| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Carl Meisner (fresh) SG - Alvin Wilson (fresh) SF - David Little (fresh) PF - Dale Ellis (fresh) C - Leonard Mandeville (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Colorado | PG - Paul Jordan (fresh) SG - Raymond Crow (fresh) SF - Peter Cox (fresh) PF - John Piccirillo (fresh) C - Michael Dodd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Colorado | Western Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Jordan - foul #1 on Paul Jordan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:49 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Western Colorado | John Piccirillo grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Western Colorado | Peter Cox scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Jordan | 2-3 |
| 19:16 | Fort Hays St. | John Piccirillo is called for the reach on Carl Meisner - foul #1 on John Piccirillo, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 18:45 | Western Colorado | Peter Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:43 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:38 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville is fouled on the floor by Michael Dodd - foul #1 on Michael Dodd, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| 18:26 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 18:24 | Fort Hays St. | David Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 17:48 | Western Colorado | Peter Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:41 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 4-3 |
| 17:40 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 17:25 | Western Colorado | David Little is called for the reach on Peter Cox - foul #1 on David Little, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), Ty Scher (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), Randall Elliott (PF), James Copeland (C) Carl Meisner, Alvin Wilson, David Little, Dale Ellis, Leonard Mandeville | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | | |
| 17:08 | Western Colorado | Peter Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Keith Hecker (SG), Lester Gibson (C) Raymond Crow, Michael Dodd | |
| 16:52 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland hits a runner near the basket | 8-3 |
| 16:48 | Western Colorado | Peter Cox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 16:47 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:42 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 8-3 |
| 16:41 | Western Colorado | John Piccirillo gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:34 | Western Colorado | Peter Cox misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 16:33 | Western Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Gibson | 8-3 |
| 16:25 | Western Colorado | Lester Gibson's fadeaway is rejected by Randall Elliott | 8-3 |
| 16:24 | Western Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to John Piccirillo | 8-3 |
| 16:11 | Western Colorado | Keith Hecker hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 16:10 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:06 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 8-3 |
| 16:04 | Western Colorado | Keith Hecker grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Michael Stearns (fresh) SG - Ty Scher (fresh) SF - Walter Mustafa (fresh) PF - Randall Elliott (fresh) C - James Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Colorado | PG - Paul Jordan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Hecker (fresh) SF - Peter Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lester Gibson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Western Colorado | Keith Hecker scores on a 3 from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:31 | Fort Hays St. | The short jumper by Randall Elliott is denied by John Piccirillo | 8-6 |
| 15:29 | Western Colorado | Peter Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:10 | Western Colorado | Lester Gibson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Randall Elliott - foul #1 on Randall Elliott, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (PG), Alvin Wilson (SG), Paul Brown (SF), Dale Ellis (PF), Arnold Lofton (C) Michael Stearns, Ty Scher, Walter Mustafa, Randall Elliott, James Copeland | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff (PG), Raymond Crow (SG), Cedrick Knowles (SF), Joseph Radley (PF) Paul Jordan, Keith Hecker, Peter Cox, John Piccirillo | |
| 15:10 | Western Colorado | Lester Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:10 | Western Colorado | Lester Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:55 | Fort Hays St. | Cedrick Knowles swats the shot by Paul Brown | 8-7 |
| 14:54 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:30 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 8-7 |
| 14:28 | Western Colorado | Lester Gibson snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 14:16 | Western Colorado | Cedrick Knowles drills a floater near the basket set up by Louis Schiff | 8-9 |
| 13:53 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 13:51 | Western Colorado | Raymond Crow pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:49 | Western Colorado | Lester Gibson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | David Little (SF), Leonard Mandeville (C) Carl Meisner, Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Michael Dodd (C) Lester Gibson | |
| 13:37 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (PG), Ty Scher (SG), Dale Ellis (PF) Paul Brown, Alvin Wilson, Arnold Lofton | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | | |
| 13:24 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Little - foul #2 on David Little, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa (SF) David Little | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Keith Hecker (SG) Raymond Crow | |
| 13:24 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:24 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:01 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Carl Meisner and the foul's on Michael Dodd - foul #2 on Michael Dodd, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), Randall Elliott (PF) Carl Meisner, Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Peter Cox (SF), John Piccirillo (PF), Lester Gibson (C) Cedrick Knowles, Joseph Radley, Michael Dodd | |
| 13:01 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:58 | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan (PG) Louis Schiff | |
| 12:45 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 11-11 |
| 12:43 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville can't tip it in | 11-11 |
| 12:42 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa tips it back up and in | 13-11 |
| 12:40 | Western Colorado | Michael Stearns is called for the reach on Lester Gibson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Stearns, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson (SG) Ty Scher | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | | |
