| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Jared Darbonne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Moser (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeff Sperry (fresh) PF - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Wiest (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Darryl Margolis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Betts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Parkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Holst (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Wayt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Colorado | Patrick Parkins inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | N. Colorado | Patrick Parkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 19:40 | S. Dakota | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:37 | S. Dakota | Darryl Margolis steps in front of the Jeff Sperry pass in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 19:24 | N. Colorado | Scott Betts misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 19:23 | N. Colorado | Darryl Margolis can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 19:21 | S. Dakota | Michael Wiest grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:06 | S. Dakota | Michael Wiest connects on the floater in the paint | 33-32 |
| 19:00 | N. Colorado | Scott Betts makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carlos Wayt | 33-34 |
| 18:49 | S. Dakota | Michael Wiest misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 18:48 | S. Dakota | Jeff Sperry grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:36 | S. Dakota | Jeff Sperry can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 18:34 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Scott Betts | 33-34 |
| 18:32 | N. Colorado | Darryl Margolis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Drexler (PG), Joshua Colson (SG), Donald Vida (SF), Fred Pepper (PF), Jesse Reynolds (C) Jared Darbonne, Mark Moser, Jeff Sperry, James Moore, Michael Wiest | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Luke Seda (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG), Claude Ventura (SF), David Douglas (PF), Lester Pender (C) Darryl Margolis, Scott Betts, Patrick Parkins, Peter Holst, Carlos Wayt | |
| 18:16 | S. Dakota | Joshua Colson hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Drexler and he's hacked by Bruce Mitchell - foul #2 on Bruce Mitchell, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:16 | S. Dakota | Joshua Colson makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:59 | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Luke Seda and he's fouled by Fred Pepper - foul #2 on Fred Pepper, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 17:59 | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:41 | S. Dakota | Fred Pepper connects on the open shot in the lane | 38-37 |
| 17:20 | N. Colorado | Luke Seda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jared Darbonne (PG), Kenneth Crumble (SG), Jeff Sperry (SF), Deon Woods (PF), Michael Wiest (C) John Drexler, Joshua Colson, Donald Vida, Fred Pepper, Jesse Reynolds | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Thomas (PG), Scott Betts (SG), Patrick Parkins (SF), Peter Holst (PF), Jonathan Blue (C) Luke Seda, Claude Ventura, Bruce Mitchell, David Douglas, Lester Pender | |
| 16:56 | S. Dakota | Jared Darbonne misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Betts - foul #3 on Scott Betts, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Darryl Margolis (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SG), Carlos Wayt (C) Thomas Thomas, Scott Betts, Peter Holst | |
| 16:56 | S. Dakota | Jared Darbonne misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:56 | S. Dakota | Jared Darbonne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:38 | N. Colorado | Darryl Margolis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 16:36 | N. Colorado | Patrick Parkins grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:21 | N. Colorado | Darryl Margolis blows the layup but he's hacked by Jared Darbonne - foul #1 on Jared Darbonne, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Mark Moser (SG), James Moore (PF) Kenneth Crumble, Deon Woods | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Peter Holst (PF) Jonathan Blue | |
| 16:21 | N. Colorado | Darryl Margolis makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:21 | N. Colorado | Darryl Margolis misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:21 | S. Dakota | James Moore gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:18 | S. Dakota | Michael Wiest throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Luke Seda (SG) Bruce Mitchell | |
| 16:13 | N. Colorado | Carlos Wayt scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darryl Margolis | 39-40 |
| 15:53 | S. Dakota | The jump hook by Michael Wiest is blocked by Peter Holst | 39-40 |
| 15:52 | N. Colorado | Carlos Wayt pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Jared Darbonne (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Moser (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeff Sperry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Wiest (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Darryl Margolis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Seda (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Parkins (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Holst (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Wayt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | N. Colorado | Carlos Wayt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 39-40 |
