| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Edwin Dougherty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randy Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Young (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Don (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Carwile (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - James McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Franson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Warthen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Garry Craig (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri Western St. | John Young inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Missouri Western St. | Missouri Western St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Franson - foul #2 on Jerry Franson, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:34 | Missouri Western St. | John Young comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 19:33 | Missouri Western St. | John Young grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:22 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris double dribbles | 31-34 |
| 18:54 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 18:52 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 18:23 | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 18:01 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen banks in the layup | 34-36 |
| 17:39 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Warthen steals it from John Young | 34-36 |
| 17:19 | Colorado Mesa | Jerry Franson is fouled on the floor by James Carwile - foul #1 on James Carwile, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Gregory Flory (PG), Roy Huhn (SG), Harold Grant (SF), Joe Rossiter (PF), Stephen Guthrie (C) Edwin Dougherty, Randy Harris, John Young, Thomas Don, James Carwile | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jeffery Cotter (PG), Ronald Campas (SG), Milo Thomas (SF), Ernest Burton (PF), Edward Neville (C) James McLaughlin, Jerry Franson, Michael Hansen, Richard Warthen, Garry Craig | |
| 17:09 | Colorado Mesa | Ernest Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-36 |
| 17:05 | Missouri Western St. | Ernest Burton is called for the reach on Gregory Flory in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Burton, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| 16:59 | Missouri Western St. | Joe Rossiter can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 34-36 |
| 16:57 | Missouri Western St. | Harold Grant gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:50 | Missouri Western St. | Gregory Flory makes the wide open floater from the right side set up by Joe Rossiter | 36-36 |
| 16:30 | Colorado Mesa | Edward Neville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| 16:27 | Missouri Western St. | Harold Grant's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Cotter in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 16:11 | Colorado Mesa | Jeffery Cotter is hacked by Joe Rossiter - foul #1 on Joe Rossiter, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris (SG) Roy Huhn | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen (PF) Milo Thomas | |
| 15:55 | Colorado Mesa | Jeffery Cotter misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-36 |
| 15:54 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Gregory Flory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Grant (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joe Rossiter (fresh) C - Stephen Guthrie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Jeffery Cotter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Campas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernest Burton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Warthen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Neville (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Colorado Mesa | Edward Neville hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 15:41 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:35 | Missouri Western St. | Gregory Flory misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 36-36 |
| 15:34 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 15:12 | Colorado Mesa | Edward Neville connects on the jumper in the paint | 36-38 |
| 15:08 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Flory and he's fouled by Edward Neville - foul #1 on Edward Neville, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Steven Dixon (PG), John Young (SF), Thomas Don (PF), Richard Port (C) Gregory Flory, Harold Grant, Joe Rossiter, Stephen Guthrie | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin (PG), Jerry Franson (SG), James Alfaro (SF), Garry Craig (C) Jeffery Cotter, Ronald Campas, Ernest Burton, Edward Neville | |
| 15:08 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:46 | Colorado Mesa | James Alfaro buries a shot from the left block set up by James McLaughlin and he's hacked by Thomas Don - foul #1 on Thomas Don, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty (SG) Randy Harris | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Milo Thomas (PF) Richard Warthen | |
| 14:46 | Colorado Mesa | James Alfaro misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:46 | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:42 | Missouri Western St. | Steven Dixon is hacked by James Alfaro in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Alfaro, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Michael Hansen (SF) James Alfaro | |
| 14:35 | Missouri Western St. | Steven Dixon is fouled on the floor by James McLaughlin - foul #1 on James McLaughlin, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| 14:28 | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Milo Thomas - foul #2 on Milo Thomas, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | James Carwile (C) Richard Port | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 14:28 | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:28 | Colorado Mesa | Milo Thomas snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 14:24 | Colorado Mesa | Jerry Franson loses the dribble to Steven Dixon | 41-40 |
| 14:02 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-40 |
| 14:01 | Colorado Mesa | Milo Thomas grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 13:55 | Colorado Mesa | The short jumper by Garry Craig is denied by Thomas Don | 41-40 |
| 13:54 | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 13:35 | Missouri Western St. | Steven Dixon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 13:33 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty can't tip it in | 41-40 |
| 13:32 | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:18 | Missouri Western St. | John Young hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Don | 43-40 |
| 12:58 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Hansen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-40 |
