| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Cameron McClure (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Backstrom (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stefan Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Stubblefield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Langner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Tommy Lynch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Reginald Daniel (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Lippincott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oba Ashalintubbi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Pete Kuo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota | Stefan Giordano inbounds the ball | 42-42 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | S. Dakota | Stefan Giordano scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Cameron McClure | 45-42 |
| 19:35 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi loses the dribble to Jason Langner in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 19:19 | S. Dakota | Cameron McClure buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Stefan Giordano | 48-42 |
| 19:12 | N. Colorado | Cameron McClure is called for the reach on Tommy Lynch - foul #2 on Cameron McClure, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joey Roser (SF), Paul Chaisson (C) Stefan Giordano, Jason Langner | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill (PG), Shawn Fullwood (PF), Robert Levesque (C) Tommy Lynch, Oba Ashalintubbi, Pete Kuo | |
| 19:03 | N. Colorado | William Lippincott's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Stubblefield | 48-42 |
| 19:01 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Joseph Backstrom | 48-42 |
| 18:59 | S. Dakota | William Lippincott takes the ball from Joseph Backstrom in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 18:40 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-44 |
| 18:26 | S. Dakota | Joseph Backstrom connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joey Roser | 51-44 |
| 18:17 | N. Colorado | Shawn Fullwood misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 51-44 |
| 18:16 | S. Dakota | Cameron McClure pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 18:13 | S. Dakota | Joseph Backstrom is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Backstrom, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Martin Steere (PG), Wayne Lyons (SG), Steven Bucklin (SF), Mohamed Singleton (PF), James Ault (C) Cameron McClure, Joseph Backstrom, Joey Roser, Daniel Stubblefield, Paul Chaisson | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch (PG), Michael Hanchett (SG), Oba Ashalintubbi (PF) Kelley O'Neill, Reginald Daniel, Shawn Fullwood | |
| 17:53 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque is fouled on the floor by James Ault - foul #3 on James Ault, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Stefan Giordano (SF) James Ault | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Pete Kuo (C) Robert Levesque | |
| 17:36 | N. Colorado | William Lippincott misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Mohamed Singleton - foul #3 on Mohamed Singleton, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Daniel Stubblefield (PF), Jason Langner (C) Martin Steere, Mohamed Singleton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Gilbert (PG) Tommy Lynch | |
| 17:36 | N. Colorado | William Lippincott misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 17:36 | N. Colorado | William Lippincott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 17:17 | S. Dakota | Daniel Stubblefield buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Wayne Lyons and he's hacked by Oba Ashalintubbi - foul #2 on Oba Ashalintubbi, team foul #1 | 53-45 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Cameron McClure (PG), Joseph Backstrom (SG) Wayne Lyons, Steven Bucklin | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Reginald Daniel (SG), Shawn Fullwood (SF) Michael Hanchett, William Lippincott | |
| 17:17 | S. Dakota | Daniel Stubblefield misses the free throw | 53-45 |
| 17:17 | N. Colorado | Pete Kuo grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 16:57 | N. Colorado | Reginald Daniel comes up short on the floater in the paint | 53-45 |
| 16:55 | N. Colorado | Shawn Fullwood tips it home | 53-47 |
| 16:32 | S. Dakota | Jason Langner is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Joseph Backstrom | 55-47 |
| 16:12 | N. Colorado | Jason Langner is called for the reach on Reginald Daniel - foul #1 on Jason Langner, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Martin Steere (PG), Wayne Lyons (SG), Joey Roser (SF), Paul Chaisson (PF) Cameron McClure, Joseph Backstrom, Stefan Giordano, Daniel Stubblefield | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch (PG), Kelley O'Neill (SG), William Lippincott (SF), Robert Levesque (C) John Gilbert, Reginald Daniel, Oba Ashalintubbi, Pete Kuo | |
| 15:43 | N. Colorado | William Lippincott travels with the ball | 55-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Steven Bucklin (SF), James Ault (C) Martin Steere, Jason Langner | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper (PG), Christopher Thomas (SF) Tommy Lynch, William Lippincott | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Wayne Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Roser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Bucklin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Chaisson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ault (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Theodore Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kelley O'Neill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Shawn Fullwood (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Levesque (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | S. Dakota | Steven Bucklin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 15:25 | S. Dakota | Joey Roser hits the follow up shot | 57-47 |
