| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Anthony Billips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Gist (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Huse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald McCalister (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Teske (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Trenton Tessier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Lansing (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Waite (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Gean (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Bonney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado Mesa | James Waite inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Gean misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 19:43 | Colorado Mesa | Tyrone Bonney hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 19:27 | Tarleton St. | Bill Teske scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Theodore Gist and he's fouled by Tyrone Bonney - foul #1 on Tyrone Bonney, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:27 | Tarleton St. | Bill Teske misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:27 | Colorado Mesa | Tyrone Bonney grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 19:21 | Colorado Mesa | James Waite is hacked by Ronald Huse - foul #2 on Ronald Huse, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:11 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Gean buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 18:46 | Tarleton St. | Reginald McCalister scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-38 |
| 18:22 | Colorado Mesa | James Waite is called for traveling | 33-38 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | John Ewen (PG), Mark Kearney (SF) Trenton Tessier, James Waite | |
| 18:03 | Tarleton St. | Ronald Huse is fouled on the floor by Dale Lansing - foul #2 on Dale Lansing, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Ellis Nash (C) Bill Teske | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | John Hull (SG), Dennis Middleton (SF), Danny Gibbs (C) Dale Lansing, Robert Gean, Tyrone Bonney | |
| 17:54 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 17:52 | Tarleton St. | Ellis Nash tips it but misses | 33-38 |
| 17:51 | Colorado Mesa | John Hull snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 17:26 | Colorado Mesa | John Ewen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 17:24 | Tarleton St. | Reginald McCalister gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:08 | Tarleton St. | Reginald McCalister's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Michael Evans (PG), Charles Yeager (SG), James Centers (SF), Manuel Krauss (C) Anthony Billips, Theodore Gist, Ronald Huse, Reginald McCalister | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Trenton Tessier (PG), James Waite (SF) John Hull, Dennis Middleton | |
| 16:52 | Colorado Mesa | Danny Gibbs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Ewen | 33-40 |
| 16:32 | Tarleton St. | Michael Evans's pass is intercepted by James Waite | 33-40 |
| 16:19 | Colorado Mesa | Mark Kearney misses the jumper from the baseline | 33-40 |
| 16:17 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Ellis Nash | 33-40 |
| 15:53 | Tarleton St. | Michael Evans misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 15:51 | Colorado Mesa | James Waite grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Michael Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Yeager (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Centers (fresh) PF - Ellis Nash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Krauss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Trenton Tessier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Ewen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Waite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Kearney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Gibbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Colorado Mesa | Mark Kearney's pass is intercepted by James Centers | 33-40 |
| 15:20 | Tarleton St. | Michael Evans banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Centers | 35-40 |
| 15:16 | Colorado Mesa | Trenton Tessier is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips (PG), Theodore Gist (SG), Ronald Huse (SF), Reginald McCalister (PF), Bill Teske (C) Michael Evans, Charles Yeager, James Centers, Ellis Nash, Manuel Krauss | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | John Hull (PG), Dale Lansing (SG), Dennis Middleton (SF), Robert Gean (PF), Tyrone Bonney (C) Trenton Tessier, John Ewen, James Waite, Mark Kearney, Danny Gibbs | |
| 15:06 | Tarleton St. | Bill Teske is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bill Teske, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 14:59 | Colorado Mesa | John Hull clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 14:58 | Tarleton St. | Ronald Huse snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 14:55 | Tarleton St. | Theodore Gist is fouled in the backcourt by Tyrone Bonney - foul #2 on Tyrone Bonney, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| 14:40 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 14:18 | Colorado Mesa | The jumper by Dale Lansing is denied by Reginald McCalister | 37-40 |
| 14:17 | Colorado Mesa | Dale Lansing misses the tip | 37-40 |
| 14:16 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 13:57 | Tarleton St. | Reginald McCalister hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from close range | 37-40 |