| 12:23 | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 12:22 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:18 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Peter Cox - foul #1 on Peter Cox, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton (PF), James Copeland (C) Randall Elliott, Leonard Mandeville | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Raymond Crow (SG) Keith Hecker | |
| 12:18 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:18 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:00 | Western Colorado | John Piccirillo drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Cox | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Michael Stearns (fairly fresh) SG - Alvin Wilson (fresh) SF - Walter Mustafa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arnold Lofton (fresh) C - James Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Colorado | PG - Paul Jordan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Crow (fresh) SF - Peter Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Gibson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Alvin Wilson | 17-13 |
| 11:18 | Western Colorado | Lester Gibson lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Cox | 17-15 |
| 10:56 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns is whistled for a carry | 17-15 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (PG), Ty Scher (SG), Paul Brown (SF), Randall Elliott (PF), Leonard Mandeville (C) Michael Stearns, Alvin Wilson, Walter Mustafa, Arnold Lofton, James Copeland | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff (PG), Keith Hecker (SG), Joseph Radley (PF), Cedrick Knowles (C) Paul Jordan, Raymond Crow, John Piccirillo, Lester Gibson | |
| 10:54 | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff is fouled in the backcourt by Ty Scher - foul #1 on Ty Scher, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| 10:45 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Randall Elliott - foul #2 on Randall Elliott, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis (PF) Randall Elliott | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | | |
| 10:45 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:45 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:21 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner drills a jumpshot from the left side | 19-17 |
| 10:07 | Western Colorado | Peter Cox misses the fadeaway from the left side | 19-17 |
| 10:05 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 10:00 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis is fouled on the floor by Peter Cox - foul #2 on Peter Cox, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan (PG) Peter Cox | |
| 09:40 | Fort Hays St. | Joseph Radley denies the turnaround by Carl Meisner | 19-17 |
| 09:39 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:27 | Western Colorado | Dale Ellis is called for the reach on Keith Hecker - foul #1 on Dale Ellis, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), James Copeland (C) Ty Scher, Paul Brown, Leonard Mandeville | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | John Piccirillo (PF) Paul Jordan | |
| 09:27 | Western Colorado | Keith Hecker makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:27 | Western Colorado | Keith Hecker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:17 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-19 |
| 09:16 | Western Colorado | John Piccirillo gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:12 | Western Colorado | Carl Meisner takes the ball from Joseph Radley in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 09:00 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Copeland | 21-19 |
| 08:55 | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff's floater is knocked away by James Copeland | 21-19 |
| 08:54 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:48 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by John Piccirillo - foul #2 on John Piccirillo, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan (PG), Raymond Crow (SG), Lester Gibson (C) Louis Schiff, Keith Hecker, John Piccirillo | |
| 08:48 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:48 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:48 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 08:34 | Western Colorado | Lester Gibson misses badly on a floater in the paint | 21-19 |
| 08:33 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley can't tip it in | 21-19 |
| 08:32 | Western Colorado | Cedrick Knowles tips it home | 21-21 |
| 08:19 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Crow - foul #1 on Raymond Crow, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher (SG), Arnold Lofton (PF), Leonard Mandeville (C) Alvin Wilson, Dale Ellis, James Copeland | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | | |
| 08:19 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:19 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:54 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley is hacked by Ty Scher - foul #2 on Ty Scher, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), Alvin Wilson (SG), Paul Brown (SF) Carl Meisner, Ty Scher, Walter Mustafa | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff (SF) Cedrick Knowles | |
| 07:54 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:54 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Michael Stearns (fresh) SG - Alvin Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Brown (fresh) PF - Arnold Lofton (fresh) C - Leonard Mandeville (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Colorado | PG - Paul Jordan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Crow (fresh) SF - Louis Schiff (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Radley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Gibson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown is fouled on the floor by Louis Schiff - foul #1 on Louis Schiff, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| 07:34 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:34 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:17 | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Crow | 25-26 |
| 07:11 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-26 |
| 07:09 | Western Colorado | The rebound goes to Lester Gibson | 25-26 |
| 07:02 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Radley, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis (PF), James Copeland (C) Arnold Lofton, Leonard Mandeville | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Keith Hecker (SG), Cedrick Knowles (SF) Paul Jordan, Raymond Crow | |
| 06:46 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown loses the dribble to Keith Hecker | 25-26 |
| 06:35 | Western Colorado | Cedrick Knowles comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dale Ellis - foul #2 on Dale Ellis, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (PG), Walter Mustafa (SF), Arnold Lofton (PF) Michael Stearns, Paul Brown, Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Peter Cox (PG), John Piccirillo (PF), Michael Dodd (C) Louis Schiff, Joseph Radley, Lester Gibson | |
