| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Murray Terrio (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leo Swank (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hartwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Leite (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mesa St. | PG - Nathan Nielsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Loring (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robin Wells (fresh) PF - Otto Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Hudgins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mesa St. | Mesa St. is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:36 | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio hits a 3 from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 19:20 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring is fouled on the floor by Lucas Leite - foul #2 on Lucas Leite, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:01 | Mesa St. | Steven Hartwell takes the ball from Brian Hudgins | 33-32 |
| 18:57 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell hits the finger roll | 35-32 |
| 18:33 | Mesa St. | Otto Hanson hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Nathan Nielsen and he's fouled by Lucas Leite - foul #3 on Lucas Leite, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Billy Sawyer (PG), Todd Duff (SF), Jeffrey Ricard (PF), Billy Leonetti (C) Murray Terrio, Steven Hartwell, Lucas Leite, Bradley Powers | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Geoffrey Carpenter (PG), Joseph Goss (SG), Bradley Garrett (SF), Damon Swanson (C) Nathan Nielsen, Jerry Loring, Robin Wells, Brian Hudgins | |
| 18:33 | Mesa St. | Otto Hanson misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:33 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Ricard grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:12 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Sawyer travels with the ball | 35-34 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Eddie Bieber (SF) Leo Swank | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Jason Hoff (SF) Otto Hanson | |
| 17:59 | Mesa St. | Damon Swanson connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jason Hoff | 35-36 |
| 17:57 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Ricard is hacked by Bradley Garrett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Garrett, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Otto Hanson (PF) Bradley Garrett | |
| 17:42 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Ricard blows the wide open layup | 35-36 |
| 17:41 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Sawyer tips it home | 37-36 |
| 17:25 | Mesa St. | Otto Hanson misses the easy layup | 37-36 |
| 17:23 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Todd Duff | 37-36 |
| 17:12 | N. Dakota St. | Eddie Bieber buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Billy Sawyer | 39-36 |
| 16:58 | Mesa St. | Jason Hoff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 16:57 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Ricard grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 16:51 | N. Dakota St. | Joseph Goss is called for the reach on Billy Sawyer - foul #1 on Joseph Goss, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio (PG), Leo Swank (SG), Steven Hartwell (SF), Bradley Powers (C) Billy Sawyer, Todd Duff, Eddie Bieber, Billy Leonetti | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Nathan Nielsen (PG), Jerry Loring (SG), Robin Wells (SF), Brian Hudgins (C) Geoffrey Carpenter, Joseph Goss, Jason Hoff, Damon Swanson | |
| 16:44 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Robin Wells - foul #2 on Robin Wells, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 16:44 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:44 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:25 | Mesa St. | Robin Wells hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Nathan Nielsen | 41-38 |
| 16:08 | N. Dakota St. | Robin Wells steals the ball from Steven Hartwell | 41-38 |
| 15:52 | Mesa St. | Nathan Nielsen comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Hartwell - foul #3 on Steven Hartwell, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Danny Convery (PG), Lucas Leite (PF), Steven Marks (C) Murray Terrio, Jeffrey Ricard, Bradley Powers | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Bradley Garrett (PF) Otto Hanson | |
| 15:52 | Mesa St. | Nathan Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:52 | Mesa St. | Nathan Nielsen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:52 | Mesa St. | Robin Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Danny Convery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Swank (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hartwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lucas Leite (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mesa St. | PG - Nathan Nielsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Loring (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robin Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Hudgins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mesa St. | Robin Wells blows the layup | 41-39 |
| 15:43 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:26 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:25 | N. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Hartwell | 41-39 |
| 15:11 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 15:09 | Mesa St. | Brian Hudgins grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 15:04 | Mesa St. | Robin Wells buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Hudgins | 41-42 |
| 14:53 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-42 |
| 14:51 | Mesa St. | Bradley Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:44 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nathan Nielsen | 41-45 |
| 14:37 | N. Dakota St. | Bradley Garrett swats the short shot by Steven Marks | 41-45 |
| 14:35 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:21 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 14:19 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:51 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| 13:50 | N. Dakota St. | Lucas Leite gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:25 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Hudgins steals it from Lucas Leite | 41-45 |