| 15:10 | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper is fouled on the floor by Wayne Lyons - foul #1 on Wayne Lyons, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Martin Steere (PG), Joseph Backstrom (SG), Mohamed Singleton (PF) Wayne Lyons, Joey Roser, Paul Chaisson | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett (SG), Oba Ashalintubbi (PF) Kelley O'Neill, Shawn Fullwood | |
| 14:52 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas comes up short on the floater near the basket | 57-47 |
| 14:51 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi tips it but misses | 57-47 |
| 14:50 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Mohamed Singleton | 57-47 |
| 14:43 | S. Dakota | Martin Steere can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 14:42 | S. Dakota | Steven Bucklin grabs the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 14:24 | S. Dakota | Robert Levesque takes the ball from Mohamed Singleton | 57-47 |
| 14:19 | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett is hacked by Steven Bucklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Bucklin, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Cameron McClure (PG), Stefan Giordano (SF), Daniel Stubblefield (PF), Paul Chaisson (C) Martin Steere, Steven Bucklin, Mohamed Singleton, James Ault | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch (PG), Pete Kuo (C) Theodore Cooper, Robert Levesque | |
| 14:19 | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 14:19 | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 14:04 | S. Dakota | Paul Chaisson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Hanchett - foul #3 on Michael Hanchett, team foul #2 | 57-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons (SG) Joseph Backstrom | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill (SG), Shawn Fullwood (PF) Michael Hanchett, Oba Ashalintubbi | |
| 14:04 | S. Dakota | Paul Chaisson makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 14:04 | S. Dakota | Paul Chaisson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 14:02 | N. Colorado | Wayne Lyons picks off the pass by Pete Kuo in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 14:00 | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons hits the finger roll | 61-49 |
| 13:42 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas lays it in uncontested | 61-51 |
| 13:29 | S. Dakota | Stefan Giordano is whistled for traveling | 61-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joseph Backstrom (SG), Joey Roser (SF), Jason Langner (C) Cameron McClure, Stefan Giordano, Daniel Stubblefield | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Gilbert (PG), Reginald Daniel (SG), Robert Levesque (C) Tommy Lynch, Kelley O'Neill, Pete Kuo | |
| 13:27 | N. Colorado | Reginald Daniel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi (PF) Shawn Fullwood | |
| 13:19 | S. Dakota | Joseph Backstrom is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Joseph Backstrom, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Mohamed Singleton (PF) Paul Chaisson | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper (SF) Christopher Thomas | |
| 13:04 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Reginald Daniel | 61-53 |
| 12:50 | S. Dakota | Jason Langner can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right block | 61-53 |
| 12:49 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Reginald Daniel | 61-53 |
| 12:44 | N. Colorado | Reginald Daniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Martin Steere (PG), Daniel Stubblefield (PF) Wayne Lyons, Mohamed Singleton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch (PG), Christopher Thomas (SF), Shawn Fullwood (PF) John Gilbert, Theodore Cooper, Oba Ashalintubbi | |
| 12:27 | S. Dakota | Joseph Backstrom misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 61-53 |
| 12:26 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Robert Levesque | 61-53 |
| 12:08 | N. Colorado | Reginald Daniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Cameron McClure (PG), Stefan Giordano (SF), Paul Chaisson (C) Martin Steere, Joey Roser, Jason Langner | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill (PG), Michael Hanchett (SG), Theodore Cooper (SF), Pete Kuo (C) Tommy Lynch, Reginald Daniel, Christopher Thomas, Robert Levesque | |
| 12:01 | S. Dakota | Daniel Stubblefield hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 61-53 |
| 11:59 | S. Dakota | Paul Chaisson snags the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 11:45 | S. Dakota | Daniel Stubblefield is whistled for traveling | 61-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons (SG), Steven Bucklin (SF), James Ault (C) Joseph Backstrom, Stefan Giordano, Daniel Stubblefield | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi (PF) Shawn Fullwood | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Cameron McClure (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Bucklin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Chaisson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ault (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Kelley O'Neill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hanchett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Cooper (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Oba Ashalintubbi (tired) 4 pts. C - Pete Kuo (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-53 |
