| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Keith Mayfield (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Cade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Felton Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Denis Schumaker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Larry Rhymes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lamere (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Minix (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Golden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Custard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Colorado | Robert Thompson inbounds the ball | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:52 | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield makes the 3 from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 19:35 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-46 |
| 19:34 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 19:11 | N. Colorado | Andrew Cade can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 19:09 | S. Dakota | Richard Minix gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 18:53 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-46 |
| 18:51 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 18:29 | N. Colorado | Denis Schumaker connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Keith Mayfield | 39-46 |
| 18:06 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard is open and buries a 3 from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 17:50 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Loyd Bauer (PG), Douglas Dwyer (SG), Robert Sweeny (SF), Wallace Hanenberger (PF), Darrell Taylor (C) Keith Mayfield, Andrew Cade, Robert Thompson, Felton Russell, Denis Schumaker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron (PG), John Bailey (SG), Dennis Hughes (SF), Kevin Lawler (PF), Alexander Moore (C) Larry Rhymes, Robert Lamere, Richard Minix, Bernard Golden, Kevin Custard | |
| 17:30 | S. Dakota | Kevin Lawler misses the 3 from straight away | 39-49 |
| 17:29 | N. Colorado | Darrell Taylor gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 17:14 | N. Colorado | Darrell Taylor misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 39-49 |
| 17:12 | S. Dakota | Alexander Moore gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 17:05 | S. Dakota | Alexander Moore clanks a shot from the right side | 39-49 |
| 17:03 | N. Colorado | Wallace Hanenberger gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 16:57 | N. Colorado | John Bailey steals the ball from Loyd Bauer in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| 16:52 | S. Dakota | Kevin Lawler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 16:51 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Wallace Hanenberger | 39-49 |
| 16:29 | N. Colorado | Darrell Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 39-49 |
| 16:27 | S. Dakota | Alexander Moore pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 16:22 | S. Dakota | The jump hook by Daniel Buitron is blocked by Darrell Taylor | 39-49 |
| 16:20 | N. Colorado | Wallace Hanenberger snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 16:04 | N. Colorado | Douglas Dwyer makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Loyd Bauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Dwyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sweeny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wallace Hanenberger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Darrell Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Daniel Buitron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Bailey (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Hughes (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Lawler (tiring) 2 pts. C - Alexander Moore (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | S. Dakota | Darrell Taylor swats the shot by Kevin Lawler | 41-49 |
| 15:42 | S. Dakota | Alexander Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 15:22 | S. Dakota | John Bailey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 15:21 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 15:07 | S. Dakota | John Bailey is fouled on the floor by Wallace Hanenberger - foul #1 on Wallace Hanenberger, team foul #1 | 41-49 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield (PG), Jessie Connolly (SG), Stephen Hamil (SF), Felton Russell (PF), Denis Schumaker (C) Loyd Bauer, Douglas Dwyer, Robert Sweeny, Wallace Hanenberger, Darrell Taylor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Larry Rhymes (PG), Christopher Steinberger (SG), Richard Minix (SF), Bernard Golden (PF), Kevin Custard (C) Daniel Buitron, John Bailey, Dennis Hughes, Kevin Lawler, Alexander Moore | |
| 14:59 | S. Dakota | Larry Rhymes can't connect on a floater from close range | 41-49 |
| 14:57 | N. Colorado | Denis Schumaker grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 14:44 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell misses long on a floater from the left side | 41-49 |
| 14:43 | N. Colorado | Stephen Hamil snags the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 14:21 | N. Colorado | Jessie Connolly clanks a floater from the right side | 41-49 |
| 14:20 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 14:13 | S. Dakota | Larry Rhymes is hacked by Jessie Connolly in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jessie Connolly, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Andrew Cade (SG), Robert Thompson (SF) Jessie Connolly, Stephen Hamil | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere (SG) Christopher Steinberger | |
| 13:57 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere is hacked by Andrew Cade - foul #2 on Andrew Cade, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| 13:40 | S. Dakota | Denis Schumaker steps in front of the Robert Lamere pass | 41-49 |