| 15:32 | N. Colorado | Carlos Wayt pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:17 | N. Colorado | Carlos Wayt is whistled for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Drexler (PG), Kenneth Crumble (SG), Donald Vida (SF), Jesse Reynolds (C) Jared Darbonne, Mark Moser, Jeff Sperry, Michael Wiest | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Thomas (PG), Scott Betts (SG), Claude Ventura (SF), David Douglas (PF) Darryl Margolis, Luke Seda, Patrick Parkins, Peter Holst | |
| 15:15 | S. Dakota | John Drexler's pass is intercepted by Thomas Thomas in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 15:04 | N. Colorado | Scott Betts hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Thomas | 39-43 |
| 14:50 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Drexler | 42-43 |
| 14:28 | N. Colorado | Carlos Wayt misses long on a turnaround from close range | 42-43 |
| 14:26 | S. Dakota | Jesse Reynolds gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:23 | S. Dakota | Scott Betts is called for the reach on Kenneth Crumble in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Betts, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joshua Colson (PG), Mark Moser (SG), Fred Pepper (PF), Deon Woods (C) John Drexler, Kenneth Crumble, James Moore, Jesse Reynolds | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Darryl Margolis (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SF), Jonathan Blue (C) Thomas Thomas, Scott Betts, Carlos Wayt | |
| 14:10 | S. Dakota | Fred Pepper misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by David Douglas - foul #1 on David Douglas, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jeff Sperry (SF) Donald Vida | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Patrick Parkins (SF), Lester Pender (PF) Claude Ventura, David Douglas | |
| 14:10 | S. Dakota | Fred Pepper makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:10 | S. Dakota | Fred Pepper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:54 | N. Colorado | Darryl Margolis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 13:52 | N. Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Parkins | 44-43 |
| 13:32 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Bruce Mitchell | 44-45 |
| 13:19 | S. Dakota | Jeff Sperry loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Drexler (PG), Donald Vida (PF), Michael Wiest (C) Mark Moser, Fred Pepper, Deon Woods | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Thomas (PG), Luke Seda (SG), Peter Holst (PF), Carlos Wayt (C) Darryl Margolis, Patrick Parkins, Lester Pender, Jonathan Blue | |
| 13:02 | N. Colorado | Jeff Sperry steps in front of the Thomas Thomas pass | 44-45 |
| 12:39 | S. Dakota | John Drexler scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Vida | 46-45 |
| 12:23 | N. Colorado | Peter Holst lays it up and in set up by Thomas Thomas | 46-47 |
| 12:05 | S. Dakota | Jeff Sperry knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Drexler | 48-47 |
| 11:52 | N. Colorado | Jeff Sperry takes the ball from Peter Holst | 48-47 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Drexler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Colson (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jeff Sperry (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Vida (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Wiest (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Thomas Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luke Seda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Holst (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Wayt (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:50 | S. Dakota | Jeff Sperry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jared Darbonne (PG), Mark Moser (SG), Kenneth Crumble (SF), James Moore (PF), Jesse Reynolds (C) John Drexler, Joshua Colson, Jeff Sperry, Donald Vida, Michael Wiest | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Darryl Margolis (PG), Claude Ventura (SG), Patrick Parkins (SF), David Douglas (PF), Lester Pender (C) Thomas Thomas, Luke Seda, Bruce Mitchell, Peter Holst, Carlos Wayt | |
| 11:25 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Claude Ventura | 48-49 |
| 11:22 | S. Dakota | Darryl Margolis is called for the reach on Kenneth Crumble in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darryl Margolis, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue (C) Lester Pender | |
| 11:08 | S. Dakota | Mark Moser hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Claude Ventura - foul #2 on Claude Ventura, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Fred Pepper (C) Jesse Reynolds | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 11:08 | S. Dakota | Mark Moser makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:08 | S. Dakota | Mark Moser makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:06 | N. Colorado | Darryl Margolis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Donald Vida (SF) Mark Moser | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 10:47 | S. Dakota | Donald Vida makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jared Darbonne | 52-49 |
