| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Eddie Christenson (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Matthew Wall (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Allen McConico (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Arthur Santo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Haines (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Wayne Bowersox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Vallejo (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Randal Noble (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Heflin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Stoffel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble inbounds the ball | 43-42 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 19:39 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Michael Haines | 43-42 |
| 19:13 | N. Colorado | Gary Stoffel blocks the short jumper by Arthur Santo | 43-42 |
| 19:11 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo tips it in | 45-42 |
| 18:52 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 18:51 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 18:34 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 18:16 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 47-44 |
| 18:00 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Vallejo | 47-47 |
| 17:45 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson is fouled on the floor by Gary Heflin - foul #2 on Gary Heflin, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego (PG), Charles Lesage (SG), John Bonnett (SF), Charles Corns (PF), Rick Harris (C) Eddie Christenson, Matthew Wall, Allen McConico, Arthur Santo, Michael Haines | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (PG), Bruce Potter (SG), Micheal West (SF), Jesse McKay (PF), Peter Murphy (C) Wayne Bowersox, Douglas Vallejo, Randal Noble, Gary Heflin, Gary Stoffel | |
| 17:36 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett makes the floater from the right side | 49-47 |
| 17:15 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Lesage - foul #1 on Charles Lesage, team foul #1 | 49-47 |
| 17:15 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 17:15 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 17:13 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Bonnett, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| 16:53 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Bruce Potter | 49-50 |
| 16:51 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage is hacked by Jesse McKay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse McKay, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (PG), Richard Spahn (SF), Michael Haines (C) Charles Lesage, John Bonnett, Rick Harris | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG), Gary Zybia (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Gary Stoffel (C) Bruce Potter, Micheal West, Jesse McKay, Peter Murphy | |
| 16:45 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 16:43 | N. Colorado | Richard Spahn hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 16:31 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 16:29 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 16:23 | N. Colorado | James Moore takes the ball from Michael Haines | 51-50 |
| 16:19 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia lays it up and in on a great pass from James Moore | 51-52 |
| 16:07 | N. Colorado | James Moore steps in front of the Jewell Bryant pass | 51-52 |
| 16:04 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia is fouled in the backcourt by Dominic Grego - foul #2 on Dominic Grego, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall (SG), Arthur Santo (PF) Dominic Grego, Charles Corns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Micheal West (SF) James Moore, Gary Zybia | |
| 15:42 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Bowersox | 51-54 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Jewell Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Wall (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Richard Spahn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Santo (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Haines (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Wayne Bowersox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Vallejo (tiring) 5 ast. SF - Micheal West (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Heflin (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Stoffel (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Stoffel - foul #3 on Gary Stoffel, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson (PG), John Bonnett (SF), Rick Harris (C) Jewell Bryant, Richard Spahn, Michael Haines | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Jesse McKay (PF), Peter Murphy (C) Douglas Vallejo, Micheal West, Gary Heflin, Gary Stoffel | |
| 15:21 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 15:21 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 15:21 | N. Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Christenson | 52-54 |
| 15:01 | N. Colorado | Rick Harris is wide open but clanks a jumper from close range | 52-54 |
| 15:00 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 14:36 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Arthur Santo - foul #3 on Arthur Santo, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage (SG), Allen McConico (SF), Charles Corns (PF), Michael Haines (C) Matthew Wall, John Bonnett, Arthur Santo, Rick Harris | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (SG), Gary Zybia (SF) Wayne Bowersox, Randal Noble | |
| 14:36 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 14:36 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 14:36 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 14:34 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Christenson, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| 14:16 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bruce Potter | 52-58 |
| 14:14 | N. Colorado | Peter Murphy is called for the reach on Charles Lesage in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Murphy, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG), Gary Stoffel (C) Bruce Potter, Peter Murphy | |
| 13:55 | N. Colorado | Charles Corns misses the easy layup but the foul's on Douglas Vallejo - foul #3 on Douglas Vallejo, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (SF) Gary Zybia | |
| 13:55 | N. Colorado | Charles Corns misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 13:55 | N. Colorado | Charles Corns makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 13:36 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 13:34 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse McKay | 53-58 |
| 13:09 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel drills a shot in the lane | 53-60 |
| 12:51 | N. Colorado | Charles Corns comes up short on the floater from close range | 53-60 |
| 12:49 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines gets the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 12:35 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 12:34 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines misses the tip | 53-60 |
| 12:33 | N. Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Christenson | 53-60 |
| 12:33 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (PG), Dominic Grego (SG), John Bonnett (SF), Rick Harris (PF), Richard Spahn (C) Eddie Christenson, Charles Lesage, Allen McConico, Charles Corns, Michael Haines | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Bruce Potter (SG), Gary Zybia (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Peter Murphy (C) James Moore, Douglas Vallejo, Micheal West, Jesse McKay, Gary Stoffel | |
| 12:20 | N. Colorado | The short jumper by Jewell Bryant is denied by Gary Heflin | 53-60 |
