| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Jan Counts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wurth (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Zemjanis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Jason Healy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Jeffery Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Keith Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Riter (fresh) PF - Matthew Ugarte (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - John Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Larry Harrison inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jan Counts | 40-32 |
| 19:18 | N. Dakota | Donnie Riter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 19:17 | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 19:02 | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth can't connect on a shot from the left side | 40-32 |
| 19:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Healy tips it in | 42-32 |
| 18:45 | N. Dakota | Matthew Ugarte scores on a jumper in the paint | 42-34 |
| 18:41 | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-34 |
| 18:39 | N. Dakota | Matthew Ugarte pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 18:21 | N. Dakota | Matthew Ugarte lays it in | 42-36 |
| 18:13 | S. Connecticut St. | Larry Harrison drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jan Counts | 45-36 |
| 17:58 | N. Dakota | Matthew Ugarte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| 17:50 | S. Connecticut St. | Jan Counts misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 17:49 | N. Dakota | Keith Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:45 | N. Dakota | Donnie Riter misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jason Healy - foul #1 on Jason Healy, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| 17:45 | N. Dakota | Donnie Riter misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:45 | N. Dakota | Donnie Riter misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Healy grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Healy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Scott Dion (C) John Carter | |
| 17:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Healy makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 17:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Healy misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 17:32 | N. Dakota | Matthew Ugarte pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 17:17 | N. Dakota | Matthew Ugarte clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 17:16 | N. Dakota | Keith Moore gets the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 17:02 | N. Dakota | Matthew Ugarte hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffery Smith | 46-38 |
| 16:41 | S. Connecticut St. | Michael Zemjanis misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 16:40 | N. Dakota | Matthew Ugarte grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 16:14 | N. Dakota | Keith Moore is fouled on the floor by Larry Harrison - foul #2 on Larry Harrison, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Tyler Kruckenberg (SG), Eric Robinson (SF), Randy Watkins (PF), Carlton Patterson (C) John Wurth, Larry Harrison, Michael Zemjanis, Jason Healy | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Ian Sigler (PG), Nicholas Brady (SG), James Lee (PF), John Carter (C) Jeffery Smith, Keith Moore, Donnie Riter, Matthew Ugarte | |
| 16:03 | N. Dakota | Ian Sigler is called for a backcourt violation | 46-38 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Garrett Mather (PG) Jan Counts | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 16:01 | S. Connecticut St. | Garrett Mather is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| 15:54 | N. Dakota | Ian Sigler misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Garrett Mather - foul #2 on Garrett Mather, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| 15:54 | N. Dakota | Ian Sigler makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:54 | N. Dakota | Ian Sigler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Garrett Mather (fresh) SG - Tyler Kruckenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Watkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlton Patterson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Ian Sigler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Brady (fresh) SF - Scott Dion (fresh) PF - James Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Randy Watkins loses the ball out of bounds | 46-40 |
| 15:29 | N. Dakota | James Lee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nicholas Brady | 46-42 |
| 15:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 15:17 | N. Dakota | John Carter pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 15:10 | N. Dakota | John Carter makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Ian Sigler | 46-44 |
| 14:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Randy Watkins misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Ian Sigler - foul #3 on Ian Sigler, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Jan Counts (PG), Jason Healy (C) Garrett Mather, Carlton Patterson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jeffery Smith (PG), Donnie Riter (SF), William Gerhart (C) Nicholas Brady, Scott Dion, John Carter | |
| 14:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Randy Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Randy Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:44 | N. Dakota | Ian Sigler gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:28 | N. Dakota | Ian Sigler makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Smith | 47-47 |
| 14:17 | S. Connecticut St. | Tyler Kruckenberg lays it up and in set up by Jan Counts | 49-47 |
| 14:09 | N. Dakota | Ian Sigler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 14:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Robinson pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Donnie Riter steals it from Jan Counts | 49-47 |