| 10:45 | N. Colorado | Darryl Margolis is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Darbonne - foul #2 on Jared Darbonne, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Mark Moser (SG), Deon Woods (C) Kenneth Crumble, James Moore | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Luke Seda (SG), Lester Pender (C) Claude Ventura, Jonathan Blue | |
| 10:38 | N. Colorado | Luke Seda misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 10:36 | N. Colorado | Luke Seda can't tip it in | 52-49 |
| 10:35 | N. Colorado | David Douglas tips it but misses | 52-49 |
| 10:34 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Mark Moser | 52-49 |
| 10:15 | S. Dakota | Donald Vida misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Luke Seda - foul #2 on Luke Seda, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Moore (PF), Michael Wiest (C) Fred Pepper, Deon Woods | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Bruce Mitchell (SF), Peter Holst (PF), Carlos Wayt (C) Patrick Parkins, David Douglas, Lester Pender | |
| 10:15 | S. Dakota | Donald Vida makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:15 | S. Dakota | Donald Vida misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:15 | N. Colorado | Bruce Mitchell snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 09:53 | N. Colorado | Donald Vida is called for the reach on Bruce Mitchell - foul #3 on Donald Vida, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Drexler (PG), Jeff Sperry (SF) Jared Darbonne, Donald Vida | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 09:36 | N. Colorado | James Moore steps in front of the Darryl Margolis pass | 53-49 |
| 09:34 | S. Dakota | Carlos Wayt steals the ball from Mark Moser in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| 09:21 | N. Colorado | John Drexler steals the ball from Bruce Mitchell | 53-49 |
| 08:57 | S. Dakota | Mark Moser misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Luke Seda - foul #3 on Luke Seda, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jared Darbonne (PG), Kenneth Crumble (SF), Deon Woods (PF), Jesse Reynolds (C) John Drexler, Jeff Sperry, James Moore, Michael Wiest | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Thomas (PG), Claude Ventura (SG), Patrick Parkins (SF), David Douglas (PF), Jonathan Blue (C) Darryl Margolis, Luke Seda, Bruce Mitchell, Peter Holst, Carlos Wayt | |
| 08:57 | S. Dakota | Mark Moser makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:57 | S. Dakota | Mark Moser makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:37 | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David Douglas | 55-51 |
| 08:35 | S. Dakota | Jesse Reynolds travels in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Donald Vida (SF) Mark Moser | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 08:18 | N. Colorado | Jesse Reynolds swats the short shot by David Douglas | 55-51 |
| 08:17 | S. Dakota | Jesse Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:14 | S. Dakota | Claude Ventura steals it from Kenneth Crumble in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| 08:01 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue travels with the ball | 55-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joshua Colson (SG), Jeff Sperry (SF), Fred Pepper (PF) Jared Darbonne, Donald Vida, Deon Woods | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Darryl Margolis (PG), Lester Pender (C) Thomas Thomas, Jonathan Blue | |
| 07:59 | S. Dakota | Patrick Parkins is called for the reach on Jeff Sperry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Parkins, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Drexler (PG) Kenneth Crumble | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Scott Betts (SG), Carlos Wayt (C) Claude Ventura, David Douglas | |
| 07:59 | S. Dakota | Jeff Sperry misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:59 | S. Dakota | Jesse Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:44 | S. Dakota | Joshua Colson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Sperry | 58-51 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Drexler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Colson (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Jeff Sperry (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Pepper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Reynolds (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Darryl Margolis (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Betts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Parkins (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester Pender (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Wayt (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 07:25 | N. Colorado | Carlos Wayt hits the follow up shot | 58-53 |
| 07:05 | S. Dakota | Fred Pepper connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by John Drexler | 60-53 |
| 06:42 | N. Colorado | Joshua Colson steals the ball from Patrick Parkins | 60-53 |
| 06:40 | S. Dakota | Jeff Sperry is hacked by Patrick Parkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Parkins, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jared Darbonne (PG), Kenneth Crumble (SG), Donald Vida (PF), Michael Wiest (C) John Drexler, Joshua Colson, Fred Pepper, Jesse Reynolds | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Luke Seda (PG), Claude Ventura (SF), Peter Holst (PF), Jonathan Blue (C) Darryl Margolis, Patrick Parkins, Lester Pender, Carlos Wayt | |
