| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Wayne Bowersox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brendan Job (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Micheal West (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Heflin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Snavely (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Eddie Christenson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen McConico (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Haines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico inbounds the ball | 39-44 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson is hacked by Wayne Bowersox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Bowersox, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (PG) Wayne Bowersox | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 19:34 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Brendan Job - foul #2 on Brendan Job, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| 19:34 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 19:34 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 19:32 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job is hacked by Matthew Wall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Wall, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| 19:18 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely buries a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Michael Haines - foul #2 on Michael Haines, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble (PF) Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo (SF) Allen McConico | |
| 19:18 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 19:16 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 19:01 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Brendan Job | 44-46 |
| 18:39 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 18:38 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall tips it in | 44-48 |
| 18:27 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 44-48 |
| 18:25 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 18:10 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines is open but misses the lay-in | 44-48 |
| 18:08 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 17:49 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Micheal West | 46-48 |
| 17:46 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Gary Zybia (SF), Gary Heflin (PF) James Moore, Micheal West, Randal Noble | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego (PG), Charles Lesage (SG), Allen McConico (SF), Joel Barile (PF) Eddie Christenson, Matthew Wall, Arthur Santo, Johnny Lewis | |
| 17:34 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 17:33 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 17:14 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 17:13 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 17:08 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (SF) Brendan Job | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Bonnett (SF), Johnny Lewis (PF) Allen McConico, Michael Haines | |
| 16:58 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Micheal West, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (SG) Gary Zybia | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 16:42 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-48 |
| 16:40 | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 16:28 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage comes up short on the shot near the basket | 46-48 |
| 16:27 | N. Colorado | Joel Barile pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 16:15 | N. Colorado | Joel Barile connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 46-50 |
| 16:04 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore is hacked by Charles Lesage - foul #1 on Charles Lesage, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Randal Noble (SF) Bruce Potter, James Moore, Micheal West | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (PG), Matthew Wall (SG), Allen McConico (SF), Michael Haines (C) Dominic Grego, Charles Lesage, John Bonnett, Joel Barile | |
| 15:48 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo misses the jumper from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 15:46 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Johnny Lewis | 46-50 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Douglas Vallejo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brendan Job (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randal Noble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Heflin (tiring) 3 reb. C - Randy Snavely (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Jewell Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Wall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen McConico (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Haines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall loses the dribble to Douglas Vallejo in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| 15:41 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo banks in the layup | 48-50 |
| 15:36 | N. Colorado | Douglas Vallejo steals the ball from Jewell Bryant in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 15:19 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 15:14 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 15:12 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines tips it in | 51-52 |
| 14:55 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Wall picks off the pass by Randy Snavely | 51-52 |
| 14:52 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant misses the easy layup | 51-52 |
| 14:50 | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 14:37 | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis banks in the layup | 51-54 |
| 14:09 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 51-54 |
| 14:08 | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 14:06 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall is fouled in the backcourt by Brendan Job - foul #3 on Brendan Job, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Gary Zybia (SG), Micheal West (SF), Mark Gil (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Douglas Vallejo, Brendan Job, Randal Noble, Gary Heflin, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson (PG), Dominic Grego (SG), John Bonnett (SF), Arthur Santo (PF), Joel Barile (C) Jewell Bryant, Matthew Wall, Allen McConico, Johnny Lewis, Michael Haines | |
| 13:48 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (SG) Micheal West | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 13:30 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 13:29 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay can't tip it in | 51-54 |
| 13:28 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 13:16 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil connects on the 3 from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 12:47 | N. Colorado | Wayne Bowersox steals the ball from Dominic Grego | 54-54 |
| 12:29 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 12:27 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil gets the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 12:11 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil's pass is intercepted by Joel Barile | 54-54 |
| 11:49 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 11:47 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 11:43 | S. Dakota St. | John Bonnett is called for the reach on Wayne Bowersox in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Bonnett, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Micheal West (SF), Gary Heflin (PF) Wayne Bowersox, James Moore, Gary Zybia, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (PG), Charles Lesage (SG), Allen McConico (SF), Johnny Lewis (PF), Michael Haines (C) Eddie Christenson, Dominic Grego, John Bonnett, Arthur Santo, Joel Barile | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bruce Potter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brendan Job (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Micheal West (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Heflin (tiring) 3 reb. C - Mark Gil (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Jewell Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Lesage (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen McConico (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Haines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Potter | 57-54 |
