| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Ralph Barnes (fresh) SG - Robert Lamere (fresh) SF - Richard Minix (fresh) PF - Dennis Hughes (fresh) C - Kevin Custard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Alfred White (fresh) SG - Frank Foltz (fresh) SF - Joe Gray (fresh) PF - Roy Johnson (fresh) C - Peter Lundin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | S. Dakota | Ralph Barnes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joe Gray - foul #1 on Joe Gray, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | S. Dakota | Ralph Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | S. Dakota | Ralph Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Valdosta St. | Robert Lamere steps in front of the Joe Gray pass in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | S. Dakota | Joe Gray is called for the reach on Richard Minix - foul #2 on Joe Gray, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Warren Taylor (SF) Joe Gray | |
| 19:16 | S. Dakota | Richard Minix is fouled on the floor by Roy Johnson - foul #1 on Roy Johnson, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| 19:06 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Lamere, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:47 | Valdosta St. | Roy Johnson buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Alfred White | 1-2 |
| 18:23 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Peter Lundin - foul #1 on Peter Lundin, team foul #4 | 1-2 |
| 18:23 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Valdosta St. | Roy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Valdosta St. | Peter Lundin makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Johnson | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Lundin - foul #2 on Peter Lundin, team foul #5 | 2-5 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Bailey (PG), Christopher Steinberger (SG), Kevin Lawler (SF), Alexander Moore (PF) Ralph Barnes, Robert Lamere, Richard Minix, Dennis Hughes | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | James Cluck (SF), Alfred Jackson (PF), Barry Treadway (C) Warren Taylor, Roy Johnson, Peter Lundin | |
| 17:49 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Valdosta St. | Barry Treadway grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Valdosta St. | Barry Treadway comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:28 | Valdosta St. | Barry Treadway tips it back up and in | 2-7 |
| 17:23 | S. Dakota | Kevin Lawler misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Alfred Jackson - foul #1 on Alfred Jackson, team foul #6 | 2-7 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Sydney Holly (C) Kevin Custard | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Darrell Houser (PG) Alfred White | |
| 17:23 | S. Dakota | Kevin Lawler makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:23 | S. Dakota | Kevin Lawler makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:54 | Valdosta St. | Alfred Jackson hits a wide open floater from the left block on a nice dish by Darrell Houser | 4-9 |
| 16:38 | S. Dakota | John Bailey misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-9 |
| 16:37 | S. Dakota | Sydney Holly grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 16:27 | S. Dakota | John Bailey double dribbles | 4-9 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere (SG), Adrian Brisco (SF) John Bailey, Kevin Lawler | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Alfred White (PG), Warren Taylor (SF), Roy Johnson (PF) Frank Foltz, James Cluck, Barry Treadway | |
| 16:12 | Valdosta St. | Alfred White comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 16:11 | S. Dakota | Alexander Moore pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:57 | S. Dakota | Sydney Holly's floater is tipped away by Alfred Jackson | 4-9 |
| 15:55 | Valdosta St. | Alfred Jackson gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Christopher Steinberger (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Lamere (fresh) SF - Adrian Brisco (fresh) PF - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) C - Sydney Holly (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Alfred White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Houser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Warren Taylor (fresh) PF - Roy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfred Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Valdosta St. | Alfred White is hacked by Christopher Steinberger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Steinberger, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Doyle Gordan (PG), Richard Minix (SF), Dennis Hughes (PF), Kevin Custard (C) Christopher Steinberger, Adrian Brisco, Alexander Moore, Sydney Holly | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Timothy Jackson (C) Alfred Jackson | |
| 15:35 | Valdosta St. | Roy Johnson is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 4-9 |
| 15:34 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 15:19 | S. Dakota | Richard Minix scores on a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Warren Taylor - foul #1 on Warren Taylor, team foul #7 | 6-9 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ralph Barnes (PG), John Bailey (SG) Doyle Gordan, Robert Lamere | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Frank Foltz (SG), James Cluck (SF), Barry Treadway (PF) Darrell Houser, Warren Taylor, Roy Johnson | |
| 15:19 | S. Dakota | Richard Minix makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:05 | Valdosta St. | Kevin Custard steals the ball from James Cluck | 7-9 |
| 14:50 | S. Dakota | John Bailey is hacked by Frank Foltz - foul #1 on Frank Foltz, team foul #8 | 7-9 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Kevin Lawler (SF) Richard Minix | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| 14:50 | S. Dakota | John Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:50 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:39 | S. Dakota | John Bailey misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 7-9 |
| 14:38 | Valdosta St. | The rebound goes to Timothy Jackson | 7-9 |
| 14:35 | Valdosta St. | Frank Foltz is hacked by John Bailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Bailey, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Christopher Steinberger (PG), Doyle Gordan (SG) Ralph Barnes, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Alfred Jackson (PF) Timothy Jackson | |
