| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Claude Ventura (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Odom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Holst (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Blue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Pender (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bryan Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Welty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel McGovern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Harris inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Harris loses the dribble to Jonathan Blue | 30-35 |
| 19:21 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom blows the wide open layup | 30-35 |
| 19:19 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue snags the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 19:04 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lester Pender | 32-35 |
| 18:52 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill is fouled on the floor by Claude Ventura - foul #3 on Claude Ventura, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart (PG) Claude Ventura | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 18:40 | S. Dakota St. | Dennis Odom is called for the reach on Bryan Hill - foul #2 on Dennis Odom, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage (PF) Daniel McGovern | |
| 18:22 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Harris clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:20 | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:58 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Harris is fouled on the floor by Dennis Odom - foul #3 on Dennis Odom, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | William Ford (SG), Curtis Spencer (PF), Robert Pugh (C) Dennis Odom, Jonathan Blue, Lester Pender | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brian Jara (PG), Sean Thomas (SG), Jack Reed (SF), George Fiorini (C) Bryan Hill, Thomas Welty, Bryan Harris, Samuel Fontaine | |
| 17:40 | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage comes up short on the floater from the left block | 32-35 |
| 17:39 | S. Dakota St. | George Fiorini can't tip it in | 32-35 |
| 17:38 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:09 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer drills a floater from close range | 34-35 |
| 16:50 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Holst steals the ball from Jack Reed | 34-35 |
| 16:32 | N. Colorado | Peter Holst hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 16:30 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Joey Gossage | 34-35 |
| 16:24 | S. Dakota St. | A charge is called on Joey Gossage - foul #2 on Joey Gossage, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Richard Dayton (PG), Billy Anderson (SG), Jonathan Blue (PF), Lester Pender (C) Rafael Stewart, William Ford, Curtis Spencer, Robert Pugh | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Harris (SF), Daniel McGovern (PF), Samuel Fontaine (C) Brian Jara, Joey Gossage, George Fiorini | |
| 16:11 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Fontaine | 34-35 |
| 16:09 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel McGovern snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 15:55 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Harris misses badly on a floater in the paint | 34-35 |
| 15:53 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Richard Dayton (fresh) SG - Billy Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Holst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Blue (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Pender (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Sean Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryan Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel McGovern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:51 | N. Colorado | Billy Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura (PG), Dennis Odom (SG), Andrew Burns (SF) Richard Dayton, Billy Anderson, Peter Holst | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill (PG), Thomas Welty (SG) Sean Thomas, Jack Reed | |
| 15:38 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill is hacked by Claude Ventura - foul #4 on Claude Ventura, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Billy Anderson (PG) Claude Ventura | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 15:13 | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Burns steps in front of the Thomas Welty pass | 34-35 |
| 14:44 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Anderson | 37-35 |
| 14:23 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel McGovern misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 14:22 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Lester Pender | 37-35 |
| 13:59 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue blows the layup but he's fouled by Samuel Fontaine - foul #1 on Samuel Fontaine, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart (PG), William Ford (SG), Peter Holst (SF), Robert Pugh (C) Billy Anderson, Dennis Odom, Andrew Burns, Lester Pender | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brian Jara (PG), Sean Thomas (SG), Jack Reed (SF), Joey Gossage (PF), George Fiorini (C) Bryan Hill, Thomas Welty, Bryan Harris, Daniel McGovern, Samuel Fontaine | |
| 13:59 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:59 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:59 | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 13:42 | S. Dakota St. | George Fiorini banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Jara | 38-37 |
| 13:26 | N. Colorado | Peter Holst comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 38-37 |
| 13:24 | N. Colorado | William Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:01 | N. Colorado | Peter Holst misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 13:00 | S. Dakota St. | George Fiorini grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:41 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Reed drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Jara | 38-40 |
| 12:18 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart's floater is knocked away by Jack Reed | 38-40 |
| 12:16 | N. Colorado | William Ford tips it home | 40-40 |
| 12:03 | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 12:01 | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 11:54 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Holst blocks the jumper by Jack Reed | 40-40 |
| 11:53 | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Rafael Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Peter Holst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Blue (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Pugh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Brian Jara (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sean Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joey Gossage (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - George Fiorini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Jara misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 11:35 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Robert Pugh | 40-40 |
| 11:06 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue drills a shot from the baseline | 42-40 |
| 10:43 | S. Dakota St. | William Ford is called for the reach on George Fiorini - foul #2 on William Ford, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Billy Anderson (PG), Dennis Odom (SG), Andrew Burns (SF), Curtis Spencer (PF), Lester Pender (C) Rafael Stewart, William Ford, Peter Holst, Jonathan Blue, Robert Pugh | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill (PG), Thomas Welty (SG), Bryan Harris (SF), Marcus Joyce (PF), Samuel Fontaine (C) Brian Jara, Sean Thomas, Jack Reed, Joey Gossage, George Fiorini | |
| 10:31 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 10:30 | N. Colorado | Andrew Burns gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:06 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 10:05 | S. Dakota St. | Marcus Joyce snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 09:51 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Marcus Joyce | 42-43 |
| 09:22 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender is hacked by Samuel Fontaine - foul #2 on Samuel Fontaine, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Peter Holst (PF) Curtis Spencer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Daniel McGovern (PF) Bryan Harris | |
| 09:05 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Welty - foul #2 on Thomas Welty, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Richard Dayton (PG) Billy Anderson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas (PG) Bryan Hill | |
| 09:05 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:05 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:51 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel McGovern is fouled on the floor by Andrew Burns - foul #4 on Andrew Burns, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue (PF) Andrew Burns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Plotkin (SF) Marcus Joyce | |