| 13:20 | Mesa St. | Steven Hartwell picks off the pass by Jerry Loring | 41-45 |
| 13:05 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Leo Swank | 44-45 |
| 12:44 | Mesa St. | Robin Wells is fouled on the floor by Steven Hartwell - foul #4 on Steven Hartwell, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio (PG), Todd Duff (SG), Jeffrey Ricard (SF), Bradley Powers (PF), Billy Leonetti (C) Danny Convery, Leo Swank, Steven Hartwell, Lucas Leite, Steven Marks | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Geoffrey Carpenter (PG), Joseph Goss (SG), Jason Hoff (SF), Otto Hanson (PF), Damon Swanson (C) Nathan Nielsen, Jerry Loring, Robin Wells, Bradley Garrett, Brian Hudgins | |
| 12:39 | Mesa St. | Jeffrey Ricard picks off the pass by Damon Swanson | 44-45 |
| 12:22 | N. Dakota St. | Todd Duff comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-45 |
| 12:21 | N. Dakota St. | Bradley Powers snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:06 | N. Dakota St. | Todd Duff is fouled on the floor by Damon Swanson - foul #3 on Damon Swanson, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| 11:56 | N. Dakota St. | Todd Duff's fadeaway is rejected by Otto Hanson | 44-45 |
| 11:55 | Mesa St. | The rebound goes to Damon Swanson | 44-45 |
| 11:38 | Mesa St. | Jeffrey Ricard steps in front of the Otto Hanson pass | 44-45 |
| 11:35 | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio can't finish the layup | 44-45 |
| 11:34 | Mesa St. | Damon Swanson gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Murray Terrio (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Todd Duff (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ricard (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Powers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Leonetti (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mesa St. | PG - Geoffrey Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Hoff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Otto Hanson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Damon Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Mesa St. | Joseph Goss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 11:13 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Leonetti pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:01 | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio double dribbles | 44-45 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Billy Sawyer (PG), Leo Swank (SG), Eddie Bieber (SF), Lucas Leite (PF), Steven Marks (C) Murray Terrio, Todd Duff, Jeffrey Ricard, Bradley Powers, Billy Leonetti | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring (SG), Howard Sutherland (SF) Joseph Goss, Jason Hoff | |
| 10:42 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring is hacked by Leo Swank - foul #1 on Leo Swank, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Bradley Garrett (PF) Otto Hanson | |
| 10:35 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring is fouled on the floor by Leo Swank - foul #2 on Leo Swank, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| 10:18 | Mesa St. | Howard Sutherland is denied on a layup by Steven Marks | 44-45 |
| 10:17 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:11 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Sawyer is hacked by Geoffrey Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Geoffrey Carpenter, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Nathan Nielsen (PG), Brian Hudgins (C) Geoffrey Carpenter, Damon Swanson | |
| 09:54 | N. Dakota St. | Howard Sutherland steals the ball from Steven Marks | 44-45 |
| 09:50 | Mesa St. | Howard Sutherland misses the easy layup | 44-45 |
| 09:49 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 09:47 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Sawyer is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Nielsen - foul #1 on Nathan Nielsen, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Joseph Goss (SG), Robin Wells (SF), Otto Hanson (PF) Jerry Loring, Howard Sutherland, Bradley Garrett | |
| 09:30 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank hits a wide open turnaround in the paint | 46-45 |
| 09:15 | Mesa St. | Robin Wells scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 09:11 | N. Dakota St. | Nathan Nielsen is called for the reach on Billy Sawyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Nielsen, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Danny Convery (PG), Todd Duff (SF), Jeffrey Ricard (PF), Billy Leonetti (C) Leo Swank, Eddie Bieber, Lucas Leite, Steven Marks | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Jason Hoff (PG) Nathan Nielsen | |
| 09:11 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:11 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:48 | Mesa St. | Robin Wells comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 08:47 | Mesa St. | The offensive rebound goes to Otto Hanson | 48-47 |
| 08:38 | Mesa St. | Jason Hoff misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 08:36 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Ricard grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 08:20 | N. Dakota St. | Danny Convery misses the lay-in | 48-47 |
| 08:18 | N. Dakota St. | Todd Duff grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 08:06 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Sawyer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 08:05 | Mesa St. | The rebound goes to Robin Wells | 48-47 |
| 07:49 | Mesa St. | Otto Hanson misses the dunk attempt | 48-47 |
| 07:47 | Mesa St. | Brian Hudgins gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:37 | Mesa St. | Robin Wells misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 07:36 | Mesa St. | Otto Hanson tips it home | 48-49 |
