| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Charles Cooper (fresh) SG - Raymond Merrill (fresh) SF - Richard Haines (fresh) PF - Chad Harris (fresh) C - Thomas Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Dale Starns (fresh) SG - Jack Perrine (fresh) SF - Donald Louden (fresh) PF - Ronald Zawislak (fresh) C - Roland Hughes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | N. Colorado | Raymond Merrill's pass is intercepted by Jack Perrine | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Starns | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | N. Colorado | The jump hook by Chad Harris is blocked by Ronald Zawislak | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak clanks a fadeaway from close range | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:22 | N. Colorado | Richard Haines is called for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Gardner - foul #1 on Thomas Gardner, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:51 | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | N. Colorado | Chad Harris tips it in | 2-5 |
| 17:45 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden is hacked by Thomas Gardner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Gardner, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Casey Cunningham (PG), John Haines (SG), Harold Evans (SF), David Langer (PF), Daniel Loza (C) Charles Cooper, Raymond Merrill, Richard Haines, Chad Harris, Thomas Gardner | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols (PG), John Franklin (SG), Milton Wright (SF), Joseph Tschida (PF) Dale Starns, Jack Perrine, Donald Louden, Ronald Zawislak | |
| 17:32 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:31 | N. Colorado | John Haines pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:08 | N. Colorado | John Haines scores on a 3 from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:06 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Donald Louden (SF) Roland Hughes | |
| 16:50 | N. Colorado | John Haines makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Casey Cunningham | 7-5 |
| 16:47 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Richard Haines (SF) Harold Evans | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 16:31 | N. Colorado | Casey Cunningham buries a floater from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:16 | N. Dakota | John Franklin hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Danny Nichols | 9-8 |
| 16:11 | N. Colorado | Milton Wright takes the ball from Casey Cunningham | 9-8 |
| 15:51 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida blows the wide open layup | 9-8 |
| 15:49 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to John Franklin | 9-8 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Casey Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Haines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Haines (fresh) PF - David Langer (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Loza (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Danny Nichols (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Franklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Louden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Tschida (fairly fresh) C - Milton Wright (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | N. Dakota | John Franklin travels with the ball | 9-8 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper (PG), Raymond Merrill (SG), Harold Evans (SF), Chad Harris (PF) Casey Cunningham, John Haines, Richard Haines, Daniel Loza | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG), Jack Perrine (SG), Ronald Zawislak (PF), Roland Hughes (C) Danny Nichols, John Franklin, Joseph Tschida, Milton Wright | |
| 15:12 | N. Colorado | Raymond Merrill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 15:11 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:46 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:44 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:34 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak drills a fadeaway in the paint | 9-10 |
| 14:20 | N. Colorado | Jack Perrine is called for the reach on David Langer - foul #1 on Jack Perrine, team foul #1 | 9-10 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Richard Haines (SF) Harold Evans | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 14:04 | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-10 |
| 14:03 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Jack Perrine | 9-10 |
| 13:45 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak is hacked by Raymond Merrill - foul #1 on Raymond Merrill, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Casey Cunningham (PG) Charles Cooper | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Milton Wright (SF), Joseph Tschida (PF) Donald Louden, Ronald Zawislak | |
| 13:35 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-10 |
| 13:34 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Hughes | 9-10 |
| 13:19 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright is hacked by David Langer - foul #1 on David Langer, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Daniel Loza (C) David Langer | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | John Franklin (PG) Dale Starns | |
| 13:06 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Loza - foul #1 on Daniel Loza, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| 13:06 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:06 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:50 | N. Colorado | Raymond Merrill is fouled on the floor by Joseph Tschida - foul #1 on Joseph Tschida, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Haines (SG) Raymond Merrill | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols (PG) Jack Perrine | |
| 12:31 | N. Colorado | Richard Haines makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Casey Cunningham | 11-12 |
| 12:11 | N. Dakota | John Franklin hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Roland Hughes | 11-14 |
| 11:50 | N. Colorado | Chad Harris misses short on a shot from close range | 11-14 |
