith, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Adam Amick (PF) Jeff Gagnon | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Benjamin Darst (SF) George Bombard | |
| 10:32 | N. Colorado | Steven Feldman buries a jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 10:14 | N. Dakota St. | Donald Ziegler makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 09:45 | N. Colorado | Steven Feldman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Leonard Smith - foul #4 on Leonard Smith, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Brian Freeman (PG) James Carstensen | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Scot Sumner (PG), George Flanders (C) Leonard Smith, Buford Caster | |
| 09:45 | N. Colorado | Steven Feldman makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:45 | N. Colorado | Steven Feldman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:34 | N. Dakota St. | Adam Amick steps in front of the Scot Sumner pass | 47-38 |
| 09:12 | N. Colorado | Steven Feldman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 09:10 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to George Flanders | 47-38 |
| 08:59 | N. Dakota St. | Benjamin Darst is called for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Michael Rickert (PG) Donald Mahaffey | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Michael Varghese (PG), Benjamin Lutz (PF) Benjamin Darst, Jacob Bryant | |
| 08:42 | N. Colorado | Michael Rickert makes the 3 from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 08:24 | N. Dakota St. | Benjamin Lutz is fouled on the floor by Michael Rickert - foul #2 on Michael Rickert, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Carstensen (SG), Jeff Gagnon (PF) Steven Feldman, Adam Amick | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Buford Caster (PF) Donald Ziegler | |
| 08:04 | N. Dakota St. | George Flanders clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 50-38 |
| 08:03 | N. Dakota St. | Benjamin Lutz can't tip it in | 50-38 |
| 08:02 | N. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Varghese | 50-38 |
| 07:50 | N. Dakota St. | Buford Caster comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Chad Craft - foul #4 on Chad Craft, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Mahaffey (SF) Brian Freeman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Leonard Smith (PG), Benjamin Darst (SF) Michael Varghese, Benjamin Lutz | |
| 07:50 | N. Dakota St. | Buford Caster misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 07:50 | N. Dakota St. | Buford Caster makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Michael Rickert (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Carstensen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mahaffey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jeff Gagnon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Craft (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scot Sumner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Darst (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Buford Caster (fresh) 6 pts. C - George Flanders (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:24 | N. Colorado | James Carstensen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 07:22 | N. Dakota St. | Benjamin Darst snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 07:04 | N. Dakota St. | Scot Sumner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 07:02 | N. Colorado | Jeff Gagnon snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 06:39 | N. Colorado | Jeff Gagnon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 06:38 | N. Dakota St. | Buford Caster snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 06:16 | N. Dakota St. | George Flanders travels with the ball | 50-39 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Brian Freeman (PG), Steven Feldman (SG), Adam Amick (PF) Michael Rickert, James Carstensen, Jeff Gagnon | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Donald Ziegler (SG), Benjamin Lutz (SF), Jacob Bryant (PF), Harvey Crowell (C) Scot Sumner, Benjamin Darst, Buford Caster, George Flanders | |
| 06:02 | N. Colorado | Steven Feldman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 06:00 | N. Colorado | Donald Mahaffey tips it but misses | 50-39 |
| 05:59 | N. Colorado | Adam Amick misses the tip | 50-39 |
| 05:57 | N. Dakota St. | Benjamin Lutz grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 05:53 | N. Dakota St. | Leonard Smith's pass is intercepted by Brian Freeman in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| 05:32 | N. Colorado | Donald Mahaffey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Feldman | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:20 | N. Dakota St. | Harvey Crowell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Michael Rickert (PG) Donald Mahaffey | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 04:56 | N. Colorado | Chad Craft misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Harvey Crowell - foul #1 on Harvey Crowell, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Benjamin Darst (SF), Buford Caster (C) Benjamin Lutz, Harvey Crowell | |
| 04:56 | N. Colorado | Chad Craft makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 04:56 | N. Colorado | Chad Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 04:56 | N. Dakota St. | Buford Caster gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 04:40 | N. Dakota St. | Leonard Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-39 |
| 04:23 | N. Colorado | Steven Feldman hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Rickert | 56-39 |
| 04:15 | N. Dakota St. | Jacob Bryant travels with the ball | 56-39 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Carstensen (SG), Jeff Gagnon (PF) Steven Feldman, Adam Amick | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Scot Sumner (PG), Michael Varghese (SG), Benjamin Lutz (SF), Harvey Crowell (C) Leonard Smith, Donald Ziegler, Benjamin Darst, Jacob Bryant | |
| 04:02 | N. Colorado | James Carstensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-39 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Mahaffey (SF) Brian Freeman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 03:51 | N. Dakota St. | Scot Sumner is hacked by Michael Rickert - foul #3 on Michael Rickert, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| 03:35 | N. Dakota St. | Scot Sumner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-39 |
| 03:34 | N. Dakota St. | Benjamin Lutz grabs the offensive board | 56-39 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Michael Rickert (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Carstensen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mahaffey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jeff Gagnon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Craft (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Scot Sumner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Varghese (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Lutz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Buford Caster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Crowell (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | N. Dakota St. | Harvey Crowell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chad Craft - foul #5 on Chad Craft, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Brian Freeman (PG), Stanley Williams (C) Michael Rickert, Chad Craft | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 03:27 | N. Dakota St. | Harvey Crowell misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 03:27 | N. Dakota St. | Harvey Crowell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:58 | N. Colorado | James Carstensen comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 56-40 |
| 02:56 | N. Dakota St. | Harvey Crowell pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | N. Dakota St. | Scot Sumner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 02:50 | N. Colorado | Jeff Gagnon grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 02:23 | N. Colorado | Brian Freeman is hacked by Michael Varghese - foul #3 on Michael Varghese, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Michael Rickert (PG) Stanley Williams | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | George Bombard (SF) Buford Caster | |
| 02:23 | N. Colorado | Brian Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 02:23 | N. Dakota St. | Harvey Crowell snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| 02:13 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Varghese loses the dribble to Jeff Gagnon | 56-40 |
| 01:56 | N. Colorado | Brian Freeman is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Brian Freeman, team foul #6 | 56-40 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Stanley Williams (C) Brian Freeman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Buford Caster (PF) George Bombard | |
| 01:47 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Varghese hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 01:45 | N. Colorado | Michael Rickert snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| 01:18 | N. Colorado | James Carstensen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 56-40 |
| 01:16 | N. Dakota St. | Harvey Crowell gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 01:05 | N. Dakota St. | Scot Sumner scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Lutz | 56-43 |
| 00:36 | N. Colorado | Jeff Gagnon connects on the runner in the paint set up by Michael Rickert | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | N. Dakota St. | Scot Sumner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 00:30 | N. Colorado | Jeff Gagnon gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | N. Colorado | Michael Rickert runs out the clock | 58-43 |