| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Dennis Odom (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Burns (fresh) PF - Curtis Damato (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Gary Lemons (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jim Saari (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Allison (fresh) PF - Lee Casas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Arendt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison inbounds the ball | 34-21 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | S. Dakota | Gary Lemons travels in the backcourt | 34-21 |
| 19:41 | N. Colorado | Andrew Burns can't connect on a runner in the lane | 34-21 |
| 19:39 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 19:17 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison is fouled on the floor by Andrew Burns - foul #2 on Andrew Burns, team foul #1 | 34-21 |
| 18:59 | S. Dakota | Gary Lemons is denied on a layup by Curtis Damato | 34-21 |
| 18:58 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Curtis Damato | 34-21 |
| 18:29 | N. Colorado | Curtis Damato misses the lay-in | 34-21 |
| 18:28 | S. Dakota | Gary Lemons grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 18:15 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 18:14 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart grabs the board | 34-21 |
| 17:48 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Burns | 36-21 |
| 17:31 | S. Dakota | Gary Lemons clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-21 |
| 17:29 | S. Dakota | Lee Casas tips it back up and in | 36-23 |
| 17:02 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rafael Stewart | 38-23 |
| 16:39 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jim Saari | 38-26 |
| 16:37 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rafael Stewart, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jason Riddle (PG), David Thomas (SG), Brett Harvey (SF), Curtis Spencer (PF), Delbert Frechette (C) Dennis Odom, Rafael Stewart, Andrew Burns, Curtis Damato, Robert Pugh | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague (PG), Michael Galbreath (SG), John Regnier (SF), George Simmons (PF), Brian Ong (C) Gary Lemons, Jim Saari, Terry Allison, Lee Casas, Thomas Arendt | |
| 16:16 | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-29 |
| 16:02 | N. Colorado | Delbert Frechette loses the dribble to George Simmons | 38-29 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Jason Riddle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Brett Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Frechette (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Victor McKeague (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Galbreath (fresh) SF - John Regnier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Simmons (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Ong (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | S. Dakota | Curtis Spencer takes the ball from Brian Ong | 38-29 |
| 15:51 | N. Colorado | Michael Galbreath is called for the reach on Delbert Frechette in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Galbreath, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 15:22 | N. Colorado | David Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by George Simmons | 38-29 |
| 15:21 | N. Colorado | Delbert Frechette can't tip it in | 38-29 |
| 15:19 | S. Dakota | George Simmons grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 15:15 | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 15:14 | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 15:12 | N. Colorado | John Regnier steals it from Delbert Frechette in the backcourt | 38-29 |
| 15:10 | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague hits the finger roll set up by John Regnier | 38-31 |
| 14:46 | N. Colorado | Michael Galbreath steals it from Jason Riddle | 38-31 |
| 14:41 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath lays it in | 38-33 |
| 14:21 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 14:20 | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:56 | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Riddle | 40-33 |
| 13:42 | S. Dakota | Brian Ong connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Galbreath | 40-36 |
| 13:24 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer misses the floater from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 13:22 | S. Dakota | Brian Ong grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:13 | S. Dakota | Brett Harvey steals it from Victor McKeague | 40-36 |
| 13:09 | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey misses the easy layup | 40-36 |
| 13:07 | S. Dakota | George Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:49 | S. Dakota | Brian Ong misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 40-36 |
| 12:48 | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 12:23 | N. Colorado | George Simmons picks off the pass by Curtis Spencer | 40-36 |
| 12:02 | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-36 |
| 12:00 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer grabs the board | 40-36 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Jason Riddle (tiring) 2 ast. SG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Brett Harvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Curtis Spencer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Delbert Frechette (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Victor McKeague (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Galbreath (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Regnier (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Ong (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:58 | N. Colorado | Jason Riddle is hacked by Victor McKeague in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor McKeague, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom (PG), Rafael Stewart (SG), Andrew Burns (SF), Curtis Damato (PF), Robert Pugh (C) Jason Riddle, David Thomas, Brett Harvey, Curtis Spencer, Delbert Frechette | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Gary Lemons (PG), Jim Saari (SG), Terry Allison (SF), Lee Casas (PF), Thomas Arendt (C) Victor McKeague, Michael Galbreath, John Regnier, George Simmons, Brian Ong | |
