| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Douglas Hughes (fresh) SG - Zachary Oakes (fresh) SF - Jonathan Zywiec (fresh) PF - Paul Dickey (fresh) C - Darrel Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Paul Varnado (fresh) SG - Tracy Johnson (fresh) SF - Brandon Leeper (fresh) PF - Ronald Bombardier (fresh) C - Joseph Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Carter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | S. Dakota St. | Ronald Bombardier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | N. Colorado | Paul Dickey misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Zywiec clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | S. Dakota St. | Ronald Bombardier snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | S. Dakota St. | Ronald Bombardier throws it down and the foul's on Paul Dickey - foul #1 on Paul Dickey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | S. Dakota St. | Ronald Bombardier makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brandon Leeper - foul #1 on Brandon Leeper, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:38 | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | S. Dakota St. | Darrel Palmer steals the ball from Brandon Leeper in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Zywiec misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Carter snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Darrel Palmer | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | N. Colorado | Tracy Johnson is called for the reach on Paul Dickey - foul #1 on Tracy Johnson, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney (PG), Donald Wolf (SF), Fred Jordan (C) Douglas Hughes, Jonathan Zywiec, Darrel Palmer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Islas (PG), James Doerr (SG), John Bradshaw (SF), Lawrence Hood (PF), Christopher Lockwood (C) Paul Varnado, Tracy Johnson, Brandon Leeper, Ronald Bombardier, Joseph Carter | |
| 17:30 | N. Colorado | Paul Dickey lays it up and in | 4-3 |
| 17:16 | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Lockwood scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by John Bradshaw | 4-5 |
| 17:04 | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan is by himself and knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Brian McGibney | 6-5 |
| 16:58 | S. Dakota St. | Lawrence Hood is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:56 | S. Dakota St. | Lawrence Hood grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:50 | S. Dakota St. | William Islas misses the runner from the baseline | 6-5 |
| 16:49 | S. Dakota St. | Lawrence Hood misses the tip | 6-5 |
| 16:48 | N. Colorado | Paul Dickey snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:29 | N. Colorado | Paul Dickey makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Donald Wolf | 8-5 |
| 16:17 | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Lockwood misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 16:16 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:01 | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Hood - foul #1 on Lawrence Hood, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Douglas Hughes (PG), Jonathan Zywiec (SF), Darrel Palmer (C) Brian McGibney, Donald Wolf, Fred Jordan | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Paul Varnado (PG), Lester Hamblen (SG), Brandon Leeper (SF), Ronald Bombardier (PF), Joseph Carter (C) William Islas, James Doerr, John Bradshaw, Lawrence Hood, Christopher Lockwood | |
| 15:45 | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lester Hamblen - foul #1 on Lester Hamblen, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| 15:45 | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:45 | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Douglas Hughes (fresh) SG - Zachary Oakes (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Jonathan Zywiec (fresh) PF - Paul Dickey (tiring) 4 pts. C - Darrel Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Paul Varnado (fairly fresh) SG - Lester Hamblen (fresh) SF - Brandon Leeper (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Bombardier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Carter (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Carter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 10-5 |
| 15:24 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Zywiec pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:01 | N. Colorado | Paul Dickey misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Bombardier - foul #1 on Ronald Bombardier, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Andrew Imes (PF) Darrel Palmer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson (SG) Lester Hamblen | |
| 15:01 | N. Colorado | Paul Dickey misses the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:01 | N. Colorado | Paul Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:58 | S. Dakota St. | Paul Varnado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-5 |
| 14:53 | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 14:52 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Ronald Bombardier | 11-5 |
| 14:36 | S. Dakota St. | Paul Varnado misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Imes - foul #1 on Andrew Imes, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Wolf (SG), Fred Jordan (C) Zachary Oakes, Andrew Imes | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Islas (SF), Lawrence Hood (PF) Brandon Leeper, Ronald Bombardier | |
| 14:36 | S. Dakota St. | Paul Varnado makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:36 | S. Dakota St. | Paul Varnado makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:23 | N. Colorado | Douglas Hughes buries a fadeaway from the left side | 13-7 |
| 14:20 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson is hacked by Douglas Hughes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Hughes, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney (PG) Douglas Hughes | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Doerr (PG) Paul Varnado | |
| 14:04 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Doerr | 13-10 |
