| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Dominic Grego (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Lesage (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen McConico (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Santo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerald Williams (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bruce Potter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Vallejo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randal Noble (fresh) PF - Gary Heflin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Stoffel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble inbounds the ball | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:47 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo can't finish the uncontested layup | 47-30 |
| 19:45 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo pulls down the rebound | 47-30 |
| 19:43 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage is hacked by Douglas Vallejo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Vallejo, team foul #1 | 47-30 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (SG) Douglas Vallejo | |
| 19:23 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-30 |
| 19:22 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin grabs the board | 47-30 |
| 19:18 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Heflin | 47-32 |
| 19:12 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage is hacked by Micheal West in the backcourt - foul #1 on Micheal West, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Bonnett (SF), Charles Corns (C) Allen McConico, Gerald Williams | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy (C) Gary Stoffel | |
| 19:05 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 19:04 | N. Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Santo | 47-32 |
| 18:50 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 18:49 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 18:23 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-32 |
| 18:21 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 17:59 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West makes the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on John Bonnett - foul #2 on John Bonnett, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (SG), Allen McConico (SF), Richard Spahn (PF), Gerald Williams (C) Charles Lesage, John Bonnett, Arthur Santo, Charles Corns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Jesse McKay (PF), Gary Stoffel (C) Bruce Potter, Randal Noble, Gary Heflin, Peter Murphy | |
| 17:59 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West misses the free throw | 47-34 |
| 17:59 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 17:36 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico's pass is intercepted by Brendan Job | 47-34 |
| 17:33 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-34 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Rick Harris (C) Gerald Williams | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG) Micheal West | |
| 17:12 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant connects on the shot from the baseline | 49-34 |
| 17:10 | S. Dakota St. | Jewell Bryant steps in front of the Kirk Smith pass in the backcourt | 49-34 |
| 16:41 | N. Colorado | Richard Spahn misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-34 |
| 16:39 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 16:23 | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-34 |
| 16:22 | N. Colorado | Rick Harris pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| 16:20 | N. Colorado | Jesse McKay is called for the reach on Richard Spahn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse McKay, team foul #3 | 49-34 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage (SG), Arthur Santo (PF), Gerald Williams (C) Jewell Bryant, Richard Spahn, Rick Harris | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Micheal West (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Peter Murphy (C) Kirk Smith, Brendan Job, Gary Zybia, Jesse McKay, Gary Stoffel | |
| 16:07 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 16:05 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Gary Heflin | 49-34 |
| 15:48 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-34 |
| 15:47 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Dominic Grego (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Charles Lesage (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen McConico (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Arthur Santo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bruce Potter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Micheal West (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randal Noble (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Heflin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Peter Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico's pass is intercepted by Randal Noble | 49-34 |
| 15:13 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-34 |
| 15:11 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 14:52 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 14:27 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble connects on the open jumper from the left side set up by Gary Heflin | 52-36 |
| 14:12 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 14:10 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 13:54 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 52-36 |
| 13:52 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 13:46 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage misses long on a shot from the right side | 52-36 |
| 13:44 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 13:42 | S. Dakota St. | Dominic Grego is called for the reach on Randal Noble in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dominic Grego, team foul #2 | 52-36 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (PG), Matthew Wall (SG), John Bonnett (SF), Charles Corns (PF), Rick Harris (C) Dominic Grego, Charles Lesage, Allen McConico, Arthur Santo, Gerald Williams | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job (PG), Douglas Vallejo (SG), Gary Zybia (SF), Jesse McKay (PF), Gary Stoffel (C) Bruce Potter, Micheal West, Randal Noble, Gary Heflin, Peter Murphy | |
| 13:20 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 52-36 |
| 13:18 | N. Colorado | Rick Harris grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 13:06 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-36 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG) Brendan Job | |
| 12:48 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Corns picks off the pass by Jesse McKay | 52-36 |
| 12:44 | N. Colorado | Kirk Smith picks off the pass by Jewell Bryant in the backcourt | 52-36 |
| 12:21 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse McKay | 52-39 |
| 12:15 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant is hacked by Douglas Vallejo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Vallejo, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Richard Spahn (SF), Emanuel Bauer (C) John Bonnett, Rick Harris | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble (SF), Gary Heflin (PF) Douglas Vallejo, Jesse McKay | |
| 11:56 | N. Colorado | Gary Stoffel is called for the reach on Matthew Wall - foul #1 on Gary Stoffel, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Brendan Job (SG) Kirk Smith, Gary Zybia | |
