| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kelly Robbins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Larson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Delbert Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - John Gothard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matt Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ira Mack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson inbounds the ball | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jimmy Larson | 44-29 |
| 19:21 | Abilene Christian | Ira Mack connects on the jump hook near the basket | 44-31 |
| 18:56 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis clanks a runner in the lane | 44-31 |
| 18:55 | Abilene Christian | Matt Moore snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 18:33 | Abilene Christian | Ira Mack's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Larson | 44-31 |
| 18:32 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 18:18 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 18:17 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson tips it but misses | 44-31 |
| 18:15 | Abilene Christian | John Gothard snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 17:50 | Abilene Christian | Delbert Lewis takes the ball from Ian Moore after a doubleteam | 44-31 |
| 17:21 | Colorado Mesa | John Gothard steals it from Delbert Lewis | 44-31 |
| 16:57 | Abilene Christian | Ira Mack shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by John Gothard and he's fouled by Jimmy Larson - foul #1 on Jimmy Larson, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg (SG), Oscar Michel (SF), Brock Townsend (PF) Kelly Robbins, Jimmy Larson, Delbert Lewis | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Lewis Boggan (PG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Kenneth Conlin (PF) John Gothard, Charles Smith, Matt Moore | |
| 16:57 | Abilene Christian | Ira Mack makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:40 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith is hacked by Kenneth Conlin - foul #1 on Kenneth Conlin, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (PG), Frederick Charest (C) George Smith, Michael Tucker | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Morehead (SG), Jeremy Quan (C) Ian Moore, Ira Mack | |
| 16:21 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-34 |
| 16:20 | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Conlin snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 16:10 | Abilene Christian | Ron Swank steals it from Gary Hardaway | 44-34 |
| 15:46 | Colorado Mesa | Gary Hardaway picks off the pass by Robert Youngberg | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Ron Swank (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Youngberg (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Oscar Michel (fresh) PF - Brock Townsend (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frederick Charest (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Lewis Boggan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Morehead (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Hardaway (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Conlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Quan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Conlin buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Lewis Boggan | 44-36 |
| 15:10 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 15:09 | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest tips it home | 46-36 |
| 14:46 | Abilene Christian | Lewis Boggan buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jeremy Quan and he's fouled by Oscar Michel - foul #2 on Oscar Michel, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Smith (PG), Kelly Robbins (SG), Jimmy Larson (SF), Delbert Lewis (PF), Michael Tucker (C) Ron Swank, Robert Youngberg, Oscar Michel, Brock Townsend, Frederick Charest | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith (SG), Ian Moore (SF), Matt Moore (PF), Ira Mack (C) Kenneth Morehead, Gary Hardaway, Kenneth Conlin, Jeremy Quan | |
| 14:46 | Abilene Christian | Lewis Boggan makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:25 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 14:24 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis hits the follow up shot | 48-39 |
| 14:05 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Boggan | 48-42 |
| 13:43 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson banks in the layup set up by George Smith | 50-42 |
| 13:27 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-42 |
| 13:25 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 13:01 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 12:59 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis hits the follow up shot | 52-42 |
| 12:52 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 12:51 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 12:31 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 12:29 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker tips it in | 54-42 |
| 12:09 | Abilene Christian | Ian Moore comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 12:08 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 12:03 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 12:02 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis misses the tip | 54-42 |
| 12:00 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 11:46 | Abilene Christian | Ira Mack is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 54-42 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg (SG), Oscar Michel (SF), Brock Townsend (PF) Kelly Robbins, Jimmy Larson, Delbert Lewis | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | John Gothard (PG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Kenneth Conlin (PF), Jeremy Quan (C) Lewis Boggan, Charles Smith, Matt Moore, Ira Mack | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Youngberg (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Oscar Michel (fresh) PF - Brock Townsend (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - John Gothard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ian Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hardaway (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Conlin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Quan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith hits a 3 from straight away set up by Robert Youngberg | 57-42 |
| 11:17 | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Conlin blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by George Smith - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #3 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (PG), Frederick Charest (C) George Smith, Michael Tucker | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Morehead (SG) Ian Moore | |
| 11:17 | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Conlin misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 11:17 | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Conlin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 11:03 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 11:01 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Kenneth Conlin | 57-43 |
| 10:40 | Abilene Christian | John Gothard misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Oscar Michel - foul #3 on Oscar Michel, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins (SG), Jimmy Larson (SF), Delbert Lewis (PF) Robert Youngberg, Oscar Michel, Brock Townsend | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Matt Moore (PF) Jeremy Quan | |
| 10:40 | Abilene Christian | John Gothard misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 10:40 | Abilene Christian | John Gothard misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 10:40 | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 10:22 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ron Swank | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:15 | Abilene Christian | John Gothard drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Hardaway | 59-46 |
