| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Joseph Lacefield (fresh) SG - Willie Owen (fresh) SF - Jerry Wentworth (fresh) PF - Stephen Nance (fresh) C - Anthony Holt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | PG - John Hopes (fresh) SG - Herbert Sturgeon (fresh) SF - Jerry Deardorff (fresh) PF - Edward Kirk (fresh) C - Beau Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Pittsburgh, Johnstown is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth drills a jumper from the left side set up by Willie Owen | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Hopes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | N. Dakota | Stephen Nance snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | N. Dakota | Beau Walker swats the layup by Stephen Nance | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Edward Kirk snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Willie Owen steals the ball from Beau Walker | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Beau Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Hopes buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Deardorff | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | N. Dakota | Stephen Nance pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | N. Dakota | Willie Owen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | The rebound goes to Edward Kirk | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Hopes misses long on a floater from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Beau Walker snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:01 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Beau Walker is called for 5 seconds | 2-2 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Kurt Hawkins (C) Anthony Holt | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | | |
| 16:54 | N. Dakota | Kurt Hawkins misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Edward Kirk - foul #1 on Edward Kirk, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 16:54 | N. Dakota | Kurt Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:54 | N. Dakota | Kurt Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:29 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Herbert Sturgeon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Deardorff | 3-5 |
| 16:14 | N. Dakota | Kurt Hawkins comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Beau Walker - foul #1 on Beau Walker, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Smith (PG), Louis Burrow (C) Joseph Lacefield, Jerry Wentworth | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | | |
| 16:14 | N. Dakota | Kurt Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:14 | N. Dakota | Kurt Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:14 | N. Dakota | Stephen Nance grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:05 | N. Dakota | Jerry Deardorff takes the ball from James Smith | 4-5 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Willie Owen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kurt Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Nance (fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis Burrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | PG - John Hopes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herbert Sturgeon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Deardorff (fresh) PF - Edward Kirk (fresh) 2 reb. C - Beau Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Herbert Sturgeon is denied on a layup by Stephen Nance | 4-5 |
| 15:51 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Edward Kirk hits the follow up shot | 4-7 |
| 15:32 | N. Dakota | Edward Kirk is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #2 on Edward Kirk, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne (SG), Anthony Holt (C) Willie Owen, Stephen Nance | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Thompson (PG), Herman Fairbanks (SF), Jeremy Jorge (PF), Larry Marchese (C) John Hopes, Jerry Deardorff, Edward Kirk, Beau Walker | |
| 15:16 | N. Dakota | James Smith misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Herbert Sturgeon - foul #1 on Herbert Sturgeon, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield (PG), Jerry Wentworth (SF) Wayne Horne, Louis Burrow | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Sean Schiefelbein (SG) Herbert Sturgeon | |
| 15:16 | N. Dakota | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:16 | N. Dakota | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:16 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Larry Marchese gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:09 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Jeremy Jorge misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 5-7 |
| 15:08 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:01 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield is fouled on the floor by John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| 14:51 | N. Dakota | James Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 14:49 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:39 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt hits a jump hook in the paint set up by James Smith | 7-7 |
| 14:19 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Sean Schiefelbein misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:18 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 13:59 | N. Dakota | Kurt Hawkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 13:57 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Herman Fairbanks gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:36 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Sean Schiefelbein misses the 3 from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 13:34 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Larry Marchese can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 13:32 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Kurt Hawkins | 7-7 |
| 13:17 | N. Dakota | James Smith hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Lacefield | 10-7 |
| 12:53 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Jeremy Jorge blows the layup | 10-7 |
| 12:51 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Jerry Wentworth | 10-7 |
| 12:31 | N. Dakota | Kurt Hawkins scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Lacefield | 12-7 |
