| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Jerry Jeter (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Dake (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Petersen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Willie Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Biddle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Latimer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Welk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle inbounds the ball | 41-45 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | N. Colorado | John Howard misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Dake - foul #2 on Robert Dake, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver (C) Daniel Morris | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 19:47 | N. Colorado | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 19:47 | N. Colorado | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 19:31 | N. Colorado | The refs have stopped play. Tony Welk is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 41-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Harris (C) Tony Welk | |
| 19:18 | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter's pass is intercepted by Willie Miller | 41-47 |
| 19:14 | N. Colorado | Jerry Jeter is called for the reach on Willie Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Jeter, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan (SG) Jerry Jeter | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Kenneth Johnson (SG), Sherman Geno (C) John Howard, Pete Latimer | |
| 18:50 | N. Colorado | John Harris comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-47 |
| 18:48 | N. Colorado | John Harris snags the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 18:32 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno misses short on a jumper in the lane | 41-47 |
| 18:30 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 18:14 | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 18:12 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Kenneth Johnson | 41-47 |
| 17:49 | N. Colorado | John Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin (PG), Charles Degraw (SG), Daniel Morris (PF), Robert Russell (C) Robert Dake, Bruce Sloan, Craig Petersen, Robert Shriver | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG), John Howard (SG), Richard Endres (SF), Pete Latimer (PF) Willie Miller, Kenneth Johnson, Stephen Biddle, Sherman Geno | |
| 17:35 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw is whistled for traveling | 41-47 |
| 17:18 | N. Colorado | Richard Endres can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-47 |
| 17:16 | N. Colorado | John Harris misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 17:15 | S. Dakota | Robert Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 16:56 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 16:54 | N. Colorado | Richard Endres gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 16:52 | N. Colorado | Pete Latimer's pass is intercepted by Charles Degraw in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 16:42 | S. Dakota | Charles Degraw can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 16:41 | N. Colorado | Pete Latimer gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 16:39 | N. Colorado | John Howard is hacked by Charles Degraw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Degraw, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Dake (PG), Bruce Sloan (SG), Craig Petersen (C) Rick Guertin, Charles Degraw, Robert Russell | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Marlon King (PG), Stephen Biddle (SF), Sherman Geno (C) Leroy McIntee, Richard Endres, John Harris | |
| 16:25 | N. Colorado | Marlon King is hacked by Robert Dake - foul #3 on Robert Dake, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Degraw (SG) Robert Dake | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 16:17 | N. Colorado | Charles Degraw picks off the pass by Pete Latimer | 41-47 |
| 16:14 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Degraw | 43-47 |
| 15:45 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle lays it up and in | 43-49 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Bruce Sloan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Degraw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Shaw (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Morris (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Petersen (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Marlon King (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Howard (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Biddle (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Latimer (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Sherman Geno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:28 | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen is hacked by Sherman Geno - foul #2 on Sherman Geno, team foul #1 | 43-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter (PG), Vernon Gourley (SG), Robert Dake (SF), Robert Shriver (C) Bruce Sloan, Charles Degraw, Philip Shaw, Craig Petersen | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Willie Miller (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), John Harris (C) Marlon King, Stephen Biddle, Sherman Geno | |
| 15:19 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver connects on the floater from close range | 45-49 |
| 15:17 | N. Colorado | Willie Miller loses the dribble to Jerry Jeter in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 15:00 | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-49 |
| 14:58 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver can't tip it in | 45-49 |
| 14:56 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris tips it but misses | 45-49 |
| 14:54 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Johnson gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:52 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Russell (C) Robert Shriver | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG), Richard Endres (SF), Sherman Geno (C) Willie Miller, Kenneth Johnson, John Harris | |
| 14:43 | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter drills a 3 from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 14:27 | N. Colorado | Richard Endres clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 14:25 | S. Dakota | Robert Dake snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 13:58 | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter is hacked by Richard Endres - foul #2 on Richard Endres, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin (PG), Bruce Sloan (SF), Craig Petersen (PF), Robert Shriver (C) Jerry Jeter, Robert Dake, Daniel Morris, Robert Russell | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Willie Miller (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SG), Stephen Biddle (SF), John Harris (C) Leroy McIntee, John Howard, Richard Endres, Sherman Geno | |
| 13:51 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 13:50 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to John Harris | 48-49 |
| 13:37 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Johnson is hacked by Rick Guertin - foul #1 on Rick Guertin, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| 13:21 | N. Colorado | Willie Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 13:19 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 13:08 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Pete Latimer - foul #2 on Pete Latimer, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter (PG) Rick Guertin | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Marlon King (SG), Sherman Geno (PF) Kenneth Johnson, Pete Latimer | |
