| Lineup | Colorado School of Mines | PG - Jason French (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Strohm (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Mantz (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Forest Sams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Rivers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - John Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Rice (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Tran (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Winemiller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Philpot (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fort Hays St. | Lee Tran inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Colorado School of Mines | Colorado School of Mines is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Philpot makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Rice | 36-39 |
| 19:28 | Colorado School of Mines | Frank Mantz knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Jason French | 38-39 |
| 19:11 | Fort Hays St. | James Winemiller is fouled on the floor by Forest Sams - foul #2 on Forest Sams, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:00 | Fort Hays St. | James Winemiller's layup is rejected by Forest Sams | 38-39 |
| 18:58 | Colorado School of Mines | The rebound goes to Sean Strohm | 38-39 |
| 18:38 | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-39 |
| 18:36 | Fort Hays St. | James Winemiller snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 18:14 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Philpot misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 38-39 |
| 18:12 | Colorado School of Mines | Forest Sams gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:53 | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Sean Strohm | 41-39 |
| 17:30 | Fort Hays St. | James Winemiller clanks a floater from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 17:29 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Philpot snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 17:20 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-39 |
| 17:18 | Colorado School of Mines | Joe Rivers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:03 | Colorado School of Mines | James Winemiller denies the turnaround by Frank Mantz | 41-39 |
| 17:02 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 16:56 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Rice, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | Carl Stinson (PG), Kevin Higgins (PF), Joseph Merritt (C) Jason French, Forest Sams, Joe Rivers | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mitchell (SG), William Carroll (SF), Michael Davis (PF), David Weeks (C) John Rice, Lee Tran, James Winemiller, Richard Philpot | |
| 16:41 | Colorado School of Mines | Frank Mantz misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 16:39 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:18 | Fort Hays St. | David Weeks hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Davis | 41-41 |
| 16:03 | Colorado School of Mines | Joseph Merritt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-41 |
| 16:02 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to William Carroll | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Colorado School of Mines | PG - Carl Stinson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Sean Strohm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Mantz (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Kevin Higgins (fresh) C - Joseph Merritt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - John Rice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:57 | Fort Hays St. | Sean Strohm takes the ball from John Rice | 41-41 |
| 15:53 | Colorado School of Mines | Robert Mitchell picks off the pass by Carl Stinson in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 15:41 | Fort Hays St. | Joseph Merritt steals it from William Carroll | 41-41 |
| 15:20 | Colorado School of Mines | Sean Strohm is fouled on the floor by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French (PG), Brian Wilson (SF), Joe Rivers (C) Sean Strohm, Frank Mantz, Joseph Merritt | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Rice (SG), Lee Tran (SF), John Brannen (PF), Richard Philpot (C) John Rice, William Carroll, Michael Davis, David Weeks | |
| 15:12 | Colorado School of Mines | Brian Wilson drills a driving attempt in the paint | 43-41 |
| 14:58 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 14:57 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Philpot hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 14:42 | Colorado School of Mines | John Rice steals the ball from Carl Stinson | 43-43 |
| 14:25 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | Frank Mantz (SF), Forest Sams (PF) Brian Wilson, Kevin Higgins | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 14:11 | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 14:09 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Robert Mitchell | 43-43 |
| 13:55 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Philpot comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-43 |
| 13:54 | Colorado School of Mines | Carl Stinson snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 13:49 | Colorado School of Mines | Carl Stinson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 13:47 | Colorado School of Mines | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Stinson | 43-43 |
| 13:28 | Colorado School of Mines | Joe Rivers misses long on a floater from the right block | 43-43 |
| 13:27 | Fort Hays St. | John Brannen pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:18 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lee Tran | 43-45 |
| 13:05 | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 13:03 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:34 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Rivers - foul #2 on Joe Rivers, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | Charles Lamb (PG), Sean Strohm (SG), Kevin Higgins (C) Jason French, Carl Stinson, Joe Rivers | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Rice (PG), William Carroll (SF), James Winemiller (PF), Michael Davis (C) John Rice, Lee Tran, John Brannen, Richard Philpot | |
