| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Oliver Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derrick Greenway (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Morris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Hruska (fresh) 7 reb. C - Cyrus Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - William Cutshall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Fendley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Paolucci (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Hartley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Morris inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Morris makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Oliver Bishop | 36-36 |
| 19:28 | N. Dakota St. | James Paolucci misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 36-36 |
| 19:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 19:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 19:05 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The offensive rebound goes to Cyrus Fletcher | 36-36 |
| 18:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Fred Fendley - foul #2 on Fred Fendley, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:49 | N. Dakota St. | Walter Hartley snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 18:34 | N. Dakota St. | Dennis Morris steals it from William Cutshall | 36-36 |
| 18:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway is hacked by Fred Fendley - foul #3 on Fred Fendley, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Ray Flowers (SG) Fred Fendley | |
| 17:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | William Cutshall is called for the reach on Oliver Bishop - foul #3 on William Cutshall, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Mark Lebel (PG) William Cutshall | |
| 17:48 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Morris knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Oliver Bishop | 39-36 |
| 17:25 | N. Dakota St. | Walter Hruska steals the ball from Mark Lebel | 39-36 |
| 17:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway is called for 5 seconds | 39-36 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Snyder (SF), Dustin Nero (PF), Herbert Meeks (C) Dennis Morris, Walter Hruska, Cyrus Fletcher | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Troy Summers (SF), Manuel Miller (PF), Bryan Haley (C) Jerome Wright, James Paolucci, Walter Hartley | |
| 16:39 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Summers can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by George Snyder - foul #3 on George Snyder, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Matthew Harris (SG), Williams Ornellas (SF) Derrick Greenway, George Snyder | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 16:39 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Summers makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:39 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Herbert Meeks gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:18 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Matthew Harris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Matthew Harris, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska (PF) Oliver Bishop | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 15:56 | N. Dakota St. | Manuel Miller is called for a charge - foul #1 on Manuel Miller, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Snyder (SF) Dustin Nero | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | William Cutshall (PG), Fred Fendley (SG) Mark Lebel, Manuel Miller | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Williams Ornellas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Hruska (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Herbert Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - William Cutshall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Fendley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Troy Summers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Haley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Herbert Meeks can't throw it down | 39-37 |
| 15:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Snyder gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:31 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ray Flowers steals the ball from Herbert Meeks | 39-37 |
| 15:17 | N. Dakota St. | George Snyder steps in front of the Bryan Haley pass | 39-37 |
| 14:56 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Herbert Meeks connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 14:40 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Haley misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-37 |
| 14:39 | N. Dakota St. | Ray Flowers tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 14:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska blows the layup | 41-39 |
| 14:20 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Haley grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 14:06 | N. Dakota St. | William Cutshall scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Fred Fendley | 41-42 |
| 13:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska blows the layup but he's hacked by Bryan Haley - foul #1 on Bryan Haley, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oliver Bishop (PG), Derrick Greenway (SG), Dennis Morris (SF), Cyrus Fletcher (C) Williams Ornellas, Matthew Harris, George Snyder, Herbert Meeks | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jerome Wright (SF), James Paolucci (PF), Walter Hartley (C) Ray Flowers, Troy Summers, Bryan Haley | |
| 13:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:47 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Fendley can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-42 |
| 13:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Morris pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oliver Bishop hits a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by William Cutshall - foul #4 on William Cutshall, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dustin Nero (PF) Walter Hruska | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Mark Lebel (PG) William Cutshall | |
| 13:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oliver Bishop makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:18 | N. Dakota St. | Jerome Wright travels with the ball | 46-42 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Snyder (PF) Dustin Nero | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Loken (SG) Fred Fendley | |
| 13:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Snyder misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-42 |
| 13:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Morris comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 46-42 |
| 12:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Cyrus Fletcher tips it back up and in | 48-42 |
| 12:27 | N. Dakota St. | James Paolucci misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 12:25 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 12:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oliver Bishop misses the jumpshot from the left side | 48-42 |
| 12:18 | N. Dakota St. | Walter Hartley grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 11:57 | N. Dakota St. | Jerome Wright comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cyrus Fletcher - foul #2 on Cyrus Fletcher, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Fred Fendley (SG) David Loken | |
