| Lineup | New Jersey Tech. | PG - Daniel Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Watts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Perry Nigro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Jerry Jeter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Gourley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Morris (fresh) 7 pts. C - Craig Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | New Jersey Tech. | New Jersey Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Perry Nigro - foul #3 on Perry Nigro, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Clifford McCart (PF) Perry Nigro | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 19:40 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:40 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:38 | New Jersey Tech. | Philip Shaw picks off the pass by Michael Watts in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 19:33 | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter connects on the 3 from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 19:29 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall is hacked by Jerry Jeter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Jeter, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver (C) Daniel Morris | |
| 19:24 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Cooper connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Marshall and the foul's on Robert Shriver - foul #3 on Robert Shriver, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Russell (C) Robert Shriver | |
| 19:24 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Cooper misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:24 | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 19:08 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Michael Watts - foul #3 on Michael Watts, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker (SG) Michael Watts | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 19:08 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:08 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:08 | New Jersey Tech. | Clifford McCart grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 19:00 | New Jersey Tech. | Lewis Mullins knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 41-42 |
| 18:46 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Jeter | 41-44 |
| 18:22 | New Jersey Tech. | Vernon Gourley is called for the reach on William Tucker - foul #1 on Vernon Gourley, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Donald Sarver (SG), Eddy Hewitt (SF), John Gale (C) Daniel Marshall, Lewis Mullins, Michael Cooper | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Dake (PG), Bruce Sloan (SG), Charles Degraw (SF), Daniel Morris (PF) Jerry Jeter, Vernon Gourley, Philip Shaw, Craig Petersen | |
| 18:00 | New Jersey Tech. | Bruce Sloan steals the ball from William Tucker | 41-44 |
| 17:47 | S. Dakota | Robert Russell is fouled on the floor by John Gale - foul #1 on John Gale, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Zachary Blythe (C) Clifford McCart | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen (C) Robert Russell | |
| 17:31 | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen scores on a shot from close range set up by Robert Dake and the foul's on William Tucker - foul #1 on William Tucker, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Mueller (SG) William Tucker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 17:31 | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen misses the free throw | 41-46 |
| 17:31 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 17:11 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris scores on a jumper from close range set up by Robert Dake | 41-48 |
| 16:54 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Mueller can't finish the layup | 41-48 |
| 16:52 | S. Dakota | Charles Degraw snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 16:43 | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen's floater is tipped away by John Gale | 41-48 |
| 16:41 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan tips it home | 41-50 |
| 16:37 | New Jersey Tech. | Eddy Hewitt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 16:36 | New Jersey Tech. | John Gale tips it home | 43-50 |
| 16:29 | S. Dakota | John Gale takes the ball from Robert Dake | 43-50 |
| 16:11 | New Jersey Tech. | Donald Sarver makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Zachary Blythe | 46-50 |
| 16:01 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan knocks in the shot from the left side | 46-52 |
| Lineup | New Jersey Tech. | PG - Donald Sarver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Mueller (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Eddy Hewitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Blythe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Robert Dake (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Sloan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Degraw (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Morris (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Petersen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | New Jersey Tech. | Donald Sarver misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Dake - foul #1 on Robert Dake, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Watts (SG), Lewis Mullins (SF), Perry Nigro (PF), Michael Cooper (C) Michael Mueller, Eddy Hewitt, John Gale, Zachary Blythe | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter (PG), Vernon Gourley (SG), Philip Shaw (SF), Robert Shriver (PF), Robert Russell (C) Robert Dake, Bruce Sloan, Charles Degraw, Daniel Morris, Craig Petersen | |
| 15:56 | New Jersey Tech. | Donald Sarver makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 15:56 | New Jersey Tech. | Donald Sarver misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 15:56 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 15:40 | S. Dakota | Lewis Mullins steps in front of the Jerry Jeter pass | 47-52 |
| 15:23 | New Jersey Tech. | Perry Nigro blows the wide open layup | 47-52 |
