| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Joseph Jones (fresh) SG - Michael Keefer (fresh) SF - Michael Kirk (fresh) PF - Ronald Germain (fresh) C - Joseph Hamil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Harrison Mitchell (fresh) SF - Jerry Wentworth (fresh) PF - James Gamble (fresh) C - Louis Burrow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Keefer | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | N. Dakota | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Kirk pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Kirk comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | N. Dakota | James Gamble grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | N. Dakota | Harrison Mitchell double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joseph Hamil, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Wentworth | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Keefer | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Germain - foul #1 on Ronald Germain, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:25 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 17:05 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 17:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Germain grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:59 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:58 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Louis Burrow | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | N. Dakota | Harrison Mitchell buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Louis Burrow - foul #1 on Louis Burrow, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta (SG), Ronald Wilcoxen (SF), Sterling Mallette (PF) Michael Keefer, Michael Kirk, Ronald Germain | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 16:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:21 | N. Dakota | Harrison Mitchell grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 16:05 | N. Dakota | James Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-7 |
| 16:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willy Murrieta (fresh) SF - Ronald Wilcoxen (fresh) PF - Sterling Mallette (fresh) C - Joseph Hamil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Harrison Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Wentworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gamble (fresh) C - Louis Burrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil misses long on a floater in the lane | 8-7 |
| 15:55 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Wilcoxen pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Wilcoxen's layup is rejected by James Gamble | 8-7 |
| 15:46 | N. Dakota | James Gamble snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:20 | N. Dakota | Joseph Hamil takes the ball from James Smith | 8-7 |
| 15:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil is hacked by Jerry Wentworth - foul #1 on Jerry Wentworth, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson (SG), Michael Kirk (SF), Ronald Germain (PF) Joseph Jones, Sterling Mallette, Joseph Hamil | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Stone (PG), Wayne Horne (SG), Anthony Holt (PF), Brian Parise (C) James Smith, Harrison Mitchell, James Gamble, Louis Burrow | |
| 14:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Wilcoxen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Anthony Holt - foul #1 on Anthony Holt, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 14:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Wilcoxen makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Wilcoxen misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:57 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Brian Parise | 9-7 |
| 14:46 | N. Dakota | Frank Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 14:45 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth hits the follow up shot | 9-9 |
| 14:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Wilcoxen scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Tommy Pierson | 11-9 |
| 14:24 | N. Dakota | Tommy Pierson steals the ball from Anthony Holt | 11-9 |
| 14:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson banks in the layup | 13-9 |
| 14:04 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 14:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Germain comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 13-9 |
| 13:40 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Anthony Holt | 13-9 |
| 13:30 | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne buries a shot from the right wing set up by Frank Stone | 13-11 |
| 13:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Holt | 13-11 |
| 13:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Germain grabs the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Wilcoxen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 12:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Kirk tips it in | 15-11 |
| 12:40 | N. Dakota | Frank Stone misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 12:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Germain grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 12:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Wayne Horne - foul #1 on Wayne Horne, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones (PG), Michael Keefer (SG), Sterling Mallette (PF), Joseph Hamil (C) Willy Murrieta, Michael Kirk, Ronald Germain, Ronald Wilcoxen | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Smith (PG), Harrison Mitchell (SG), James Gamble (PF), Louis Burrow (C) Frank Stone, Jerry Wentworth, Anthony Holt, Brian Parise | |
| 12:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:03 | N. Dakota | James Gamble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-11 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Sapien (SF) Tommy Pierson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 11:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Sapien lays it in | 19-11 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Keefer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Sapien (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sterling Mallette (fresh) C - Joseph Hamil (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Harrison Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Horne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gamble (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Burrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | N. Dakota | Sterling Mallette steps in front of the Louis Burrow pass | 19-11 |
| 11:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Keefer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-11 |
| 11:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil hits the follow up shot | 21-11 |
| 10:49 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 21-11 |
| 10:47 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow tips it back up and in | 21-13 |
| 10:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette blows the layup but he's hacked by Harrison Mitchell - foul #1 on Harrison Mitchell, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Kirk (SF) William Sapien | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth (SF) Wayne Horne | |
| 10:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 10:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 10:13 | N. Dakota | James Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Wentworth | 23-16 |
| 10:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | James Smith steps in front of the Sterling Mallette pass | 23-16 |
| 09:59 | N. Dakota | James Smith lays it up and in | 23-18 |
| 09:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil is hacked by Jerry Wentworth - foul #2 on Jerry Wentworth, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta (SG), Ronald Germain (PF) Michael Keefer, Sterling Mallette | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Stone (PG), Brian Parise (SF) James Smith, Jerry Wentworth | |
| 09:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 09:20 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 09:15 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 09:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Ronald Germain | 23-18 |