| 13:08 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 13:08 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:05 | N. Colorado | Vernon Gourley steps in front of the Marlon King pass in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 12:56 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 12:54 | N. Colorado | John Harris pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:52 | N. Colorado | Willie Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Jeter - foul #4 on Jerry Jeter, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw (SF), Daniel Morris (PF) Jerry Jeter, Robert Shriver | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 12:36 | N. Colorado | John Harris makes the fadeaway from the left block | 49-51 |
| 12:22 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris misses short on an open runner from the right block but he's fouled by Marlon King - foul #2 on Marlon King, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Dake (PG) Bruce Sloan | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG), John Howard (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Pete Latimer (PF) Willie Miller, Marlon King, Stephen Biddle, John Harris | |
| 12:22 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:22 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 12:02 | N. Colorado | Pete Latimer can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 12:00 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 11:47 | S. Dakota | 3 seconds is called on Robert Dake | 51-51 |
| 11:47 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin (PG), Charles Degraw (SF), Robert Russell (PF), Robert Shriver (C) Robert Dake, Philip Shaw, Daniel Morris, Craig Petersen | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Marlon King (SG), Richard Endres (SF) John Howard, Pete Latimer | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Rick Guertin (fresh) SG - Vernon Gourley (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Degraw (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Shriver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Leroy McIntee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marlon King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Endres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherman Geno (tiring) 8 pts. C - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | N. Colorado | Vernon Gourley steps in front of the Marlon King pass | 51-51 |
| 11:22 | S. Dakota | Charles Degraw blows the layup | 51-51 |
| 11:21 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 10:56 | N. Colorado | Richard Endres knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leroy McIntee and the foul's on Charles Degraw - foul #3 on Charles Degraw, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan (PG), Robert Dake (SF), Craig Petersen (C) Rick Guertin, Charles Degraw, Robert Russell | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Willie Miller (PG), John Howard (SG), Pete Latimer (PF), John Harris (C) Leroy McIntee, Marlon King, Sherman Geno, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 10:56 | N. Colorado | Richard Endres misses the free throw | 51-53 |
| 10:56 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Craig Petersen | 51-53 |
| 10:46 | S. Dakota | Robert Dake misses long on a shot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 10:44 | N. Colorado | John Harris snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 10:42 | N. Colorado | Bruce Sloan steps in front of the Willie Miller pass in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 10:28 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 51-53 |
| 10:26 | N. Colorado | John Howard grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 10:26 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Degraw (SG), Robert Russell (PF) Vernon Gourley, Robert Shriver | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG) Willie Miller | |
| 10:10 | N. Colorado | John Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-53 |
| 10:08 | N. Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to John Harris | 51-53 |
| 10:01 | N. Colorado | John Harris connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 51-55 |
| 09:42 | S. Dakota | Charles Degraw misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Howard - foul #2 on John Howard, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin (PG), Daniel Morris (PF), Robert Shriver (C) Robert Dake, Robert Russell, Craig Petersen | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Marlon King (SG), Stephen Biddle (SF), Sherman Geno (PF) John Howard, Richard Endres, Pete Latimer | |
| 09:42 | S. Dakota | Charles Degraw misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:42 | S. Dakota | Charles Degraw makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:16 | N. Colorado | John Harris can't finish the layup | 52-55 |
| 09:14 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 09:01 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-55 |
| 08:59 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno tips it in | 52-57 |
| 08:40 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris lays it in set up by Bruce Sloan | 54-57 |
| 08:21 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Shriver - foul #1 on Robert Shriver, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Dake (PG), Vernon Gourley (SG), Philip Shaw (SF), Robert Russell (PF), Craig Petersen (C) Rick Guertin, Charles Degraw, Bruce Sloan, Daniel Morris, Robert Shriver | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Willie Miller (PG), John Howard (SG), Pete Latimer (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Leroy McIntee, Marlon King, Sherman Geno, John Harris | |
| 08:21 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:21 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:03 | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Vernon Gourley | 56-59 |
| 07:45 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 07:43 | S. Dakota | Robert Dake pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Robert Dake (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Gourley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Philip Shaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Petersen (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Willie Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Howard (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Biddle (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Latimer (very tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | S. Dakota | Robert Russell is called for traveling | 56-59 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter (PG) Robert Dake | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno (C) Pete Latimer | |
| 07:08 | N. Colorado | Kenneth Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 07:07 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno grabs the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 06:55 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno's pass is intercepted by Craig Petersen | 56-59 |
| 06:53 | S. Dakota | Willie Miller takes the ball from Jerry Jeter in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| 06:51 | N. Colorado | Willie Miller lays it up and in | 56-61 |
| 06:34 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley blows the dunk but the foul's on Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris (PF), Robert Shriver (C) Craig Petersen, Robert Russell | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Marlon King (SG), Richard Endres (SF), Pete Latimer (PF) John Howard, Stephen Biddle, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 06:34 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:34 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 06:31 | N. Colorado | Vernon Gourley steals the ball from Richard Endres in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 06:30 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley lays it in | 60-61 |