| 11:57 | N. Dakota St. | Jerome Wright makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:57 | N. Dakota St. | Jerome Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Oliver Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Derrick Greenway (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cyrus Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Mark Lebel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Fendley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Paolucci (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Hartley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Morris hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Oliver Bishop | 50-44 |
| 11:04 | N. Dakota St. | Jerome Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Cyrus Fletcher | 50-44 |
| 11:03 | N. Dakota St. | Walter Hartley grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:51 | N. Dakota St. | James Paolucci hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 50-44 |
| 10:50 | N. Dakota St. | James Paolucci hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 10:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oliver Bishop scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-46 |
| 10:20 | N. Dakota St. | James Paolucci hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 10:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oliver Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Morris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-46 |
| 09:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Snyder grabs the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 09:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | James Paolucci swats the dunk try by George Snyder | 53-46 |
| 09:43 | N. Dakota St. | Walter Hartley gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:37 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Fendley banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Lebel and he's fouled by Derrick Greenway - foul #1 on Derrick Greenway, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Williams Ornellas (PG), Matthew Harris (SG), Dustin Nero (SF), Walter Hruska (PF), Herbert Meeks (C) Oliver Bishop, Derrick Greenway, Dennis Morris, George Snyder, Cyrus Fletcher | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Ray Flowers (PG), Troy Summers (SF), Manuel Miller (PF), Bryan Haley (C) Mark Lebel, Jerome Wright, James Paolucci, Walter Hartley | |
| 09:37 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Fendley misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 09:32 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Williams Ornellas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Davidson (PG) Fred Fendley | |
| 09:19 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Summers steps out of bounds on the sideline | 53-48 |
| 08:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Matthew Harris misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 08:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska tips it home | 55-48 |
| 08:48 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Haley can't finish the layup | 55-48 |
| 08:47 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dustin Nero pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:42 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Williams Ornellas misses the shot from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 08:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Herbert Meeks snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 08:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Matthew Harris is hacked by Manuel Miller - foul #2 on Manuel Miller, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oliver Bishop (PG) Williams Ornellas | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 08:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Matthew Harris makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Matthew Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:29 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Haley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:19 | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Davidson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Hruska - foul #2 on Walter Hruska, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| 08:19 | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:19 | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:19 | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Davidson makes the 3rd free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dustin Nero is whistled for a carry | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway (SG) Matthew Harris | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Mark Lebel (PG), Fred Fendley (SG) Alexander Davidson, Manuel Miller | |
| 07:45 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Fendley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-50 |
| 07:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dustin Nero grabs the board | 56-50 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Oliver Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Derrick Greenway (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Nero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Hruska (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Herbert Meeks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Mark Lebel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Fendley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Flowers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Troy Summers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Haley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Derrick Greenway | 58-50 |
| 06:55 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Fendley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 06:53 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oliver Bishop's pass is intercepted by Troy Summers | 58-50 |
| 06:20 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Fendley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Mark Lebel | 58-53 |
| 06:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dustin Nero is hacked by Mark Lebel - foul #1 on Mark Lebel, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Williams Ornellas (PG), Dennis Morris (SF), Cyrus Fletcher (C) Oliver Bishop, Walter Hruska, Herbert Meeks | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | William Cutshall (PG), David Loken (SG), Jerome Wright (SF), James Paolucci (PF), Walter Hartley (C) Mark Lebel, Fred Fendley, Ray Flowers, Troy Summers, Bryan Haley | |
| 06:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dustin Nero makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dustin Nero misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:04 | N. Dakota St. | James Paolucci grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 05:51 | N. Dakota St. | William Cutshall clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 05:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Cyrus Fletcher grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 05:32 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 05:31 | N. Dakota St. | Walter Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:22 | N. Dakota St. | Jerome Wright can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 59-53 |