| 13:56 | Tarleton St. | Reginald McCalister grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:37 | Tarleton St. | Reginald McCalister is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Anthony Billips | 39-40 |
| 13:14 | Colorado Mesa | Tyrone Bonney can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Bill Teske - foul #3 on Bill Teske, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Michael Evans (SG), James Centers (SF), Ellis Nash (PF), Manuel Krauss (C) Theodore Gist, Ronald Huse, Reginald McCalister, Bill Teske | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Trenton Tessier (PG), Robert Eilers (SG), James Waite (SF), Danny Gibbs (PF) John Hull, Dale Lansing, Dennis Middleton, Robert Gean | |
| 13:14 | Colorado Mesa | Tyrone Bonney makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:14 | Colorado Mesa | Tyrone Bonney makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:45 | Tarleton St. | Michael Evans hits a runner in the paint | 41-42 |
| 12:43 | Colorado Mesa | Trenton Tessier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Charles Yeager (SG) Anthony Billips | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Robert Jackson (C) Tyrone Bonney | |
| 12:32 | Tarleton St. | Ellis Nash hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Eilers - foul #3 on Robert Eilers, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| 12:32 | Tarleton St. | Ellis Nash misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:32 | Tarleton St. | Ellis Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:32 | Colorado Mesa | Danny Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:14 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Evans takes the ball from Trenton Tessier | 41-42 |
| 12:12 | Tarleton St. | Michael Evans loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Robert Schneider (PF) Ellis Nash | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | John Ewen (SG) James Waite | |
| 11:54 | Colorado Mesa | John Ewen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Ewen, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Theodore Gist (SG), Ronald Huse (SF), Reginald McCalister (PF), Bill Teske (C) Charles Yeager, James Centers, Robert Schneider, Manuel Krauss | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Dale Lansing (SG), Robert Gean (PF) Trenton Tessier, Danny Gibbs | |
| 11:43 | Tarleton St. | Reginald McCalister misses the floater in the lane | 41-42 |
| 11:41 | Tarleton St. | Bill Teske tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Michael Evans (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Theodore Gist (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Huse (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Reginald McCalister (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Teske (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - John Ewen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Lansing (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eilers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Gean (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Jackson misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Bill Teske - foul #4 on Bill Teske, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips (PG), Manuel Krauss (C) Michael Evans, Bill Teske | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Mark Kearney (SF) Robert Eilers | |
| 11:32 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:32 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:05 | Tarleton St. | Mark Kearney steals it from Ronald Huse | 43-43 |
| 10:46 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Gean comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-43 |
| 10:44 | Colorado Mesa | Mark Kearney can't tip it in | 43-43 |
| 10:42 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 10:39 | Tarleton St. | John Ewen picks off the pass by Theodore Gist in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 10:25 | Colorado Mesa | John Ewen makes the runner from the left block and the foul's on Reginald McCalister - foul #2 on Reginald McCalister, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Michael Evans (SG), James Centers (SF), Robert Schneider (PF), Ellis Nash (C) Theodore Gist, Ronald Huse, Reginald McCalister, Manuel Krauss | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Trenton Tessier (PG), James Waite (SF), Danny Gibbs (PF), Tyrone Bonney (C) Dale Lansing, Mark Kearney, Robert Gean, Robert Jackson | |
| 10:25 | Colorado Mesa | John Ewen misses the free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:25 | Tarleton St. | Robert Schneider snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 10:01 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 09:59 | Colorado Mesa | Danny Gibbs snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 09:43 | Colorado Mesa | John Ewen misses the lay-in | 43-45 |
| 09:42 | Tarleton St. | Ellis Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:26 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Charles Yeager (SG), Manuel Krauss (C) Anthony Billips, Robert Schneider | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | John Hull (PG), Robert Eilers (SG), Dennis Middleton (SF) Trenton Tessier, John Ewen, James Waite | |
| 09:13 | Colorado Mesa | Dennis Middleton misses short on a floater from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 09:12 | Tarleton St. | Ellis Nash pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:56 | Tarleton St. | Manuel Krauss is hacked by Tyrone Bonney - foul #3 on Tyrone Bonney, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Theodore Gist (SG), Ronald Huse (SF), Reginald McCalister (PF) Michael Evans, James Centers, Manuel Krauss | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Dale Lansing (SG), Robert Gean (PF) Robert Eilers, Danny Gibbs | |