| 11:16 | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 11:05 | S. Dakota | Cameron McClure hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 11:04 | N. Colorado | Pete Kuo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 10:46 | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 10:44 | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 10:40 | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hanchett - foul #4 on Michael Hanchett, team foul #3 | 61-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Martin Steere (PG), Joseph Backstrom (SG), Stefan Giordano (SF), Mohamed Singleton (PF), Jason Langner (C) Cameron McClure, Wayne Lyons, Steven Bucklin, Paul Chaisson, James Ault | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Gilbert (PG), Reginald Daniel (SG), Christopher Thomas (SF), Shawn Fullwood (PF), William Lippincott (C) Kelley O'Neill, Michael Hanchett, Theodore Cooper, Oba Ashalintubbi, Pete Kuo | |
| 10:27 | S. Dakota | Mohamed Singleton blows the wide open dunk | 61-53 |
| 10:25 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 10:12 | N. Colorado | Shawn Fullwood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 61-53 |
| 10:11 | S. Dakota | Stefan Giordano gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 10:07 | S. Dakota | Martin Steere is hacked by John Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Gilbert, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Cameron McClure (PG), Joey Roser (SF) Martin Steere, Stefan Giordano | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch (PG), Robert Levesque (C) John Gilbert, Shawn Fullwood | |
| 09:49 | S. Dakota | Cameron McClure clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 09:47 | S. Dakota | Mohamed Singleton grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 09:33 | S. Dakota | Cameron McClure misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 09:31 | N. Colorado | Reginald Daniel gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 09:28 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch is fouled in the backcourt by Cameron McClure - foul #3 on Cameron McClure, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons (PG), Daniel Stubblefield (PF), Paul Chaisson (C) Cameron McClure, Mohamed Singleton, Jason Langner | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Shawn Fullwood (PF) Robert Levesque | |
| 09:28 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:28 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:23 | S. Dakota | Christopher Thomas is called for the reach on Joseph Backstrom in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Stefan Giordano (SF) Joey Roser | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper (SF) Christopher Thomas | |
| 09:14 | S. Dakota | Daniel Stubblefield misses the lay-in | 61-55 |
| 09:12 | S. Dakota | Daniel Stubblefield tips it in | 63-55 |
| 08:57 | N. Colorado | Shawn Fullwood is denied on a layup by Daniel Stubblefield | 63-55 |
| 08:56 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch tips it in | 63-57 |
| 08:38 | S. Dakota | Joseph Backstrom connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Reginald Daniel - foul #1 on Reginald Daniel, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Martin Steere (PG), Joey Roser (SF), Steven Bucklin (C) Wayne Lyons, Stefan Giordano, Paul Chaisson | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Gilbert (PG), Oba Ashalintubbi (PF), Robert Levesque (C) Tommy Lynch, Shawn Fullwood, William Lippincott | |
| 08:38 | S. Dakota | Joseph Backstrom makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:25 | N. Colorado | John Gilbert is hacked by Martin Steere - foul #2 on Martin Steere, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons (SG) Joseph Backstrom | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill (SG) Reginald Daniel | |
| 08:25 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| 08:25 | N. Colorado | John Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:25 | N. Colorado | John Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:21 | S. Dakota | Kelley O'Neill steps in front of the Martin Steere pass in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| 08:20 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill misses the dunk | 66-58 |
| 08:19 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Daniel Stubblefield | 66-58 |
| 08:08 | S. Dakota | Steven Bucklin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 08:06 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 07:52 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi is called for traveling | 66-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Mohamed Singleton (PF), James Ault (C) Joey Roser, Daniel Stubblefield | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett (SG), Christopher Thomas (SF), Pete Kuo (C) John Gilbert, Theodore Cooper, Robert Levesque | |