| 13:13 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Custard - foul #1 on Kevin Custard, team foul #1 | 41-49 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Stephen Hamil (SF) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes (C) Kevin Custard | |
| 13:13 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:13 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:08 | S. Dakota | Larry Rhymes is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Mayfield - foul #2 on Keith Mayfield, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Christopher Steinberger (PG) Larry Rhymes | |
| 12:52 | S. Dakota | Christopher Steinberger misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 12:50 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 12:45 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Christopher Steinberger | 43-52 |
| 12:42 | N. Colorado | Christopher Steinberger is called for the reach on Stephen Hamil in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Steinberger, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Robert Thompson (SF) Stephen Hamil | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 12:24 | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Minix - foul #2 on Richard Minix, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Robert Sweeny (C) Denis Schumaker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron (PG), Kevin Custard (C) Christopher Steinberger, Dennis Hughes | |
| 12:24 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| 12:24 | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:24 | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:10 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Lamere | 45-55 |
| 11:47 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 11:45 | N. Colorado | Robert Thompson hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Keith Mayfield (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Cade (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Thompson (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Felton Russell (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Sweeny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Daniel Buitron (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Lamere (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Minix (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Golden (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Custard (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | S. Dakota | Robert Thompson steals it from Daniel Buitron | 47-55 |
| 11:32 | N. Colorado | Andrew Cade is hacked by Robert Lamere in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Lamere, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Loyd Bauer (SG), Stephen Hamil (SF), Darrell Taylor (PF), Denis Schumaker (C) Andrew Cade, Robert Thompson, Felton Russell, Robert Sweeny | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Larry Rhymes (PG), Christopher Steinberger (SG), Dennis Hughes (SF), Alexander Moore (PF) Robert Lamere, Richard Minix, Bernard Golden, Kevin Custard | |
| 11:23 | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 11:21 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 11:07 | S. Dakota | Stephen Hamil is called for the reach on Daniel Buitron - foul #2 on Stephen Hamil, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Andrew Cade (SG) Keith Mayfield | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Bailey (SF) Daniel Buitron | |
| 10:49 | S. Dakota | Stephen Hamil picks off the pass by John Bailey | 47-55 |
| 10:31 | N. Colorado | Denis Schumaker misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Christopher Steinberger - foul #3 on Christopher Steinberger, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Douglas Dwyer (SG), Robert Thompson (SF), Wallace Hanenberger (PF) Andrew Cade, Stephen Hamil, Darrell Taylor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere (SG), Kevin Custard (C) Christopher Steinberger, Dennis Hughes | |
| 10:31 | N. Colorado | Denis Schumaker makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:31 | N. Colorado | Denis Schumaker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 10:29 | S. Dakota | Larry Rhymes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Robert Sweeny (C) Denis Schumaker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 10:11 | N. Colorado | Robert Thompson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Custard - foul #2 on Kevin Custard, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Minix (SF), Bernard Golden (PF), Daniel Buitron (C) John Bailey, Alexander Moore, Kevin Custard | |
| 09:59 | N. Colorado | Robert Thompson misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Lamere - foul #4 on Robert Lamere, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield (PG), Felton Russell (PF) Loyd Bauer, Wallace Hanenberger | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard (C) Robert Lamere | |
| 09:59 | N. Colorado | Robert Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:59 | N. Colorado | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:45 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard hits a floater from the left side | 50-57 |
| 09:43 | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Andrew Cade (SG) Douglas Dwyer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Kevin Lawler (PF) Bernard Golden | |
| 09:29 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 09:27 | N. Colorado | Robert Thompson snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 09:07 | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Cade | 52-57 |
| 08:45 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-57 |
| 08:43 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Felton Russell | 52-57 |