| 11:40 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-36 |
| 11:15 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 11:13 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Curtis Damato | 42-36 |
| 11:11 | N. Colorado | Jim Saari is called for the reach on Rafael Stewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim Saari, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| 10:57 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom can't finish the uncontested layup | 42-36 |
| 10:55 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:51 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 10:49 | N. Colorado | Robert Pugh grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 10:43 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom is denied on a layup by Lee Casas | 42-36 |
| 10:42 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:30 | S. Dakota | Lee Casas hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Burns - foul #3 on Andrew Burns, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Thomas Jones (C) Thomas Arendt | |
| 10:30 | S. Dakota | Lee Casas makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:30 | S. Dakota | Lee Casas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 10:12 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 10:10 | S. Dakota | Thomas Jones gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:52 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Burns - foul #4 on Andrew Burns, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey (SF), Felix Ferrer (C) Andrew Burns, Robert Pugh | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Olshefski (PG), Thomas Arendt (C) Gary Lemons, Lee Casas | |
| 09:52 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:52 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:33 | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Dennis Odom and the foul's on Thomas Arendt - foul #1 on Thomas Arendt, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dominick Mulhall (PG) Dennis Odom | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 09:33 | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:33 | N. Colorado | Felix Ferrer snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:08 | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brett Harvey, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | David Thomas (SG) Rafael Stewart | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Gary Lemons (PG), Lee Casas (PF) Terry Allison, Thomas Jones | |
| 08:47 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Felix Ferrer - foul #1 on Felix Ferrer, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George Simmons (PF) Lee Casas | |
| 08:47 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:47 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:47 | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:45 | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 08:33 | S. Dakota | Dominick Mulhall is called for the reach on Charles Olshefski - foul #1 on Dominick Mulhall, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom (PG) Dominick Mulhall | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lee Casas (PF) Thomas Arendt | |
| 08:33 | S. Dakota | Charles Olshefski misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:33 | S. Dakota | George Simmons grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 08:26 | S. Dakota | George Simmons is hacked by Brett Harvey - foul #3 on Brett Harvey, team foul #8 | 44-40 |
| 08:26 | S. Dakota | George Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:26 | S. Dakota | George Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:04 | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 08:02 | S. Dakota | George Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Dennis Odom (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Brett Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Damato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Felix Ferrer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Gary Lemons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jim Saari (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Olshefski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Casas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:56 | S. Dakota | Dennis Odom steps in front of the Jim Saari pass | 44-42 |
| 07:39 | N. Colorado | Felix Ferrer is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 44-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Andrew Burns (SF), Curtis Spencer (PF), Robert Pugh (C) Brett Harvey, Curtis Damato, Felix Ferrer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague (PG), Michael Galbreath (SG), Terry Allison (SF), Thomas Jones (C) Gary Lemons, Jim Saari, Charles Olshefski, Lee Casas | |
| 07:10 | S. Dakota | Thomas Jones is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jason Riddle (PG), Rafael Stewart (SG) Dennis Odom, David Thomas | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Brian Ong (PF) George Simmons | |
| 06:45 | N. Colorado | Jason Riddle drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 06:26 | S. Dakota | Rafael Stewart is called for the reach on Michael Galbreath - foul #3 on Rafael Stewart, team foul #9 | 46-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Regnier (PG), Thomas Arendt (C) Victor McKeague, Thomas Jones | |
| 06:26 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:26 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:26 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Robert Pugh | 46-43 |
| 06:02 | N. Colorado | Terry Allison steals the ball from Robert Pugh | 46-43 |