| 11:43 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 11:42 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job grabs the board | 52-39 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Jewell Bryant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Wall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Spahn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Corns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Emanuel Bauer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bruce Potter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brendan Job (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randal Noble (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Gary Heflin (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Stoffel (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Brendan Job and he's fouled by Matthew Wall - foul #4 on Matthew Wall, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage (SG), John Bonnett (SF) Matthew Wall, Charles Corns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy (PF) Gary Heflin | |
| 11:36 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:32 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-42 |
| 11:27 | S. Dakota St. | John Bonnett swats the layup by Brendan Job | 52-42 |
| 11:25 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel snags the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 11:05 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo (PF), Gerald Williams (C) Richard Spahn, Emanuel Bauer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia (SG) Brendan Job | |
| 10:46 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Gary Zybia - foul #2 on Gary Zybia, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego (PG) Charles Lesage | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG), Micheal West (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Bruce Potter, Randal Noble, Peter Murphy, Gary Stoffel | |
| 10:46 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:46 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 10:43 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia's pass is intercepted by John Bonnett in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| 10:26 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego misses the floater from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 10:24 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 10:16 | N. Colorado | John Bonnett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Bonnett, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage (SG), Richard Spahn (SF), Charles Corns (PF) Jewell Bryant, John Bonnett, Arthur Santo | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job (SG) Gary Zybia | |
| 09:54 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-42 |
| 09:52 | N. Colorado | Richard Spahn gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 09:27 | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 09:25 | N. Colorado | Charles Corns grabs the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 09:25 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (PG), Rick Harris (SF), Arthur Santo (PF), Emanuel Bauer (C) Dominic Grego, Richard Spahn, Charles Corns, Gerald Williams | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Peter Murphy (PF), Gary Stoffel (C) Brendan Job, Micheal West, Gary Heflin, Jesse McKay | |
| 09:13 | N. Colorado | Emanuel Bauer misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 09:11 | N. Colorado | Emanuel Bauer hits the follow up shot | 56-42 |
| 08:51 | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-42 |
| 08:49 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:25 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Murphy - foul #2 on Peter Murphy, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego (PG), Richard Spahn (SF), Charles Corns (C) Charles Lesage, Rick Harris, Emanuel Bauer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Gary Heflin (PF) Kirk Smith, Gary Zybia, Gary Stoffel | |
| 08:25 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 08:25 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 08:25 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:14 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin misses the lay-in | 57-42 |
| 08:12 | N. Colorado | Richard Spahn grabs the board | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:10 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Allen McConico (SF) Arthur Santo | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (SF) Randal Noble | |
| 08:01 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter loses the dribble to Richard Spahn | 57-42 |
| 07:56 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall (SG) Jewell Bryant | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG), Jesse McKay (C) Brendan Job, Peter Murphy | |
| 07:44 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Dominic Grego - foul #3 on Dominic Grego, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Gerald Williams (C) Richard Spahn | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel (C) Gary Heflin | |
| 07:44 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:44 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Dominic Grego (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Wall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Allen McConico (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Corns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Williams (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bruce Potter (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Douglas Vallejo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Micheal West (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse McKay (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Gary Stoffel (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Corns | 60-44 |
| 07:06 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-44 |
| 07:04 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:39 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico loses the dribble to Micheal West | 60-44 |
| 06:31 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Douglas Vallejo | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:13 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 06:11 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:53 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 05:51 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay grabs the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:45 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 60-47 |
| 05:44 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay tips it back up and in | 60-49 |
| 05:40 | N. Colorado | Bruce Potter steps in front of the Dominic Grego pass in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| 05:37 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter lays it in | 60-51 |
| 05:20 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego's floater is knocked away by Jesse McKay | 60-51 |
| 05:19 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego grabs the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 05:07 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 05:05 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:05 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (PG), John Bonnett (SF), Richard Spahn (PF), Rick Harris (C) Dominic Grego, Allen McConico, Charles Corns, Gerald Williams | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job (PG), Randal Noble (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Peter Murphy (C) Bruce Potter, Micheal West, Jesse McKay, Gary Stoffel | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:48 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy lays it in on a great pass from Randal Noble | 60-53 |