| 11:49 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Casey Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Haines (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Haines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Loza (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Danny Nichols (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Franklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Milton Wright (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Tschida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roland Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols is hacked by Casey Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Casey Cunningham, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper (PG), Harold Evans (SG), Terrence Swaim (SF), David Langer (C) Casey Cunningham, John Haines, Richard Haines, Daniel Loza | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG), Jack Perrine (SG), Donald Louden (SF), Ronald Zawislak (PF) Danny Nichols, John Franklin, Milton Wright, Joseph Tschida | |
| 11:38 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Chad Harris - foul #1 on Chad Harris, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| 11:38 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:38 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:14 | N. Colorado | Chad Harris lays it in and he's hacked by Ronald Zawislak - foul #1 on Ronald Zawislak, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| 11:14 | N. Colorado | Chad Harris makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:55 | N. Dakota | Chad Harris is called for the reach on Jack Perrine - foul #2 on Chad Harris, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Daniel Loza (C) Chad Harris | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 10:55 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:55 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:31 | N. Colorado | Terrence Swaim comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 14-17 |
| 10:30 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:12 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine loses the ball out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Casey Cunningham (PG), Raymond Merrill (SG), Richard Haines (SF), John Haines (PF) Charles Cooper, Harold Evans, Terrence Swaim, Daniel Loza | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols (PG), John Franklin (SG), Milton Wright (C) Dale Starns, Jack Perrine, Roland Hughes | |
| 10:04 | N. Colorado | Ronald Zawislak denies the turnaround by Raymond Merrill | 14-17 |
| 10:03 | N. Dakota | John Franklin snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 09:40 | N. Dakota | Richard Haines is called for the reach on Ronald Zawislak - foul #1 on Richard Haines, team foul #9 | 14-17 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida (C) Donald Louden | |
| 09:40 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:40 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:21 | N. Colorado | John Haines double dribbles | 14-19 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Daniel Loza (C) David Langer | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Donald Louden (SF) Ronald Zawislak | |
| 09:08 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols is whistled for traveling | 14-19 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper (PG) Casey Cunningham | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG) Danny Nichols | |
| 08:50 | N. Colorado | John Haines can't finish the layup | 14-19 |
| 08:49 | N. Colorado | John Haines misses the tip | 14-19 |
| 08:48 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:39 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright is hacked by John Haines - foul #1 on John Haines, team foul #10 | 14-19 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Harold Evans (SG), Terrence Swaim (SF) Raymond Merrill, Richard Haines | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine (SG), Roland Hughes (C) John Franklin, Donald Louden | |
| 08:39 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:39 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:16 | N. Colorado | Terrence Swaim clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 08:14 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:07 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Casey Cunningham (PG), David Langer (PF) Charles Cooper, John Haines | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Donald Louden (SF), Ronald Zawislak (PF) Milton Wright, Joseph Tschida | |
| 07:55 | N. Colorado | Daniel Loza scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Casey Cunningham | 16-21 |
| 07:51 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden is fouled in the backcourt by Casey Cunningham - foul #2 on Casey Cunningham, team foul #11 | 16-21 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady (PG), Raymond Merrill (SG), Richard Haines (SF) Casey Cunningham, Harold Evans, Terrence Swaim | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols (PG) Dale Starns | |
| 07:51 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:51 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Kenneth Heady (fresh) SG - Raymond Merrill (fresh) SF - Richard Haines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Langer (tiring) C - Daniel Loza (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Danny Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Perrine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Louden (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Zawislak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Roland Hughes (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | N. Colorado | David Langer jams it on a great pass from Kenneth Heady | 18-23 |
| 07:33 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Heady steps in front of the Donald Louden pass in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| 07:16 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady loses the dribble to Danny Nichols | 18-23 |
| 07:09 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Heady - foul #1 on Kenneth Heady, team foul #12 | 18-23 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Haines (PF) Daniel Loza | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | John Franklin (SG) Jack Perrine | |
| 07:09 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:09 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:51 | N. Colorado | David Langer hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Heady and he's hacked by Danny Nichols - foul #1 on Danny Nichols, team foul #4 | 20-24 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper (PG) Kenneth Heady | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG), Joseph Tschida (PF) Danny Nichols, Ronald Zawislak | |
| 06:51 | N. Colorado | David Langer misses the free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:51 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Joseph Tschida | 20-24 |