| 07:31 | S. Dakota | Steven Bucklin misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Hanchett - foul #5 on Michael Hanchett, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Cameron McClure (PG) Martin Steere | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch (PG), Reginald Daniel (SG), Shawn Fullwood (PF) Kelley O'Neill, Michael Hanchett, Oba Ashalintubbi | |
| 07:31 | S. Dakota | Steven Bucklin makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 07:31 | S. Dakota | Steven Bucklin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Cameron McClure (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Bucklin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mohamed Singleton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Ault (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Tommy Lynch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Reginald Daniel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Shawn Fullwood (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Pete Kuo (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas is fouled on the floor by Mohamed Singleton - foul #4 on Mohamed Singleton, team foul #11 | 68-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joseph Backstrom (SG), Stefan Giordano (SF) Wayne Lyons, Steven Bucklin | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Gilbert (PG), William Lippincott (C) Tommy Lynch, Pete Kuo | |
| 07:10 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 07:10 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 07:02 | S. Dakota | Mohamed Singleton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Lippincott - foul #2 on William Lippincott, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Paul Chaisson (C) James Ault | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 07:02 | S. Dakota | Mohamed Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 07:02 | S. Dakota | Mohamed Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 06:47 | N. Colorado | Joseph Backstrom steals the ball from Reginald Daniel | 70-60 |
| 06:44 | S. Dakota | Joseph Backstrom banks in the layup | 72-60 |
| 06:24 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas is fouled on the floor by Stefan Giordano - foul #2 on Stefan Giordano, team foul #12 | 72-60 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joey Roser (SF), Daniel Stubblefield (PF), Jason Langner (C) Stefan Giordano, Mohamed Singleton, Paul Chaisson | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch (PG), Kelley O'Neill (SG), Oba Ashalintubbi (PF), Robert Levesque (C) John Gilbert, Reginald Daniel, Shawn Fullwood, William Lippincott | |
| 06:24 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 06:24 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 06:02 | S. Dakota | Joseph Backstrom clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 72-62 |
| 06:01 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 05:59 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Lynch, team foul #9 | 72-62 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Martin Steere (PG), Wayne Lyons (SG), James Ault (C) Cameron McClure, Joseph Backstrom, Jason Langner | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper (SF) Christopher Thomas | |
| 05:41 | S. Dakota | Joey Roser slams it home on a great pass from Daniel Stubblefield | 74-62 |
| 05:39 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch is hacked by Daniel Stubblefield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Stubblefield, team foul #13 | 74-62 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Reginald Daniel (SG), William Lippincott (PF), Pete Kuo (C) Kelley O'Neill, Oba Ashalintubbi, Robert Levesque | |
| 05:39 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 05:39 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 05:24 | S. Dakota | James Ault is hacked by Pete Kuo - foul #1 on Pete Kuo, team foul #10 | 74-64 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Cameron McClure (PG), Steven Bucklin (SF), Paul Chaisson (C) Martin Steere, Joey Roser, Daniel Stubblefield | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 05:24 | S. Dakota | James Ault makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 05:24 | S. Dakota | James Ault misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 05:24 | N. Colorado | William Lippincott gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 04:57 | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-64 |
| 04:55 | S. Dakota | Paul Chaisson pulls down the rebound | 75-64 |
| 04:34 | S. Dakota | Paul Chaisson connects on the jump hook from the left block | 77-64 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:26 | N. Colorado | Reginald Daniel is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-64 |
| 04:24 | S. Dakota | Steven Bucklin grabs the board | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:04 | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons misses the easy layup | 77-64 |
| 04:03 | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons gets the offensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 03:38 | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Reginald Daniel - foul #2 on Reginald Daniel, team foul #11 | 77-64 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Martin Steere (PG), Joey Roser (SF), Mohamed Singleton (PF), Jason Langner (C) Cameron McClure, Steven Bucklin, James Ault, Paul Chaisson | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Gilbert (PG), Kelley O'Neill (SG), Christopher Thomas (SF), Shawn Fullwood (PF), Robert Levesque (C) Tommy Lynch, Reginald Daniel, Theodore Cooper, William Lippincott, Pete Kuo | |