| 14:00 | N. Colorado | Donald Wolf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Douglas Hughes (SG) Donald Wolf | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Ronald Bombardier (PF), Christopher Lockwood (C) Lawrence Hood, Joseph Carter | |
| 13:44 | S. Dakota St. | Ronald Bombardier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Andrew Imes (PF) Fred Jordan | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Paul Varnado (PG), Brandon Leeper (SF) Tracy Johnson, William Islas | |
| 13:40 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney is hacked by Paul Varnado in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Varnado, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| 13:28 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney makes the turnaround from close range | 15-10 |
| 13:06 | S. Dakota St. | Brandon Leeper is hacked by Jonathan Zywiec - foul #1 on Jonathan Zywiec, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes (SG), Donald Wolf (SF), Darrel Palmer (C) Brian McGibney, Jonathan Zywiec, Andrew Imes | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Lester Hamblen (SG), John Bradshaw (SF), Lawrence Hood (PF), Joseph Carter (C) James Doerr, Brandon Leeper, Ronald Bombardier, Christopher Lockwood | |
| 13:01 | S. Dakota St. | Lawrence Hood makes the wide open jumper near the basket | 15-12 |
| 12:56 | N. Colorado | Douglas Hughes misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-12 |
| 12:54 | S. Dakota St. | John Bradshaw snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 12:40 | S. Dakota St. | John Bradshaw misses the jumper from the right side | 15-12 |
| 12:38 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 12:35 | N. Colorado | Lawrence Hood picks off the pass by Douglas Hughes in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| 12:16 | S. Dakota St. | Lester Hamblen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 12:15 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 12:11 | N. Colorado | Douglas Hughes can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Varnado - foul #2 on Paul Varnado, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan (PF), Clifford Hill (C) Paul Dickey, Darrel Palmer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Islas (PG), Tracy Johnson (SG), Brandon Leeper (SF), Ronald Bombardier (PF) Paul Varnado, Lester Hamblen, John Bradshaw, Joseph Carter | |
| 12:11 | N. Colorado | Douglas Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:11 | N. Colorado | Douglas Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:58 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 11:57 | S. Dakota St. | William Islas gets the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:45 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Islas | 17-15 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Douglas Hughes (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Zachary Oakes (tired) 4 pts. SF - Donald Wolf (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Fred Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - William Islas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tracy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brandon Leeper (tiring) PF - Ronald Bombardier (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Hood (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Zachary Oakes | 19-15 |
| 11:19 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 11:17 | S. Dakota St. | William Islas tips it but misses | 19-15 |
| 11:16 | S. Dakota St. | William Islas gets the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 11:04 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson banks in the wide open layup | 19-17 |
| 11:02 | N. Colorado | Douglas Hughes's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Hood in the backcourt | 19-17 |
| 10:46 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brandon Leeper and the foul's on Clifford Hill - foul #1 on Clifford Hill, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney (PG), Jonathan Zywiec (SF), Andrew Imes (PF), Darrel Palmer (C) Douglas Hughes, Zachary Oakes, Fred Jordan, Clifford Hill | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Doerr (PG), Christopher Lockwood (PF), Joseph Carter (C) Brandon Leeper, Ronald Bombardier, Lawrence Hood | |
| 10:46 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson makes the free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:36 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on James Doerr - foul #1 on James Doerr, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| 10:36 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 10:14 | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Lockwood makes the 3 from straight away | 22-23 |
| 10:01 | N. Colorado | Andrew Imes travels with the ball | 22-23 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes (SG), Paul Dickey (PF) Donald Wolf, Andrew Imes | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Lester Hamblen (SG), John Bradshaw (SF) Tracy Johnson, William Islas | |
| 09:49 | S. Dakota St. | Lester Hamblen comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 09:48 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 09:40 | N. Colorado | Joseph Carter picks off the pass by Paul Dickey | 22-23 |
| 09:37 | S. Dakota St. | John Bradshaw is hacked by Jonathan Zywiec in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Zywiec, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Wolf (SF) Jonathan Zywiec | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 09:32 | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Lockwood clanks a runner from close range | 22-23 |
| 09:31 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Carter can't tip it in | 22-23 |
| 09:30 | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Lockwood grabs the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 09:21 | S. Dakota St. | The short jumper by Lester Hamblen is denied by Darrel Palmer | 22-23 |
| 09:19 | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 09:17 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney is hacked by James Doerr in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Doerr, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Douglas Hughes (SG), Fred Jordan (C) Zachary Oakes, Darrel Palmer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Islas (PG), Tracy Johnson (SG), Brandon Leeper (SF), Ronald Bombardier (PF) James Doerr, Lester Hamblen, John Bradshaw, Joseph Carter | |