| 06:36 | N. Dakota | Charles Cooper steps in front of the Roland Hughes pass | 20-24 |
| 06:32 | N. Colorado | Raymond Merrill can't finish the layup | 20-24 |
| 06:31 | N. Colorado | David Langer gets the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:19 | N. Colorado | Richard Haines scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Charles Cooper | 22-24 |
| 06:06 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Haines - foul #2 on Richard Haines, team foul #13 | 22-24 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Harold Evans (SG), Terrence Swaim (SF) Raymond Merrill, Richard Haines | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Milton Wright (SF) Donald Louden | |
| 06:06 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:06 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:49 | N. Colorado | Harold Evans misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Roland Hughes - foul #1 on Roland Hughes, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady (PG), Daniel Loza (C) Charles Cooper, David Langer | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine (SG), Ronald Zawislak (PF) John Franklin, Roland Hughes | |
| 05:49 | N. Colorado | Harold Evans misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:49 | N. Colorado | Harold Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:49 | N. Colorado | Harold Evans makes the 3rd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:20 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-25 |
| 05:18 | N. Colorado | Terrence Swaim snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:03 | N. Colorado | Daniel Loza misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Zawislak - foul #2 on Ronald Zawislak, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Raymond Merrill (SG), David Langer (C) Harold Evans, John Haines | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols (PG), Donald Louden (SF) Dale Starns, Ronald Zawislak | |
| 05:03 | N. Colorado | Daniel Loza misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:03 | N. Colorado | Daniel Loza makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:58 | N. Dakota | Terrence Swaim is called for the reach on Donald Louden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terrence Swaim, team foul #14 | 24-25 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Cooper (PG), Harold Evans (SF) Kenneth Heady, Terrence Swaim | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 04:58 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:58 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:39 | N. Colorado | David Langer comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 24-27 |
| 04:37 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:32 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Milton Wright | 24-30 |
| 04:10 | N. Colorado | Joseph Tschida swats the short shot by David Langer | 24-30 |
| 04:09 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 03:43 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 03:42 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Charles Cooper (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Merrill (fairly fresh) SF - Harold Evans (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Loza (tired) 3 pts. C - David Langer (tired) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Danny Nichols (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Perrine (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Donald Louden (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Tschida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida is hacked by Charles Cooper - foul #1 on Charles Cooper, team foul #15 | 24-30 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Casey Cunningham (PG), Richard Haines (SF), Chad Harris (PF), Thomas Gardner (C) Charles Cooper, Harold Evans, Daniel Loza, David Langer | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG), John Franklin (SG), Roland Hughes (C) Danny Nichols, Jack Perrine, Milton Wright | |
| 03:30 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:30 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:30 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 03:14 | N. Colorado | Raymond Merrill double dribbles | 24-31 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady (PG) Raymond Merrill | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak (PF) Joseph Tschida | |
| 03:11 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Heady is called for the reach on Dale Starns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Heady, team foul #16 | 24-31 |
| 03:11 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:11 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:51 | N. Colorado | Casey Cunningham misses the 3 from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 02:49 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 02:36 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 02:35 | N. Dakota | John Franklin tips it but misses | 24-33 |
| 02:33 | N. Colorado | Chad Harris grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 02:28 | N. Colorado | Donald Louden takes the ball from Thomas Gardner | 24-33 |
| 02:23 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden lays it up and in | 24-35 |
| 02:20 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Heady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-35 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Raymond Merrill (SG) Kenneth Heady | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Milton Wright (SF) Donald Louden | |
| 01:57 | N. Dakota | John Franklin misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 01:56 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes tips it in | 24-37 |
| 01:36 | N. Colorado | Milton Wright steals the ball from Casey Cunningham | 24-37 |
| 01:25 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 24-37 |
| 01:23 | N. Colorado | Richard Haines snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 01:05 | N. Colorado | Thomas Gardner banks in the layup on a great pass from Chad Harris | 26-37 |
| 00:48 | N. Dakota | Richard Haines steals the ball from Dale Starns | 26-37 |
| 00:44 | N. Colorado | Chad Harris jams it on a great pass from Richard Haines | 28-37 |
| 00:20 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Milton Wright | 28-40 |
| 00:04 | N. Colorado | Raymond Merrill scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns misses long on a halfcourt shot | 30-40 |