| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Charles McHone (fresh) SG - George Woodruff (fresh) SF - Laurence Blanton (fresh) PF - Steven Linthicum (fresh) C - Robert Wininger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Carlos Grogan (fresh) SG - Thomas McAdams (fresh) SF - Wiley Ford (fresh) PF - Frank Carollo (fresh) C - Edward Mooney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Colorado | Edward Mooney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford is hacked by Charles McHone - foul #1 on Charles McHone, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | N. Colorado | Edward Mooney misses short on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Robert Wininger | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | N. Colorado | Edward Mooney pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford is denied on a layup by Steven Linthicum | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | S. Dakota | Charles McHone grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | N. Colorado | Carlos Grogan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Charles McHone | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | S. Dakota | Charles McHone snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Wiley Ford - foul #1 on Wiley Ford, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Little (SG), Keith Burton (C) George Woodruff, Robert Wininger | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Stanley Williams (PG), David Williams (SG), Carl Defilippo (SF), Robert Otten (PF), Ronald Brun (C) Carlos Grogan, Thomas McAdams, Wiley Ford, Frank Carollo, Edward Mooney | |
| 17:44 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:44 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:44 | N. Colorado | Ronald Brun pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:15 | N. Colorado | Ronald Brun clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 3-0 |
| 17:14 | N. Colorado | Robert Otten snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:02 | N. Colorado | Carl Defilippo drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by David Williams | 3-2 |
| 16:59 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton is hacked by Carl Defilippo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Defilippo, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke (PG), Vincent Banks (PF), John Briggs (C) Charles McHone, Laurence Blanton, Steven Linthicum | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Peter Sanders (SG) David Williams | |
| 16:40 | S. Dakota | Robert Little is open but misses the lay-in | 3-2 |
| 16:39 | N. Colorado | Ronald Brun grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:36 | N. Colorado | Peter Sanders is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Sanders, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Clarence Bovee (SG), David Graham (PF), Robert Wininger (C) Robert Little, Keith Burton, John Briggs | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas McAdams (SG), Wiley Ford (SF), Martin Batten (PF), Edward Mooney (C) Stanley Williams, Carl Defilippo, Robert Otten, Ronald Brun | |
| 16:17 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger is called for traveling | 3-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George Woodruff (SG) Clarence Bovee | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 16:11 | N. Colorado | Thomas McAdams is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Banks - foul #1 on Vincent Banks, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Frank Carollo (PF) Martin Batten | |
| 16:00 | N. Colorado | Frank Carollo's floater is tipped away by Robert Wininger | 3-2 |
| 15:59 | N. Colorado | Peter Sanders grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Peter Hoke (fresh) SG - George Woodruff (fresh) SF - Vincent Banks (fresh) PF - David Graham (fresh) C - Robert Wininger (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Peter Sanders (fresh) SG - Thomas McAdams (fairly fresh) SF - Wiley Ford (fresh) PF - Frank Carollo (fresh) C - Edward Mooney (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | N. Colorado | The jumper by Peter Sanders is denied by Robert Wininger | 3-2 |
| 15:46 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 15:39 | S. Dakota | Vincent Banks misses short on a runner from close range | 3-2 |
| 15:38 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Wiley Ford | 3-2 |
| 15:21 | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 15:19 | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford can't tip it in | 3-2 |
| 15:18 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 14:59 | S. Dakota | Vincent Banks misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 14:58 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 14:57 | S. Dakota | George Woodruff pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 14:32 | S. Dakota | George Woodruff banks in the layup | 5-2 |
| 14:11 | N. Colorado | Frank Carollo is fouled on the floor by David Graham - foul #1 on David Graham, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles McHone (PG), Robert Little (SG), Laurence Blanton (SF), Steven Linthicum (PF), Keith Burton (C) Peter Hoke, George Woodruff, Vincent Banks, David Graham, Robert Wininger | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Carlos Grogan (PG), David Williams (SG), Carl Defilippo (SF), Robert Otten (PF), Ronald Brun (C) Peter Sanders, Thomas McAdams, Wiley Ford, Frank Carollo, Edward Mooney | |
| 13:54 | N. Colorado | Charles McHone steals it from Ronald Brun | 5-2 |
| 13:35 | S. Dakota | Charles McHone clanks a shot near the basket | 5-2 |