| 12:15 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Jeremy Jorge lays it in set up by Herman Fairbanks and the foul's on Anthony Holt - foul #1 on Anthony Holt, team foul #1 | 12-9 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour (PG), Willie Owen (SG), Wayne Horne (SF), Stephen Nance (PF), Louis Burrow (C) Joseph Lacefield, James Smith, Jerry Wentworth, Kurt Hawkins, Anthony Holt | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Hopes (PG), Herbert Sturgeon (SG), Jerry Deardorff (SF), Beau Walker (C) John Thompson, Sean Schiefelbein, Herman Fairbanks, Larry Marchese | |
| 12:15 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Jeremy Jorge misses the free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:15 | N. Dakota | Stephen Nance snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:00 | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 11:58 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Beau Walker pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Cecil Ritenour (fresh) SG - Willie Owen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Horne (fresh) PF - Stephen Nance (fresh) 4 reb. C - Louis Burrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | PG - John Hopes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herbert Sturgeon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Deardorff (fresh) PF - Jeremy Jorge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Beau Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Jeremy Jorge banks in the layup | 12-11 |
| 11:32 | N. Dakota | Willie Owen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 12-11 |
| 11:30 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow grabs the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 11:20 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow drills a jump hook from the left block | 14-11 |
| 11:02 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Hopes misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Cecil Ritenour - foul #1 on Cecil Ritenour, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | James Valentine (PF) Jeremy Jorge | |
| 11:02 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Hopes makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:02 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Hopes misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:02 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:42 | N. Dakota | Stephen Nance misses the floater from the free throw line | 14-12 |
| 10:41 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | James Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:22 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Herbert Sturgeon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Hopes | 14-15 |
| 10:05 | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne scores on a 3 from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 09:46 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | James Valentine makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-18 |
| 09:25 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 09:24 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow hits the follow up shot | 19-18 |
| 09:21 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Hopes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield (PG), Jerry Wentworth (SF), Kurt Hawkins (C) Cecil Ritenour, Wayne Horne, Louis Burrow | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Thompson (PG), Herman Fairbanks (SF), Larry Marchese (C) John Hopes, Jerry Deardorff, Beau Walker | |
| 09:12 | N. Dakota | Larry Marchese takes the ball from Willie Owen | 19-18 |
| 08:43 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Herbert Sturgeon misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-18 |
| 08:42 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:17 | N. Dakota | John Thompson takes the ball from Joseph Lacefield | 19-18 |
| 07:54 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Larry Marchese makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Herman Fairbanks | 19-20 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Joseph Lacefield (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Owen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Wentworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Nance (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Kurt Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | PG - John Thompson (fresh) SG - Herbert Sturgeon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herman Fairbanks (fresh) PF - James Valentine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Marchese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | N. Dakota | Willie Owen makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Lacefield | 22-20 |
| 07:29 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | James Valentine throws it down | 22-22 |
| 07:18 | N. Dakota | Kurt Hawkins can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 22-22 |
| 07:17 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | The rebound goes to Herman Fairbanks | 22-22 |
| 07:04 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Herman Fairbanks misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Willie Owen - foul #1 on Willie Owen, team foul #3 | 22-22 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Smith (SG), Louis Burrow (PF), Anthony Holt (C) Willie Owen, Stephen Nance, Kurt Hawkins | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Hopes (PG), Sean Schiefelbein (SG), Jeremy Jorge (PF), Beau Walker (C) John Thompson, Herbert Sturgeon, James Valentine, Larry Marchese | |
| 07:04 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Herman Fairbanks makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:04 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Herman Fairbanks misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:04 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Louis Burrow | 22-23 |
| 06:45 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James Smith | 24-23 |
| 06:34 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Beau Walker scores on a runner from close range | 24-25 |
| 06:12 | N. Dakota | James Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 06:11 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Hopes snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 05:57 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Sean Schiefelbein loses the dribble to Joseph Lacefield | 24-25 |