| 05:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 05:08 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hartley is called for the reach on Cyrus Fletcher - foul #3 on Walter Hartley, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oliver Bishop (PG), Matthew Harris (SG), George Snyder (PF) Williams Ornellas, Derrick Greenway, Dustin Nero | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 05:08 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Cyrus Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:08 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Cyrus Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:42 | N. Dakota St. | James Paolucci misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on George Snyder - foul #4 on George Snyder, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Mark Lebel (SG) David Loken | |
| 04:42 | N. Dakota St. | James Paolucci makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:42 | N. Dakota St. | James Paolucci makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Morris misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-55 |
| 04:24 | N. Dakota St. | Jerome Wright pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:06 | N. Dakota St. | William Cutshall misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-55 |
| 04:05 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Cyrus Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 03:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Morris is hacked by Jerome Wright - foul #1 on Jerome Wright, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway (SG), Walter Hruska (PF) Matthew Harris, George Snyder | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Fred Fendley (SG) Mark Lebel | |
| 03:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Morris misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:38 | N. Dakota St. | Jerome Wright hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by William Cutshall | 62-57 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Oliver Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Derrick Greenway (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Hruska (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Cyrus Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - William Cutshall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Fred Fendley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Paolucci (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Hartley (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway banks in the layup set up by Oliver Bishop | 64-57 |
| 03:11 | N. Dakota St. | Jerome Wright lays it in on a nice dish by William Cutshall | 64-59 |
| 03:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oliver Bishop is fouled in the backcourt by William Cutshall - foul #5 on William Cutshall, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | George Snyder (SF), Herbert Meeks (C) Dennis Morris, Cyrus Fletcher | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Mark Lebel (PG), Ray Flowers (SF), Troy Summers (PF), Bryan Haley (C) William Cutshall, Jerome Wright, James Paolucci, Walter Hartley | |
| 03:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oliver Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oliver Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The offensive rebound goes to Oliver Bishop | 64-59 |
| 02:48 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway loses the dribble to Mark Lebel | 64-59 |
| 02:48 | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Morris (SF), Cyrus Fletcher (C) George Snyder, Herbert Meeks | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jerome Wright (SF), James Paolucci (PF) Ray Flowers, Bryan Haley | |
| 02:30 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Summers hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Fendley | 64-61 |
| 02:10 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Cyrus Fletcher drills a floater from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 02:10 | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Walter Hartley (C) Troy Summers | |
| 01:51 | N. Dakota St. | James Paolucci buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Mark Lebel and he's fouled by Walter Hruska - foul #3 on Walter Hruska, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| 01:51 | N. Dakota St. | James Paolucci misses the free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:32 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oliver Bishop | 68-63 |
| 01:11 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Lebel connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jerome Wright | 68-65 |
| 01:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway makes the jumper in the paint | 70-65 |
| 01:02 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Fendley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 01:00 | N. Dakota St. | Walter Hartley tips it home | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Paolucci - foul #1 on James Paolucci, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| 00:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Lebel misses the easy layup but the foul's on Cyrus Fletcher - foul #3 on Cyrus Fletcher, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| 00:31 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Lebel misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:31 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Lebel makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Fendley - foul #4 on Fred Fendley, team foul #13 | 72-68 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dustin Nero (PF) Walter Hruska | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:23 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Fendley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 00:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Cyrus Fletcher | 74-68 |
| 00:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Cyrus Fletcher is hacked by Mark Lebel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Lebel, team foul #14 | 74-68 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Charles Tom (PG), Walter Hruska (PF) Oliver Bishop, Dennis Morris | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Cyrus Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Cyrus Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:12 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Fendley drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Jerome Wright | 76-71 |
| 00:12 | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Oliver Bishop (PG) Charles Tom | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:10 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mark Lebel is called for the reach on Derrick Greenway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Lebel, team foul #15 | 76-71 |
| 00:10 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:10 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Derrick Greenway makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Fendley is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Fred Fendley, team foul #16 | 77-71 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Ray Flowers (SG) Fred Fendley | |
| 00:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Lebel - foul #4 on Mark Lebel, team foul #17 | 77-71 |
| 00:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Hruska makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | Ray Flowers hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 78-71 |