| 12:56 | Missouri Western St. | James Carwile grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:52 | Missouri Western St. | Michael Hansen steals the ball from Steven Dixon in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 12:31 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Hansen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-40 |
| 12:30 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 12:07 | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don misses the 3 from straight away | 43-40 |
| 12:05 | Missouri Western St. | John Young gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 11:50 | Missouri Western St. | John Young can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 43-40 |
| 11:49 | Colorado Mesa | Milo Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Steven Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edwin Dougherty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Don (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Carwile (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - James McLaughlin (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Franson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hansen (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Milo Thomas (tiring) 4 reb. C - Garry Craig (tiring) | |
| 11:20 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Hansen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 11:19 | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 10:57 | Missouri Western St. | Steven Dixon misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-40 |
| 10:56 | Colorado Mesa | The rebound goes to Milo Thomas | 43-40 |
| 10:30 | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Don | 43-40 |
| 10:29 | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:24 | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Dixon - foul #4 on Steven Dixon, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Gregory Flory (PG), Randy Harris (SG), Harold Grant (SF), Joe Rossiter (PF), Stephen Guthrie (C) Steven Dixon, Edwin Dougherty, John Young, Thomas Don, James Carwile | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jeffery Cotter (SG), Ernest Burton (SF), Richard Warthen (PF), Edward Neville (C) Jerry Franson, Michael Hansen, Milo Thomas, Garry Craig | |
| 10:24 | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:24 | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:03 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris is hacked by Jeffery Cotter - foul #2 on Jeffery Cotter, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Campas (SG) James McLaughlin | |
| 10:03 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:03 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:03 | Colorado Mesa | The rebound goes to Edward Neville | 44-42 |
| 09:40 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Harold Grant - foul #1 on Harold Grant, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| 09:40 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:40 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:33 | Missouri Western St. | Harold Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| 09:13 | Colorado Mesa | Ernest Burton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Michael Hansen (SF) Ernest Burton | |
| 09:10 | Missouri Western St. | Harold Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Warthen - foul #1 on Richard Warthen, team foul #8 | 44-43 |
| 09:10 | Missouri Western St. | Harold Grant misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:10 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:59 | Colorado Mesa | Randy Harris is called for the reach on Ronald Campas - foul #2 on Randy Harris, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Roy Huhn (PG), John Young (SF), Richard Port (C) Gregory Flory, Harold Grant, Stephen Guthrie | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 08:42 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Campas connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 44-45 |
| 08:24 | Missouri Western St. | Roy Huhn hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Harris | 46-45 |
| 08:20 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Campas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 08:18 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Port snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 08:15 | Missouri Western St. | Ronald Campas is called for the reach on Randy Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Campas, team foul #9 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Stephen Guthrie (C) Joe Rossiter | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin (PG), Jerry Franson (SG), Ernest Burton (SF) Jeffery Cotter, Ronald Campas, Michael Hansen | |
| 08:15 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:15 | Colorado Mesa | Edward Neville snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 08:03 | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 07:46 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Port clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Warthen - foul #2 on Richard Warthen, team foul #10 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Gregory Flory (PG) Roy Huhn | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | James Alfaro (SF) Richard Warthen | |
| 07:46 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Port makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:46 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Port misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:46 | Colorado Mesa | Ernest Burton gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Gregory Flory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Young (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Port (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Guthrie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - James McLaughlin (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Franson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Alfaro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ernest Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Neville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-47 |
| 07:41 | Colorado Mesa | The offensive rebound goes to James Alfaro | 47-47 |
| 07:31 | Colorado Mesa | James Alfaro lays it up and in and he's fouled by Richard Port - foul #1 on Richard Port, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Harold Grant (SF), Thomas Don (PF), James Carwile (C) John Young, Richard Port, Stephen Guthrie | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen (PF) Ernest Burton | |
| 07:31 | Colorado Mesa | James Alfaro misses the free throw | 47-49 |
| 07:31 | Missouri Western St. | James Carwile gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:20 | Missouri Western St. | James Carwile buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Harris and he's hacked by Edward Neville - foul #2 on Edward Neville, team foul #11 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Steven Dixon (PG) Randy Harris | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jeffery Cotter (PG) James McLaughlin | |
| 07:20 | Missouri Western St. | James Carwile makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:00 | Colorado Mesa | Harold Grant takes the ball from Edward Neville | 50-49 |