| 06:25 | N. Colorado | Philip Shaw is called for the reach on Richard Endres in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Shaw, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| 06:25 | N. Colorado | Richard Endres makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:25 | N. Colorado | Richard Endres misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:25 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 06:00 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver blows the layup | 60-62 |
| 05:59 | N. Colorado | Richard Endres gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:54 | N. Colorado | Willie Miller makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-64 |
| 05:31 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Jeter | 62-64 |
| 05:15 | N. Colorado | Pete Latimer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 05:13 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 05:01 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Richard Endres - foul #3 on Richard Endres, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan (SG), Craig Petersen (PF), Robert Russell (C) Vernon Gourley, Daniel Morris, Robert Shriver | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG), John Howard (SG), Stephen Biddle (SF), John Harris (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Willie Miller, Marlon King, Richard Endres, Pete Latimer, Sherman Geno | |
| 05:01 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:01 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:47 | N. Colorado | Craig Petersen denies the turnaround by John Harris | 64-64 |
| 04:45 | S. Dakota | Robert Russell pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:26 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bruce Sloan, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin (PG), Robert Dake (SF) Jerry Jeter, Philip Shaw | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 04:11 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle misses short on a shot in the paint | 64-64 |
| 04:09 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Robert Dake | 64-64 |
| 03:51 | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter (PG), Charles Degraw (SG), Robert Shriver (C) Rick Guertin, Bruce Sloan, Robert Russell | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Marlon King (SG), Pete Latimer (PF) John Howard, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 03:51 | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:51 | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:48 | N. Colorado | Jerry Jeter is called for the reach on Leroy McIntee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Jeter, team foul #11 | 66-64 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan (SF) Jerry Jeter | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 03:48 | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:48 | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:48 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Robert Dake (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Degraw (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Sloan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Shriver (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Craig Petersen (tired) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Leroy McIntee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marlon King (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Biddle (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Latimer (very tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Harris (very tired) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:19 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Degraw and he's hacked by Pete Latimer - foul #3 on Pete Latimer, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley (SG), Daniel Morris (PF) Charles Degraw, Craig Petersen | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Willie Miller (PG), Richard Endres (SF), Sherman Geno (C) Leroy McIntee, Stephen Biddle, John Harris | |
| 03:19 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver misses the free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:19 | N. Colorado | Pete Latimer pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 03:10 | N. Colorado | Willie Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-65 |
| 03:08 | N. Colorado | Marlon King gets the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 03:08 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin (PG), Charles Degraw (SF), Robert Russell (C) Robert Dake, Vernon Gourley, Robert Shriver | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | John Howard (SG) Marlon King | |
| 03:01 | N. Colorado | Sherman Geno comes up short on the shot in the paint | 68-65 |
| 02:59 | N. Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Endres | 68-65 |
| 02:46 | N. Colorado | Willie Miller misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 68-65 |
| 02:44 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 02:23 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris's pass is intercepted by John Howard | 68-65 |
| 02:19 | N. Colorado | John Howard lays it in | 68-67 |
| 02:17 | S. Dakota | John Howard is called for the reach on Bruce Sloan in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Howard, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley (SG), Robert Dake (SF), Craig Petersen (PF), Robert Shriver (C) Rick Guertin, Charles Degraw, Daniel Morris, Robert Russell | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Leroy McIntee (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SG), Stephen Biddle (SF), John Harris (C) Willie Miller, John Howard, Richard Endres, Sherman Geno | |
| 02:17 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 68-67 |
| 02:17 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:17 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:17 | N. Colorado | John Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:48 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 01:47 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:43 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy McIntee - foul #1 on Leroy McIntee, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw (SF), Daniel Morris (PF) Robert Dake, Robert Shriver | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Willie Miller (PG), John Howard (SG) Leroy McIntee, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 01:43 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 69-67 |
| 01:43 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:43 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:25 | N. Colorado | Pete Latimer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-67 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Dake (PG) Bruce Sloan | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 01:11 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Philip Shaw | 73-67 |
| 00:49 | N. Colorado | John Howard buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:22 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley makes the shot from the baseline | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:14 | N. Colorado | Willie Miller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-70 |
| 00:13 | N. Colorado | John Harris snags the offensive board | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | N. Colorado | Philip Shaw knocks away the 3 by John Howard | 75-70 |
| 00:08 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Robert Dake | 75-70 |
| 00:08 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver (PF) Daniel Morris | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley is hacked by John Howard in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Howard, team foul #12 | 75-70 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Russell (PF) Craig Petersen | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 00:06 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:06 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:00 | N. Colorado | Stephen Biddle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-70 |