| 03:38 | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 03:38 | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:29 | N. Colorado | John Gilbert comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 79-64 |
| 03:28 | S. Dakota | Mohamed Singleton snags the defensive board | 79-64 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Martin Steere (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Lyons (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joey Roser (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mohamed Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jason Langner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - John Gilbert (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kelley O'Neill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thomas (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Shawn Fullwood (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Levesque (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:06 | S. Dakota | Joey Roser is fouled on the floor by Kelley O'Neill - foul #1 on Kelley O'Neill, team foul #12 | 79-64 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joseph Backstrom (SG), Daniel Stubblefield (PF) Wayne Lyons, Mohamed Singleton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi (PF) Shawn Fullwood | |
| 03:06 | S. Dakota | Joey Roser makes the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 03:06 | S. Dakota | Joey Roser makes the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 02:58 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque knocks in the floater from the right wing | 81-66 |
| 02:55 | S. Dakota | John Gilbert is called for the reach on Martin Steere in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Gilbert, team foul #13 | 81-66 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Stefan Giordano (SF) Joey Roser | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 02:55 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-66 |
| 02:55 | S. Dakota | Martin Steere makes the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 02:55 | S. Dakota | Martin Steere makes the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| 02:47 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Stubblefield - foul #4 on Daniel Stubblefield, team foul #14 | 83-66 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons (SG), Joey Roser (SF), Mohamed Singleton (PF), Paul Chaisson (C) Joseph Backstrom, Stefan Giordano, Daniel Stubblefield, Jason Langner | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | William Lippincott (SF), Shawn Fullwood (PF) Christopher Thomas, Oba Ashalintubbi | |
| 02:47 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill makes the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 02:47 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 83-67 |
| 02:47 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Wayne Lyons | 83-67 |
| 02:42 | S. Dakota | Kelley O'Neill picks off the pass by Martin Steere in the backcourt | 83-67 |
| 02:41 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill blows the layup | 83-67 |
| 02:39 | S. Dakota | Paul Chaisson gets the rebound | 83-67 |
| 02:33 | S. Dakota | Paul Chaisson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kelley O'Neill - foul #2 on Kelley O'Neill, team foul #14 | 83-67 |
| 02:33 | S. Dakota | Paul Chaisson makes the 1st free throw | 84-67 |
| 02:33 | S. Dakota | Paul Chaisson misses the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| 02:33 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque gets the rebound | 84-67 |
| 02:15 | N. Colorado | William Lippincott misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 84-67 |
| 02:14 | N. Colorado | Shawn Fullwood grabs the offensive board | 84-67 |
| 02:00 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque buries a runner near the basket | 84-69 |
| 01:44 | S. Dakota | Martin Steere misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Lippincott - foul #3 on William Lippincott, team foul #15 | 84-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Ault (C) Mohamed Singleton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper (PG) John Gilbert | |
| 01:44 | S. Dakota | Martin Steere makes the 1st free throw | 85-69 |
| 01:44 | S. Dakota | Martin Steere makes the 2nd free throw | 86-69 |
| 01:28 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 86-69 |
| 01:26 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-69 |
| 01:15 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 86-69 |
| 01:13 | S. Dakota | Paul Chaisson grabs the board | 86-69 |
| 00:50 | S. Dakota | James Ault drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Wayne Lyons | 88-69 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Joey Roser - foul #2 on Joey Roser, team foul #15 | 88-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Steven Bucklin (SF) Martin Steere | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 00:46 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque makes the 1st free throw | 88-70 |
| 00:46 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque makes the 2nd free throw | 88-71 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | S. Dakota | Steven Bucklin connects on the open jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Wayne Lyons | 90-71 |
| 00:16 | N. Colorado | William Lippincott makes the floater from close range set up by Theodore Cooper | 90-73 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Wayne Lyons runs out the clock | 90-73 |