| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Crumble (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Allison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Deon Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Arendt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Claude Ventura (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dennis Odom (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Burns (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Pender (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Colorado | Andrew Burns inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:57 | N. Colorado | Andrew Burns is hacked by Terry Allison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Allison, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| 19:32 | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Odom | 23-32 |
| 19:26 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jonathan Blue - foul #1 on Jonathan Blue, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 19:26 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:26 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:26 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 19:22 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Crumble steals it from Andrew Burns in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| 19:20 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble hits the finger roll | 26-32 |
| 18:57 | N. Colorado | Andrew Burns scores on a jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 18:34 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-34 |
| 18:32 | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:11 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 26-34 |
| 18:10 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:59 | S. Dakota | Claude Ventura is called for the reach on John Drexler - foul #1 on Claude Ventura, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague (PG), Michael Galbreath (SG), Jim Saari (SF), George Simmons (PF), Brian Ong (C) John Drexler, Kenneth Crumble, Terry Allison, Deon Woods, Thomas Arendt | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart (PG), William Ford (SG), Peter Holst (SF), Curtis Spencer (PF), Robert Pugh (C) Claude Ventura, Dennis Odom, Andrew Burns, Jonathan Blue, Lester Pender | |
| 17:46 | S. Dakota | George Simmons buries a 3 from straight away | 29-34 |
| 17:40 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 17:33 | S. Dakota | Jim Saari can't finish the layup | 29-36 |
| 17:32 | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague tips it but misses | 29-36 |
| 17:30 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 17:05 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Simmons - foul #2 on George Simmons, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Drexler (PG), Kenneth Crumble (SG) Victor McKeague, Jim Saari | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 17:05 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:05 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:57 | S. Dakota | Brian Ong comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 16:56 | N. Colorado | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 16:30 | N. Colorado | William Ford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Ford, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Terry Allison (SF) Brian Ong | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura (PG), Dennis Odom (SG), Andrew Burns (SF), Jonathan Blue (PF), Lester Pender (C) Rafael Stewart, William Ford, Peter Holst, Curtis Spencer, Robert Pugh | |
| 16:17 | S. Dakota | Dennis Odom picks off the pass by Kenneth Crumble | 29-38 |
| 15:54 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 15:52 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Crumble (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Allison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Galbreath (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Claude Ventura (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Odom (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Blue (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Pender (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender is hacked by Michael Galbreath - foul #3 on Michael Galbreath, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague (PG), Jim Saari (SG), Deon Woods (PF), Thomas Arendt (C) John Drexler, Kenneth Crumble, George Simmons, Michael Galbreath | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart (SG), Peter Holst (SF), Curtis Spencer (PF) Dennis Odom, Andrew Burns, Jonathan Blue | |
| 15:02 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the left block | 29-38 |
| 15:00 | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura tips it home | 29-40 |
| 14:44 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods blows the layup | 29-40 |
| 14:43 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 14:17 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender banks in the layup | 29-42 |
| 14:04 | S. Dakota | Claude Ventura steals it from Thomas Arendt | 29-42 |
| 13:51 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right block | 29-42 |
| 13:50 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart misses the tip | 29-42 |
| 13:49 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 13:35 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-42 |
| 13:34 | N. Colorado | Peter Holst gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 13:15 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 29-42 |
| 13:13 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 12:55 | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague hits the easy wide open finger roll | 31-42 |
| 12:36 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart is hacked by Jim Saari - foul #2 on Jim Saari, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Drexler (PG), Kenneth Crumble (SG), Michael Galbreath (SF), George Simmons (PF), Brian Ong (C) Victor McKeague, Jim Saari, Terry Allison, Deon Woods, Thomas Arendt | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Billy Anderson (PG), Dennis Odom (SG), Andrew Burns (SF), Jonathan Blue (PF) Claude Ventura, Rafael Stewart, Curtis Spencer, Lester Pender | |
| 12:29 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 31-44 |
| 12:01 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Billy Anderson - foul #1 on Billy Anderson, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| 12:01 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:01 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:01 | S. Dakota | Brian Ong grabs the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 11:45 | S. Dakota | George Simmons is fouled on the floor by Billy Anderson - foul #2 on Billy Anderson, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Crumble (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Galbreath (fresh) 3 pf. PF - George Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Ong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Billy Anderson (fresh) SG - Dennis Odom (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Blue (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Holst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | S. Dakota | John Drexler connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kenneth Crumble | 35-44 |
| 11:13 | N. Colorado | Michael Galbreath steals it from Jonathan Blue | 35-44 |
| 10:57 | S. Dakota | John Drexler comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 10:56 | S. Dakota | George Simmons tips it but misses | 35-44 |
| 10:54 | S. Dakota | Brian Ong grabs the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 10:29 | S. Dakota | Peter Holst swats the layup by George Simmons | 35-44 |
| 10:28 | S. Dakota | Brian Ong gets the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 10:14 | S. Dakota | George Simmons hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 09:53 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Odom | 38-46 |
| 09:41 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Odom - foul #1 on Dennis Odom, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague (PG), Terry Allison (SF), Deon Woods (PF), Thomas Arendt (C) John Drexler, Michael Galbreath, George Simmons, Brian Ong | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Richard Dayton (PG), William Ford (SF), Curtis Spencer (PF), Robert Pugh (C) Billy Anderson, Andrew Burns, Jonathan Blue, Peter Holst | |
