| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Michael Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmen Tevis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Ramm (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Justin Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Liddell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Clayton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota St. | Ruben Clayton inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-26 |
| 19:45 | S. Dakota | Michael Ward pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 19:25 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-26 |
| 19:24 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Frank Barker | 37-26 |
| 19:07 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Barker connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Justin Hart | 37-28 |
| 18:50 | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 18:48 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Ward is called for the reach on Justin Hart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Ward, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Leo (PG), Ismael Bond (PF) Michael Ward, Arthur Ramm | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 18:37 | N. Dakota St. | The jump hook by Ruben Clayton is blocked by Ismael Bond | 40-28 |
| 18:35 | N. Dakota St. | Ruben Clayton tips it but misses | 40-28 |
| 18:33 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:30 | S. Dakota | Justin Hart takes the ball from Charles Leo in the backcourt | 40-28 |
| 18:17 | N. Dakota St. | Ruben Clayton travels with the ball | 40-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson (SF), Randall Petri (C) Cecil Cowan, Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Mark Peterson (C) Arthur Smith | |
| 18:02 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Johnson | 43-28 |
| 17:58 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Hart, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Scott Gorden (SF) Carmen Tevis | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas (PG), Gary Rollins (SG), Thomas Kennedy (C) Justin Hart, Troy Liddell, Frank Barker | |
| 17:46 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 17:44 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo grabs the offensive board | 43-28 |
| 17:19 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson is whistled for traveling | 43-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan (SF), Arthur Ramm (PF) Scott Gorden, Ismael Bond | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Hartig (SF) Ruben Clayton | |
| 16:58 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas is fouled on the floor by Randall Petri - foul #1 on Randall Petri, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis (SG), Dennis Shepherd (C) Charles Leo, Randall Petri | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart (PG), Troy Liddell (SG), Arthur Smith (C) Frank Thomas, Ronald Hartig, Thomas Kennedy | |
| 16:53 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side set up by Gary Rollins | 43-30 |
| 16:41 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Carmen Tevis | 46-30 |
| 16:27 | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith (PG), Scott Gorden (SF), Shaun Lee (PF) Melvin Johnson, Cecil Cowan, Arthur Ramm | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Frank Barker (PF) Mark Peterson | |
| 16:11 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Hartig (SF) Gary Rollins | |
| 16:08 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart is hacked by Michael Meredith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Meredith, team foul #3 | 46-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond (C) Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 15:53 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Troy Liddell | 46-32 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Michael Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carmen Tevis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Gorden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shaun Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ismael Bond (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Justin Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Liddell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hartig (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frank Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ismael Bond, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Ward (PG), Charles Leo (SG), Cecil Cowan (SF), Randall Petri (C) Michael Meredith, Carmen Tevis, Scott Gorden, Shaun Lee | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas (PG), Charles Marsh (SG), Ruben Clayton (SF), Thomas Kennedy (C) Justin Hart, Troy Liddell, Ronald Hartig, Arthur Smith | |
| 15:21 | N. Dakota St. | Thomas Kennedy is called for traveling | 46-32 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm (PF) Ismael Bond | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 15:01 | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 14:59 | N. Dakota St. | Thomas Kennedy grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 14:37 | N. Dakota St. | Thomas Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ramm - foul #2 on Arthur Ramm, team foul #5 | 46-32 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis (SG), Melvin Johnson (SF), Shaun Lee (PF), Dennis Shepherd (C) Charles Leo, Cecil Cowan, Arthur Ramm, Randall Petri | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Troy Liddell (SG), Mark Peterson (PF) Charles Marsh, Frank Barker | |
| 14:28 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas scores on a runner from close range set up by Troy Liddell | 46-34 |
| 14:04 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Thomas - foul #1 on Frank Thomas, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond (C) Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart (PG), Arthur Smith (C) Frank Thomas, Thomas Kennedy | |
| 14:04 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:04 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 14:02 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Ward is called for the reach on Justin Hart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Ward, team foul #6 | 48-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Leo (PG) Michael Ward | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 13:50 | N. Dakota St. | Shaun Lee steps in front of the Mark Peterson pass | 48-34 |
| 13:31 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo is fouled on the floor by Justin Hart - foul #3 on Justin Hart, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Scott Gorden (SG), Cecil Cowan (SF), Dennis Shepherd (C) Carmen Tevis, Melvin Johnson, Shaun Lee | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Gary Rollins (SG), Ronald Hartig (SF) Troy Liddell, Ruben Clayton | |
