| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Tommy Lynch (fresh) SG - Theodore Cooper (fresh) SF - Christopher Thomas (fresh) PF - Oba Ashalintubbi (fresh) C - Robert Levesque (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Millet (fresh) SG - Dwayne Sims (fresh) SF - Johnny Bloom (fresh) PF - Charles Meyer (fresh) C - Joe Janowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque is open and buries a runner near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | S. Dakota St. | Oba Ashalintubbi is called for the reach on Dwayne Sims - foul #1 on Oba Ashalintubbi, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Janowski clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Robert Levesque - foul #1 on Robert Levesque, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Janowski makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:10 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Janowski misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:10 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:47 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas misses long on an open runner from the left block | 2-1 |
| 18:46 | N. Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Thomas | 2-1 |
| 18:37 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 2-1 |
| 18:35 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:12 | S. Dakota St. | Tommy Lynch steps in front of the Johnny Bloom pass | 2-1 |
| 17:55 | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 17:53 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi gets the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:36 | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper double dribbles | 2-1 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill (PG), Michael Hanchett (SG), William Lippincott (SF), Shawn Fullwood (PF), Tony Welk (C) Tommy Lynch, Theodore Cooper, Christopher Thomas, Oba Ashalintubbi, Robert Levesque | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Szczesny Lorkowski (PF) Charles Meyer | |
| 17:17 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims is hacked by William Lippincott - foul #1 on William Lippincott, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| 17:05 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Millet misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 17:03 | N. Colorado | Shawn Fullwood gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:40 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Lippincott | 5-1 |
| 16:24 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Bloom knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 16:18 | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi (PF) Tony Welk | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Leroy Welsh (PG), James Pearson (SG), William Major (SF), Charles Meyer (PF) Robert Millet, Dwayne Sims, Johnny Bloom, Joe Janowski | |
| 16:03 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Meyer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 16:01 | N. Colorado | William Lippincott snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Kelley O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Hanchett (fairly fresh) SF - William Lippincott (fairly fresh) PF - Oba Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) C - Shawn Fullwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Leroy Welsh (fresh) SG - James Pearson (fresh) SF - William Major (fresh) PF - Charles Meyer (fresh) C - Szczesny Lorkowski (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Oba Ashalintubbi | 7-4 |
| 15:24 | S. Dakota St. | William Major can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 15:23 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:21 | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett is fouled in the backcourt by James Pearson - foul #1 on James Pearson, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch (PG), Theodore Cooper (SG), Christopher Thomas (SF), Robert Levesque (C) Kelley O'Neill, Michael Hanchett, William Lippincott, Shawn Fullwood | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Aaron Beaupre (SF) Szczesny Lorkowski | |
| 14:58 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by James Pearson - foul #2 on James Pearson, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims (SG), Joe Janowski (C) James Pearson, William Major | |
| 14:58 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:58 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:56 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Janowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tony Welk (PF) Oba Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Bloom (SF) Aaron Beaupre | |
| 14:43 | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 9-4 |
| 14:42 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque misses the tip | 9-4 |
| 14:40 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Janowski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:38 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims is hacked by Christopher Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi (PF) Robert Levesque | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Millet (PG) Leroy Welsh | |
| 14:16 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Millet travels with the ball | 9-4 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Gilbert (PG), John Howard (SG), Shawn Fullwood (PF) Tommy Lynch, Theodore Cooper, Oba Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Aaron Beaupre (SF) Johnny Bloom | |
| 14:09 | N. Colorado | Tony Welk's pass is intercepted by Robert Millet | 9-4 |
| 13:57 | S. Dakota St. | Aaron Beaupre hits a wide open floater in the paint | 9-6 |
| 13:55 | N. Colorado | John Howard is hacked by Dwayne Sims in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dwayne Sims, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill (PG), Robert Levesque (C) John Gilbert, Tony Welk | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Leroy Welsh (SG), Szczesny Lorkowski (PF) Dwayne Sims, Charles Meyer | |