| 06:57 | Missouri Western St. | Steven Dixon can't finish the layup | 50-49 |
| 06:56 | Colorado Mesa | James Alfaro grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 06:46 | Colorado Mesa | Jeffery Cotter scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Alfaro | 50-52 |
| 06:29 | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don lays it up and in set up by Steven Dixon | 52-52 |
| 06:14 | Colorado Mesa | James Alfaro makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jerry Franson | 52-55 |
| 05:55 | Missouri Western St. | James Alfaro picks off the pass by Gregory Flory | 52-55 |
| 05:39 | Colorado Mesa | The short jumper by James Alfaro is denied by James Carwile | 52-55 |
| 05:38 | Colorado Mesa | Edward Neville snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:22 | Colorado Mesa | James Alfaro buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffery Cotter | 52-57 |
| 05:10 | Missouri Western St. | Harold Grant is fouled on the floor by James Alfaro - foul #5 on James Alfaro, team foul #12 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty (PG), Roy Huhn (SG), Joe Rossiter (PF), Stephen Guthrie (C) Steven Dixon, Gregory Flory, Thomas Don, James Carwile | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Campas (PG), Michael Hansen (SF), Ernest Burton (PF), Garry Craig (C) Jeffery Cotter, James Alfaro, Richard Warthen, Edward Neville | |
| 05:10 | Missouri Western St. | Harold Grant makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:10 | Missouri Western St. | Harold Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:46 | Colorado Mesa | Garry Craig is denied on a layup by Stephen Guthrie | 54-57 |
| 04:44 | Missouri Western St. | Roy Huhn pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:27 | Missouri Western St. | Joe Rossiter is open but misses the lay-in | 54-57 |
| 04:26 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Hansen gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:06 | Colorado Mesa | Garry Craig misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 04:04 | Missouri Western St. | Joe Rossiter snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 03:57 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty misses the easy layup | 54-57 |
| 03:55 | Colorado Mesa | Garry Craig gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 03:50 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Hansen can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 03:48 | Missouri Western St. | Stephen Guthrie pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 03:44 | Missouri Western St. | Michael Hansen is called for the reach on Joe Rossiter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Hansen, team foul #13 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris (SG), John Young (SF), Richard Port (C) Roy Huhn, Harold Grant, Stephen Guthrie | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin (PG), Milo Thomas (SF), Richard Warthen (PF) Ronald Campas, Michael Hansen, Ernest Burton | |
| 03:44 | Missouri Western St. | Joe Rossiter makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:44 | Missouri Western St. | Joe Rossiter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Edwin Dougherty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randy Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Young (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Rossiter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Port (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - James McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Franson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Milo Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Richard Warthen (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Garry Craig (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen is fouled on the floor by John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Steven Dixon (PG) Edwin Dougherty | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 03:25 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:25 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:25 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Port grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 03:23 | Missouri Western St. | Steven Dixon is hacked by Garry Craig in the backcourt - foul #2 on Garry Craig, team foul #14 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don (PF) Joe Rossiter | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 03:23 | Missouri Western St. | Steven Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:23 | Missouri Western St. | Steven Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:08 | Colorado Mesa | Jerry Franson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 58-58 |
| 03:06 | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:45 | Missouri Western St. | Steven Dixon is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Steven Dixon, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty (PG), Stephen Guthrie (C) Steven Dixon, Thomas Don | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jeffery Cotter (SG), Michael Hansen (SF) Jerry Franson, Milo Thomas | |
| 02:20 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Richard Warthen, team foul #15 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Joe Rossiter (PF) Richard Port | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Campas (SG), Edward Neville (C) Jeffery Cotter, Garry Craig | |
| 01:59 | Missouri Western St. | Stephen Guthrie blows the layup | 58-58 |
| 01:58 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:53 | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 01:51 | Missouri Western St. | John Young grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 01:51 | Missouri Western St. | Missouri Western St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don (PF), James Carwile (C) Joe Rossiter, Stephen Guthrie | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jerry Franson (SG), Garry Craig (C) Ronald Campas, Edward Neville | |
| 01:30 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 01:28 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:07 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Hansen lays it in | 58-60 |
| 00:38 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris is open and scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Edwin Dougherty | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri Western St. | Missouri Western St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:14 | Colorado Mesa | John Young steps in front of the Garry Craig pass | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri Western St. | Missouri Western St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:11 | Missouri Western St. | James McLaughlin steals the ball from Thomas Don in the backcourt | 60-60 |