| 08:36 | Tarleton St. | Ronald Huse hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-45 |
| 08:35 | Tarleton St. | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Yeager | 43-45 |
| 08:17 | Tarleton St. | Ellis Nash knocks in the floater from the left block | 45-45 |
| 07:57 | Colorado Mesa | John Hull drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tyrone Bonney and the foul's on Charles Yeager - foul #1 on Charles Yeager, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips (PG), Bill Teske (C) Charles Yeager, Ellis Nash | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Trenton Tessier (PG), James Waite (SF), Mark Kearney (C) Dale Lansing, Dennis Middleton, Tyrone Bonney | |
| 07:57 | Colorado Mesa | John Hull misses the free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:57 | Tarleton St. | Bill Teske grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:54 | Tarleton St. | Theodore Gist is fouled in the backcourt by John Hull - foul #2 on John Hull, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Robert Eilers (SG) John Hull | |
| 07:54 | Tarleton St. | Theodore Gist misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:54 | Colorado Mesa | Mark Kearney grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 07:47 | Colorado Mesa | James Waite misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 07:46 | Colorado Mesa | Trenton Tessier can't tip it in | 45-47 |
| 07:44 | Colorado Mesa | James Waite pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:26 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Gean clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-47 |
| 07:25 | Colorado Mesa | Mark Kearney grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Anthony Billips (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Gist (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Huse (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Reginald McCalister (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Teske (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Trenton Tessier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Eilers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Waite (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Gean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Kearney (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Colorado Mesa | James Waite is hacked by Theodore Gist - foul #2 on Theodore Gist, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Michael Evans (SG), James Centers (SF), Manuel Krauss (PF) Theodore Gist, Ronald Huse, Reginald McCalister | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Danny Gibbs (C) Robert Gean | |
| 07:20 | Colorado Mesa | James Waite misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:20 | Colorado Mesa | Danny Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:05 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Eilers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 07:04 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Bill Teske | 45-47 |
| 07:02 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips is fouled in the backcourt by Trenton Tessier - foul #3 on Trenton Tessier, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Robert Jackson (C) James Waite | |
| 07:02 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:02 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:41 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Eilers clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Michael Evans - foul #1 on Michael Evans, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Charles Yeager (SG) Anthony Billips | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Dale Lansing (SG) Mark Kearney | |
| 06:41 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Eilers makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:41 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Eilers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:22 | Tarleton St. | Manuel Krauss hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 06:20 | Colorado Mesa | Dale Lansing gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:15 | Colorado Mesa | Dale Lansing misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Yeager - foul #2 on Charles Yeager, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Theodore Gist (SG), Ronald Huse (SF), Reginald McCalister (PF) Charles Yeager, James Centers, Manuel Krauss | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | John Hull (PG), Dennis Middleton (SF) Trenton Tessier, Robert Eilers | |
| 06:15 | Colorado Mesa | Dale Lansing misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:15 | Colorado Mesa | Dale Lansing makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:58 | Tarleton St. | Theodore Gist misses the shot from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 05:57 | Colorado Mesa | The rebound goes to Danny Gibbs | 47-50 |
| 05:37 | Colorado Mesa | John Hull comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-50 |
| 05:36 | Tarleton St. | Bill Teske grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:15 | Tarleton St. | Ronald Huse scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Theodore Gist and he's fouled by Danny Gibbs - foul #3 on Danny Gibbs, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips (PG), Ellis Nash (C) Michael Evans, Bill Teske | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Mark Kearney (PG), John Ewen (SG), James Waite (SF), Robert Gean (PF), Tyrone Bonney (C) John Hull, Dale Lansing, Dennis Middleton, Danny Gibbs, Robert Jackson | |