| 13:50 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas lays it up and in and the foul's on Aaron Beaupre - foul #1 on Aaron Beaupre, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| 13:50 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:34 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Millet can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 12-6 |
| 13:33 | N. Colorado | John Howard pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:30 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi (PF) Shawn Fullwood | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 13:12 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Janowski can't finish the layup | 12-6 |
| 13:10 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Janowski | 12-6 |
| 12:57 | S. Dakota St. | Leroy Welsh can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 12:56 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 12:34 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Thomas | 14-6 |
| 12:15 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Janowski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joe Janowski, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch (PG), Theodore Cooper (SG), William Lippincott (SF), Shawn Fullwood (PF), Tony Welk (C) Kelley O'Neill, John Howard, Christopher Thomas, Oba Ashalintubbi, Robert Levesque | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims (SG), Johnny Bloom (SF), Charles Meyer (PF), William Major (C) Leroy Welsh, Aaron Beaupre, Szczesny Lorkowski, Joe Janowski | |
| 12:01 | N. Colorado | Shawn Fullwood banks in the layup | 16-6 |
| 11:46 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims is fouled on the floor by William Lippincott - foul #2 on William Lippincott, team foul #5 | 16-6 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett (SF), Robert Levesque (C) William Lippincott, Tony Welk | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Tommy Lynch (fresh) SG - Theodore Cooper (fresh) SF - Michael Hanchett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Fullwood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Levesque (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Millet (tiring) SG - Dwayne Sims (fresh) SF - Johnny Bloom (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Meyer (tiring) C - William Major (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Millet clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-6 |
| 11:33 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims tips it back up and in | 16-8 |
| 11:18 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque's floater is tipped away by Charles Meyer | 16-8 |
| 11:17 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch misses the tip | 16-8 |
| 11:16 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Charles Meyer | 16-8 |
| 11:09 | S. Dakota St. | William Major is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 11:06 | N. Colorado | Robert Millet is called for the reach on Theodore Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Millet, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Gilbert (PG) Tommy Lynch | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Szczesny Lorkowski (PF), Joe Janowski (C) Charles Meyer, William Major | |
| 10:53 | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 10:51 | S. Dakota St. | Szczesny Lorkowski pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 10:38 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Millet connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 16-12 |
| 10:24 | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 10:23 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Bloom pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:20 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas (SF), Oba Ashalintubbi (PF), Tony Welk (C) Michael Hanchett, Shawn Fullwood, Robert Levesque | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Leroy Welsh (PG) Robert Millet | |
| 10:06 | N. Colorado | Leroy Welsh steps in front of the Christopher Thomas pass | 16-12 |
| 09:57 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Bloom hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 16-12 |
| 09:55 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to John Gilbert | 16-12 |
| 09:33 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi hits the finger roll | 18-12 |
| 09:27 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Janowski hits a floater in the paint set up by Leroy Welsh | 18-14 |
| 09:24 | N. Colorado | Leroy Welsh is called for the reach on John Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Welsh, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch (PG), Kelley O'Neill (SG), Shawn Fullwood (C) Theodore Cooper, Christopher Thomas, Tony Welk | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Charles Meyer (PF), William Major (C) Szczesny Lorkowski, Joe Janowski | |
| 09:24 | N. Colorado | John Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:24 | N. Colorado | John Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:22 | S. Dakota St. | Leroy Welsh is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Lynch - foul #1 on Tommy Lynch, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas (SF) John Gilbert | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 09:04 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Bloom buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-17 |
| 08:56 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi misses the shot from close range | 20-17 |
| 08:54 | N. Colorado | Shawn Fullwood tips it back up and in | 22-17 |
| 08:43 | S. Dakota St. | William Major knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Leroy Welsh | 22-19 |
| 08:25 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Oba Ashalintubbi | 24-19 |