| 13:34 | N. Colorado | Carl Defilippo pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 13:22 | N. Colorado | Carl Defilippo misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 13:20 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 13:09 | S. Dakota | Keith Burton misses the shot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 13:08 | N. Colorado | Robert Otten gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 13:02 | N. Colorado | David Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Briggs (C) Keith Burton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Stanley Williams (SG), Wiley Ford (SF), Martin Batten (PF) David Williams, Robert Otten, Ronald Brun | |
| 12:48 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum drills a shot in the paint | 7-2 |
| 12:26 | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-2 |
| 12:24 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 12:06 | S. Dakota | Charles McHone is hacked by Martin Batten - foul #1 on Martin Batten, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Clarence Bovee (SG), Robert Wininger (C) Robert Little, John Briggs | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas McAdams (SG), Edward Mooney (C) Carlos Grogan, Carl Defilippo | |
| 11:48 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Clarence Bovee | 9-2 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Charles McHone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Bovee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Laurence Blanton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Linthicum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wininger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Stanley Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas McAdams (fairly fresh) SF - Wiley Ford (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Martin Batten (fairly fresh) C - Edward Mooney (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Linthicum - foul #1 on Steven Linthicum, team foul #4 | 9-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George Woodruff (SG), Keith Burton (PF) Charles McHone, Steven Linthicum | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Carlos Grogan (PG), Frank Carollo (PF), Robert Otten (C) Stanley Williams, Martin Batten, Edward Mooney | |
| 11:37 | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 11:37 | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 11:16 | S. Dakota | Keith Burton misses the easy layup | 9-4 |
| 11:14 | S. Dakota | Keith Burton snags the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 11:05 | S. Dakota | Clarence Bovee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 9-4 |
| 11:03 | N. Colorado | Robert Otten pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 11:01 | N. Colorado | Thomas McAdams's pass is intercepted by George Woodruff in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 10:45 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 10:43 | N. Colorado | Carlos Grogan grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 10:25 | N. Colorado | Carlos Grogan is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 10:24 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 10:21 | S. Dakota | Wiley Ford picks off the pass by George Woodruff in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 10:01 | N. Colorado | Robert Otten is fouled on the floor by George Woodruff - foul #1 on George Woodruff, team foul #5 | 9-4 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke (PG), Robert Little (SG), Vincent Banks (SF), Steven Linthicum (PF), John Briggs (C) Clarence Bovee, George Woodruff, Laurence Blanton, Keith Burton, Robert Wininger | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Peter Sanders (PG), David Williams (SG), Carl Defilippo (SF), Ronald Brun (C) Carlos Grogan, Thomas McAdams, Wiley Ford, Robert Otten | |
| 09:49 | N. Colorado | Frank Carollo lays it in uncontested | 9-6 |
| 09:47 | S. Dakota | Vincent Banks is hacked by Frank Carollo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Carollo, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Stanley Williams (PG), Martin Batten (PF) Peter Sanders, Frank Carollo | |
| 09:40 | S. Dakota | Robert Little misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 09:39 | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke gets the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 09:24 | S. Dakota | Robert Little buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Carl Defilippo - foul #2 on Carl Defilippo, team foul #6 | 11-6 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles McHone (PG), David Graham (PF) Peter Hoke, Steven Linthicum | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Peter Sanders (SG), Wiley Ford (SF) David Williams, Carl Defilippo | |
| 09:24 | S. Dakota | Robert Little makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 09:09 | N. Colorado | Ronald Brun can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-6 |
| 09:08 | S. Dakota | John Briggs grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 09:02 | S. Dakota | Charles McHone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke (SG), Steven Linthicum (PF), Keith Burton (C) Robert Little, Vincent Banks, John Briggs | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | David Williams (SG), Frank Carollo (PF), Edward Mooney (C) Stanley Williams, Martin Batten, Ronald Brun | |
| 08:44 | N. Colorado | David Williams knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Mooney | 12-8 |
| 08:42 | S. Dakota | Wiley Ford takes the ball from Keith Burton in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 08:23 | N. Colorado | David Williams misses short on a shot from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 08:21 | N. Colorado | Edward Mooney snags the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 08:07 | N. Colorado | Frank Carollo scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Sanders and he's hacked by Keith Burton - foul #1 on Keith Burton, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George Woodruff (SG), Laurence Blanton (SF), Robert Wininger (C) Peter Hoke, David Graham, Keith Burton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Stanley Williams (PG), Thomas McAdams (SG), Robert Otten (SF) Peter Sanders, David Williams, Wiley Ford | |
