| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Joseph Lacefield (fresh) SG - Cecil Ritenour (fresh) SF - Jerry Wentworth (fresh) PF - James Gamble (fresh) C - Anthony Holt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Gary Kolosky (fresh) SG - Roy Hubble (fresh) SF - Jacob English (fresh) PF - Mike Ivy (fresh) C - Thomas Seymour (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Colorado | Thomas Seymour wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | N. Colorado | Jacob English makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Thomas Seymour | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | N. Dakota | James Gamble buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Wentworth | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | N. Colorado | James Gamble steals the ball from Gary Kolosky | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Seymour - foul #1 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | N. Colorado | Jacob English hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Kolosky | 4-5 |
| 17:57 | N. Dakota | James Gamble can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-5 |
| 17:55 | N. Colorado | Gary Kolosky pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | N. Colorado | Roy Hubble makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Seymour | 4-8 |
| 17:29 | N. Dakota | Mike Ivy steals it from James Gamble in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 17:09 | N. Colorado | Cecil Ritenour steals it from Roy Hubble | 4-8 |
| 17:06 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield blows the layup | 4-8 |
| 17:04 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Holt | 4-8 |
| 16:53 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Wentworth | 6-8 |
| 16:34 | N. Colorado | Thomas Seymour can't connect on a shot from close range | 6-8 |
| 16:32 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:10 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield slams it home | 8-8 |
| 15:59 | N. Colorado | Jacob English hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 15:58 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Joseph Lacefield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cecil Ritenour (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry Wentworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gamble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Holt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Gary Kolosky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Hubble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob English (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike Ivy (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | N. Dakota | Gary Kolosky is called for the reach on Joseph Lacefield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Kolosky, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Stone (PG), James Smith (SG), Wayne Horne (SF), Louis Burrow (PF), Brian Parise (C) Joseph Lacefield, Cecil Ritenour, Jerry Wentworth, James Gamble, Anthony Holt | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Milton Stafford (PG), Thomas Hood (SG), Glen Dunbar (SF), David Crain (PF), George Rameriz (C) Gary Kolosky, Roy Hubble, Jacob English, Mike Ivy, Thomas Seymour | |
| 15:37 | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne is whistled for traveling | 8-8 |
| 15:16 | N. Colorado | Glen Dunbar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:15 | N. Colorado | George Rameriz tips it in | 8-10 |
| 15:10 | N. Dakota | James Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 15:08 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow tips it home | 10-10 |
| 14:48 | N. Colorado | David Crain misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 14:47 | N. Colorado | David Crain pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:38 | N. Colorado | Milton Stafford is fouled on the floor by Louis Burrow - foul #1 on Louis Burrow, team foul #1 | 10-10 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth (SF) Frank Stone | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 14:17 | N. Colorado | Glen Dunbar loses the dribble to Jerry Wentworth | 10-10 |
| 14:14 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth lays it up and in | 12-10 |
| 14:01 | N. Colorado | George Rameriz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 12-10 |
| 13:59 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 13:45 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth hits a jump hook near the basket set up by James Smith | 14-10 |
| 13:28 | N. Colorado | George Rameriz can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 14-10 |
| 13:27 | N. Colorado | David Crain tips it back up and in | 14-12 |
| 13:01 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise is whistled for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield (PG), Cecil Ritenour (SG), John Mullens (SF), James Gamble (PF), Anthony Holt (C) James Smith, Wayne Horne, Jerry Wentworth, Louis Burrow, Brian Parise | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Gary Kolosky (PG), Roy Hubble (SG), Jacob English (SF), Mike Ivy (PF), Thomas Seymour (C) Milton Stafford, Thomas Hood, Glen Dunbar, David Crain, George Rameriz | |
| 12:49 | N. Colorado | Gary Kolosky is hacked by James Gamble - foul #1 on James Gamble, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| 12:27 | N. Colorado | Thomas Seymour's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Holt | 14-12 |
| 12:26 | N. Dakota | James Gamble grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 12:22 | N. Dakota | Mike Ivy steals the ball from John Mullens in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 12:00 | N. Colorado | John Mullens denies the turnaround by Gary Kolosky | 14-12 |
