| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - David Daly (fresh) SG - Lee Simmons (fresh) SF - John Voorhies (fresh) PF - Robert Crosby (fresh) C - Jamel Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - James Waters (fresh) SG - Ross Guinan (fresh) SF - David Deroche (fresh) PF - Mike Morgan (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico Highlands | Ross Guinan is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Deroche | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | S. Dakota | James Waters picks off the pass by John Voorhies | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | New Mexico Highlands | David Deroche makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side set up by James Waters | 0-5 |
| 19:05 | S. Dakota | Mike Morgan swats the short shot by David Daly | 0-5 |
| 19:03 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico Highlands | James Waters hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:50 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Jamel Allen | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | S. Dakota | John Voorhies knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jamel Allen | 4-5 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico Highlands | David Deroche is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Deroche, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:16 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico Highlands | James Waters pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico Highlands | David Deroche knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 17:42 | S. Dakota | John Voorhies hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lee Simmons | 6-8 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico Highlands | James Waters is hacked by Jamel Allen - foul #1 on Jamel Allen, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman (SG), Joseph Moderski (PF) Lee Simmons, Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Sample (PG), Francis Dewitt (SG), William Morison (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Randolph Miller (C) James Waters, Ross Guinan, David Deroche, Mike Morgan, Robert Jones | |
| 17:07 | New Mexico Highlands | William Morison buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 16:53 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Moderski | 8-11 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Jamel Allen picks off the pass by Randolph Miller | 8-11 |
| 16:27 | S. Dakota | John Voorhies can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Sample - foul #1 on Raymond Sample, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| 16:27 | S. Dakota | John Voorhies makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 16:27 | S. Dakota | John Voorhies makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico Highlands | William Morison loses the dribble to David Daly in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 16:07 | S. Dakota | David Daly makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jamel Allen and he's fouled by Gary Brown - foul #1 on Gary Brown, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Andy Durr (SF), Wayne Cummings (PF) John Voorhies, Joseph Moderski | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | David Deroche (SF), Mike Morgan (PF), Robert Jones (C) Francis Dewitt, Gary Brown, Randolph Miller | |
| 16:07 | S. Dakota | David Daly misses the free throw | 12-11 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico Highlands | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 12-11 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico Highlands | Mike Morgan lays it in | 12-13 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - David Daly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Watchman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andy Durr (fresh) PF - Wayne Cummings (fresh) C - Jamel Allen (tiring) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Raymond Sample (fairly fresh) SG - William Morison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Deroche (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | S. Dakota | Wayne Cummings is denied on a dunk by Robert Jones | 12-13 |
| 15:41 | S. Dakota | Wayne Cummings pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 15:33 | S. Dakota | David Daly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons (SG), Robert Crosby (PF) Steve Watchman, Wayne Cummings | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | James Waters (PG), Ross Guinan (SG) Raymond Sample, William Morison | |
| 15:09 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Jones scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Ross Guinan | 12-15 |
| 14:56 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 14:54 | S. Dakota | Jamel Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 14:32 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jamel Allen | 15-15 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico Highlands | David Deroche's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman (SG), John Voorhies (SF), Joseph Moderski (PF), Wayne Cummings (C) David Daly, Andy Durr, Robert Crosby, Jamel Allen | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Francis Dewitt (PG), Raymond Sample (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Randolph Miller (C) James Waters, David Deroche, Mike Morgan, Robert Jones | |
| 13:58 | S. Dakota | Joseph Moderski buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Lee Simmons and he's hacked by Francis Dewitt - foul #1 on Francis Dewitt, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | William Morison (SF) Ross Guinan | |
| 13:58 | S. Dakota | Joseph Moderski makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico Highlands | Wayne Cummings steps in front of the Raymond Sample pass in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 13:47 | S. Dakota | Wayne Cummings misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Randolph Miller - foul #1 on Randolph Miller, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| 13:47 | S. Dakota | Wayne Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 13:47 | S. Dakota | Wayne Cummings misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 13:47 | New Mexico Highlands | Gary Brown grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico Highlands | William Morison connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Francis Dewitt | 19-18 |
| 13:15 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons's pass is intercepted by Francis Dewitt | 19-18 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico Highlands | Joseph Moderski knocks away the 3 by Francis Dewitt | 19-18 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico Highlands | Gary Brown grabs the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Sample is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randolph Miller | 19-20 |