| 08:46 | S. Dakota St. | William Plotkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer (PF) Jonathan Blue | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 08:31 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lester Pender | 45-43 |
| 08:13 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lester Pender - foul #2 on Lester Pender, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jack Reed (SG), Bryan Harris (SF) Thomas Welty, William Plotkin | |
| 08:13 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:13 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:45 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 07:44 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 07:43 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Bryan Harris | 45-45 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Richard Dayton (fresh) SG - Dennis Odom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Holst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Curtis Spencer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lester Pender (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Sean Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Reed (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bryan Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel McGovern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Fontaine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | S. Dakota St. | Lester Pender takes the ball from Daniel McGovern | 45-45 |
| 07:10 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom is fouled on the floor by Jack Reed - foul #2 on Jack Reed, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura (PG), Rafael Stewart (SG), Andrew Burns (SF), Jonathan Blue (PF) Richard Dayton, Dennis Odom, Peter Holst, Curtis Spencer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill (PG), Brian Jara (SG), Marcus Joyce (SF), Joey Gossage (PF), George Fiorini (C) Sean Thomas, Jack Reed, Bryan Harris, Daniel McGovern, Samuel Fontaine | |
| 06:46 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender is hacked by Bryan Hill - foul #2 on Bryan Hill, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Robert Pugh (C) Lester Pender | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 06:25 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue's layup is rejected by George Fiorini | 45-45 |
| 06:23 | N. Colorado | Robert Pugh tips it in | 47-45 |
| 06:13 | S. Dakota St. | George Fiorini drills a turnaround in the paint | 47-47 |
| 06:10 | N. Colorado | Marcus Joyce picks off the pass by Andrew Burns in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 05:58 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Jara's pass is intercepted by Andrew Burns | 47-47 |
| 05:34 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Jara - foul #2 on Brian Jara, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | William Ford (SF), Peter Holst (PF), Lester Pender (C) Andrew Burns, Jonathan Blue, Robert Pugh | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas (PG), Thomas Welty (SG), Bryan Harris (SF), Daniel McGovern (PF) Bryan Hill, Brian Jara, Marcus Joyce, George Fiorini | |
| 05:34 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:34 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:09 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel McGovern is called for traveling | 48-47 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Billy Anderson (PG), Andrew Burns (SF), Curtis Spencer (PF) Claude Ventura, Rafael Stewart, Lester Pender | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine (C) Joey Gossage | |
| 04:43 | N. Colorado | Peter Holst knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Billy Anderson | 50-47 |
| 04:25 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel McGovern hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Thomas Welty and the foul's on William Ford - foul #3 on William Ford, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom (SG) Andrew Burns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill (PG), Marcus Joyce (C) Sean Thomas, Samuel Fontaine | |
| 04:25 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel McGovern misses the free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:25 | N. Colorado | Peter Holst grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 03:57 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer misses the lay-in | 50-49 |
| 03:55 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Bryan Harris | 50-49 |
| 03:50 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Welty hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Hill | 50-52 |
| 03:21 | N. Colorado | William Ford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 03:20 | S. Dakota St. | Marcus Joyce grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Billy Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Odom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Spencer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter Holst (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bryan Hill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Welty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel McGovern (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Joyce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | S. Dakota St. | Billy Anderson takes the ball from Bryan Harris | 50-52 |
| 02:58 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura (PG), Andrew Burns (SF), Lester Pender (C) Billy Anderson, William Ford, Curtis Spencer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas (SG), Jack Reed (SF), Joey Gossage (PF), Samuel Fontaine (C) Thomas Welty, Bryan Harris, Daniel McGovern, Marcus Joyce | |
| 02:39 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Claude Ventura | 52-52 |
| 02:39 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue (PF) Peter Holst | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Welty (SG), Bryan Harris (SF) Sean Thomas, Jack Reed | |
| 02:14 | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Hill | 52-54 |
| 02:12 | N. Colorado | Thomas Welty is called for the reach on Dennis Odom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Welty, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| 02:12 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 02:12 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:43 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine is denied on a dunk by Jonathan Blue | 54-54 |
| 01:41 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine hits the follow up shot | 54-56 |
| 01:21 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender can't finish the uncontested layup | 54-56 |
| 01:19 | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 01:03 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 01:01 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Jonathan Blue | 54-56 |
| 00:37 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue is fouled on the floor by Samuel Fontaine - foul #3 on Samuel Fontaine, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Daniel McGovern (PF) Joey Gossage | |
| 00:37 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:37 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:37 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel McGovern grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:36 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel McGovern is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Odom - foul #4 on Dennis Odom, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| 00:36 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel McGovern makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:36 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel McGovern misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:36 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 00:32 | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura's pass is intercepted by Bryan Hill in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| 00:29 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Blue - foul #1 on Jonathan Blue, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| 00:29 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:29 | S. Dakota St. | Bryan Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:27 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom's pass is intercepted by Bryan Harris in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 00:26 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Welty misses the lay-in | 55-58 |
| 00:25 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 00:15 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 00:13 | N. Colorado | Andrew Burns gets the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 00:02 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 00:01 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine runs out the clock | 55-58 |