| 09:17 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:17 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:17 | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 09:07 | N. Colorado | Donald Wolf knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian McGibney | 25-23 |
| 08:43 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-23 |
| 08:41 | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 08:38 | N. Colorado | Douglas Hughes's pass is intercepted by Tracy Johnson in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| 08:13 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from William Islas | 25-25 |
| 08:13 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-25 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes (SG), Andrew Imes (PF) Douglas Hughes, Paul Dickey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Lester Hamblen (SG), John Bradshaw (SF), Lawrence Hood (PF), Joseph Carter (C) Tracy Johnson, Brandon Leeper, Ronald Bombardier, Christopher Lockwood | |
| 07:48 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range | 25-25 |
| 07:47 | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan can't tip it in | 25-25 |
| 07:45 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Carter pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Brian McGibney (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Oakes (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Wolf (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Imes (fresh) C - Fred Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - William Islas (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Lester Hamblen (fresh) SF - John Bradshaw (fresh) PF - Lawrence Hood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Carter (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | S. Dakota St. | John Bradshaw misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Brian McGibney - foul #1 on Brian McGibney, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Clifford Hill (PF), Darrel Palmer (C) Andrew Imes, Fred Jordan | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson (SG), Christopher Lockwood (C) Lester Hamblen, Joseph Carter | |
| 07:22 | S. Dakota St. | John Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:22 | S. Dakota St. | John Bradshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:22 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 07:12 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer misses badly on a shot near the basket | 25-26 |
| 07:11 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 07:05 | S. Dakota St. | William Islas is wide open and dunks the ball set up by John Bradshaw | 25-28 |
| 06:52 | N. Colorado | Donald Wolf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Douglas Hughes (SG), Paul Dickey (PF) Zachary Oakes, Darrel Palmer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brandon Leeper (SF), Ronald Bombardier (PF) John Bradshaw, Christopher Lockwood | |
| 06:32 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson is open but misses the lay-in | 25-28 |
| 06:31 | S. Dakota St. | William Islas grabs the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:15 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 06:07 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney is fouled on the floor by William Islas - foul #1 on William Islas, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan (PF), Darrel Palmer (C) Paul Dickey, Clifford Hill | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Lester Hamblen (SG), Christopher Lockwood (PF), Joseph Carter (C) Tracy Johnson, Ronald Bombardier, Lawrence Hood | |
| 06:07 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 06:07 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 06:03 | S. Dakota St. | Lester Hamblen is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Hughes - foul #2 on Douglas Hughes, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes (SG) Douglas Hughes | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 06:03 | S. Dakota St. | Lester Hamblen makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 06:03 | S. Dakota St. | Lester Hamblen misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 06:03 | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 05:58 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Fred Jordan | 29-31 |
| 05:39 | S. Dakota St. | William Islas dunks the ball on a great pass from Lester Hamblen and the foul's on Donald Wolf - foul #1 on Donald Wolf, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Andrew Imes (PF) Darrel Palmer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson (SG), John Bradshaw (SF) Lester Hamblen, Brandon Leeper | |
| 05:39 | S. Dakota St. | William Islas makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 05:12 | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by William Islas - foul #2 on William Islas, team foul #11 | 31-34 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer (C) Andrew Imes | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Paul Varnado (PG), Ronald Bombardier (PF) William Islas, Joseph Carter | |
| 05:12 | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan misses the free throw | 31-34 |
| 05:12 | S. Dakota St. | Ronald Bombardier grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 05:10 | S. Dakota St. | Fred Jordan is called for the reach on Paul Varnado in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Jordan, team foul #10 | 31-34 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Paul Dickey (PF) Fred Jordan | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 05:10 | S. Dakota St. | Paul Varnado makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 05:10 | S. Dakota St. | Paul Varnado makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 05:07 | N. Colorado | Donald Wolf is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Wolf, team foul #11 | 31-36 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jonathan Zywiec (SF) Donald Wolf | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 04:55 | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Lockwood hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Bradshaw and he's fouled by Zachary Oakes - foul #1 on Zachary Oakes, team foul #12 | 31-38 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brandon Leeper (SF) John Bradshaw | |