| 11:59 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Joseph Lacefield (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cecil Ritenour (fresh) SF - John Mullens (fresh) PF - James Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Holt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Gary Kolosky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Hubble (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob English (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike Ivy (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Thomas Seymour (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield blows the layup but he's fouled by Gary Kolosky - foul #2 on Gary Kolosky, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth (SF) Anthony Holt | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kyle Garr (PG), Milton Stafford (SF) Gary Kolosky, Jacob English | |
| 11:34 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:34 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:34 | N. Colorado | Mike Ivy snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 11:19 | N. Colorado | Thomas Seymour buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Milton Stafford | 14-15 |
| 11:17 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Hubble - foul #1 on Roy Hubble, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne (PF), Louis Burrow (C) James Gamble, John Mullens | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Hood (SF) Kyle Garr | |
| 11:07 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 11:06 | N. Colorado | Thomas Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:48 | N. Colorado | Milton Stafford clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 10:46 | N. Colorado | Thomas Hood grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:30 | N. Colorado | Roy Hubble hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Cecil Ritenour - foul #1 on Cecil Ritenour, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Smith (PG), Brian Parise (C) Joseph Lacefield, Cecil Ritenour | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kyle Garr (PG), David Crain (PF) Milton Stafford, Mike Ivy | |
| 10:30 | N. Colorado | Roy Hubble makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:30 | N. Colorado | Roy Hubble makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:18 | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne clanks a 3 from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 10:16 | N. Colorado | Thomas Seymour gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:01 | N. Colorado | Thomas Hood hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Garr | 14-19 |
| 09:44 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise's pass is intercepted by Roy Hubble | 14-19 |
| 09:25 | N. Colorado | Kyle Garr misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-19 |
| 09:24 | N. Colorado | Thomas Seymour snags the offensive board | 14-19 |
| 09:04 | N. Colorado | Thomas Hood knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Roy Hubble | 14-21 |
| 08:53 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Smith | 16-21 |
| 08:32 | N. Colorado | Roy Hubble connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kyle Garr | 16-24 |
| 08:21 | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 08:06 | N. Colorado | Thomas Seymour scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kyle Garr | 19-27 |
| 08:02 | N. Dakota | James Smith is hacked by Kyle Garr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Garr, team foul #5 | 19-27 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield (PG), Cecil Ritenour (SG), John Mullens (SF), James Gamble (PF), Anthony Holt (C) James Smith, Wayne Horne, Jerry Wentworth, Louis Burrow, Brian Parise | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Milton Stafford (PG), Arthur May (SG), Jacob English (SF), Glen Dunbar (PF), George Rameriz (C) Kyle Garr, Roy Hubble, Thomas Hood, David Crain, Thomas Seymour | |
| 07:48 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Cecil Ritenour and he's fouled by Arthur May - foul #1 on Arthur May, team foul #6 | 21-27 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Mike Ivy (PF) Glen Dunbar | |
| 07:48 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Joseph Lacefield (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Cecil Ritenour (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Mullens (fresh) PF - James Gamble (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Holt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Milton Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur May (fresh) SF - Jacob English (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike Ivy (fresh) 2 stl. C - George Rameriz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | N. Colorado | Arthur May buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Milton Stafford | 22-30 |
| 07:05 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield is hacked by Arthur May - foul #2 on Arthur May, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Roy Hubble (SG) Arthur May | |
| 07:05 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 07:05 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:40 | N. Colorado | Milton Stafford makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Hubble | 24-32 |
| 06:25 | N. Dakota | Mike Ivy steps in front of the Joseph Lacefield pass | 24-32 |
| 06:07 | N. Colorado | Milton Stafford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 06:06 | N. Dakota | John Mullens snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 06:00 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour is hacked by Roy Hubble - foul #2 on Roy Hubble, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth (SF) John Mullens | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kyle Garr (PG), Glen Dunbar (SF), Thomas Seymour (C) Roy Hubble, Jacob English, George Rameriz | |
| 06:00 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 06:00 | N. Colorado | Thomas Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 05:44 | N. Colorado | Glen Dunbar buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kyle Garr | 24-35 |
| 05:25 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt loses the dribble to Kyle Garr | 24-35 |
| 05:22 | N. Colorado | Kyle Garr lays it in | 24-37 |
| 05:20 | N. Dakota | Kyle Garr steals the ball from Joseph Lacefield in the backcourt | 24-37 |