| 04:41 | N. Colorado | Douglas Vallejo picks off the pass by Jewell Bryant in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 04:37 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job banks in the layup on a great pass from Douglas Vallejo | 60-55 |
| 04:32 | N. Colorado | Douglas Vallejo is called for the reach on Matthew Wall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Douglas Vallejo, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG), Gary Zybia (SF) Douglas Vallejo, Randal Noble | |
| 04:32 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:32 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Gary Heflin | 60-55 |
| 04:18 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Murphy and he's fouled by Richard Spahn - foul #1 on Richard Spahn, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage (PG) Jewell Bryant | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 04:18 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job makes the free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:57 | N. Colorado | Richard Spahn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Lesage and he's fouled by Gary Heflin - foul #2 on Gary Heflin, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo (PF), Emanuel Bauer (C) John Bonnett, Rick Harris | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble (SF) Brendan Job | |
| 03:57 | N. Colorado | Richard Spahn makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:31 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gary Zybia | 63-61 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Charles Lesage (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Wall (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Spahn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Santo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Emanuel Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Kirk Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Zybia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randal Noble (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Gary Heflin (tired) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Peter Murphy (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 03:23 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:14 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-61 |
| 02:58 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy jams it on a nice dish by Randal Noble | 65-63 |
| 02:35 | N. Colorado | Richard Spahn is fouled on the floor by Peter Murphy - foul #3 on Peter Murphy, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant (PG), John Bonnett (SF), Rick Harris (C) Charles Lesage, Arthur Santo, Emanuel Bauer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Brendan Job (SG) Kirk Smith, Gary Zybia | |
| 02:35 | N. Colorado | Richard Spahn misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:35 | N. Colorado | Richard Spahn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:23 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter is open and scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gary Heflin | 66-65 |
| 02:14 | N. Colorado | Rick Harris is alone and drills a floater from the baseline set up by Matthew Wall | 68-65 |
| 02:14 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo (PF) Richard Spahn | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay (C) Peter Murphy | |
| 01:59 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Potter | 68-67 |
| 01:45 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-67 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego (PG), Allen McConico (SF), Gerald Williams (C) Jewell Bryant, John Bonnett, Rick Harris | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (SG), Gary Stoffel (C) Brendan Job, Jesse McKay | |
| 01:43 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter travels in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| 01:43 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-67 |
| 01:28 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico is wide open but clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Gary Stoffel - foul #2 on Gary Stoffel, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| 01:28 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:28 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:21 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 01:19 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 01:14 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall is hacked by Micheal West in the backcourt - foul #2 on Micheal West, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| 01:14 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:14 | N. Colorado | Matthew Wall misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:14 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:09 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-67 |
| 00:59 | S. Dakota St. | Allen McConico steals it from Micheal West | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico makes the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Bruce Potter - foul #2 on Bruce Potter, team foul #13 | 73-67 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage (PG), Jewell Bryant (SG) Dominic Grego, Matthew Wall | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:35 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 73-67 |
| 00:35 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico misses the free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:35 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel grabs the board | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-67 |
| 00:27 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico is hacked by Micheal West in the backcourt - foul #3 on Micheal West, team foul #14 | 73-67 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego (PG), Charles Corns (C) Charles Lesage, Gerald Williams | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:26 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:26 | N. Colorado | Allen McConico makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:20 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter drills a 3 from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:19 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo is hacked by Bruce Potter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Potter, team foul #15 | 74-70 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Charles Lesage (PG), Gerald Williams (C) Dominic Grego, Charles Corns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:19 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:19 | N. Colorado | Arthur Santo makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:13 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Potter | 76-73 |
| 00:11 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal West - foul #4 on Micheal West, team foul #16 | 76-73 |
| 00:11 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:11 | N. Colorado | Jewell Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:08 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego (PG), John Bonnett (SF), Charles Corns (C) Charles Lesage, Allen McConico, Gerald Williams | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:07 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego is hacked by Gary Heflin - foul #3 on Gary Heflin, team foul #17 | 78-73 |
| 00:07 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:07 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:02 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West is whistled for traveling | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | N. Colorado | Dominic Grego runs out the clock | 80-73 |