| 07:34 | N. Dakota St. | Joseph Goss steps in front of the Danny Convery pass in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Danny Convery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Sawyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Duff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Ricard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Leonetti (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mesa St. | PG - Jason Hoff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Goss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robin Wells (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Otto Hanson (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Hudgins (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Mesa St. | Robin Wells hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jason Hoff and he's fouled by Todd Duff - foul #1 on Todd Duff, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio (PG), Eddie Bieber (SG), Steven Hartwell (SF), Lucas Leite (PF), Bradley Powers (C) Danny Convery, Billy Sawyer, Todd Duff, Jeffrey Ricard, Billy Leonetti | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Geoffrey Carpenter (PG), Jerry Loring (SG), Bradley Garrett (PF), Damon Swanson (C) Jason Hoff, Joseph Goss, Otto Hanson, Brian Hudgins | |
| 07:19 | Mesa St. | Robin Wells misses the free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:19 | N. Dakota St. | Bradley Powers snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 07:04 | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 07:03 | N. Dakota St. | Bradley Powers grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 06:47 | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 06:46 | Mesa St. | Damon Swanson grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 06:36 | Mesa St. | Bradley Garrett drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Geoffrey Carpenter and the foul's on Eddie Bieber - foul #1 on Eddie Bieber, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank (SG), Steven Marks (C) Steven Hartwell, Lucas Leite | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Howard Sutherland (SF) Robin Wells | |
| 06:36 | Mesa St. | Bradley Garrett makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:23 | N. Dakota St. | Bradley Powers knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Bradley Garrett - foul #4 on Bradley Garrett, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell (SF) Eddie Bieber | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | | |
| 06:23 | N. Dakota St. | Bradley Powers makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:12 | Mesa St. | Bradley Garrett can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Bradley Powers - foul #3 on Bradley Powers, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Nathan Nielsen (PG) Geoffrey Carpenter | |
| 06:12 | Mesa St. | Bradley Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:12 | Mesa St. | Bradley Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:55 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Murray Terrio | 54-55 |
| 05:35 | Mesa St. | Bradley Powers is called for the reach on Jerry Loring - foul #4 on Bradley Powers, team foul #10 | 54-55 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Lucas Leite (PF) Bradley Powers | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Robin Wells (SF) Howard Sutherland | |
| 05:35 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:35 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:12 | N. Dakota St. | Lucas Leite scores on a shot from the left block and the foul's on Bradley Garrett - foul #5 on Bradley Garrett, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Todd Duff (SF) Steven Hartwell | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Geoffrey Carpenter (PG), Otto Hanson (PF) Nathan Nielsen, Bradley Garrett | |
| 05:12 | N. Dakota St. | Lucas Leite makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:53 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Otto Hanson | 57-60 |
| 04:28 | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 04:13 | Mesa St. | Otto Hanson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 04:12 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Lucas Leite | 60-60 |
| 04:07 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Murray Terrio and he's hacked by Damon Swanson - foul #4 on Damon Swanson, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Danny Convery (PG), Eddie Bieber (SF), Jeffrey Ricard (PF), Billy Leonetti (C) Murray Terrio, Todd Duff, Lucas Leite, Steven Marks | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Jason Hoff (PG), Joseph Goss (SG), Howard Sutherland (SF), Brian Hudgins (C) Geoffrey Carpenter, Jerry Loring, Robin Wells, Damon Swanson | |
| 04:07 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:51 | Mesa St. | Brian Hudgins misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Billy Leonetti - foul #1 on Billy Leonetti, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Billy Sawyer (SG) Leo Swank | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | | |
| 03:51 | Mesa St. | Brian Hudgins misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:51 | Mesa St. | Brian Hudgins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:33 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Sawyer dunks the ball set up by Danny Convery and he's fouled by Jason Hoff - foul #2 on Jason Hoff, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Bradley Powers (PF) Danny Convery | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Nathan Nielsen (PG) Howard Sutherland | |
| 03:33 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Sawyer makes the free throw | 66-61 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Billy Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Bieber (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ricard (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Billy Leonetti (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mesa St. | PG - Nathan Nielsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Goss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Hoff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Otto Hanson (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Hudgins (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Mesa St. | Nathan Nielsen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 03:05 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Leonetti snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 02:54 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Sawyer drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Eddie Bieber | 68-61 |
| 02:33 | Mesa St. | Joseph Goss hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Hoff | 68-64 |