| 12:34 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:34 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:23 | Colorado School of Mines | Charles Lamb scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Sean Strohm | 45-47 |
| 12:01 | Fort Hays St. | William Carroll is called for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | Brian Wilson (SF), Joseph Merritt (C) Frank Mantz, Forest Sams | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | David Weeks (SG) Robert Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Colorado School of Mines | PG - Charles Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sean Strohm (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brian Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Higgins (fresh) C - Joseph Merritt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - John Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Winemiller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Colorado School of Mines | Kevin Higgins misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Winemiller - foul #1 on James Winemiller, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Brannen (PF) Michael Davis | |
| 11:39 | Colorado School of Mines | Kevin Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:39 | Colorado School of Mines | Kevin Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:25 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice is fouled on the floor by Joseph Merritt - foul #2 on Joseph Merritt, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French (PG) Charles Lamb | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Richard Philpot (C) James Winemiller | |
| 11:01 | Fort Hays St. | David Weeks drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 10:48 | Colorado School of Mines | Richard Philpot steals it from Kevin Higgins | 46-50 |
| 10:26 | Fort Hays St. | John Brannen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on John Brannen, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | Frank Mantz (SF), Forest Sams (PF), Joe Rivers (C) Brian Wilson, Kevin Higgins, Joseph Merritt | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Rice (SG), Lee Tran (SF), James Winemiller (PF) David Weeks, William Carroll, John Brannen | |
| 10:09 | Colorado School of Mines | The jump hook by Frank Mantz is blocked by James Winemiller | 46-50 |
| 10:08 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Richard Philpot | 46-50 |
| 09:55 | Fort Hays St. | James Winemiller comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Sean Strohm - foul #3 on Sean Strohm, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Davis (C) Richard Philpot | |
| 09:55 | Fort Hays St. | James Winemiller misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:55 | Fort Hays St. | James Winemiller makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:27 | Colorado School of Mines | Forest Sams's pass is intercepted by John Rice | 46-51 |
| 09:05 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-51 |
| 09:04 | Colorado School of Mines | The rebound goes to Forest Sams | 46-51 |
| 08:57 | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Mantz | 49-51 |
| 08:33 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Lee Tran and he's hacked by Jason French - foul #1 on Jason French, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | Carl Stinson (PG), Brian Wilson (SG), Kevin Higgins (PF) Jason French, Sean Strohm, Forest Sams | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mitchell (PG), Richard Philpot (C) John Rice, James Winemiller | |
| 08:33 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:22 | Colorado School of Mines | Carl Stinson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | Joseph Merritt (C) Joe Rivers | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | David Weeks (SG) John Rice | |
| 08:08 | Fort Hays St. | Brian Wilson picks off the pass by Michael Davis | 49-54 |
| 07:54 | Fort Hays St. | The refs have stopped play. Richard Philpot is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 49-54 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | William Carroll (SF), John Brannen (PF) Lee Tran, Richard Philpot | |
| Lineup | Colorado School of Mines | PG - Carl Stinson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Brian Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Mantz (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Kevin Higgins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Merritt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Weeks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Brannen (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Colorado School of Mines | Brian Wilson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 07:25 | Fort Hays St. | William Carroll makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Brannen | 51-57 |
| 07:04 | Colorado School of Mines | Robert Mitchell steals the ball from Carl Stinson | 51-57 |
| 06:38 | Fort Hays St. | David Weeks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-57 |
| 06:36 | Colorado School of Mines | Frank Mantz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:23 | Colorado School of Mines | Brian Wilson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Mantz | 54-57 |
| 06:11 | Fort Hays St. | William Carroll hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 54-57 |
| 06:09 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Davis gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 05:53 | Fort Hays St. | William Carroll hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 05:52 | Colorado School of Mines | Frank Mantz gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 05:52 | Colorado School of Mines | Colorado School of Mines calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French (PG), Sean Strohm (SG), Forest Sams (PF), Joe Rivers (C) Carl Stinson, Brian Wilson, Kevin Higgins, Joseph Merritt | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Rice (PG), John Rice (SG), Lee Tran (SF), James Winemiller (C) Robert Mitchell, David Weeks, William Carroll, Michael Davis | |