| 04:55 | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Lockwood makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 04:34 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Tracy Johnson - foul #2 on Tracy Johnson, team foul #12 | 31-39 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Lester Hamblen (SG), Lawrence Hood (C) Tracy Johnson, Christopher Lockwood | |
| 04:34 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 04:34 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 04:34 | S. Dakota St. | Lawrence Hood grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 04:17 | S. Dakota St. | Paul Varnado is hacked by Jonathan Zywiec - foul #3 on Jonathan Zywiec, team foul #13 | 32-39 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John Bradshaw (SF), Joseph Carter (C) Brandon Leeper, Ronald Bombardier | |
| 04:17 | S. Dakota St. | Paul Varnado misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 04:17 | S. Dakota St. | Paul Varnado makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 04:08 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer is hacked by Paul Varnado - foul #3 on Paul Varnado, team foul #13 | 32-40 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan (C) Jonathan Zywiec | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Doerr (PG) Paul Varnado | |
| 04:08 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 04:08 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 03:52 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Carter is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-40 |
| 03:51 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 03:47 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 03:46 | S. Dakota St. | James Doerr pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Brian McGibney (very tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Oakes (very tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrel Palmer (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Dickey (very tired) 5 pts. C - Fred Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - James Doerr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Hamblen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lawrence Hood (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Carter (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | S. Dakota St. | Lawrence Hood misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 03:25 | N. Colorado | Brian McGibney grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 03:23 | N. Colorado | James Doerr steps in front of the Brian McGibney pass in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| 03:02 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Carter can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 33-40 |
| 03:01 | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 02:50 | N. Colorado | The short jumper by Darrel Palmer is denied by John Bradshaw | 33-40 |
| 02:48 | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 02:38 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-40 |
| 02:22 | S. Dakota St. | Lawrence Hood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 02:20 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Fred Jordan | 35-40 |
| 02:16 | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes loses the dribble to John Bradshaw in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 02:13 | S. Dakota St. | John Bradshaw lays it in | 35-42 |
| 01:58 | N. Colorado | Darrel Palmer makes the floater from the left side | 37-42 |
| 01:58 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Douglas Hughes (PG), Donald Wolf (SF), Andrew Imes (PF), Clifford Hill (C) Brian McGibney, Darrel Palmer, Paul Dickey, Fred Jordan | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson (SG), Brandon Leeper (SF), Ronald Bombardier (PF), Christopher Lockwood (C) Lester Hamblen, John Bradshaw, Lawrence Hood, Joseph Carter | |
| 01:42 | S. Dakota St. | Brandon Leeper comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 01:41 | N. Colorado | Andrew Imes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 01:18 | N. Colorado | Clifford Hill is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the lane | 37-42 |
| 01:16 | N. Colorado | Clifford Hill snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 01:00 | N. Colorado | Clifford Hill hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Bombardier - foul #2 on Ronald Bombardier, team foul #14 | 37-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Paul Dickey (PF) Andrew Imes | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Islas (PG) James Doerr | |
| 01:00 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-42 |
| 01:00 | N. Colorado | Clifford Hill misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 01:00 | N. Colorado | Clifford Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:49 | S. Dakota St. | William Islas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-42 |
| 00:47 | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Lockwood grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 00:32 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Dickey - foul #2 on Paul Dickey, team foul #14 | 38-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan (C) Clifford Hill | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:32 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:32 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:32 | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 00:23 | N. Colorado | Fred Jordan is called for a charge - foul #2 on Fred Jordan, team foul #15 | 38-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Doerr (SG) Tracy Johnson | |
| 00:04 | S. Dakota St. | Brandon Leeper knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Doerr | 38-44 |
| 00:00 | N. Colorado | Zachary Oakes misses short on a halfcourt shot | 38-44 |