| 12:20 | S. Dakota | Randolph Miller steals it from Wayne Cummings | 19-20 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico Highlands | Francis Dewitt double dribbles | 19-20 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | David Daly (PG), Robert Crosby (PF), Ralph Hofmann (C) Steve Watchman, Joseph Moderski, Wayne Cummings | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | James Waters (PG), Ross Guinan (SG), David Deroche (SF), Mike Morgan (PF), Robert Jones (C) Raymond Sample, Francis Dewitt, William Morison, Gary Brown, Randolph Miller | |
| 12:04 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| 11:53 | S. Dakota | John Voorhies comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 19-20 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico Highlands | Mike Morgan grabs the board | 19-20 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - David Daly (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Lee Simmons (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Voorhies (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Hofmann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - James Waters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ross Guinan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Deroche (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jones (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | New Mexico Highlands | Ross Guinan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 11:44 | S. Dakota | David Daly grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 11:40 | S. Dakota | John Voorhies banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lee Simmons | 21-20 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico Highlands | John Voorhies picks off the pass by Mike Morgan | 21-20 |
| 11:11 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons can't finish the layup | 21-20 |
| 11:09 | New Mexico Highlands | David Deroche gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico Highlands | Ross Guinan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 10:50 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Ralph Hofmann | 21-20 |
| 10:39 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David Daly and the foul's on Mike Morgan - foul #1 on Mike Morgan, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman (SG), Andy Durr (SF), Jamel Allen (C) Lee Simmons, John Voorhies, Ralph Hofmann | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Randolph Miller (C) Robert Jones | |
| 10:39 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico Highlands | David Deroche misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 24-20 |
| 10:09 | S. Dakota | David Daly grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 10:00 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by David Deroche - foul #2 on David Deroche, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joseph Moderski (SF) Andy Durr | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Sample (PG), William Morison (SF), Gary Brown (PF) James Waters, David Deroche, Mike Morgan | |
| 10:00 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 10:00 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico Highlands | William Morison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico Highlands | Gary Brown tips it back up and in | 26-22 |
| 09:19 | S. Dakota | Joseph Moderski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Ross Guinan - foul #1 on Ross Guinan, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Voorhies (PG), Andy Durr (SF), Ralph Hofmann (C) David Daly, Robert Crosby, Jamel Allen | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Francis Dewitt (SG) Ross Guinan | |
| 09:19 | S. Dakota | Joseph Moderski misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 09:19 | S. Dakota | Joseph Moderski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 09:19 | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann snags the offensive board | 26-22 |
| 09:14 | S. Dakota | Joseph Moderski can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 26-22 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico Highlands | William Morison gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico Highlands | John Voorhies steps in front of the Francis Dewitt pass in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| 09:09 | S. Dakota | Andy Durr hits the finger roll set up by John Voorhies | 28-22 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico Highlands | Andy Durr picks off the pass by William Morison | 28-22 |
| 08:40 | S. Dakota | William Morison steps in front of the Steve Watchman pass | 28-22 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Sample hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 28-22 |
| 08:19 | New Mexico Highlands | William Morison misses the tip | 28-22 |
| 08:17 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Steve Watchman | 28-22 |
| 08:02 | S. Dakota | Joseph Moderski scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Voorhies | 30-22 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico Highlands | Randolph Miller comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Steve Watchman - foul #1 on Steve Watchman, team foul #2 | 30-22 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | David Daly (PG), Lee Simmons (SG), Robert Crosby (PF), Wayne Cummings (C) Steve Watchman, Andy Durr, Joseph Moderski, Ralph Hofmann | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | James Waters (PG), Ross Guinan (SG), Mike Morgan (PF) Raymond Sample, Francis Dewitt, Gary Brown | |
| 07:48 | New Mexico Highlands | Randolph Miller makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico Highlands | Randolph Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - David Daly (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Voorhies (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Wayne Cummings (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - James Waters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ross Guinan (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Morison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mike Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randolph Miller (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | S. Dakota | Mike Morgan is called for the reach on Robert Crosby - foul #2 on Mike Morgan, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Gary Brown (PF), Robert Jones (C) Mike Morgan, Randolph Miller | |
| 07:30 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 07:30 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 07:16 | New Mexico Highlands | James Waters can't connect on a runner from close range | 32-24 |