| 15:21 | S. Dakota | Robert Russell grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 15:05 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Jeter | 47-55 |
| 14:49 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Cooper clanks a jumper from the left block | 47-55 |
| 14:47 | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 14:42 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Jeter | 47-58 |
| 14:37 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Watts is hacked by Philip Shaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Shaw, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall (PG), Clifford McCart (C) Donald Sarver, Michael Cooper | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin (PG), Daniel Morris (PF), Craig Petersen (C) Jerry Jeter, Robert Shriver, Robert Russell | |
| 14:23 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 14:22 | New Jersey Tech. | Perry Nigro tips it in | 49-58 |
| 13:57 | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-58 |
| 13:56 | New Jersey Tech. | Clifford McCart gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 13:52 | New Jersey Tech. | Lewis Mullins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker (SG), Michael Mueller (SF), Zachary Blythe (C) Michael Watts, Lewis Mullins, Perry Nigro | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan (SF) Philip Shaw | |
| 13:37 | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Vernon Gourley | 49-60 |
| 13:35 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Mueller is hacked by Bruce Sloan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Sloan, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | John Gale (C) Zachary Blythe | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter (PG), Robert Shriver (C) Rick Guertin, Craig Petersen | |
| 13:30 | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 13:28 | New Jersey Tech. | Clifford McCart can't tip it in | 49-60 |
| 13:27 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Mueller grabs the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 13:16 | New Jersey Tech. | Clifford McCart banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Marshall | 51-60 |
| 13:03 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Vernon Gourley | 51-63 |
| 12:59 | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 12:57 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 12:51 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan misses short on a turnaround from close range | 51-63 |
| 12:50 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley snags the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 12:34 | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 12:33 | New Jersey Tech. | Clifford McCart snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 12:28 | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Mueller | 54-63 |
| 12:10 | S. Dakota | The short jumper by Bruce Sloan is denied by Clifford McCart | 54-63 |
| 12:08 | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 12:02 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall is fouled on the floor by Daniel Morris - foul #1 on Daniel Morris, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Watts (SG), Lewis Mullins (SF), Perry Nigro (PF), Michael Cooper (C) William Tucker, Michael Mueller, Clifford McCart, John Gale | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin (PG), Robert Dake (SG), Charles Degraw (SF), Robert Russell (PF), Craig Petersen (C) Jerry Jeter, Vernon Gourley, Bruce Sloan, Daniel Morris, Robert Shriver | |
| 12:02 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 12:02 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| Lineup | New Jersey Tech. | PG - Daniel Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Watts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Mullins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Perry Nigro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Rick Guertin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Dake (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Degraw (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Petersen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | S. Dakota | Robert Dake misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Lewis Mullins - foul #1 on Lewis Mullins, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Donald Sarver (PG) Daniel Marshall | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw (SF) Rick Guertin | |
| 11:33 | S. Dakota | Robert Dake makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 11:33 | S. Dakota | Robert Dake makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 11:20 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Watts is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-65 |
| 11:04 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw blows the layup but he's hacked by Lewis Mullins - foul #2 on Lewis Mullins, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver (C) Robert Russell | |
| 11:04 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 11:04 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 11:04 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Watts snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 10:45 | New Jersey Tech. | Lewis Mullins misses the easy layup | 59-66 |
| 10:44 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 10:40 | S. Dakota | Charles Degraw misses the lay-in | 59-66 |
| 10:38 | S. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Petersen | 59-66 |
| 10:27 | S. Dakota | Charles Degraw is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Degraw, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker (PG), Eddy Hewitt (SF), Zachary Blythe (C) Michael Watts, Lewis Mullins, Michael Cooper | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin (PG), Bruce Sloan (SG), Daniel Morris (PF) Robert Dake, Charles Degraw, Robert Shriver | |
| 10:03 | New Jersey Tech. | Zachary Blythe is whistled for traveling | 59-66 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | John Gale (PF) Perry Nigro | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter (PG) Rick Guertin | |