| 05:32 | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 05:30 | Fort Hays St. | John Brannen pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 05:24 | Fort Hays St. | Lee Tran clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 05:23 | Colorado School of Mines | The rebound goes to Joe Rivers | 54-57 |
| 05:18 | Colorado School of Mines | John Rice picks off the pass by Jason French in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 05:16 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice misses the lay-in | 54-57 |
| 05:14 | Fort Hays St. | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Tran | 54-57 |
| 04:57 | Fort Hays St. | John Brannen misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jason French - foul #2 on Jason French, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| 04:57 | Fort Hays St. | John Brannen makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:57 | Fort Hays St. | John Brannen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:28 | Colorado School of Mines | Frank Mantz is fouled on the floor by James Winemiller - foul #2 on James Winemiller, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Richard Philpot (C) James Winemiller | |
| 04:08 | Colorado School of Mines | Frank Mantz loses the dribble to Richard Philpot | 54-59 |
| 03:50 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Philpot misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 03:49 | Colorado School of Mines | Forest Sams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Colorado School of Mines | PG - Jason French (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Strohm (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Mantz (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Forest Sams (fresh) 6 reb. C - Joe Rivers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - John Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lee Tran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Brannen (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Philpot (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Colorado School of Mines | Sean Strohm misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 03:34 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Philpot pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 03:19 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 03:18 | Colorado School of Mines | Sean Strohm gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:59 | Colorado School of Mines | Joe Rivers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 02:57 | Colorado School of Mines | Forest Sams hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| 02:28 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice is hacked by Jason French - foul #3 on Jason French, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | Charles Lamb (PG), Carl Stinson (SG), Brian Wilson (SF), Kevin Higgins (PF), Joseph Merritt (C) Jason French, Sean Strohm, Frank Mantz, Forest Sams, Joe Rivers | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Robert Mitchell (SG), William Carroll (SF), James Winemiller (PF) John Rice, Lee Tran, John Brannen | |
| 02:28 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:28 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:24 | Colorado School of Mines | Colorado School of Mines calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French (PG), Sean Strohm (SG), Frank Mantz (SF) Charles Lamb, Carl Stinson, Brian Wilson | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 02:03 | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Mantz | 58-61 |
| 02:03 | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | Forest Sams (PF), Joe Rivers (C) Kevin Higgins, Joseph Merritt | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | John Rice (SG), Lee Tran (SF), John Brannen (PF) Robert Mitchell, William Carroll, James Winemiller | |
| 01:49 | Fort Hays St. | John Brannen lays it up and in on a great pass from John Rice | 58-63 |
| 01:29 | Colorado School of Mines | Sean Strohm is called for 5 seconds | 58-63 |
| 01:04 | Fort Hays St. | Lee Tran can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-63 |
| 01:03 | Fort Hays St. | Lee Tran hits the follow up shot | 58-65 |
| 00:51 | Colorado School of Mines | Frank Mantz hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Colorado School of Mines | Colorado School of Mines is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Fort Hays St. | John Rice comes up short on the shot from close range | 61-65 |
| 00:21 | Colorado School of Mines | Joe Rivers pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Colorado School of Mines | Colorado School of Mines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-65 |
| 00:13 | Fort Hays St. | John Brannen grabs the board | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Colorado School of Mines | Colorado School of Mines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Fort Hays St. | John Brannen is fouled in the backcourt by Jason French - foul #4 on Jason French, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | William Carroll (SF) Lee Tran | |
| 00:12 | Fort Hays St. | John Brannen makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:12 | Fort Hays St. | John Brannen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:08 | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-67 |
| 00:05 | Fort Hays St. | William Carroll is hacked by Sean Strohm in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Strohm, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Colorado School of Mines | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Davis (PF) John Brannen | |
| 00:05 | Fort Hays St. | William Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:05 | Fort Hays St. | William Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:00 | Colorado School of Mines | Jason French misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-69 |