| 04:59 | N. Colorado | Milton Stafford misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Cecil Ritenour - foul #2 on Cecil Ritenour, team foul #4 | 24-37 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Smith (PG), Wayne Horne (SG), Louis Burrow (PF), Brian Parise (C) Joseph Lacefield, Cecil Ritenour, James Gamble, Anthony Holt | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Hood (SG), Jacob English (SF), David Crain (C) Kyle Garr, Mike Ivy, Thomas Seymour | |
| 04:59 | N. Colorado | Milton Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 04:59 | N. Colorado | Milton Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 04:59 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 04:43 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-37 |
| 04:41 | N. Colorado | Glen Dunbar grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 04:26 | N. Colorado | James Smith is called for the reach on David Crain - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 24-37 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Stone (PG) Jerry Wentworth | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Mike Ivy (PF) Glen Dunbar | |
| 04:08 | N. Colorado | Milton Stafford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hood | 24-40 |
| 03:43 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise is denied on a layup by David Crain | 24-40 |
| 03:42 | N. Colorado | Thomas Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Frank Stone (fresh) SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wayne Horne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Burrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Parise (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Thomas Hood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Stafford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob English (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike Ivy (fairly fresh) 3 stl. C - David Crain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | N. Colorado | Louis Burrow picks off the pass by Milton Stafford | 24-40 |
| 03:24 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow's pass is intercepted by Milton Stafford in the backcourt | 24-40 |
| 03:23 | N. Colorado | Milton Stafford blows the layup | 24-40 |
| 03:22 | N. Colorado | Thomas Hood grabs the offensive board | 24-40 |
| 03:09 | N. Colorado | Milton Stafford can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-40 |
| 03:07 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Brian Parise | 24-40 |
| 03:03 | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Smith | 26-40 |
| 02:45 | N. Colorado | David Crain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-40 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield (PG), Cecil Ritenour (SG), Jerry Wentworth (SF), James Gamble (PF), John Mullens (C) Frank Stone, James Smith, Wayne Horne, Louis Burrow, Brian Parise | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Gary Kolosky (PG), Roy Hubble (SG), Glen Dunbar (SF), George Rameriz (PF), Thomas Seymour (C) Thomas Hood, Milton Stafford, Jacob English, Mike Ivy, David Crain | |
| 02:43 | N. Dakota | Gary Kolosky is called for the reach on Joseph Lacefield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Kolosky, team foul #9 | 26-40 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kyle Garr (PG) Gary Kolosky | |
| 02:43 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 02:43 | N. Colorado | Thomas Seymour snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 02:21 | N. Colorado | Kyle Garr blows the layup | 26-40 |
| 02:20 | N. Dakota | James Gamble grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 02:15 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 02:13 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to James Gamble | 26-40 |
| 01:57 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 01:56 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to George Rameriz | 26-40 |
| 01:38 | N. Colorado | Roy Hubble scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Kyle Garr | 26-42 |
| 01:20 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Cecil Ritenour | 29-42 |
| 01:16 | N. Colorado | Joseph Lacefield is called for the reach on Kyle Garr - foul #1 on Joseph Lacefield, team foul #6 | 29-42 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Stone (SG), Wayne Horne (PF), Anthony Holt (C) Cecil Ritenour, James Gamble, John Mullens | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Hood (SF), Mike Ivy (PF) Glen Dunbar, George Rameriz | |
| 01:03 | N. Colorado | Thomas Hood makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Garr | 29-45 |
| 01:01 | N. Dakota | Kyle Garr steals it from Jerry Wentworth in the backcourt | 29-45 |
| 00:59 | N. Colorado | Kyle Garr hits the finger roll | 29-47 |
| 00:54 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Seymour - foul #2 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #10 | 29-47 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow (PF) Frank Stone | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Arthur May (SG), Jacob English (SF) Kyle Garr, Roy Hubble | |
| 00:54 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt misses the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 00:54 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 00:38 | N. Colorado | Thomas Hood loses the dribble to Louis Burrow | 30-47 |
| 00:36 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-47 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Stone (PG), Brian Parise (SF) Joseph Lacefield, Jerry Wentworth | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | David Crain (PF) Mike Ivy | |
| 00:22 | N. Colorado | David Crain comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Louis Burrow - foul #2 on Louis Burrow, team foul #7 | 30-47 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Smith (SG) Brian Parise | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 00:22 | N. Colorado | David Crain misses the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 00:22 | N. Colorado | David Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 00:02 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt misses the easy layup | 30-48 |
| 00:01 | N. Dakota | Frank Stone can't tip it in | 30-48 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | The clock runs out | 30-48 |