| 09:51 | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter misses short on a shot from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 09:49 | New Jersey Tech. | Eddy Hewitt grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 09:44 | New Jersey Tech. | Donald Sarver hits a shot from the right wing set up by William Tucker | 61-66 |
| 09:29 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan clanks a shot from the right side | 61-66 |
| 09:28 | New Jersey Tech. | John Gale grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 09:15 | New Jersey Tech. | John Gale scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Zachary Blythe and the foul's on Jerry Jeter - foul #2 on Jerry Jeter, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall (PG), Michael Watts (SG), Michael Mueller (SF), Clifford McCart (C) William Tucker, Donald Sarver, Eddy Hewitt, Zachary Blythe | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin (PG), Vernon Gourley (SG), Robert Russell (PF), Robert Shriver (C) Jerry Jeter, Bruce Sloan, Daniel Morris, Craig Petersen | |
| 09:15 | New Jersey Tech. | John Gale makes the free throw | 64-66 |
| 09:00 | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Lewis Mullins (SF), Michael Cooper (C) Michael Mueller, John Gale | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Dake (SF) Philip Shaw | |
| 08:46 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Cooper's pass is intercepted by Robert Dake | 64-66 |
| 08:24 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver loses the dribble to Michael Cooper | 64-66 |
| 08:15 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Cooper double dribbles | 64-66 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker (PG), Michael Mueller (SG), Perry Nigro (PF), Zachary Blythe (C) Daniel Marshall, Michael Watts, Clifford McCart, Michael Cooper | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter (PG), Charles Degraw (SF) Rick Guertin, Robert Dake | |
| 08:05 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Degraw and the foul's on Michael Mueller - foul #1 on Michael Mueller, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Donald Sarver (SG) Lewis Mullins | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan (SG), Craig Petersen (C) Vernon Gourley, Robert Russell | |
| 08:05 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver makes the free throw | 64-69 |
| 08:03 | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Tucker, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| 07:53 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by William Tucker - foul #3 on William Tucker, team foul #9 | 64-71 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Eddy Hewitt (SF) Michael Mueller | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 07:53 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver misses the free throw | 64-71 |
| 07:53 | New Jersey Tech. | The rebound goes to Perry Nigro | 64-71 |
| Lineup | New Jersey Tech. | PG - William Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Sarver (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddy Hewitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Perry Nigro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Zachary Blythe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Jerry Jeter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Sloan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Degraw (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Shriver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Petersen (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | New Jersey Tech. | Donald Sarver clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-71 |
| 07:29 | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen snags the defensive board | 64-71 |
| 07:08 | S. Dakota | Charles Degraw comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 07:07 | New Jersey Tech. | The rebound goes to Perry Nigro | 64-71 |
| 07:01 | New Jersey Tech. | Zachary Blythe buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Eddy Hewitt | 66-71 |
| 06:43 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-71 |
| 06:42 | New Jersey Tech. | Zachary Blythe snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| 06:34 | New Jersey Tech. | Eddy Hewitt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 06:33 | New Jersey Tech. | Zachary Blythe pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 06:24 | New Jersey Tech. | Eddy Hewitt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Eddy Hewitt, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall (PG), Michael Watts (SG), Lewis Mullins (SF), Clifford McCart (PF), Michael Cooper (C) William Tucker, Donald Sarver, Eddy Hewitt, Perry Nigro, Zachary Blythe | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin (PG), Vernon Gourley (SG), Robert Dake (SF), Daniel Morris (PF), Robert Russell (C) Jerry Jeter, Bruce Sloan, Charles Degraw, Robert Shriver, Craig Petersen | |
| 06:22 | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-71 |
| 06:10 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Watts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 06:08 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Robert Russell | 66-71 |
| 06:04 | S. Dakota | Rick Guertin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-71 |
| 05:47 | New Jersey Tech. | Clifford McCart buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 05:34 | S. Dakota | Daniel Morris loses the dribble to Michael Watts | 69-71 |
| 05:31 | New Jersey Tech. | Robert Russell steps in front of the Daniel Marshall pass in the backcourt | 69-71 |
| 05:13 | S. Dakota | Robert Russell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-71 |
| 05:12 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley can't tip it in | 69-71 |
| 05:10 | New Jersey Tech. | Lewis Mullins gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 05:04 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall is fouled on the floor by Rick Guertin - foul #1 on Rick Guertin, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Donald Sarver (SG), John Gale (PF) Michael Watts, Clifford McCart | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter (PG), Philip Shaw (SF) Rick Guertin, Robert Dake | |
