| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Kevin Miller (fresh) SG - Chad Petrillo (fresh) SF - Donald Knowles (fresh) PF - John Buchanan (fresh) C - Lance Condon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - John Brunswick (fresh) SG - Gregg Rice (fresh) SF - Alexander Vallee (fresh) PF - Philip Hoffman (fresh) C - Terry Czech (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fort Hays St. | Terry Czech wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:55 | Fort Hays St. | John Brunswick's pass is intercepted by Kevin Miller in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Colorado Mesa | John Buchanan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Fort Hays St. | Terry Czech lays it in on a nice dish by John Brunswick | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Colorado Mesa | Donald Knowles's floater is tipped away by Philip Hoffman | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon connects on the floater in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Fort Hays St. | John Brunswick clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Colorado Mesa | John Buchanan grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Fort Hays St. | Alexander Vallee pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Fort Hays St. | John Brunswick is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Miller - foul #1 on Kevin Miller, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Fort Hays St. | Philip Hoffman misses the floater in the paint | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Colorado Mesa | John Buchanan gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lance Condon | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Chad Petrillo - foul #1 on Chad Petrillo, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | David Moore (PG), Rory Hicks (SG), Thomas Glennon (SF), George Nieves (PF), Richard Dorr (C) Kevin Miller, Chad Petrillo, Donald Knowles, John Buchanan, Lance Condon | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie (PG), Joe Smith (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Brooks McGhee (C) John Brunswick, Alexander Vallee, Philip Hoffman, Terry Czech | |
| 17:23 | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:23 | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:23 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Dorr pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:01 | Colorado Mesa | David Moore's pass is intercepted by Frank Jessie | 4-3 |
| 16:58 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Rory Hicks - foul #1 on Rory Hicks, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Philip Hoffman (PF) Gregg Rice | |
| 16:39 | Fort Hays St. | George Nieves blocks the short jumper by Philip Hoffman | 4-3 |
| 16:38 | Colorado Mesa | Rory Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:16 | Colorado Mesa | George Nieves double dribbles | 4-3 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon (C) Richard Dorr | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Terry Czech (C) Philip Hoffman | |
| 15:58 | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - David Moore (fresh) SG - Rory Hicks (fresh) SF - Thomas Glennon (fresh) PF - George Nieves (fairly fresh) C - Lance Condon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Frank Jessie (fresh) SG - Joe Smith (fresh) SF - Brooks McGhee (fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fresh) C - Terry Czech (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Colorado Mesa | George Nieves hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Glennon | 7-3 |
| 15:13 | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie is whistled for a carry | 7-3 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jeffrey Lewis (PG), Chad Petrillo (SG), Donald Knowles (SF), Richard Dorr (PF) David Moore, Rory Hicks, Thomas Glennon, George Nieves | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Murray (PG), Gregg Rice (SG), Christopher Price (SF), Philip Hoffman (PF) Frank Jessie, Joe Smith, Brooks McGhee, Michael Smith | |
| 14:59 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Knowles | 10-3 |
| 14:48 | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Lewis - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lewis, team foul #4 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Kevin Miller (PG), John Buchanan (PF) Jeffrey Lewis, Richard Dorr | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Brunswick (PG), Alexander Vallee (SF) Daniel Murray, Christopher Price | |
| 14:34 | Fort Hays St. | Philip Hoffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-3 |
| 14:17 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-3 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Richard Dorr (C) Lance Condon | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Smith (C) Terry Czech | |
| 13:59 | Fort Hays St. | John Brunswick hits a jumper from the free throw line | 10-5 |
| 13:46 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Dorr can't throw it down | 10-5 |
| 13:45 | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:36 | Fort Hays St. | John Brunswick is fouled on the floor by John Buchanan - foul #1 on John Buchanan, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jeffrey Lewis (PG), Rory Hicks (SG), Thomas Glennon (SF), Todd Giles (C) Kevin Miller, Chad Petrillo, Donald Knowles, John Buchanan | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie (PG), Joe Smith (SG), Christopher Price (SF) John Brunswick, Gregg Rice, Alexander Vallee | |
| 13:07 | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 13:06 | Fort Hays St. | Christopher Price grabs the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 12:48 | Fort Hays St. | Joe Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | David Moore (PG), Lance Condon (C) Jeffrey Lewis, Todd Giles | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Brooks McGhee (PF), Terry Czech (C) Philip Hoffman, Michael Smith | |
| 12:37 | Colorado Mesa | Rory Hicks misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 12:35 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Dorr grabs the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 12:20 | Colorado Mesa | Terry Czech is called for the reach on David Moore - foul #1 on Terry Czech, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo (SG), George Nieves (PF) Rory Hicks, Richard Dorr | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Brunswick (PG), Gregg Rice (SG), Alexander Vallee (SF) Frank Jessie, Joe Smith, Christopher Price | |