| 09:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Jones | 25-18 |
| 08:38 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #3 | 25-18 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson (SG), Ronald Wilcoxen (C) Joseph Jones, Joseph Hamil | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne (SG), Anthony Holt (PF), John Mullens (C) Harrison Mitchell, James Gamble, Louis Burrow | |
| 08:20 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Anthony Holt, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette (C) Michael Kirk | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Gamble (PF) Anthony Holt | |
| 08:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Wayne Horne is called for the reach on Sterling Mallette - foul #2 on Wayne Horne, team foul #8 | 25-18 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Keefer (SG) Tommy Pierson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Smith (PG) Wayne Horne | |
| 08:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 07:44 | N. Dakota | James Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-18 |
| 07:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Willy Murrieta (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Keefer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Wilcoxen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Germain (fresh) 4 reb. C - Sterling Mallette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Parise (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Gamble (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Mullens (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | James Gamble denies the turnaround by Ronald Germain | 27-18 |
| 07:18 | N. Dakota | Frank Stone pulls down the rebound | 27-18 |
| 06:53 | N. Dakota | James Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brian Parise | 27-21 |
| 06:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Germain connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Willy Murrieta | 29-21 |
| 06:26 | N. Dakota | Frank Stone connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Smith | 29-24 |
| 06:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones (PG), Tommy Pierson (SG), Michael Kirk (SF), Joseph Hamil (C) Willy Murrieta, Michael Keefer, Ronald Germain, Sterling Mallette | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Tracy Chumbley (PG), Harrison Mitchell (SG), Louis Burrow (C) James Smith, Frank Stone, Brian Parise | |
| 06:09 | N. Dakota | John Mullens connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Harrison Mitchell | 29-26 |
| 05:55 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Kirk misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 05:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 05:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-26 |
| 05:30 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 05:15 | N. Dakota | John Mullens's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Kirk | 29-26 |
| 05:14 | N. Dakota | James Gamble tips it but misses | 29-26 |
| 05:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 04:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Kirk comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by John Mullens - foul #1 on John Mullens, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta (SG), Ronald Germain (PF) Tommy Pierson, Ronald Wilcoxen | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Smith (PG), Brian Parise (SF) Tracy Chumbley, John Mullens | |
| 04:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:40 | N. Dakota | Harrison Mitchell can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-26 |
| 04:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 31-26 |
| 04:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Germain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-26 |
| 04:12 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 03:55 | N. Dakota | Harrison Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-26 |
| 03:54 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise tips it back up and in | 31-28 |
| 03:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | James Gamble is called for the reach on Willy Murrieta - foul #1 on James Gamble, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Keefer (SG) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Stone (PG), Jerry Wentworth (SF), Anthony Holt (PF) James Smith, Brian Parise, James Gamble | |
| 03:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Willy Murrieta (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Keefer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Kirk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Germain (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Hamil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Frank Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harrison Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Wentworth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Holt (fresh) C - Louis Burrow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | N. Dakota | Harrison Mitchell buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Frank Stone | 33-31 |
| 03:09 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Germain misses the dunk but the foul's on Harrison Mitchell - foul #2 on Harrison Mitchell, team foul #11 | 33-31 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones (PG), Ronald Wilcoxen (SF), Sterling Mallette (C) Willy Murrieta, Michael Kirk, Joseph Hamil | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne (SG), John Mullens (C) Harrison Mitchell, Louis Burrow | |
| 03:09 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Germain misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:09 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Germain makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:45 | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Keefer - foul #1 on Michael Keefer, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson (SF) Ronald Germain | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Brian Parise (C) John Mullens | |
| 02:45 | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:45 | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones is fouled on the floor by Frank Stone - foul #1 on Frank Stone, team foul #12 | 34-33 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Smith (PG) Frank Stone | |
| 02:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:35 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 02:19 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth blows the layup but he's hacked by Tommy Pierson - foul #1 on Tommy Pierson, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Harrison Mitchell (SG) Wayne Horne | |
| 02:19 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:19 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Wilcoxen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 01:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Wilcoxen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 01:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Keefer clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 01:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Wilcoxen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 01:08 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 01:01 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise is fouled on the floor by Sterling Mallette - foul #1 on Sterling Mallette, team foul #6 | 35-35 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta (PG), Michael Kirk (SF), Ronald Germain (PF), Joseph Hamil (C) Joseph Jones, Michael Keefer, Ronald Wilcoxen, Sterling Mallette | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Stone (PG), Louis Burrow (C) James Smith, Brian Parise | |
| 00:47 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 00:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 00:12 | N. Dakota | Harrison Mitchell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 00:11 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Frank Stone makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-38 |