| 08:07 | N. Colorado | Frank Carollo makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 08:04 | S. Dakota | George Woodruff is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas McAdams - foul #1 on Thomas McAdams, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| 08:04 | S. Dakota | George Woodruff misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 08:04 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Robert Otten | 12-11 |
| 07:50 | N. Colorado | Robert Otten buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Stanley Williams and the foul's on Steven Linthicum - foul #2 on Steven Linthicum, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Banks (PF) Steven Linthicum | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 07:50 | N. Colorado | Robert Otten misses the free throw | 12-13 |
| 07:50 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Charles McHone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Woodruff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Laurence Blanton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Banks (fresh) C - Robert Wininger (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Stanley Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas McAdams (tiring) SF - Robert Otten (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Carollo (tiring) 5 pts. C - Edward Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | S. Dakota | Vincent Banks hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 07:27 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Frank Carollo | 12-13 |
| 07:23 | N. Colorado | Charles McHone steals it from Stanley Williams | 12-13 |
| 07:06 | S. Dakota | George Woodruff misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 07:04 | S. Dakota | Charles McHone hits the follow up shot | 14-13 |
| 06:44 | N. Colorado | Robert Otten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke (PG), Robert Little (SG), Keith Burton (PF), John Briggs (C) Charles McHone, George Woodruff, Vincent Banks, Robert Wininger | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Carlos Grogan (PG), David Williams (SG), Wiley Ford (SF), Martin Batten (PF), Ronald Brun (C) Stanley Williams, Thomas McAdams, Robert Otten, Frank Carollo, Edward Mooney | |
| 06:18 | S. Dakota | Wiley Ford takes the ball from Keith Burton | 14-13 |
| 06:13 | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford banks in the layup | 14-15 |
| 06:09 | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke misses badly on a shot from the right side | 14-15 |
| 06:07 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 05:56 | S. Dakota | Keith Burton banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Hoke and he's hacked by Carlos Grogan - foul #1 on Carlos Grogan, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Clarence Bovee (PG) Peter Hoke | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Peter Sanders (SG), Edward Mooney (C) David Williams, Ronald Brun | |
| 05:56 | S. Dakota | Keith Burton makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 05:33 | N. Colorado | Keith Burton is called for the reach on Martin Batten - foul #2 on Keith Burton, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles McHone (PG), Vincent Banks (PF), Robert Wininger (C) Robert Little, Keith Burton, John Briggs | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas McAdams (SG) Carlos Grogan | |
| 05:33 | N. Colorado | Martin Batten makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 05:33 | N. Colorado | Martin Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 05:21 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Peter Sanders - foul #2 on Peter Sanders, team foul #9 | 17-17 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Carlos Grogan (PG), Robert Otten (SF), Frank Carollo (PF) Peter Sanders, Wiley Ford, Martin Batten | |
| 05:21 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 05:21 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 04:56 | N. Colorado | Vincent Banks denies the turnaround by Frank Carollo | 19-17 |
| 04:54 | N. Colorado | Frank Carollo misses the tip | 19-17 |
| 04:53 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 04:51 | S. Dakota | Thomas McAdams is called for the reach on Clarence Bovee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas McAdams, team foul #10 | 19-17 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke (PG), David Graham (PF) Charles McHone, Vincent Banks | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Stanley Williams (PG), David Williams (SG), Ronald Brun (C) Carlos Grogan, Thomas McAdams, Edward Mooney | |
| 04:51 | S. Dakota | Clarence Bovee makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 04:51 | S. Dakota | Clarence Bovee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 04:35 | N. Colorado | Ronald Brun misses short on a shot near the basket | 21-17 |
| 04:33 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Clarence Bovee | 21-17 |
| 04:31 | S. Dakota | Clarence Bovee is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Bovee, team foul #9 | 21-17 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Little (SG), John Briggs (C) Clarence Bovee, Robert Wininger | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford (SF) Robert Otten | |
| 04:20 | N. Colorado | Ronald Brun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Banks (PF) David Graham | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Edward Mooney (C) Ronald Brun | |