| 12:18 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 11:59 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox makes the 3 from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 11:42 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dominic Grego | 55-63 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Jewell Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Grego (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bonnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rick Harris (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Spahn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Wayne Bowersox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Zybia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Heflin (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Heflin | 55-65 |
| 11:22 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Dominic Grego | 57-65 |
| 10:59 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 57-65 |
| 10:57 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 10:43 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant loses the dribble to Wayne Bowersox | 57-65 |
| 10:26 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 10:25 | N. Colorado | Rick Harris gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 10:23 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett's pass is intercepted by Wayne Bowersox in the backcourt | 57-65 |
| 10:10 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson (PG), Matthew Wall (SG), Allen McConico (SF), Arthur Santo (PF), Michael Haines (C) Jewell Bryant, Dominic Grego, John Bonnett, Rick Harris, Richard Spahn | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (PG), Douglas Vallejo (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Jesse McKay (PF), Gary Stoffel (C) Wayne Bowersox, Bruce Potter, Gary Zybia, Gary Heflin, Peter Murphy | |
| 09:52 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 09:28 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-65 |
| 09:27 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 09:24 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall double dribbles in the backcourt | 60-65 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage (PG) Eddie Christenson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (C) Gary Stoffel | |
| 09:12 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Lesage steals the ball from Jesse McKay | 60-65 |
| 09:07 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall misses the easy layup | 60-65 |
| 09:06 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 09:02 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay travels in the backcourt | 60-65 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Bonnett (SF) Allen McConico | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 08:44 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage misses short on a shot from the left block | 60-65 |
| 08:42 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 08:26 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jesse McKay | 60-67 |
| 08:23 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Wall, team foul #6 | 60-67 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson (PG), Charles Corns (C) Charles Lesage, Michael Haines | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Gary Heflin (PF), Gary Stoffel (C) James Moore, Jesse McKay, Micheal West | |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by John Bonnett - foul #3 on John Bonnett, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Allen McConico (SF) John Bonnett | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 08:11 | N. Colorado | Charles Corns snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 07:50 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Eddie Christenson | 62-67 |
| 07:48 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Wall is called for the reach on Gary Heflin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Wall, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Richard Spahn (SF), Michael Haines (C) Allen McConico, Charles Corns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 07:48 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 07:48 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 07:34 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 07:33 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines snags the offensive board | 62-69 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Eddie Christenson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Wall (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Spahn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Santo (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Haines (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Wayne Bowersox (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Vallejo (tiring) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randal Noble (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Gary Heflin (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Stoffel (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | N. Colorado | Gary Stoffel is called for the reach on Matthew Wall - foul #4 on Gary Stoffel, team foul #6 | 62-69 |
| 07:18 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego (SG), Charles Corns (PF) Matthew Wall, Arthur Santo | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), James Moore (SG), Micheal West (SF), Peter Murphy (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Wayne Bowersox, Douglas Vallejo, Randal Noble, Gary Heflin, Gary Stoffel | |
| 07:00 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-69 |
| 06:58 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Jesse McKay | 62-69 |
| 06:56 | S. Dakota St. | Eddie Christenson is called for the reach on Bruce Potter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Christenson, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage (SG), John Bonnett (SF) Eddie Christenson, Richard Spahn | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 06:56 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 06:56 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 06:56 | N. Colorado | Charles Corns pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 06:37 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Lesage | 65-70 |
| 06:35 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore's pass is intercepted by Dominic Grego in the backcourt | 65-70 |
| 06:19 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Micheal West - foul #3 on Micheal West, team foul #7 | 65-70 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (PG), Arthur Santo (PF), Rick Harris (C) Dominic Grego, Charles Corns, Michael Haines | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Gary Zybia (SF), Gary Stoffel (C) Bruce Potter, Micheal West, Jesse McKay | |
| 06:19 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 06:19 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 06:02 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore's pass is intercepted by Jewell Bryant | 67-70 |
| 05:41 | N. Colorado | Rick Harris misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 67-70 |
| 05:40 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 05:30 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 05:29 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Charles Lesage | 67-70 |
| 05:16 | N. Colorado | Rick Harris hits a driving attempt from close range | 69-70 |
| 05:14 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson (PG), Matthew Wall (SG), Allen McConico (SF), Charles Corns (PF), Michael Haines (C) Jewell Bryant, Charles Lesage, John Bonnett, Arthur Santo, Rick Harris | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Douglas Vallejo (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Wayne Bowersox, James Moore, Gary Zybia, Peter Murphy, Gary Stoffel | |
| 04:58 | N. Colorado | Jesse McKay denies the turnaround by Allen McConico | 69-70 |
| 04:57 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter grabs the board | 69-70 |
| 04:37 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble hits a wide open 3 from the left corner | 69-73 |