| 05:15 | Tarleton St. | Ronald Huse misses the free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:15 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Gean pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 04:53 | Colorado Mesa | Tyrone Bonney blows the layup | 49-50 |
| 04:52 | Tarleton St. | Ellis Nash pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 04:35 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Ronald Huse | 52-50 |
| 04:10 | Colorado Mesa | John Ewen is hacked by Theodore Gist - foul #3 on Theodore Gist, team foul #10 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Charles Yeager (SG), James Centers (SF), Manuel Krauss (C) Theodore Gist, Ronald Huse, Reginald McCalister | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Trenton Tessier (PG) Mark Kearney | |
| 04:10 | Colorado Mesa | John Ewen makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:10 | Colorado Mesa | John Ewen misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:10 | Tarleton St. | Ellis Nash grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 03:49 | Tarleton St. | Ellis Nash is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-51 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Dale Lansing (SG), Dennis Middleton (SF) John Ewen, James Waite | |
| 03:36 | Colorado Mesa | Trenton Tessier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 03:35 | Tarleton St. | Manuel Krauss pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 03:31 | Tarleton St. | Charles Yeager is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Middleton - foul #1 on Dennis Middleton, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Michael Evans (C) Ellis Nash | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Danny Gibbs (C) Tyrone Bonney | |
| 03:31 | Tarleton St. | Charles Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:31 | Tarleton St. | Charles Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 03:12 | Colorado Mesa | Danny Gibbs misses short on a shot in the lane | 54-51 |
| 03:11 | Tarleton St. | Anthony Billips snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Anthony Billips (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Yeager (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Centers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Krauss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Evans (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Trenton Tessier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dale Lansing (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Middleton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Gean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Tarleton St. | Michael Evans comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 02:54 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Gean gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 02:54 | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Theodore Gist (SG), Ronald Huse (SF), Reginald McCalister (PF), Bill Teske (C) Charles Yeager, James Centers, Manuel Krauss, Michael Evans | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | James Waite (SF), Tyrone Bonney (C) Dennis Middleton, Danny Gibbs | |
| 02:44 | Colorado Mesa | Trenton Tessier misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 02:42 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Gean hits the follow up shot | 54-53 |
| 02:26 | Tarleton St. | Bill Teske scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Gist and the foul's on Dale Lansing - foul #3 on Dale Lansing, team foul #11 | 56-53 |
| 02:26 | Tarleton St. | Bill Teske misses the free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:26 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Gean snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 02:13 | Colorado Mesa | Trenton Tessier is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 56-53 |
| 02:06 | Tarleton St. | Dale Lansing steals the ball from Anthony Billips in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 02:05 | Colorado Mesa | Dale Lansing lays it up and in | 56-55 |
| 01:40 | Tarleton St. | Theodore Gist is open and lays it up and in | 58-55 |
| 01:18 | Colorado Mesa | James Waite is fouled on the floor by Ronald Huse - foul #3 on Ronald Huse, team foul #11 | 58-55 |
| 01:18 | Colorado Mesa | James Waite makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:18 | Colorado Mesa | James Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:03 | Tarleton St. | Ronald Huse misses the lay-in | 58-57 |
| 01:02 | Colorado Mesa | James Waite gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:43 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Gean misses the dunk attempt | 58-57 |
| 00:42 | Colorado Mesa | Tyrone Bonney tips it home | 58-59 |
| 00:40 | Tarleton St. | Tyrone Bonney is called for the reach on Bill Teske in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tyrone Bonney, team foul #12 | 58-59 |
| 00:40 | Tarleton St. | Bill Teske makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:40 | Tarleton St. | Bill Teske misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:40 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Gean pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Gean's layup is rejected by Reginald McCalister | 59-59 |
| 00:14 | Tarleton St. | Reginald McCalister gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:12 | Tarleton St. | Reginald McCalister's pass is intercepted by James Waite in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 00:05 | Colorado Mesa | Trenton Tessier hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Gean | 59-61 |
| 00:05 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tarleton St. | Theodore Gist can't connect on a shot from the right block | 59-61 |