| 05:55 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Regnier | 46-46 |
| 05:34 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer is fouled on the floor by Brian Ong - foul #1 on Brian Ong, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom (PG), David Thomas (SG), Delbert Frechette (PF), Felix Ferrer (C) Jason Riddle, Rafael Stewart, Curtis Spencer, Robert Pugh | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jim Saari (SG), Charles Olshefski (SF), Lee Casas (PF), George Simmons (C) Michael Galbreath, Terry Allison, Brian Ong, Thomas Arendt | |
| 05:17 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom hits the finger roll set up by Delbert Frechette and the foul's on John Regnier - foul #2 on John Regnier, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague (PG) Charles Olshefski | |
| 05:17 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:53 | S. Dakota | John Regnier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-46 |
| 04:51 | S. Dakota | Jim Saari tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 04:29 | N. Colorado | David Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 04:27 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to John Regnier | 49-48 |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota | Lee Casas hits a floater in the paint set up by John Regnier | 49-50 |
| 04:03 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 49-50 |
| 04:01 | S. Dakota | George Simmons grabs the board | 49-50 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Dennis Odom (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Andrew Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Delbert Frechette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Ferrer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Victor McKeague (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Saari (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Regnier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lee Casas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:57 | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart (SG), Brett Harvey (SF), Curtis Spencer (PF) David Thomas, Andrew Burns, Felix Ferrer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Gary Lemons (PG), Michael Galbreath (SG), Terry Allison (SF), Thomas Arendt (C) Victor McKeague, Jim Saari, John Regnier, Lee Casas | |
| 03:41 | N. Colorado | Terry Allison is called for the reach on Brett Harvey - foul #2 on Terry Allison, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jason Riddle (PG), Robert Pugh (C) Dennis Odom, Delbert Frechette | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Brian Ong (PF) George Simmons | |
| 03:41 | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:41 | N. Colorado | Brett Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:41 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 03:28 | S. Dakota | Gary Lemons's floater is tipped away by Brett Harvey | 50-50 |
| 03:26 | N. Colorado | Robert Pugh pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:03 | N. Colorado | Curtis Spencer misses the jumper in the lane | 50-50 |
| 03:01 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 02:59 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom (PG), Andrew Burns (SF), Curtis Damato (PF) Jason Riddle, Brett Harvey, Curtis Spencer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lee Casas (PF) Brian Ong | |
| 02:38 | S. Dakota | Lee Casas loses the ball out of bounds | 50-50 |
| 02:13 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 02:12 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 01:52 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Lemons and the foul's on Curtis Damato - foul #1 on Curtis Damato, team foul #10 | 50-52 |
| 01:52 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:26 | N. Colorado | Curtis Damato can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 01:25 | N. Colorado | Robert Pugh gets the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:07 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 01:05 | N. Colorado | Andrew Burns hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 00:49 | S. Dakota | 3 seconds is called on Michael Galbreath | 52-53 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jim Saari (SG) Michael Galbreath | |
| 00:44 | N. Colorado | Terry Allison takes the ball from Dennis Odom in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 00:41 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison blows the layup | 52-53 |
| 00:40 | N. Colorado | Robert Pugh pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:38 | N. Colorado | Terry Allison is called for the reach on Rafael Stewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Allison, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| 00:38 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:38 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:21 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt misses the lay-in | 54-53 |
| 00:19 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Robert Pugh | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | N. Colorado | Gary Lemons is called for the reach on Robert Pugh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Lemons, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| 00:18 | N. Colorado | Robert Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:18 | N. Colorado | Robert Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:11 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-53 |
| 00:10 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 00:07 | N. Colorado | Jim Saari is called for the reach on Rafael Stewart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jim Saari, team foul #11 | 56-53 |
| 00:07 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:07 | N. Colorado | Rafael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 00:00 | N. Colorado | Dennis Odom runs out the clock | 58-56 |