| 05:52 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Lacefield, team foul #4 | 24-25 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour (PG), Wayne Horne (SF) Joseph Lacefield, Jerry Wentworth | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Jerry Deardorff (SF) Herman Fairbanks | |
| 05:34 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Jeremy Jorge hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 24-25 |
| 05:32 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:09 | N. Dakota | James Smith is whistled for traveling | 24-25 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Willie Owen (SG), Kurt Hawkins (SF), Stephen Nance (PF) Cecil Ritenour, Wayne Horne, Louis Burrow | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Herbert Sturgeon (SG) Sean Schiefelbein | |
| 05:00 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Herbert Sturgeon misses the 3 from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 04:58 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | The offensive rebound goes to John Hopes | 24-25 |
| 04:38 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Jerry Deardorff's pass is intercepted by Kurt Hawkins | 24-25 |
| 04:33 | N. Dakota | James Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Owen | 27-25 |
| 04:15 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Beau Walker hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 03:48 | N. Dakota | Willie Owen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Herbert Sturgeon - foul #2 on Herbert Sturgeon, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield (PG), Jerry Wentworth (SF) James Smith, Anthony Holt | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Thompson (PG), Edward Kirk (PF), Larry Marchese (C) John Hopes, Jeremy Jorge, Beau Walker | |
| 03:48 | N. Dakota | Willie Owen makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:48 | N. Dakota | Willie Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Joseph Lacefield (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willie Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Wentworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Nance (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kurt Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | PG - John Thompson (fresh) SG - Herbert Sturgeon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Deardorff (fresh) PF - Edward Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Marchese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Jerry Deardorff scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Kirk and he's hacked by Stephen Nance - foul #1 on Stephen Nance, team foul #5 | 29-29 |
| 03:37 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Jerry Deardorff misses the free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:37 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 03:17 | N. Dakota | Stephen Nance comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 29-29 |
| 03:16 | N. Dakota | Stephen Nance grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 02:56 | N. Dakota | Willie Owen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Nance | 32-29 |
| 02:38 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Larry Marchese connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 02:24 | N. Dakota | Edward Kirk is called for the reach on Willie Owen - foul #3 on Edward Kirk, team foul #7 | 32-31 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow (PF), Wayne Horne (C) Stephen Nance, Kurt Hawkins | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Hopes (PG), Sean Schiefelbein (SG), Herman Fairbanks (SF), James Valentine (PF) John Thompson, Herbert Sturgeon, Jerry Deardorff, Edward Kirk | |
| 02:24 | N. Dakota | Willie Owen makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:24 | N. Dakota | Willie Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:57 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | James Valentine misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Louis Burrow - foul #1 on Louis Burrow, team foul #6 | 34-31 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Smith (SG) Willie Owen | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Beau Walker (C) Larry Marchese | |
| 01:57 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | James Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:57 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | James Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:57 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Beau Walker gets the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:39 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Beau Walker buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Hopes | 34-34 |
| 01:14 | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 01:13 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Hopes snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 00:56 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Sean Schiefelbein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Stephen Nance (PF), Anthony Holt (C) Louis Burrow, Wayne Horne | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Thompson (PG), Herbert Sturgeon (SG), Jeremy Jorge (PF) John Hopes, Sean Schiefelbein, James Valentine | |
| 00:35 | N. Dakota | Stephen Nance buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by James Smith and the foul's on Jeremy Jorge - foul #1 on Jeremy Jorge, team foul #8 | 36-34 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Willie Owen (SG), Kurt Hawkins (SF) Joseph Lacefield, Jerry Wentworth | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Jerry Deardorff (SF) Herman Fairbanks | |
| 00:35 | N. Dakota | Stephen Nance makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:23 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Jerry Deardorff misses badly on a runner from close range | 37-34 |
| 00:21 | N. Dakota | Kurt Hawkins snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 00:16 | N. Dakota | Kurt Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 00:14 | N. Dakota | Willie Owen pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 00:01 | N. Dakota | James Smith is hacked by John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #9 | 37-34 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | Larry Marchese (C) Beau Walker | |
| 00:01 | N. Dakota | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:01 | N. Dakota | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh, Johnstown | John Thompson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 39-34 |