| 07:14 | S. Dakota | David Daly grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 07:03 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Voorhies | 35-24 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Ross Guinan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Wayne Cummings - foul #1 on Wayne Cummings, team foul #3 | 35-24 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jamel Allen (C) Wayne Cummings | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| 06:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Ross Guinan makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Ross Guinan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 06:14 | S. Dakota | David Daly hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 35-26 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico Highlands | James Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico Highlands | Gary Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman (SG), Ralph Hofmann (C) Lee Simmons, Jamel Allen | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Francis Dewitt (SG), Raymond Sample (SF) Ross Guinan, William Morison | |
| 05:36 | S. Dakota | David Daly loses the ball out of bounds | 35-26 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Jones is hacked by David Daly - foul #1 on David Daly, team foul #4 | 35-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons (PG), Joseph Moderski (PF) David Daly, Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Ross Guinan (SG), Randolph Miller (C) James Waters, Robert Jones | |
| 04:54 | New Mexico Highlands | Francis Dewitt misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Sample snags the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico Highlands | Ross Guinan is called for traveling | 35-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Wayne Cummings (C) Ralph Hofmann | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | William Morison (SF) Francis Dewitt | |
| 04:28 | S. Dakota | Joseph Moderski clanks a shot from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico Highlands | Randolph Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Sample hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side | 35-28 |
| 04:06 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 35-28 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico Highlands | Randolph Miller pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico Highlands | William Morison is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | David Daly (PG), Andy Durr (SF), Robert Crosby (PF), Jamel Allen (C) Lee Simmons, John Voorhies, Joseph Moderski, Wayne Cummings | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | James Waters (PG), Robert Jones (C) Raymond Sample, Gary Brown | |
| 03:46 | S. Dakota | David Daly can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 03:45 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby misses the tip | 35-28 |
| 03:44 | S. Dakota | Jamel Allen tips it back up and in | 37-28 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - David Daly (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Watchman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andy Durr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Crosby (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamel Allen (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - James Waters (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Ross Guinan (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Morison (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Randolph Miller (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico Highlands | William Morison comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 03:17 | S. Dakota | David Daly pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 03:07 | S. Dakota | David Daly makes the floater from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons (SG), John Voorhies (SF), Wayne Cummings (PF), Ralph Hofmann (C) Steve Watchman, Andy Durr, Robert Crosby, Jamel Allen | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Francis Dewitt (PG), Raymond Sample (SG), David Deroche (SF), Mike Morgan (PF) James Waters, Ross Guinan, William Morison, Randolph Miller | |
| 02:35 | S. Dakota | David Daly connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Cummings | 41-28 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico Highlands | David Daly is called for the reach on Francis Dewitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Daly, team foul #5 | 41-28 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Sample clanks a jumper from the right side | 41-28 |
| 02:18 | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 02:03 | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #11 | 41-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman (SG), Joseph Moderski (PF) David Daly, Wayne Cummings | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Randolph Miller (C) Robert Jones | |
| 02:03 | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann misses the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 02:03 | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico Highlands | David Deroche loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-28 |
| 01:50 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico Highlands | David Deroche gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico Highlands | Francis Dewitt is open but misses the lay-in | 42-28 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico Highlands | Randolph Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico Highlands | Randolph Miller travels with the ball | 42-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby (PF), Jamel Allen (C) John Voorhies, Ralph Hofmann | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | James Waters (PG) Francis Dewitt | |
| 01:00 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | David Daly (PG), Andy Durr (SF) Lee Simmons, Joseph Moderski | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | William Morison (SG), Robert Jones (C) Raymond Sample, Randolph Miller | |
| 00:41 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Jones hits a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Jamel Allen - foul #2 on Jamel Allen, team foul #6 | 42-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Wayne Cummings (C) Jamel Allen | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| 00:41 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:22 | S. Dakota | David Daly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Waters - foul #1 on James Waters, team foul #12 | 42-31 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Voorhies (SF) Andy Durr | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Ross Guinan (SG) William Morison | |
| 00:22 | S. Dakota | David Daly misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:22 | S. Dakota | David Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico Highlands | Ross Guinan is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Waters | 43-33 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 43-33 |