| 03:51 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 03:49 | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 03:49 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-17 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | David Graham (SF), Steven Linthicum (PF), Keith Burton (C) Laurence Blanton, Vincent Banks, John Briggs | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Peter Sanders (PG), Thomas McAdams (SG), Carl Defilippo (SF), Martin Batten (PF), Ronald Brun (C) Stanley Williams, David Williams, Wiley Ford, Frank Carollo, Edward Mooney | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Peter Hoke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Little (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Graham (fresh) PF - Steven Linthicum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Burton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Peter Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas McAdams (tiring) SF - Carl Defilippo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Batten (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Brun (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | N. Colorado | Ronald Brun clanks a shot from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 03:35 | N. Colorado | Ronald Brun tips it in | 21-19 |
| 03:14 | S. Dakota | Keith Burton drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Hoke | 23-19 |
| 02:45 | N. Colorado | Peter Hoke steps in front of the Thomas McAdams pass | 23-19 |
| 02:40 | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke hits the finger roll | 25-19 |
| 02:38 | N. Colorado | Peter Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles McHone (PG), Clarence Bovee (SG), Laurence Blanton (SF), Robert Wininger (C) Peter Hoke, Robert Little, David Graham, Keith Burton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Carlos Grogan (PG), Wiley Ford (SF), Edward Mooney (C) Peter Sanders, Martin Batten, Ronald Brun | |
| 02:20 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 02:18 | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 02:01 | N. Colorado | Carlos Grogan misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Linthicum - foul #3 on Steven Linthicum, team foul #10 | 25-19 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George Woodruff (SG), Vincent Banks (PF), John Briggs (C) Clarence Bovee, Steven Linthicum, Robert Wininger | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Stanley Williams (SG), Robert Otten (SF), Frank Carollo (PF) Thomas McAdams, Wiley Ford, Edward Mooney | |
| 02:01 | N. Colorado | Carlos Grogan makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 02:01 | N. Colorado | Carlos Grogan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 01:46 | S. Dakota | John Briggs scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by George Woodruff and the foul's on Carl Defilippo - foul #3 on Carl Defilippo, team foul #11 | 27-21 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford (SF) Carl Defilippo | |
| 01:46 | S. Dakota | John Briggs misses the free throw | 27-21 |
| 01:46 | N. Colorado | Frank Carollo grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 01:43 | N. Colorado | Stanley Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Laurence Blanton - foul #1 on Laurence Blanton, team foul #11 | 27-21 |
| 01:43 | N. Colorado | Stanley Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:43 | N. Colorado | Stanley Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 01:28 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton clanks a floater from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 01:27 | N. Colorado | Robert Otten gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 01:23 | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 01:02 | S. Dakota | George Woodruff is hacked by Frank Carollo - foul #2 on Frank Carollo, team foul #12 | 27-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Clarence Bovee (PG), Keith Burton (SF), Robert Wininger (C) Charles McHone, Laurence Blanton, John Briggs | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Peter Sanders (PG), David Williams (SG), Edward Mooney (C) Carlos Grogan, Stanley Williams, Wiley Ford | |
| 01:02 | S. Dakota | George Woodruff makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:02 | S. Dakota | George Woodruff misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:02 | N. Colorado | Robert Otten snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 00:58 | N. Colorado | George Woodruff steps in front of the David Williams pass in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 00:38 | S. Dakota | Robert Otten takes the ball from Clarence Bovee | 28-26 |
| 00:36 | N. Colorado | David Williams is hacked by George Woodruff in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Woodruff, team foul #12 | 28-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke (PG), Laurence Blanton (SF) George Woodruff, Vincent Banks | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Wiley Ford (SF), Martin Batten (PF) Robert Otten, Frank Carollo | |
| 00:36 | N. Colorado | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:36 | N. Colorado | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:22 | S. Dakota | Clarence Bovee connects on the open 3 from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 00:17 | N. Colorado | Peter Sanders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Keith Burton - foul #3 on Keith Burton, team foul #13 | 31-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Banks (PF) Keith Burton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas McAdams (SG) David Williams | |
| 00:17 | N. Colorado | Peter Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:17 | N. Colorado | Peter Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:17 | N. Colorado | Peter Sanders makes the 3rd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:02 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | N. Colorado | Thomas McAdams misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-31 |