| 13:15 | S. Dakota | Scott Gorden misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 13:14 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 13:00 | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Randall Petri (PF) Ismael Bond | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Frank Barker (PF), Thomas Kennedy (C) Mark Peterson, Arthur Smith | |
| 12:39 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 12:37 | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan snags the offensive board | 48-34 |
| 12:22 | S. Dakota | Ronald Hartig is called for the reach on Cecil Cowan - foul #1 on Ronald Hartig, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson (PG), Carmen Tevis (SG), Arthur Ramm (PF) Charles Leo, Cecil Cowan, Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas (PG), Troy Liddell (SG), Ruben Clayton (SF) Justin Hart, Gary Rollins, Ronald Hartig | |
| 12:10 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm clanks a jumper in the lane | 48-34 |
| 12:08 | N. Dakota St. | Ruben Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 11:59 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas drills a shot from close range set up by Thomas Kennedy | 48-36 |
| 11:48 | S. Dakota | Scott Gorden knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-36 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Melvin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carmen Tevis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Gorden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arthur Ramm (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Petri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Frank Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Liddell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ruben Clayton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Barker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | N. Dakota St. | Thomas Kennedy lays it in set up by Ruben Clayton | 51-38 |
| 11:21 | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Melvin Johnson | 54-38 |
| 11:00 | N. Dakota St. | Thomas Kennedy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 10:58 | N. Dakota St. | Ruben Clayton tips it in | 54-40 |
| 10:46 | S. Dakota | Scott Gorden hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Barker - foul #2 on Frank Barker, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Leo (PG), Cecil Cowan (SF), Shaun Lee (PF), Ismael Bond (C) Melvin Johnson, Carmen Tevis, Arthur Ramm, Randall Petri | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart (PG), Gary Rollins (SG), Ronald Hartig (SF), Mark Peterson (PF), Arthur Smith (C) Frank Thomas, Troy Liddell, Ruben Clayton, Frank Barker, Thomas Kennedy | |
| 10:46 | S. Dakota | Scott Gorden makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 10:46 | S. Dakota | Scott Gorden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 10:30 | N. Dakota St. | Gary Rollins misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-40 |
| 10:29 | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Smith tips it back up and in | 56-42 |
| 10:13 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Leo, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith (PG) Scott Gorden | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 10:01 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Peterson blows the layup | 56-42 |
| 10:00 | N. Dakota St. | Gary Rollins pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 09:39 | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Smith misses long on an open jumper in the paint | 56-42 |
| 09:37 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 09:30 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond blows the layup | 56-42 |
| 09:28 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 09:09 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Peterson scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Justin Hart | 56-44 |
| 08:50 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cecil Cowan | 58-44 |
| 08:34 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 58-44 |
| 08:33 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 08:09 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Arthur Smith - foul #2 on Arthur Smith, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson (PG), Carmen Tevis (SG), Dennis Shepherd (C) Michael Meredith, Charles Leo, Shaun Lee | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas (PG), Troy Liddell (SG), Ruben Clayton (SF), Frank Barker (PF) Justin Hart, Gary Rollins, Ronald Hartig, Mark Peterson | |
| 08:09 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 08:09 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:56 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-44 |
| 07:55 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd grabs the board | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:41 | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Johnson | 63-44 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Melvin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carmen Tevis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Cowan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ismael Bond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Frank Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Liddell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ruben Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | N. Dakota St. | Ruben Clayton hits a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Cecil Cowan - foul #2 on Cecil Cowan, team foul #8 | 63-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Ward (PG), Arthur Ramm (PF) Cecil Cowan, Ismael Bond | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Thomas Kennedy (C) Arthur Smith | |
| 07:23 | N. Dakota St. | Ruben Clayton makes the free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:55 | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 06:54 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Barker pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 06:52 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Ward is called for the reach on Frank Thomas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Ward, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Leo (PG), Scott Gorden (SF), Randall Petri (C) Michael Ward, Melvin Johnson, Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 06:52 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:52 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:52 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 06:40 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 06:38 | N. Dakota St. | Thomas Kennedy gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 06:17 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas is hacked by Carmen Tevis - foul #1 on Carmen Tevis, team foul #10 | 63-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd (C) Arthur Ramm | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 06:17 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 06:17 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:54 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Carmen Tevis | 66-50 |