| 13:32 | N. Dakota | Jason Healy blocks the short jumper by James Lee | 49-47 |
| 13:30 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Jason Healy | 49-47 |
| 13:01 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Robinson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Kruckenberg | 52-47 |
| 12:56 | N. Dakota | Jeffery Smith can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 12:55 | N. Dakota | James Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 12:39 | N. Dakota | Donnie Riter clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 52-47 |
| 12:38 | N. Dakota | William Gerhart tips it home | 52-49 |
| 12:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Jan Counts buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Watkins | 55-49 |
| 12:13 | N. Dakota | Donnie Riter comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 12:12 | S. Connecticut St. | Randy Watkins gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 11:46 | S. Connecticut St. | Tyler Kruckenberg clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 11:45 | S. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Counts | 55-49 |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Jan Counts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tyler Kruckenberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Watkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Healy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Jeffery Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ian Sigler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donnie Riter (fairly fresh) PF - James Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Gerhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Ian Sigler is called for the reach on Eric Robinson - foul #4 on Ian Sigler, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth (SG), Larry Harrison (SF), Michael Zemjanis (PF), Carlton Patterson (C) Tyler Kruckenberg, Eric Robinson, Randy Watkins, Jason Healy | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Darron Winbush (PG), Keith Moore (SG), Scott Dion (SF), Matthew Ugarte (PF), John Carter (C) Jeffery Smith, Ian Sigler, Donnie Riter, James Lee, William Gerhart | |
| 11:11 | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 10:55 | N. Dakota | Matthew Ugarte misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 10:54 | S. Connecticut St. | Carlton Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 10:35 | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Zemjanis | 60-49 |
| 10:08 | N. Dakota | John Wurth takes the ball from Matthew Ugarte | 60-49 |
| 09:54 | S. Connecticut St. | Larry Harrison comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 09:52 | N. Dakota | John Carter snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 09:47 | N. Dakota | Scott Dion's floater is knocked away by Larry Harrison | 60-49 |
| 09:46 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Michael Zemjanis | 60-49 |
| 09:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Michael Zemjanis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 09:30 | S. Connecticut St. | Larry Harrison grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 09:15 | S. Connecticut St. | Michael Zemjanis can't finish the layup | 60-49 |
| 09:14 | N. Dakota | Matthew Ugarte snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 09:10 | N. Dakota | Keith Moore drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Carter | 60-51 |
| 08:48 | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Darron Winbush - foul #1 on Darron Winbush, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Garrett Mather (PG), Tyler Kruckenberg (SF), Michael Charles (PF), Jason Healy (C) Jan Counts, Larry Harrison, Michael Zemjanis, Carlton Patterson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jeffery Smith (PG), Nicholas Brady (SG), Donnie Riter (SF), William Gerhart (C) Darron Winbush, Keith Moore, Scott Dion, John Carter | |
| 08:48 | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:48 | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 08:40 | N. Dakota | William Gerhart's pass is intercepted by Jason Healy | 61-51 |
| 08:16 | S. Connecticut St. | Michael Charles banks in the layup | 63-51 |
| 07:57 | N. Dakota | Matthew Ugarte hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 63-51 |
| 07:55 | N. Dakota | Matthew Ugarte tips it back up and in | 63-53 |
| 07:33 | S. Connecticut St. | Garrett Mather is called for 3 seconds | 63-53 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Larry Harrison (SF), Eric Robinson (PF) John Wurth, Michael Charles | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Keith Moore (SG), James Lee (PF) Nicholas Brady, Matthew Ugarte | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Garrett Mather (fresh) SG - Tyler Kruckenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Healy (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Jeffery Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Keith Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Riter (fresh) PF - James Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Gerhart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | N. Dakota | Donnie Riter is fouled on the floor by Larry Harrison - foul #3 on Larry Harrison, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Jan Counts (PG), Michael Zemjanis (PF) Garrett Mather, Eric Robinson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Scott Dion (PF), John Carter (C) James Lee, William Gerhart | |
| 06:53 | N. Dakota | Keith Moore hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jeffery Smith | 63-56 |
| 06:24 | S. Connecticut St. | John Carter steps in front of the Tyler Kruckenberg pass | 63-56 |
| 06:07 | N. Dakota | John Carter can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jason Healy - foul #2 on Jason Healy, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Robinson (SF) Larry Harrison | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 06:07 | N. Dakota | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:07 | N. Dakota | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:57 | S. Connecticut St. | Jan Counts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 05:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Robinson snags the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 05:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Healy misses the easy layup | 63-58 |