| 14:15 | Valdosta St. | Alfred Jackson clanks a turnaround near the basket | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | Valdosta St. | Barry Treadway hits the follow up shot | 7-11 |
| 13:45 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes misses the lay-in | 7-11 |
| 13:44 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 13:31 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Lawler and the foul's on James Cluck - foul #1 on James Cluck, team foul #9 | 9-11 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere (SG), Richard Minix (SF), Alexander Moore (PF) Christopher Steinberger, Kevin Lawler, Dennis Hughes | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Darrell Houser (PG), Warren Taylor (SF), Roy Johnson (PF) Alfred White, James Cluck, Barry Treadway | |
| 13:31 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:19 | Valdosta St. | Roy Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Warren Taylor | 10-13 |
| 13:00 | S. Dakota | Alfred Jackson swats the layup by Kevin Custard | 10-13 |
| 12:58 | Valdosta St. | Warren Taylor snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:35 | Valdosta St. | Alexander Moore is called for the reach on Roy Johnson - foul #1 on Alexander Moore, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ralph Barnes (PG), John Bailey (SF), Sydney Holly (C) Doyle Gordan, Richard Minix, Kevin Custard | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Timothy Jackson (C) Alfred Jackson | |
| 12:21 | Valdosta St. | Warren Taylor connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Darrell Houser and he's hacked by Ralph Barnes - foul #1 on Ralph Barnes, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Alfred White (PG) Darrell Houser | |
| 12:21 | Valdosta St. | Warren Taylor makes the free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:56 | S. Dakota | Timothy Jackson steps in front of the Ralph Barnes pass | 10-16 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Ralph Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Lamere (fresh) SF - John Bailey (fresh) PF - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) C - Sydney Holly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Alfred White (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Foltz (tiring) SF - Warren Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Jackson (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Valdosta St. | Alfred White comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ralph Barnes - foul #2 on Ralph Barnes, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Christopher Steinberger (SG), Richard Minix (SF), Kevin Lawler (PF) Ralph Barnes, Robert Lamere, Alexander Moore | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | James Cluck (SF), Barry Treadway (PF) Warren Taylor, Roy Johnson | |
| 11:33 | Valdosta St. | Alfred White misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:33 | Valdosta St. | Alfred White misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:33 | S. Dakota | Richard Minix grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 11:04 | S. Dakota | Christopher Steinberger can't connect on a floater from the left side | 10-16 |
| 11:03 | Valdosta St. | Barry Treadway snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 10:42 | Valdosta St. | Timothy Jackson is fouled on the floor by Sydney Holly - foul #1 on Sydney Holly, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere (SG), Dennis Hughes (PF), Alexander Moore (C) John Bailey, Richard Minix, Sydney Holly | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Darrell Houser (PG), Alfred Jackson (PF) Alfred White, Barry Treadway | |
| 10:42 | Valdosta St. | Timothy Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:42 | Valdosta St. | Timothy Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:42 | S. Dakota | Alexander Moore gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:24 | S. Dakota | James Cluck swats the layup by Kevin Lawler | 10-17 |
| 10:23 | S. Dakota | Alexander Moore can't tip it in | 10-17 |
| 10:22 | Valdosta St. | Darrell Houser snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 10:06 | Valdosta St. | Darrell Houser's pass is intercepted by Dennis Hughes | 10-17 |
| 09:44 | S. Dakota | Christopher Steinberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 09:42 | Valdosta St. | The rebound goes to Timothy Jackson | 10-17 |
| 09:26 | Valdosta St. | Kevin Lawler takes the ball from Alfred Jackson | 10-17 |
| 09:09 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere misses the floater from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 09:08 | Valdosta St. | James Cluck grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 08:39 | Valdosta St. | Darrell Houser is hacked by Christopher Steinberger - foul #2 on Christopher Steinberger, team foul #8 | 10-17 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Bailey (PG), Doyle Gordan (SG), Richard Minix (SF), Kevin Custard (C) Christopher Steinberger, Robert Lamere, Kevin Lawler, Alexander Moore | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Alfred White (PG), Warren Taylor (SF), Roy Johnson (PF), Barry Treadway (C) Frank Foltz, James Cluck, Alfred Jackson, Timothy Jackson | |
| 08:39 | Valdosta St. | Darrell Houser makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 08:39 | Valdosta St. | Darrell Houser misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 08:39 | Valdosta St. | Roy Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 08:24 | Valdosta St. | Darrell Houser hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 10-18 |
| 08:22 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 08:01 | S. Dakota | John Bailey drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Doyle Gordan | 13-18 |
| 07:33 | Valdosta St. | Alfred White comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 07:31 | Valdosta St. | Barry Treadway tips it but misses | 13-18 |
| 07:30 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Dennis Hughes | 13-18 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Doyle Gordan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Minix (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Hughes (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Custard (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Alfred White (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Houser (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Treadway (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | S. Dakota | Richard Minix buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Dennis Hughes | 15-18 |