| 08:43 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Douglas Dwyer (PG), Loyd Bauer (SG), Stephen Hamil (SF), Wallace Hanenberger (PF), Darrell Taylor (C) Keith Mayfield, Andrew Cade, Robert Thompson, Felton Russell, Robert Sweeny | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Christopher Steinberger (PG), John Bailey (SF), Dennis Hughes (PF), Alexander Moore (C) Larry Rhymes, Richard Minix, Kevin Lawler, Kevin Custard | |
| 08:27 | N. Colorado | John Bailey steals the ball from Loyd Bauer | 52-57 |
| 08:06 | S. Dakota | Christopher Steinberger misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 52-57 |
| 08:05 | N. Colorado | Wallace Hanenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:03 | N. Colorado | Douglas Dwyer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bernard Golden (PF) Alexander Moore | |
| 07:48 | S. Dakota | Bernard Golden scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-59 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Loyd Bauer (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Dwyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Hamil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wallace Hanenberger (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Darrell Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Christopher Steinberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Buitron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Bailey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Golden (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Hughes (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | N. Colorado | Douglas Dwyer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 07:20 | N. Colorado | Stephen Hamil tips it in | 54-59 |
| 06:59 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron scores on a floater from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 06:41 | N. Colorado | Stephen Hamil misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Steinberger - foul #4 on Christopher Steinberger, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield (PG), Jessie Connolly (SG), Felton Russell (PF), Denis Schumaker (C) Loyd Bauer, Douglas Dwyer, Wallace Hanenberger, Darrell Taylor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Larry Rhymes (PG), Robert Lamere (SG), Richard Minix (SF), Kevin Lawler (PF), Alexander Moore (C) Christopher Steinberger, Daniel Buitron, John Bailey, Bernard Golden, Dennis Hughes | |
| 06:41 | N. Colorado | Stephen Hamil misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:41 | N. Colorado | Stephen Hamil makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 06:24 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere is fouled on the floor by Jessie Connolly - foul #5 on Jessie Connolly, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Andrew Cade (SG), Robert Thompson (SF) Jessie Connolly, Stephen Hamil | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 06:11 | S. Dakota | Alexander Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 06:09 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 05:51 | N. Colorado | Robert Lamere steals the ball from Robert Thompson | 55-61 |
| 05:48 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere misses the easy layup | 55-61 |
| 05:46 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Felton Russell | 55-61 |
| 05:39 | N. Colorado | Larry Rhymes steps in front of the Keith Mayfield pass in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| 05:15 | S. Dakota | Alexander Moore double dribbles | 55-61 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Robert Sweeny (SF) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bernard Golden (PF), Kevin Custard (C) Kevin Lawler, Alexander Moore | |
| 04:56 | N. Colorado | Robert Sweeny misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bernard Golden - foul #2 on Bernard Golden, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Loyd Bauer (PG) Keith Mayfield | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron (PG), Dennis Hughes (SF) Larry Rhymes, Richard Minix | |
| 04:56 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| 04:56 | N. Colorado | Robert Sweeny misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:56 | N. Colorado | Robert Sweeny makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:39 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-61 |
| 04:37 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 04:21 | S. Dakota | Bernard Golden's fadeaway is rejected by Denis Schumaker | 56-61 |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 04:07 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 04:06 | N. Colorado | Loyd Bauer pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:02 | N. Colorado | Loyd Bauer is hacked by Daniel Buitron in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Buitron, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Douglas Dwyer (SG), Robert Thompson (SF), Wallace Hanenberger (PF), Darrell Taylor (C) Andrew Cade, Robert Sweeny, Felton Russell, Denis Schumaker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Christopher Steinberger (PG), John Bailey (SF), Alexander Moore (PF) Dennis Hughes, Bernard Golden, Kevin Custard | |
| 04:02 | N. Colorado | Loyd Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:02 | N. Colorado | Loyd Bauer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:02 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 03:55 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Bailey | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | N. Colorado | Wallace Hanenberger is fouled on the floor by Christopher Steinberger - foul #5 on Christopher Steinberger, team foul #11 | 56-64 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield (PG), Stephen Hamil (SF) Loyd Bauer, Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Larry Rhymes (PG), Kevin Lawler (PF) Christopher Steinberger, Daniel Buitron | |