| 06:35 | Western Colorado | Cedrick Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:35 | Western Colorado | Cedrick Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:11 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Dodd - foul #3 on Michael Dodd, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan (PG) Michael Dodd | |
| 06:11 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:11 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:46 | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Cox | 27-31 |
| 05:40 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Cedrick Knowles - foul #1 on Cedrick Knowles, team foul #12 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville (C) James Copeland | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff (PG), Raymond Crow (SG) Paul Jordan, Keith Hecker | |
| 05:40 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:40 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:19 | Western Colorado | Cedrick Knowles misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 29-31 |
| 05:18 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 05:13 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner drills a jumper from the left side | 31-31 |
| 04:53 | Western Colorado | Peter Cox is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Schiff | 31-33 |
| 04:35 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), Paul Brown (SF) Carl Meisner, Walter Mustafa | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Lester Gibson (C) Cedrick Knowles | |
| 04:21 | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-33 |
| 04:19 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 04:14 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown is fouled on the floor by Lester Gibson - foul #1 on Lester Gibson, team foul #13 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland (PF) Arnold Lofton | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan (PG), Keith Hecker (SG) Louis Schiff, Raymond Crow | |
| 04:14 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 04:14 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:56 | Western Colorado | Lester Gibson lays it in on a great pass from John Piccirillo | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Michael Stearns (fresh) SG - Alvin Wilson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Paul Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Copeland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Leonard Mandeville (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Colorado | PG - Paul Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Hecker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Gibson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Fort Hays St. | Lester Gibson blocks the short jumper by Leonard Mandeville | 33-35 |
| 03:31 | Western Colorado | John Piccirillo gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 03:07 | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 03:05 | Western Colorado | Peter Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 02:46 | Western Colorado | Alvin Wilson is called for the reach on Paul Jordan - foul #1 on Alvin Wilson, team foul #10 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (PG), Ty Scher (SG), David Little (SF), Dale Ellis (PF), Randall Elliott (C) Michael Stearns, Alvin Wilson, Paul Brown, James Copeland, Leonard Mandeville | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Raymond Crow (SG), Louis Schiff (SF), Cedrick Knowles (C) Keith Hecker, Peter Cox, Lester Gibson | |
| 02:46 | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:46 | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:33 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Jordan - foul #2 on Paul Jordan, team foul #14 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Peter Cox (SF), Joseph Radley (PF) Paul Jordan, John Piccirillo | |
| 02:33 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:33 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 02:25 | Western Colorado | David Little is called for the reach on Raymond Crow - foul #3 on David Little, team foul #11 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa (SF) David Little | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | | |
| 02:25 | Western Colorado | Raymond Crow makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 02:25 | Western Colorado | Raymond Crow misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 02:25 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 02:19 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Carl Meisner, team foul #12 | 35-37 |
| 02:16 | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff is hacked by Carl Meisner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Meisner, team foul #13 | 35-37 |
| 02:16 | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 02:16 | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 02:16 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 01:52 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), James Copeland (C) Carl Meisner, Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | | |
| 01:43 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 01:41 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 01:36 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa can't finish the layup | 35-38 |
| 01:34 | Western Colorado | Joseph Radley gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 01:21 | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Cedrick Knowles and he's hacked by Michael Stearns - foul #2 on Michael Stearns, team foul #14 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis (PF) Randall Elliott | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan (PG), John Piccirillo (PF) Peter Cox, Joseph Radley | |
| 01:21 | Western Colorado | Louis Schiff makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:55 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland is fouled on the floor by John Piccirillo - foul #3 on John Piccirillo, team foul #15 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (PG) Michael Stearns | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Keith Hecker (SG), Joseph Radley (PF), Lester Gibson (C) Raymond Crow, John Piccirillo, Cedrick Knowles | |
| 00:55 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 00:55 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 00:50 | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville (C) James Copeland | |
| Subs | Western Colorado | Peter Cox (SF) Louis Schiff | |
| 00:35 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner's pass is intercepted by Paul Jordan | 37-41 |
| 00:33 | Western Colorado | Dale Ellis steps in front of the Lester Gibson pass in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 00:17 | Fort Hays St. | Peter Cox picks off the pass by Walter Mustafa | 37-41 |
| 00:00 | Western Colorado | Paul Jordan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-41 |