| 12:08 | Colorado Mesa | George Nieves misses the jumpshot from the right side | 10-5 |
| 12:06 | Colorado Mesa | Thomas Glennon hits the follow up shot | 12-5 |
| 11:52 | Fort Hays St. | Alexander Vallee comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on David Moore - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #6 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Donald Knowles (SF) Thomas Glennon | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Smith (PF) Terry Czech | |
| 11:52 | Fort Hays St. | Alexander Vallee makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 11:52 | Fort Hays St. | Alexander Vallee makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - David Moore (fresh) SG - Chad Petrillo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Knowles (fresh) PF - George Nieves (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lance Condon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - John Brunswick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Rice (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alexander Vallee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) C - Brooks McGhee (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Colorado Mesa | Gregg Rice picks off the pass by David Moore in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| 11:34 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Smith drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from John Brunswick | 12-9 |
| 11:20 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gregg Rice - foul #1 on Gregg Rice, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Kevin Miller (PG), John Buchanan (PF) David Moore, George Nieves | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie (PG) John Brunswick | |
| 11:20 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:20 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:06 | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice misses the jump hook from the right block | 13-9 |
| 11:05 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 10:43 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 10:41 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Brooks McGhee | 13-9 |
| 10:22 | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 10:16 | Colorado Mesa | John Buchanan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 10:15 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon tips it in | 15-12 |
| 09:58 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Smith drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Frank Jessie | 15-14 |
| 09:39 | Colorado Mesa | John Buchanan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kevin Miller | 18-14 |
| 09:24 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Knowles - foul #1 on Donald Knowles, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | David Moore (PG), Rory Hicks (SG), Thomas Glennon (SF), George Nieves (PF), Richard Dorr (C) Kevin Miller, Chad Petrillo, Donald Knowles, John Buchanan, Lance Condon | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Brunswick (PG), Joe Smith (SG), Christopher Price (SF), Philip Hoffman (PF) Frank Jessie, Gregg Rice, Alexander Vallee, Brooks McGhee | |
| 09:24 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Smith misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:24 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:06 | Colorado Mesa | George Nieves makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Glennon | 21-15 |
| 08:40 | Fort Hays St. | The short jumper by Michael Smith is denied by George Nieves | 21-15 |
| 08:39 | Colorado Mesa | David Moore grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 08:20 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Smith swats the short shot by David Moore | 21-15 |
| 08:19 | Fort Hays St. | Philip Hoffman gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:14 | Fort Hays St. | John Brunswick is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Glennon - foul #1 on Thomas Glennon, team foul #8 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Todd Giles (C) George Nieves | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie (SG), Terry Czech (C) Christopher Price, Michael Smith | |
| 08:14 | Fort Hays St. | John Brunswick makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:14 | Fort Hays St. | John Brunswick makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:00 | Colorado Mesa | Todd Giles misses badly on a floater from the right block | 21-17 |
| 07:58 | Colorado Mesa | Todd Giles misses the tip | 21-17 |
| 07:56 | Fort Hays St. | Philip Hoffman grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 07:30 | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Rory Hicks - foul #2 on Rory Hicks, team foul #9 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jeffrey Lewis (PG), Chad Petrillo (SG), Donald Knowles (SF), Lance Condon (C) David Moore, Rory Hicks, Thomas Glennon, Richard Dorr | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice (SG), Christopher Price (SF) John Brunswick, Joe Smith | |
| 07:30 | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:30 | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Jeffrey Lewis (fresh) SG - Chad Petrillo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Knowles (fresh) PF - Todd Giles (fresh) C - Lance Condon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Frank Jessie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Rice (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Christopher Price (fresh) PF - Philip Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Czech (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Colorado Mesa | Frank Jessie picks off the pass by Jeffrey Lewis | 21-19 |
| 07:02 | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie lays it up and in | 21-21 |
| 06:47 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo's pass is intercepted by Christopher Price | 21-21 |
| 06:44 | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie travels in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Nieves (PF) Todd Giles | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Daniel Murray (PG) Frank Jessie | |
| 06:32 | Colorado Mesa | Jeffrey Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 06:31 | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:15 | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice is wide open but clanks a floater in the paint | 21-21 |