| 05:42 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Healy tips it but misses | 63-58 |
| 05:41 | N. Dakota | Donnie Riter grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 05:26 | N. Dakota | John Carter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-58 |
| 05:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Jan Counts grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 05:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Tyler Kruckenberg's floater is tipped away by Scott Dion | 63-58 |
| 05:09 | N. Dakota | Donnie Riter grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 05:05 | N. Dakota | Eric Robinson takes the ball from Jeffery Smith | 63-58 |
| 04:54 | S. Connecticut St. | Keith Moore steals the ball from Tyler Kruckenberg | 63-58 |
| 04:32 | N. Dakota | Jeffery Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Keith Moore | 63-60 |
| 04:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Healy misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 63-60 |
| 04:03 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Healy tips it back up and in | 65-60 |
| 03:46 | N. Dakota | Donnie Riter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-60 |
| 03:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 03:45 | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth (SG), Larry Harrison (SF) Tyler Kruckenberg, Michael Zemjanis | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Ian Sigler (SG), John Leitner (SF), Matthew Ugarte (PF), James Lee (C) Keith Moore, Donnie Riter, Scott Dion, John Carter | |
| 03:21 | S. Connecticut St. | Jan Counts blows the layup | 65-60 |
| 03:19 | N. Dakota | James Lee gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Jan Counts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Wurth (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Healy (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Jeffery Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ian Sigler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Leitner (fresh) PF - Matthew Ugarte (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. C - James Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:00 | N. Dakota | John Leitner connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 02:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Healy lays it in on a nice dish by Jan Counts | 67-63 |
| 02:48 | N. Dakota | N. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Michael Zemjanis (PF) Eric Robinson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Keith Moore (SG), Donnie Riter (SF), John Carter (C) Ian Sigler, John Leitner, James Lee | |
| 02:34 | N. Dakota | Keith Moore connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Ugarte | 67-65 |
| 02:14 | S. Connecticut St. | Jan Counts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 02:12 | N. Dakota | John Carter gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:06 | N. Dakota | Jeffery Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Jason Healy - foul #3 on Jason Healy, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| 02:06 | N. Dakota | Jeffery Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:06 | N. Dakota | Jeffery Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:50 | S. Connecticut St. | Keith Moore is called for the reach on Jason Healy - foul #2 on Keith Moore, team foul #5 | 67-67 |
| 01:36 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Healy makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 01:21 | N. Dakota | Donnie Riter misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-67 |
| 01:20 | N. Dakota | John Carter hits the follow up shot | 70-69 |
| 01:04 | S. Connecticut St. | Jan Counts blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffery Smith - foul #2 on Jeffery Smith, team foul #6 | 70-69 |
| 01:04 | S. Connecticut St. | Jan Counts makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:04 | S. Connecticut St. | Jan Counts makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:41 | N. Dakota | John Carter misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 00:39 | S. Connecticut St. | Larry Harrison snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | S. Connecticut St. | John Carter is called for the reach on Jason Healy - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #7 | 72-69 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Robinson (PF) Michael Zemjanis | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 00:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Healy makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Healy makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | N. Dakota | Keith Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-69 |
| 00:12 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Robinson grabs the board | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Robinson is hacked by Keith Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Moore, team foul #8 | 74-69 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Garrett Mather (PG), Carlton Patterson (C) Jan Counts, Jason Healy | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 00:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota | Jeffery Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 00:05 | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Jan Counts (PG), Jason Healy (C) Garrett Mather, Carlton Patterson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 00:04 | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth is hacked by Jeffery Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Smith, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| 00:04 | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:04 | S. Connecticut St. | John Wurth makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Jeffery Smith misses short on a halfcourt shot | 78-72 |