| 02:33 | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank (SG), Todd Duff (SF) Eddie Bieber, Jeffrey Ricard | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring (SG), Howard Sutherland (SF), Damon Swanson (PF) Nathan Nielsen, Joseph Goss, Otto Hanson | |
| 02:27 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank is hacked by Jason Hoff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Hoff, team foul #12 | 68-64 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell (SF) Todd Duff | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | | |
| 02:27 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 02:27 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:05 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 02:04 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Leonetti pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 02:02 | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio (PG), Lucas Leite (PF) Billy Sawyer, Billy Leonetti | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Geoffrey Carpenter (PG), Joseph Goss (PF) Howard Sutherland, Brian Hudgins | |
| 01:47 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Leo Swank | 73-64 |
| 01:47 | Mesa St. | Mesa St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Steven Marks (C) Bradley Powers | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Nathan Nielsen (PG), Robin Wells (SF), Otto Hanson (PF), Brian Hudgins (C) Geoffrey Carpenter, Jason Hoff, Joseph Goss, Damon Swanson | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mesa St. | Mesa St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Mesa St. | Nathan Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Lucas Leite - foul #4 on Lucas Leite, team foul #12 | 73-64 |
| 01:32 | Mesa St. | Nathan Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:32 | Mesa St. | Nathan Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:14 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell banks in the wide open layup set up by Murray Terrio | 75-66 |
| 01:05 | Mesa St. | Otto Hanson is hacked by Lucas Leite - foul #5 on Lucas Leite, team foul #13 | 75-66 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Bradley Powers (PF) Lucas Leite | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | | |
| 01:05 | Mesa St. | Otto Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:05 | Mesa St. | Otto Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:05 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Marks gets the rebound | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mesa St. | Mesa St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:02 | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio is called for traveling in the backcourt | 75-66 |
| 00:57 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-66 |
| 00:55 | Mesa St. | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Wells | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mesa St. | Mesa St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Mesa St. | Robin Wells knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Nielsen | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mesa St. | Mesa St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:51 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank is hacked by Jerry Loring in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Loring, team foul #13 | 75-69 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Eddie Bieber (SF) Steven Hartwell | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | | |
| 00:51 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:51 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:45 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robin Wells | 77-72 |
| 00:45 | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| 00:43 | N. Dakota St. | Eddie Bieber is hacked by Nathan Nielsen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Nielsen, team foul #14 | 77-72 |
| 00:43 | N. Dakota St. | Eddie Bieber makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:43 | N. Dakota St. | Eddie Bieber misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:43 | Mesa St. | Otto Hanson snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mesa St. | Mesa St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robin Wells | 78-75 |
| 00:34 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank is hacked by Jerry Loring in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Loring, team foul #15 | 78-75 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Steven Hartwell (SF) Eddie Bieber | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | | |
| 00:34 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank misses the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:34 | N. Dakota St. | Leo Swank makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:26 | Mesa St. | Steven Marks steals it from Nathan Nielsen | 79-75 |
| 00:23 | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio is hacked by Nathan Nielsen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathan Nielsen, team foul #16 | 79-75 |
| 00:23 | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:23 | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:17 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-75 |
| 00:16 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Bradley Powers | 81-75 |
| 00:14 | N. Dakota St. | Nathan Nielsen is called for the reach on Bradley Powers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nathan Nielsen, team foul #17 | 81-75 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | Geoffrey Carpenter (PG) Nathan Nielsen | |
| 00:14 | N. Dakota St. | Bradley Powers makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:14 | N. Dakota St. | Bradley Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:14 | Mesa St. | Brian Hudgins snags the defensive board | 82-75 |
| 00:08 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-75 |
| 00:07 | Mesa St. | Robin Wells snags the offensive board | 82-75 |
| 00:04 | Mesa St. | Jerry Loring is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Jerry Loring, team foul #18 | 82-75 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Eddie Bieber (SF) Steven Hartwell | |
| Subs | Mesa St. | | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mesa St. | Mesa St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | Murray Terrio runs out the clock | 82-75 |