| 11:20 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage is hacked by Bruce Potter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Potter, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| 11:07 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico misses the floater in the lane | 57-54 |
| 11:06 | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis tips it but misses | 57-54 |
| 11:05 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 10:43 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job drills a 3 from straight away | 60-54 |
| 10:32 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines misses short on an open jump hook from the baseline | 60-54 |
| 10:30 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 10:23 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (PG), James Moore (SG), Jesse McKay (PF) Bruce Potter, Brendan Job, Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson (PG), Matthew Wall (SG), Arthur Santo (SF) Jewell Bryant, Charles Lesage, Allen McConico | |
| 10:10 | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis makes the wide open fadeaway near the basket set up by Eddie Christenson | 60-56 |
| 10:06 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West comes up short on the 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Matthew Wall - foul #3 on Matthew Wall, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely (C) Mark Gil | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 10:06 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:06 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:06 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West misses the 3rd free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:06 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 09:45 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 61-56 |
| 09:43 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 09:38 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Vallejo | 64-56 |
| 09:26 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Michael Haines | 64-58 |
| 09:10 | S. Dakota St. | Eddie Christenson picks off the pass by Randy Snavely | 64-58 |
| 09:06 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Wall | 64-61 |
| 09:04 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Mark Gil (C) Douglas Vallejo, James Moore, Micheal West, Jesse McKay, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (PG), Charles Lesage (SG), Allen McConico (SF), Joel Barile (PF) Eddie Christenson, Matthew Wall, Arthur Santo, Johnny Lewis | |
| 08:59 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil banks in the layup and he's fouled by Michael Haines - foul #3 on Michael Haines, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| 08:59 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil makes the free throw | 67-61 |
| 08:35 | N. Colorado | Wayne Bowersox picks off the pass by Joel Barile | 67-61 |
| 08:12 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox is hacked by Jewell Bryant - foul #1 on Jewell Bryant, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (SG), Randy Snavely (C) Brendan Job, Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson (PG), Matthew Wall (SG), John Bonnett (SF) Jewell Bryant, Charles Lesage, Allen McConico | |
| 08:12 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 08:12 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 08:12 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 07:54 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Wall | 68-63 |
| 07:52 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox is hacked by Matthew Wall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Wall, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia (SG) James Moore | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis (PF) Joel Barile | |
| 07:52 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 07:52 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 07:33 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 07:31 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Wayne Bowersox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Zybia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randal Noble (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Mark Gil (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Snavely (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Eddie Christenson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Wall (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Bonnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Johnny Lewis (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Haines (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia is fouled in the backcourt by John Bonnett - foul #3 on John Bonnett, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Jesse McKay (C) Wayne Bowersox, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego (SG) Matthew Wall | |
| 07:27 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 07:27 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil snags the offensive board | 70-63 |
| 07:01 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Haines - foul #4 on Michael Haines, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (SG), Micheal West (SF), Gary Heflin (PF) Gary Zybia, Randal Noble, Mark Gil | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (PG), Charles Lesage (SG), Arthur Santo (SF), Joel Barile (C) Eddie Christenson, Dominic Grego, John Bonnett, Michael Haines | |
| 07:01 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 07:01 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 07:01 | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 06:49 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage lays it in uncontested and he's fouled by Gary Heflin - foul #3 on Gary Heflin, team foul #6 | 71-65 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely (C) Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 06:49 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage makes the free throw | 71-66 |
| 06:47 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Lesage is called for the reach on James Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Lesage, team foul #11 | 71-66 |
| 06:47 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 06:47 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 06:37 | N. Colorado | Gary Heflin is called for the reach on Charles Lesage - foul #4 on Gary Heflin, team foul #7 | 73-66 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Allen McConico (SF) Johnny Lewis | |
| 06:37 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 06:37 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 06:10 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-68 |
| 06:09 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| 05:46 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico misses the easy layup | 73-68 |
| 05:44 | N. Colorado | Joel Barile pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 05:44 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Gary Zybia (SF), Mark Gil (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Bruce Potter, James Moore, Micheal West, Gary Heflin, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson (PG), Dominic Grego (SG), John Bonnett (SF), Johnny Lewis (PF), Michael Haines (C) Jewell Bryant, Charles Lesage, Allen McConico, Arthur Santo, Joel Barile | |
| 05:26 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 05:09 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eddie Christenson - foul #2 on Eddie Christenson, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble (SF) Gary Zybia | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (PG) Eddie Christenson | |
| 05:09 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 05:09 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 05:09 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay grabs the offensive board | 74-71 |
| 04:58 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-71 |
| 04:57 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Johnny Lewis | 74-71 |