| 10:09 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis double dribbles | 59-46 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Smith (PG), Michael Tucker (C) Ron Swank, Frederick Charest | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Ian Moore (SG) Kenneth Morehead | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:44 | Abilene Christian | Ian Moore is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-46 |
| 09:42 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 09:37 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-46 |
| 09:36 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Matt Moore | 59-46 |
| 09:12 | Abilene Christian | John Gothard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith (SG), Ira Mack (C) Gary Hardaway, Kenneth Conlin | |
| 08:50 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson travels with the ball | 59-46 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg (SG), Oscar Michel (SF), Brock Townsend (PF) Kelly Robbins, Jimmy Larson, Delbert Lewis | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jeremy Quan (PF) Matt Moore | |
| 08:36 | Abilene Christian | Ira Mack blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 59-46 |
| 08:35 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 08:13 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Ira Mack - foul #1 on Ira Mack, team foul #2 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Lewis Boggan (PG), Kenneth Conlin (PF) John Gothard, Jeremy Quan | |
| 08:13 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:13 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:13 | Abilene Christian | Ira Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 07:56 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 07:31 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 07:29 | Abilene Christian | Ian Moore pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Youngberg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Michel (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brock Townsend (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Tucker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Lewis Boggan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Conlin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ira Mack (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 07:14 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 07:02 | Abilene Christian | Michael Tucker steals the ball from Kenneth Conlin | 60-49 |
| 06:44 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-49 |
| 06:43 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend can't tip it in | 60-49 |
| 06:41 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 06:23 | Abilene Christian | Ira Mack hits a floater in the paint | 60-51 |
| 06:05 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker misses long on a shot from the right block | 60-51 |
| 06:04 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:52 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 05:50 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Ira Mack | 60-51 |
| 05:50 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins (SG), Jimmy Larson (SF), Delbert Lewis (PF) Robert Youngberg, Oscar Michel, Brock Townsend | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | John Gothard (PG), Matt Moore (PF) Lewis Boggan, Kenneth Conlin | |
| 05:39 | Abilene Christian | Ira Mack comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Tucker - foul #2 on Michael Tucker, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest (C) Michael Tucker | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 05:39 | Abilene Christian | Ira Mack makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:39 | Abilene Christian | Ira Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:21 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Matt Moore - foul #1 on Matt Moore, team foul #3 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Lewis Boggan (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Kenneth Conlin (C) Charles Smith, Ian Moore, Ira Mack | |
| 05:21 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:08 | Abilene Christian | Lewis Boggan is hacked by Kelly Robbins - foul #2 on Kelly Robbins, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (PG) George Smith | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 04:45 | Abilene Christian | John Gothard scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lewis Boggan | 63-56 |
| 04:35 | Colorado Mesa | Kenneth Conlin takes the ball from Kelly Robbins | 63-56 |
| 04:10 | Abilene Christian | Kelly Robbins picks off the pass by John Gothard | 63-56 |
| 03:52 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Delbert Lewis | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Abilene Christian | John Gothard misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-56 |
| 03:43 | Abilene Christian | Gary Hardaway snags the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 03:35 | Abilene Christian | Matt Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 03:34 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 03:34 | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Smith (PG), Michael Tucker (C) Ron Swank, Frederick Charest | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith (SG), Ian Moore (SF), Ira Mack (C) Lewis Boggan, Gary Hardaway, Kenneth Conlin | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kelly Robbins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jimmy Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Delbert Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Tucker (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - John Gothard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matt Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ira Mack (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from George Smith | 68-56 |
| 02:54 | Abilene Christian | George Smith takes the ball from Matt Moore | 68-56 |
| 02:51 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith lays it up and in | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith is fouled on the floor by Michael Tucker - foul #3 on Michael Tucker, team foul #7 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (PG), Robert Youngberg (SG), Oscar Michel (SF), Brock Townsend (PF), Frederick Charest (C) George Smith, Kelly Robbins, Jimmy Larson, Delbert Lewis, Michael Tucker | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Lewis Boggan (PG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Kenneth Conlin (PF), Jeremy Quan (C) John Gothard, Ian Moore, Matt Moore, Ira Mack | |
| 02:46 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 02:46 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 02:46 | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:19 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ron Swank | 72-57 |
| 02:02 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lewis Boggan | 72-60 |
| 01:33 | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Youngberg | 74-60 |
| 01:15 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 01:13 | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:44 | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Abilene Christian | Charles Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-60 |
| 00:36 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend gets the rebound | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Conlin | 76-60 |
| 00:10 | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Conlin blows the wide open dunk | 76-60 |
| 00:08 | Abilene Christian | Jeremy Quan hits the follow up shot | 76-62 |
| 00:00 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank runs out the clock | 76-62 |