| 04:12 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall is fouled on the floor by Randal Noble - foul #3 on Randal Noble, team foul #8 | 69-73 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego (PG), Richard Spahn (SF), Arthur Santo (PF) Eddie Christenson, Allen McConico, Charles Corns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Micheal West (SF), Gary Stoffel (C) Bruce Potter, Randal Noble, Jesse McKay | |
| 04:12 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 04:12 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| 03:53 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-76 |
| 03:32 | N. Colorado | Gary Stoffel is called for the reach on Matthew Wall - foul #5 on Gary Stoffel, team foul #9 | 69-76 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (PG), Rick Harris (PF) Dominic Grego, Arthur Santo | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (PG), Randal Noble (SF), Peter Murphy (PF) Wayne Bowersox, Gary Heflin, Gary Stoffel | |
| 03:32 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 03:32 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Jewell Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Wall (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Spahn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rick Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Haines (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - James Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Douglas Vallejo (tiring) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randal Noble (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Murphy (tiring) 4 reb. C - Micheal West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Douglas Vallejo | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:57 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-79 |
| 02:56 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines snags the offensive board | 71-79 |
| 02:51 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Spahn | 73-79 |
| 02:51 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-79 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson (PG), Dominic Grego (SG), Allen McConico (SF), Arthur Santo (PF) Jewell Bryant, Matthew Wall, Richard Spahn, Michael Haines | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Bruce Potter (SG), Gary Zybia (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Jesse McKay (C) James Moore, Douglas Vallejo, Randal Noble, Peter Murphy, Micheal West | |
| 02:49 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin travels in the backcourt | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:27 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico can't connect on a shot in the paint | 73-79 |
| 02:26 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Gary Zybia | 73-79 |
| 02:09 | S. Dakota St. | Dominic Grego steals it from Wayne Bowersox | 73-79 |
| 02:07 | N. Colorado | Gary Zybia steps in front of the Eddie Christenson pass in the backcourt | 73-79 |
| 01:58 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-79 |
| 01:57 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia tips it home | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:55 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson is hacked by Wayne Bowersox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Bowersox, team foul #10 | 73-81 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall (SG), Michael Haines (C) Dominic Grego, Rick Harris | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG), Randal Noble (SF) Bruce Potter, Gary Zybia | |
| 01:55 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 01:55 | N. Colorado | Eddie Christenson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 01:36 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-81 |
| 01:35 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Michael Haines | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:21 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo misses long on an open turnaround in the lane | 75-81 |
| 01:20 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble grabs the board | 75-81 |
| 01:20 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-81 |
| 00:53 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-81 |
| 00:51 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines grabs the board | 75-81 |
| 00:51 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:47 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo connects on the open jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Eddie Christenson | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:45 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Christenson - foul #3 on Eddie Christenson, team foul #10 | 77-81 |
| 00:45 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:45 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:38 | N. Colorado | Michael Haines drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Wall | 79-83 |
| 00:37 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Christenson - foul #4 on Eddie Christenson, team foul #11 | 79-83 |
| 00:37 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:37 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox makes the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:34 | N. Colorado | Randal Noble is called for the reach on Arthur Santo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randal Noble, team foul #11 | 79-85 |
| 00:34 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:34 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo misses the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:34 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin pulls down the rebound | 80-85 |
| 00:33 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin is hacked by Eddie Christenson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eddie Christenson, team foul #12 | 80-85 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego (PG) Eddie Christenson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (SG) Douglas Vallejo | |
| 00:33 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:33 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin makes the 2nd free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:26 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-87 |
| 00:26 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 80-87 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG) James Moore | |
| 00:25 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo is fouled in the backcourt by Dominic Grego - foul #3 on Dominic Grego, team foul #13 | 80-87 |
| 00:25 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:25 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 80-89 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:18 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Wall | 83-89 |
| 00:16 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Wall - foul #3 on Matthew Wall, team foul #14 | 83-89 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (PG), Micheal West (PF) Wayne Bowersox, Gary Heflin | |
| 00:16 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:16 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:12 | N. Colorado | James Moore is called for the reach on Dominic Grego in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #12 | 83-91 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Gary Heflin (PF) James Moore, Micheal West | |
| 00:12 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego makes the 1st free throw | 84-91 |
| 00:12 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego makes the 2nd free throw | 85-91 |
| 00:10 | S. Dakota St. | Dominic Grego is called for the reach on Wayne Bowersox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dominic Grego, team foul #15 | 85-91 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (SG), Micheal West (PF) Douglas Vallejo, Gary Heflin | |
| 00:10 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox makes the 1st free throw | 85-92 |
| 00:10 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox makes the 2nd free throw | 85-93 |
| 00:03 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 85-93 |
| 00:02 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico snags the offensive board | 85-93 |
| 00:00 | N. Colorado | The clock runs out | 85-93 |