| 05:31 | N. Dakota St. | The jump hook by Frank Thomas is blocked by Dennis Shepherd | 66-50 |
| 05:29 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:23 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri misses the floater from the free throw line | 66-50 |
| 05:21 | S. Dakota | Scott Gorden tips it home | 68-50 |
| 05:09 | N. Dakota St. | Ruben Clayton knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Frank Thomas | 68-52 |
| 04:51 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dennis Shepherd, team foul #11 | 68-52 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith (PG), Melvin Johnson (SF), Shaun Lee (PF) Charles Leo, Scott Gorden, Randall Petri | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart (PG), Gary Rollins (SG), Ronald Hartig (SF), Mark Peterson (PF), Arthur Smith (C) Frank Thomas, Troy Liddell, Ruben Clayton, Frank Barker, Thomas Kennedy | |
| 04:38 | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Smith makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Justin Hart | 68-54 |
| 04:33 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hartig - foul #2 on Ronald Hartig, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan (SF) Carmen Tevis | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 04:33 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:33 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Peterson gets the rebound | 68-54 |
| 04:17 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Hartig drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Hart | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:07 | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 04:05 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson grabs the offensive board | 68-57 |
| 03:59 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-57 |
| 03:57 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Ronald Hartig | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:55 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Meredith is called for the reach on Justin Hart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Meredith, team foul #12 | 68-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm (PF) Shaun Lee | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 03:55 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 03:55 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Rollins - foul #1 on Gary Rollins, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis (SG), Ismael Bond (C) Michael Meredith, Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 03:33 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:33 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Melvin Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carmen Tevis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cecil Cowan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ramm (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ismael Bond (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Justin Hart (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Rollins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Hartig (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Hartig hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane | 69-61 |
| 03:02 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 03:00 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 03:00 | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Leo (PG) Melvin Johnson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Troy Liddell (SG), Ruben Clayton (SF), Frank Barker (PF) Gary Rollins, Ronald Hartig, Arthur Smith | |
| 02:34 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 02:32 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Peterson misses the tip | 69-61 |
| 02:31 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 02:31 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Smith (C) Mark Peterson | |
| 02:11 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-61 |
| 02:09 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Barker snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 01:47 | N. Dakota St. | Ruben Clayton misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 69-61 |
| 01:45 | N. Dakota St. | Ruben Clayton gets the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 01:34 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Liddell banks in the layup | 69-63 |
| 01:34 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd (C) Ismael Bond | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:15 | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Leo and he's hacked by Ruben Clayton - foul #1 on Ruben Clayton, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| 01:15 | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan makes the free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:01 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Hart misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 00:59 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Liddell - foul #1 on Troy Liddell, team foul #10 | 72-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson (SF), Randall Petri (PF) Cecil Cowan, Arthur Ramm | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:56 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:56 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Liddell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith (PG), Shaun Lee (PF) Carmen Tevis, Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Frank Thomas (PG), Gary Rollins (SG), Ronald Hartig (SF), Mark Peterson (PF), Thomas Kennedy (C) Justin Hart, Troy Liddell, Ruben Clayton, Frank Barker, Arthur Smith | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Kennedy - foul #2 on Thomas Kennedy, team foul #11 | 74-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Scott Gorden (SF), Ismael Bond (C) Michael Meredith, Shaun Lee | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:26 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:26 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:18 | N. Dakota St. | Gary Rollins hits a 3 from the right wing | 76-66 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo runs out the clock | 76-66 |