| 06:40 | S. Dakota | Jeff Sperry makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:40 | S. Dakota | Jeff Sperry misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:40 | S. Dakota | Donald Vida grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 06:25 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane | 63-53 |
| 06:23 | N. Colorado | Jared Darbonne steals it from Scott Betts in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 06:22 | S. Dakota | Donald Vida lays it in on a great pass from Jared Darbonne | 65-53 |
| 06:03 | N. Colorado | Luke Seda drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 05:36 | S. Dakota | Jared Darbonne knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Sperry | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:14 | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 68-55 |
| 05:12 | S. Dakota | Michael Wiest gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:43 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble misses the lay-in | 68-55 |
| 04:42 | S. Dakota | Michael Wiest gets the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 04:18 | S. Dakota | Donald Vida scores on a shot near the basket set up by Jared Darbonne | 70-55 |
| 04:04 | N. Colorado | Peter Holst knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Luke Seda | 70-57 |
| 04:04 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Drexler (PG), Joshua Colson (SG), Fred Pepper (PF), Deon Woods (C) Jared Darbonne, Kenneth Crumble, Jeff Sperry, Michael Wiest | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Thomas (PG), Bruce Mitchell (SF), David Douglas (PF), Carlos Wayt (C) Luke Seda, Claude Ventura, Peter Holst, Jonathan Blue | |
| 03:47 | S. Dakota | David Douglas is called for the reach on John Drexler - foul #2 on David Douglas, team foul #11 | 70-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Mark Moser (SG) Donald Vida | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 03:47 | S. Dakota | John Drexler makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 03:47 | S. Dakota | John Drexler makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Drexler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Moser (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Colson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fred Pepper (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Deon Woods (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Thomas Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Betts (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Douglas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Carlos Wayt (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:39 | N. Colorado | Bruce Mitchell misses the easy open layup | 72-57 |
| 03:37 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:08 | S. Dakota | John Drexler is hacked by Carlos Wayt - foul #1 on Carlos Wayt, team foul #12 | 72-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Donald Vida (SF), Jesse Reynolds (C) Mark Moser, Deon Woods | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Luke Seda (PG), Claude Ventura (SF), Lester Pender (C) Thomas Thomas, Scott Betts, Carlos Wayt | |
| 03:08 | S. Dakota | John Drexler misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 03:08 | S. Dakota | John Drexler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 03:01 | N. Colorado | Bruce Mitchell scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Claude Ventura | 73-59 |
| 02:42 | S. Dakota | Jesse Reynolds clanks a jumper in the lane | 73-59 |
| 02:40 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Claude Ventura | 73-59 |
| 02:20 | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura clanks a jump hook from close range | 73-59 |
| 02:19 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender grabs the offensive board | 73-59 |
| 02:05 | N. Colorado | Jesse Reynolds steps in front of the David Douglas pass | 73-59 |
| 02:03 | S. Dakota | Claude Ventura takes the ball from John Drexler in the backcourt | 73-59 |
| 01:57 | N. Colorado | Donald Vida is called for the reach on Claude Ventura - foul #4 on Donald Vida, team foul #5 | 73-59 |
| 01:46 | N. Colorado | Fred Pepper blocks the short jumper by Claude Ventura | 73-59 |
| 01:45 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender tips it back up and in | 73-61 |
| 01:22 | S. Dakota | John Drexler hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Reynolds | 75-61 |
| 01:18 | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bruce Mitchell | 75-63 |
| 01:04 | S. Dakota | Fred Pepper makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Drexler | 77-63 |
| 00:57 | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Mitchell | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | S. Dakota | Donald Vida knocks in the 3 from straight away | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota 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 a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | N. Colorado | David Douglas's pass is intercepted by Fred Pepper in the backcourt | 80-65 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | John Drexler runs out the clock | 80-65 |