| 09:41 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:41 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:41 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 09:19 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 09:17 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Thomas Arendt | 39-46 |
| 08:56 | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Crumble | 42-46 |
| 08:54 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Crumble is called for the reach on Dennis Odom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Crumble, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jim Saari (SG) Kenneth Crumble | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura (PG), Rafael Stewart (SG), Lester Pender (C) Richard Dayton, Dennis Odom, Robert Pugh | |
| 08:37 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer makes the wide open floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Claude Ventura | 42-48 |
| 08:20 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jim Saari | 44-48 |
| 07:51 | N. Colorado | Thomas Arendt is called for the reach on Rafael Stewart - foul #1 on Thomas Arendt, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Drexler (PG) Victor McKeague | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Peter Holst (SF), Robert Pugh (PF) William Ford, Curtis Spencer | |
| 07:31 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Terry Allison - foul #3 on Terry Allison, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble (SG), George Simmons (C) Terry Allison, Thomas Arendt | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue (PF) Robert Pugh | |
| 07:31 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:31 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Drexler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Crumble (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jim Saari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Deon Woods (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - George Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Claude Ventura (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rafael Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Holst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Blue (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Pender (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:10 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Crumble | 46-50 |
| 06:52 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue buries a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Deon Woods - foul #1 on Deon Woods, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath (SF), Brian Ong (C) Jim Saari, Deon Woods | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Billy Anderson (PG), Dennis Odom (SG), Andrew Burns (SF) Claude Ventura, Rafael Stewart, Lester Pender | |
| 06:52 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:38 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble misses the dunk | 46-53 |
| 06:37 | N. Colorado | Peter Holst gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 06:31 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom is hacked by Kenneth Crumble in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Crumble, team foul #9 | 46-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Robert Pugh (C) Jonathan Blue | |
| 06:31 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:31 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:08 | S. Dakota | John Drexler drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Crumble | 48-55 |
| 05:57 | N. Colorado | Peter Holst's floater is knocked away by Brian Ong | 48-55 |
| 05:55 | S. Dakota | John Drexler pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 05:50 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Drexler | 50-55 |
| 05:26 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 05:24 | S. Dakota | Brian Ong grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 05:06 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Galbreath | 53-55 |
| 04:37 | N. Colorado | The jump hook by Andrew Burns is blocked by George Simmons | 53-55 |
| 04:35 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:15 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath is fouled on the floor by Peter Holst - foul #3 on Peter Holst, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague (PG), Terry Allison (SF), Deon Woods (PF), Thomas Arendt (C) John Drexler, Kenneth Crumble, George Simmons, Brian Ong | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura (PG), Rafael Stewart (SG), William Ford (SF), Jonathan Blue (PF), Lester Pender (C) Billy Anderson, Dennis Odom, Andrew Burns, Peter Holst, Robert Pugh | |
| 04:15 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:15 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 03:53 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue lays it up and in on a great pass from Claude Ventura | 53-57 |
| 03:38 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 03:37 | N. Colorado | William Ford gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 03:21 | N. Colorado | Terry Allison steals it from Jonathan Blue | 53-57 |
| 03:17 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terry Allison | 55-57 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Victor McKeague (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Galbreath (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Terry Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Deon Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Arendt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Claude Ventura (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rafael Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ford (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Blue (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Pender (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:02 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 55-57 |
| 03:01 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:59 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Drexler (PG), Kenneth Crumble (SG) Victor McKeague, Michael Galbreath | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Andrew Burns (SF) William Ford | |
| 02:46 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt misses badly on a runner from close range | 55-57 |
| 02:45 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:33 | S. Dakota | John Drexler hits the finger roll set up by Deon Woods | 57-57 |
| 02:12 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue scores on a floater near the basket | 57-59 |
| 01:58 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods hits a 3 from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 01:41 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom (SG) Rafael Stewart | |
| 01:28 | S. Dakota | John Drexler misses long on an open turnaround from the left block | 60-59 |
| 01:27 | N. Colorado | Andrew Burns grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 01:25 | N. Colorado | John Drexler is called for the reach on Claude Ventura in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Drexler, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| 01:25 | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:25 | N. Colorado | Claude Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:11 | S. Dakota | John Drexler scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 01:07 | N. Colorado | Thomas Arendt is called for the reach on Lester Pender in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Arendt, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| 01:07 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:07 | N. Colorado | Lester Pender makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:49 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Deon Woods | 64-62 |
| 00:43 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Crumble - foul #5 on Kenneth Crumble, team foul #12 | 64-62 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath (SG) Kenneth Crumble | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 00:43 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:43 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:20 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods is hacked by Jonathan Blue - foul #2 on Jonathan Blue, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| 00:20 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:20 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:02 | N. Colorado | Jonathan Blue's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Arendt | 66-64 |
| 00:01 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt runs out the clock | 66-64 |