| 08:13 | S. Dakota St. | Leroy Welsh double dribbles | 24-19 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Howard (SG), Michael Hanchett (SF), Robert Levesque (C) Kelley O'Neill, Christopher Thomas, Oba Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Millet (PG), Szczesny Lorkowski (PF), Joe Janowski (C) Leroy Welsh, Johnny Bloom, Charles Meyer | |
| 07:51 | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 07:49 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Janowski gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Tommy Lynch (fairly fresh) SG - John Howard (fresh) SF - Michael Hanchett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Fullwood (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Levesque (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Millet (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Dwayne Sims (tiring) 2 pts. SF - William Major (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Szczesny Lorkowski (tiring) C - Joe Janowski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | S. Dakota St. | William Major misses short on a floater from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 07:31 | S. Dakota St. | William Major hits the follow up shot | 24-21 |
| 07:13 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Millet - foul #2 on Robert Millet, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill (SG), Tony Welk (C) John Howard, Robert Levesque | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Leroy Welsh (PG), Aaron Beaupre (SF), Charles Meyer (PF) Robert Millet, William Major, Szczesny Lorkowski | |
| 07:13 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:13 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:48 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Meyer scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 06:45 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Meyer - foul #1 on Charles Meyer, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas (SF), Oba Ashalintubbi (PF) Michael Hanchett, Shawn Fullwood | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 06:45 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:45 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 06:30 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Janowski hits a floater near the basket | 25-25 |
| 06:23 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill is whistled for a carry | 25-25 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Gilbert (PG), Theodore Cooper (SG) Tommy Lynch, Kelley O'Neill | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Bloom (SF), Szczesny Lorkowski (PF) Aaron Beaupre, Charles Meyer | |
| 06:19 | S. Dakota St. | Leroy Welsh travels in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 05:58 | N. Colorado | Tony Welk is called for a charge - foul #1 on Tony Welk, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Shawn Fullwood (PF), Robert Levesque (C) Oba Ashalintubbi, Tony Welk | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 05:56 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dwayne Sims, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Pearson (SG) Dwayne Sims | |
| 05:45 | N. Colorado | Johnny Bloom is called for the reach on John Gilbert - foul #1 on Johnny Bloom, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett (SF) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 05:45 | N. Colorado | John Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:45 | N. Colorado | John Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:35 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Bloom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill (PG) John Gilbert | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Charles Meyer (PF) Szczesny Lorkowski | |
| 05:15 | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett drills a 3 from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 04:58 | S. Dakota St. | James Pearson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Theodore Cooper - foul #1 on Theodore Cooper, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Howard (SG), Oba Ashalintubbi (PF), Tony Welk (C) Theodore Cooper, Shawn Fullwood, Robert Levesque | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Szczesny Lorkowski (PF), William Major (C) Charles Meyer, Joe Janowski | |
| 04:58 | S. Dakota St. | James Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:58 | S. Dakota St. | James Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:58 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:56 | N. Colorado | Tony Welk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas (SF) Michael Hanchett | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Millet (PG) James Pearson | |
| 04:49 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Bloom lays it in on a great pass from Leroy Welsh | 29-28 |
| 04:35 | N. Colorado | John Howard misses the lay-in | 29-28 |
| 04:33 | S. Dakota St. | Szczesny Lorkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:28 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Bloom hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Kelley O'Neill - foul #1 on Kelley O'Neill, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch (PG), Theodore Cooper (SG) Kelley O'Neill, John Howard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Aaron Beaupre (SF) Robert Millet | |
| 04:28 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Bloom makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:28 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Bloom makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:11 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-30 |
| 04:10 | S. Dakota St. | Szczesny Lorkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 04:08 | S. Dakota St. | Tommy Lynch picks off the pass by Aaron Beaupre in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 04:00 | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Tommy Lynch | 31-30 |
| 03:56 | S. Dakota St. | Tommy Lynch steals the ball from Aaron Beaupre in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 03:55 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch lays it in | 33-30 |