| 03:41 | N. Colorado | Wallace Hanenberger misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:41 | N. Colorado | Wallace Hanenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Keith Mayfield (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Dwyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Hamil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wallace Hanenberger (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Larry Rhymes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lamere (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Bailey (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Lawler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Moore (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Dwyer - foul #1 on Douglas Dwyer, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| 03:39 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 03:39 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 03:22 | N. Colorado | Douglas Dwyer misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 57-66 |
| 03:21 | N. Colorado | Darrell Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 03:07 | N. Colorado | Robert Lamere is called for the reach on Douglas Dwyer - foul #5 on Robert Lamere, team foul #12 | 57-66 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Robert Sweeny (PF), Denis Schumaker (C) Wallace Hanenberger, Darrell Taylor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron (SG), Richard Minix (SF), Kevin Custard (C) Robert Lamere, John Bailey, Alexander Moore | |
| 03:07 | N. Colorado | Douglas Dwyer makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 03:07 | N. Colorado | Douglas Dwyer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 02:54 | S. Dakota | Larry Rhymes misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-66 |
| 02:53 | N. Colorado | Robert Sweeny gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:38 | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-66 |
| 02:37 | N. Colorado | Denis Schumaker tips it but misses | 59-66 |
| 02:35 | N. Colorado | Stephen Hamil tips it in | 61-66 |
| 02:12 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Rhymes | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:09 | N. Colorado | Douglas Dwyer is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Dwyer, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Loyd Bauer (PG), Andrew Cade (SG), Robert Thompson (SF), Darrell Taylor (PF) Keith Mayfield, Douglas Dwyer, Stephen Hamil, Robert Sweeny | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes (SF), Bernard Golden (PF), Alexander Moore (C) Richard Minix, Kevin Lawler, Kevin Custard | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:45 | S. Dakota | Robert Thompson is called for the reach on Dennis Hughes - foul #2 on Robert Thompson, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield (PG), Felton Russell (PF) Loyd Bauer, Darrell Taylor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard (C) Alexander Moore | |
| 01:45 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-69 |
| 01:45 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 01:45 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| 01:34 | N. Colorado | Denis Schumaker blows the wide open layup | 61-69 |
| 01:32 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell can't tip it in | 61-69 |
| 01:30 | S. Dakota | Bernard Golden gets the rebound | 61-69 |
| 01:06 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 01:05 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 01:02 | N. Colorado | Robert Thompson is hacked by Bernard Golden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Golden, team foul #13 | 61-69 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Minix (SF) Dennis Hughes | |
| 01:02 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| 01:02 | N. Colorado | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:02 | N. Colorado | Robert Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:02 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| 01:02 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:58 | S. Dakota | Larry Rhymes is hacked by Keith Mayfield - foul #3 on Keith Mayfield, team foul #10 | 62-69 |
| 00:58 | S. Dakota | Larry Rhymes misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:58 | S. Dakota | Larry Rhymes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | N. Colorado | Robert Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 00:50 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:47 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Mayfield - foul #4 on Keith Mayfield, team foul #11 | 62-70 |
| 00:47 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:47 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:43 | N. Colorado | Andrew Cade comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-72 |
| 00:42 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell grabs the offensive board | 62-72 |
| 00:38 | N. Colorado | Keith Mayfield is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-72 |
| 00:36 | N. Colorado | Felton Russell tips it home | 64-72 |
| 00:33 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Mayfield - foul #5 on Keith Mayfield, team foul #12 | 64-72 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Loyd Bauer (SG) Keith Mayfield | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 00:33 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:33 | S. Dakota | Daniel Buitron makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:27 | N. Colorado | Loyd Bauer misses badly on a shot from the right block | 64-74 |
| 00:26 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard grabs the board | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Larry Rhymes runs out the clock | 64-74 |