| 00:00 | Colorado Mesa | Jerry Franson misses the turnaround from the left block | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Edwin Dougherty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Young (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Don (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - James Carwile (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - James McLaughlin (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Franson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hansen (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Richard Warthen (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Garry Craig (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Missouri Western St. | James Carwile wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Missouri Western St. | Missouri Western St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:45 | Missouri Western St. | John Young blows the layup but the foul's on James McLaughlin - foul #2 on James McLaughlin, team foul #16 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Joe Rossiter (PF), Stephen Guthrie (C) Thomas Don, James Carwile | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jeffery Cotter (PG), Ronald Campas (SG), Milo Thomas (SF), Ernest Burton (PF), Edward Neville (C) James McLaughlin, Jerry Franson, Michael Hansen, Richard Warthen, Garry Craig | |
| 04:45 | Missouri Western St. | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:45 | Missouri Western St. | John Young misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:45 | Colorado Mesa | Edward Neville grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 04:28 | Colorado Mesa | Milo Thomas buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffery Cotter | 61-62 |
| 04:26 | Missouri Western St. | Joe Rossiter loses the dribble to Ronald Campas in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| 04:23 | Colorado Mesa | Ronald Campas lays it in | 61-64 |
| 04:09 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Gregory Flory (SG) Randy Harris | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 03:55 | Colorado Mesa | Jeffery Cotter misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 03:54 | Missouri Western St. | Gregory Flory pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 03:47 | Missouri Western St. | Jeffery Cotter picks off the pass by Gregory Flory in the backcourt | 61-64 |
| 03:46 | Colorado Mesa | Milo Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffery Cotter | 61-66 |
| 03:23 | Missouri Western St. | Joe Rossiter knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Young | 64-66 |
| 03:13 | Colorado Mesa | Edward Neville misses the lay-in | 64-66 |
| 03:11 | Colorado Mesa | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Cotter | 64-66 |
| 02:58 | Colorado Mesa | Milo Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Rossiter - foul #2 on Joe Rossiter, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Roy Huhn (SG), Harold Grant (SF), Thomas Don (PF), Richard Port (C) Edwin Dougherty, John Young, Joe Rossiter, Stephen Guthrie | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin (PG), Jerry Franson (SG), Michael Hansen (SF) Jeffery Cotter, Ronald Campas, Ernest Burton | |
| 02:58 | Colorado Mesa | Milo Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:58 | Colorado Mesa | Milo Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:54 | Missouri Western St. | Missouri Western St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris (SG), Joe Rossiter (SF), James Carwile (C) Roy Huhn, Harold Grant, Richard Port | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jeffery Cotter (PG), Garry Craig (C) James McLaughlin, Milo Thomas | |
| 02:39 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Don | 66-67 |
| 02:39 | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty (PG), John Young (SF) Gregory Flory, Joe Rossiter | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ernest Burton (PF), Milo Thomas (C) Edward Neville, Garry Craig | |
| 02:32 | Colorado Mesa | Jerry Franson is fouled on the floor by Randy Harris - foul #3 on Randy Harris, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| 02:32 | Colorado Mesa | Jerry Franson makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:32 | Colorado Mesa | Jerry Franson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:15 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris blows the wide open layup | 66-69 |
| 02:13 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty grabs the offensive board | 66-69 |
| 02:03 | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range set up by John Young | 68-69 |
| 02:03 | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin (PG), Edward Neville (PF) Jeffery Cotter, Ernest Burton | |
| 01:47 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Hansen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 01:46 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 01:39 | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don misses long on a floater from the left side | 68-69 |
| 01:37 | Missouri Western St. | Thomas Don tips it but misses | 68-69 |
| 01:36 | Missouri Western St. | John Young tips it but misses | 68-69 |
| 01:34 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Harris grabs the offensive board | 68-69 |
| 01:21 | Missouri Western St. | John Young lays it in on a great pass from Randy Harris | 70-69 |
| 01:21 | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen (PF), Garry Craig (C) Edward Neville, Milo Thomas | |
| 01:05 | Colorado Mesa | James McLaughlin's floater is knocked away by Thomas Don | 70-69 |
| 01:04 | Missouri Western St. | James Carwile gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:58 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 00:56 | Colorado Mesa | The rebound goes to Michael Hansen | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Edwin Dougherty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Young (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Don (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - James Carwile (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - James McLaughlin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Franson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hansen (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Warthen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Garry Craig (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 00:32 | Colorado Mesa | Jerry Franson knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Michael Hansen | 70-71 |
| 00:29 | Missouri Western St. | Michael Hansen is called for the reach on Edwin Dougherty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Hansen, team foul #17 | 70-71 |
| 00:29 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:29 | Missouri Western St. | Edwin Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:14 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Warthen connects on the shot from the left block set up by Jerry Franson | 72-73 |
| 00:01 | Missouri Western St. | John Young knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Missouri Western St. | Missouri Western St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado Mesa | Jerry Franson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 74-73 |