| 03:50 | S. Dakota St. | Theodore Cooper is called for the reach on Aaron Beaupre in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Cooper, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Gilbert (PG), Kelley O'Neill (SG), William Lippincott (SF), Shawn Fullwood (PF), Robert Levesque (C) Tommy Lynch, Theodore Cooper, Christopher Thomas, Oba Ashalintubbi, Tony Welk | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Millet (PG), James Pearson (SG), Charles Meyer (PF), Joe Janowski (C) Johnny Bloom, Leroy Welsh, Szczesny Lorkowski, William Major | |
| 03:50 | S. Dakota St. | Aaron Beaupre makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:50 | S. Dakota St. | Aaron Beaupre misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:50 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Robert Levesque | 33-31 |
| 03:24 | N. Colorado | William Lippincott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-31 |
| 03:22 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque snags the offensive board | 33-31 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - John Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kelley O'Neill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Lippincott (fresh) PF - Shawn Fullwood (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Levesque (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Millet (tiring) 2 pts. SG - James Pearson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Aaron Beaupre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Meyer (tired) 2 pts. C - Joe Janowski (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 03:07 | N. Colorado | John Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 02:55 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Aaron Beaupre - foul #2 on Aaron Beaupre, team foul #12 | 33-31 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch (PG), John Howard (SG) John Gilbert, Kelley O'Neill | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims (SG), Johnny Bloom (SF), Szczesny Lorkowski (PF) James Pearson, Aaron Beaupre, Charles Meyer | |
| 02:55 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-31 |
| 02:55 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:55 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:53 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Millet throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett (SF), Tony Welk (C) Shawn Fullwood, Robert Levesque | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 02:40 | N. Colorado | John Howard hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 02:32 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Bloom clanks a shot near the basket | 36-31 |
| 02:31 | N. Colorado | William Lippincott grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 02:11 | N. Colorado | Tommy Lynch drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Howard | 39-31 |
| 01:55 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 01:53 | N. Colorado | Tony Welk snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 01:26 | N. Colorado | Michael Hanchett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 01:25 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 01:17 | S. Dakota St. | William Lippincott is called for the reach on Dwayne Sims - foul #3 on William Lippincott, team foul #11 | 39-31 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Gilbert (PG), Kelley O'Neill (SG), Christopher Thomas (SF), Shawn Fullwood (PF), Robert Levesque (C) Tommy Lynch, John Howard, Michael Hanchett, William Lippincott, Tony Welk | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Pearson (PG), Charles Meyer (PF), William Major (C) Robert Millet, Szczesny Lorkowski, Joe Janowski | |
| 01:17 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:17 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:04 | N. Colorado | John Gilbert can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 01:03 | N. Colorado | Shawn Fullwood gets the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 00:53 | N. Colorado | Robert Levesque is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 00:51 | S. Dakota St. | William Major grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 00:49 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims is hacked by Robert Levesque in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Levesque, team foul #12 | 39-33 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi (PF) Robert Levesque | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Aaron Beaupre (SF) Johnny Bloom | |
| 00:49 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:49 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:39 | N. Colorado | Christopher Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 00:38 | N. Colorado | Kelley O'Neill pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 00:33 | N. Colorado | Shawn Fullwood drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Gilbert | 41-35 |
| 00:20 | S. Dakota St. | Dwayne Sims misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 00:19 | N. Colorado | Shawn Fullwood grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 00:05 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi drills a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Charles Meyer - foul #2 on Charles Meyer, team foul #13 | 43-35 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper (SG), Michael Hanchett (SF), Robert Levesque (C) John Gilbert, Christopher Thomas, Shawn Fullwood | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Millet (PG), Leroy Welsh (SG), Szczesny Lorkowski (PF), Joe Janowski (C) James Pearson, Dwayne Sims, Aaron Beaupre, Charles Meyer | |
| 00:05 | N. Colorado | Oba Ashalintubbi makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 00:01 | S. Dakota St. | The short jumper by William Major is denied by Robert Levesque | 44-35 |
| 00:00 | N. Colorado | Theodore Cooper snags the defensive board | 44-35 |