| 05:04 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 05:04 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:44 | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Marshall - foul #2 on Daniel Marshall, team foul #11 | 71-71 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Mueller (SG), Perry Nigro (PF) Daniel Marshall, Michael Cooper | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Craig Petersen (C) Robert Russell | |
| 04:44 | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:44 | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 04:29 | New Jersey Tech. | Perry Nigro hits the finger roll | 73-73 |
| 04:11 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lewis Mullins - foul #3 on Lewis Mullins, team foul #12 | 73-73 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker (PG), Michael Watts (SG) Donald Sarver, Lewis Mullins | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan (SG), Robert Shriver (C) Vernon Gourley, Daniel Morris | |
| 04:11 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 04:11 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 04:09 | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker is hacked by Robert Shriver in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Shriver, team foul #11 | 73-75 |
| 04:09 | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 04:09 | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 04:02 | S. Dakota | Bruce Sloan travels with the ball | 75-75 |
| 03:50 | New Jersey Tech. | Perry Nigro is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Tucker | 77-75 |
| Lineup | New Jersey Tech. | PG - William Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Watts (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Mueller (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Perry Nigro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Gale (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Jerry Jeter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Sloan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Philip Shaw (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Shriver (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Craig Petersen (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-75 |
| 03:34 | New Jersey Tech. | John Gale snags the defensive board | 77-75 |
| 03:28 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Watts's pass is intercepted by Jerry Jeter | 77-75 |
| 03:23 | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter hits the finger roll | 77-77 |
| 03:19 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Watts hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Gale | 79-77 |
| 03:05 | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-77 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Donald Sarver (PG), Eddy Hewitt (SF), Clifford McCart (PF), Zachary Blythe (C) William Tucker, Michael Mueller, Perry Nigro, John Gale | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Dake (PG), Charles Degraw (SF), Daniel Morris (PF), Robert Russell (C) Jerry Jeter, Philip Shaw, Robert Shriver, Craig Petersen | |
| 03:01 | New Jersey Tech. | Donald Sarver's pass is intercepted by Robert Dake in the backcourt | 79-77 |
| 02:41 | S. Dakota | Robert Dake scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 79-79 |
| 02:41 | New Jersey Tech. | New Jersey Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall (PG), Lewis Mullins (SF), Michael Cooper (C) Donald Sarver, Eddy Hewitt, Zachary Blythe | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley (SG) Charles Degraw | |
| 02:17 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall is hacked by Robert Dake - foul #2 on Robert Dake, team foul #12 | 79-79 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | William Tucker (SG), Perry Nigro (PF) Michael Watts, Clifford McCart | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver (C) Daniel Morris | |
| 02:17 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 02:17 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 02:13 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Watts (SG) William Tucker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Philip Shaw (SF) Bruce Sloan | |
| 02:00 | S. Dakota | Robert Russell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-79 |
| 01:59 | S. Dakota | Robert Shriver tips it in | 81-81 |
| 01:39 | New Jersey Tech. | Lewis Mullins connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Michael Watts | 83-81 |
| 01:13 | S. Dakota | Daniel Marshall is called for the reach on Vernon Gourley - foul #3 on Daniel Marshall, team foul #13 | 83-81 |
| Subs | New Jersey Tech. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry Jeter (PG), Daniel Morris (PF), Craig Petersen (C) Robert Dake, Robert Russell, Robert Shriver | |
| 01:13 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 01:13 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 00:58 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall is fouled on the floor by Jerry Jeter - foul #3 on Jerry Jeter, team foul #13 | 83-83 |
| 00:58 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 00:58 | New Jersey Tech. | Daniel Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 00:58 | New Jersey Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Perry Nigro | 83-83 |
| 00:36 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Watts misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 83-83 |
| 00:34 | New Jersey Tech. | Perry Nigro pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | New Jersey Tech. | New Jersey Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | New Jersey Tech. | Perry Nigro hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Watts | 85-83 |
| 00:08 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-83 |
| 00:03 | S. Dakota | Vernon Gourley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 85-83 |
| 00:01 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Cooper gets the rebound | 85-83 |
| Game Plan | New Jersey Tech. | New Jersey Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Jersey Tech. | Michael Cooper runs out the clock | 85-83 |