| 07:15 | Valdosta St. | Barry Treadway buries a turnaround from close range | 15-20 |
| 07:05 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 07:04 | Valdosta St. | Roy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:59 | Valdosta St. | John Bailey picks off the pass by Alfred White in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 06:54 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard throws it down | 17-20 |
| 06:51 | Valdosta St. | Alfred White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere (SG), Adrian Brisco (SF), Sydney Holly (PF), Alexander Moore (C) Doyle Gordan, Richard Minix, Dennis Hughes, Kevin Custard | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Frank Foltz (SG), Alfred Jackson (C) Darrell Houser, Barry Treadway | |
| 06:42 | S. Dakota | Sydney Holly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 06:41 | S. Dakota | Alexander Moore can't tip it in | 17-20 |
| 06:40 | Valdosta St. | Warren Taylor snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 06:21 | Valdosta St. | Alfred Jackson buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Alfred White and he's fouled by Adrian Brisco - foul #1 on Adrian Brisco, team foul #9 | 17-22 |
| 06:21 | Valdosta St. | Alfred Jackson makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:15 | S. Dakota | Alfred White takes the ball from John Bailey in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 05:56 | Valdosta St. | Frank Foltz is hacked by Adrian Brisco - foul #2 on Adrian Brisco, team foul #10 | 17-23 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Minix (SF) Adrian Brisco | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | James Cluck (SF) Warren Taylor | |
| 05:56 | Valdosta St. | Frank Foltz makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:56 | Valdosta St. | Frank Foltz makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:32 | S. Dakota | Alexander Moore misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-25 |
| 05:30 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere grabs the offensive board | 17-25 |
| 05:13 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Bailey | 20-25 |
| 04:56 | Valdosta St. | Roy Johnson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 20-25 |
| 04:55 | S. Dakota | John Bailey grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 04:36 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 04:34 | Valdosta St. | Alfred Jackson grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 04:17 | Valdosta St. | Roy Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Lamere - foul #2 on Robert Lamere, team foul #11 | 20-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Doyle Gordan (PG), Kevin Lawler (SF), Dennis Hughes (PF), Kevin Custard (C) Robert Lamere, Richard Minix, Sydney Holly, Alexander Moore | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Darrell Houser (SG), Warren Taylor (SF), Barry Treadway (C) Frank Foltz, James Cluck, Alfred Jackson | |
| 04:17 | Valdosta St. | Roy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:17 | Valdosta St. | Roy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 03:56 | S. Dakota | Kevin Lawler clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-27 |
| 03:54 | S. Dakota | Dennis Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 03:39 | S. Dakota | Doyle Gordan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Lawler | 23-27 |
| 03:36 | Valdosta St. | Warren Taylor loses the dribble to John Bailey in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| 03:20 | S. Dakota | John Bailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 03:19 | Valdosta St. | Barry Treadway pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Doyle Gordan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bailey (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Lawler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Hughes (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Custard (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Alfred White (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Darrell Houser (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Taylor (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Treadway (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Valdosta St. | Alfred White knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Darrell Houser | 23-30 |
| 02:47 | S. Dakota | Doyle Gordan misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 02:46 | Valdosta St. | Barry Treadway pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:24 | Valdosta St. | The pull-up jumper by Alfred White is blocked by Dennis Hughes | 23-30 |
| 02:22 | Valdosta St. | Barry Treadway misses the tip | 23-30 |
| 02:20 | S. Dakota | Kevin Custard pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:15 | S. Dakota | Kevin Lawler knocks in the runner in the paint | 25-30 |
| 01:55 | Valdosta St. | Warren Taylor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Houser | 25-33 |
| 01:42 | S. Dakota | Kevin Lawler buries a jump hook from the right block | 27-33 |
| 01:30 | Valdosta St. | Barry Treadway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-33 |
| 01:30 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-33 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ralph Barnes (PG), Robert Lamere (SG), Richard Minix (SF), Sydney Holly (PF), Alexander Moore (C) Doyle Gordan, John Bailey, Kevin Lawler, Dennis Hughes, Kevin Custard | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Frank Foltz (SG), Joe Gray (SF), Alfred Jackson (PF), Peter Lundin (C) Alfred White, Warren Taylor, Roy Johnson, Barry Treadway | |
| 01:10 | S. Dakota | Robert Lamere misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 01:09 | Valdosta St. | Frank Foltz grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 01:07 | Valdosta St. | Robert Lamere steals it from Joe Gray in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| 00:56 | S. Dakota | Ralph Barnes drills a 3 from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 00:43 | Valdosta St. | The short jumper by Alfred Jackson is denied by Alexander Moore | 30-33 |
| 00:41 | Valdosta St. | Joe Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 00:19 | Valdosta St. | Darrell Houser misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 00:18 | Valdosta St. | Alfred Jackson tips it in | 30-35 |
| 00:03 | S. Dakota | Ralph Barnes misses the easy layup | 30-35 |
| 00:02 | S. Dakota | Alexander Moore grabs the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | The clock runs out | 30-35 |