| 04:34 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 04:33 | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 04:26 | N. Colorado | Jesse McKay swats the short shot by Johnny Lewis | 74-71 |
| 04:25 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| 04:02 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-71 |
| 04:01 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| 03:49 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant blows the layup | 74-71 |
| 03:48 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job is hacked by Johnny Lewis - foul #1 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #13 | 74-71 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Gary Zybia (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Randy Snavely (C) Wayne Bowersox, Randal Noble, Mark Gil, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson (PG), Matthew Wall (SG), Allen McConico (SF), Joel Barile (PF), Arthur Santo (C) Jewell Bryant, Dominic Grego, John Bonnett, Johnny Lewis, Michael Haines | |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:37 | N. Colorado | Brendan Job is called for the reach on Matthew Wall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brendan Job, team foul #8 | 76-71 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (SG) Brendan Job | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 03:37 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 03:37 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 03:20 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-73 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bruce Potter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Zybia (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Heflin (tired) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Randy Snavely (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Eddie Christenson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Wall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Allen McConico (tired) 4 pts. PF - Joel Barile (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Santo (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | N. Colorado | Joel Barile banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Allen McConico | 79-75 |
| 02:49 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 79-75 |
| 02:48 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall gets the rebound | 79-75 |
| 02:43 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 79-75 |
| 02:42 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 02:30 | N. Colorado | Joel Barile can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Gary Zybia - foul #2 on Gary Zybia, team foul #9 | 79-75 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (PG), Micheal West (SF), Mark Gil (PF) Bruce Potter, Gary Zybia, Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage (SG), Michael Haines (C) Matthew Wall, Allen McConico | |
| 02:30 | N. Colorado | Joel Barile misses the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 02:30 | N. Colorado | Joel Barile makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 02:21 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Micheal West | 82-76 |
| 02:21 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-76 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis (PF) Joel Barile | |
| 02:04 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 82-76 |
| 02:02 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo gets the rebound | 82-76 |
| 01:58 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Lewis steals the ball from Micheal West in the backcourt | 82-76 |
| 01:47 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-76 |
| 01:47 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-76 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Gary Heflin (PF) Douglas Vallejo, James Moore, Mark Gil | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall (SG), Allen McConico (SF) Charles Lesage, Arthur Santo | |
| 01:44 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox is hacked by Allen McConico in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen McConico, team foul #14 | 82-76 |
| 01:44 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox misses the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 01:44 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox misses the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 01:44 | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis gets the rebound | 82-76 |
| 01:24 | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Eddie Christenson | 82-78 |
| 01:01 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 82-78 |
| 01:00 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson pulls down the rebound | 82-78 |
| 01:00 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:39 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Brendan Job - foul #5 on Brendan Job, team foul #10 | 82-78 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (SG) Brendan Job | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 00:39 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall misses the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:39 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:36 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West is hacked by Eddie Christenson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Christenson, team foul #15 | 82-79 |
| 00:36 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:36 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis is hacked by Wayne Bowersox - foul #4 on Wayne Bowersox, team foul #11 | 84-79 |
| 00:30 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-79 |
| 00:30 | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:30 | N. Colorado | Johnny Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:30 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely grabs the board | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | S. Dakota St. | Eddie Christenson is called for the reach on Randy Snavely in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eddie Christenson, team foul #16 | 84-80 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble (SF), Mark Gil (PF) Micheal West, Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 00:29 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:29 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely misses the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:29 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Snavely | 85-80 |
| 00:27 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely is fouled on the floor by Michael Haines - foul #5 on Michael Haines, team foul #17 | 85-80 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Joel Barile (C) Michael Haines | |
| 00:27 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:27 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:20 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 87-80 |
| 00:19 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil snags the defensive board | 87-80 |
| 00:18 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil is hacked by Eddie Christenson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eddie Christenson, team foul #18 | 87-80 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (SF) Randal Noble | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego (PG) Eddie Christenson | |
| 00:18 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil makes the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:18 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 89-80 |
| 00:11 | N. Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Dominic Grego | 89-80 |
| 00:09 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Matthew Wall | 89-83 |
| 00:06 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Wall - foul #5 on Matthew Wall, team foul #19 | 89-83 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble (SF) Micheal West | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage (SG) Matthew Wall | |
| 00:06 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:06 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 90-83 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (SF) Randal Noble | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox runs out the clock | 90-83 |