| 06:14 | Colorado Mesa | Donald Knowles grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 06:03 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Chad Petrillo | 23-21 |
| 05:55 | Fort Hays St. | Christopher Price hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 23-21 |
| 05:54 | Colorado Mesa | George Nieves grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:36 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon can't finish the layup but the foul's on Terry Czech - foul #2 on Terry Czech, team foul #3 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Kevin Miller (PG), David Moore (SG), Thomas Glennon (SF), John Buchanan (PF) Jeffrey Lewis, Chad Petrillo, Donald Knowles, George Nieves | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Brunswick (PG), Joe Smith (SG), Alexander Vallee (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Brooks McGhee (C) Daniel Murray, Gregg Rice, Christopher Price, Philip Hoffman, Terry Czech | |
| 05:36 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:36 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:22 | Fort Hays St. | A charge is called on Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Richard Dorr (C) Lance Condon | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 05:07 | Colorado Mesa | Kevin Miller misses the lay-in | 25-21 |
| 05:05 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:46 | Fort Hays St. | Joe Smith misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 04:45 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Dorr grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 04:35 | Colorado Mesa | Kevin Miller misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 04:34 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Dorr tips it in | 27-21 |
| 04:19 | Fort Hays St. | Alexander Vallee lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Brunswick | 27-23 |
| 03:58 | Colorado Mesa | John Brunswick takes the ball from David Moore | 27-23 |
| 03:54 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Miller - foul #2 on Kevin Miller, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jeffrey Lewis (PG), Rory Hicks (SG), Donald Knowles (SF), Lance Condon (C) Kevin Miller, David Moore, Thomas Glennon, John Buchanan | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie (PG), Gregg Rice (SG), Terry Czech (C) John Brunswick, Alexander Vallee, Brooks McGhee | |
| 03:54 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:54 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:54 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 03:46 | Colorado Mesa | Richard Dorr scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Rory Hicks | 29-24 |
| 03:44 | Fort Hays St. | Rory Hicks picks off the pass by Gregg Rice in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| 03:30 | Colorado Mesa | Frank Jessie steals it from Rory Hicks | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Jeffrey Lewis (fresh) SG - Rory Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Knowles (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Dorr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Condon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Frank Jessie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregg Rice (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Terry Czech (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie is hacked by Richard Dorr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Dorr, team foul #11 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Nieves (PF) Richard Dorr | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Christopher Price (SF), Philip Hoffman (PF) Joe Smith, Michael Smith | |
| 03:28 | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:28 | Fort Hays St. | Frank Jessie makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:09 | Colorado Mesa | George Nieves clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 03:08 | Colorado Mesa | Donald Knowles tips it home | 31-26 |
| 02:50 | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice slams it home set up by Frank Jessie | 31-28 |
| 02:33 | Colorado Mesa | Lance Condon is hacked by Christopher Price - foul #1 on Christopher Price, team foul #5 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Kevin Miller (PG), Chad Petrillo (SG), Thomas Glennon (SF), Todd Giles (PF) Jeffrey Lewis, Rory Hicks, Donald Knowles, George Nieves | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Alexander Vallee (SF), Brooks McGhee (PF) Gregg Rice, Philip Hoffman | |
| 02:09 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo can't finish the layup | 31-28 |
| 02:07 | Fort Hays St. | Alexander Vallee grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:58 | Fort Hays St. | Brooks McGhee makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Jessie and he's hacked by Lance Condon - foul #1 on Lance Condon, team foul #12 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | David Moore (PG), Richard Dorr (PF) Kevin Miller, Lance Condon | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Brunswick (PG), Joe Smith (SG), Michael Smith (C) Frank Jessie, Christopher Price, Terry Czech | |
| 01:58 | Fort Hays St. | Brooks McGhee makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:38 | Colorado Mesa | Joe Smith is called for the reach on Chad Petrillo - foul #1 on Joe Smith, team foul #6 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | John Buchanan (PF) Todd Giles | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice (SG), Philip Hoffman (PF) Alexander Vallee, Brooks McGhee | |
| 01:21 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joe Smith - foul #2 on Joe Smith, team foul #7 | 31-31 |
| 01:21 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:21 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:07 | Fort Hays St. | Gregg Rice banks in the layup set up by John Brunswick | 32-33 |
| 00:50 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 00:48 | Colorado Mesa | Thomas Glennon grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 00:33 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 00:32 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:28 | Fort Hays St. | Joe Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 00:27 | Colorado Mesa | Thomas Glennon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:01 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Petrillo makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Fort Hays St. | Joe Smith clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-33 |