| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Bryan Newport (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Wass (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Newsom (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - John Harpe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Goodell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Bethune (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Harrell inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Harrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 19:35 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:19 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Wass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-27 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Harpe | 34-30 |
| 18:50 | N. Dakota St. | John Newsom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| 18:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Harpe misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 18:33 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Samuel Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell can't throw it down but he's fouled by Bryan Newport - foul #2 on Bryan Newport, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:59 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Newport clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-32 |
| 17:58 | N. Dakota St. | John Newsom can't tip it in | 34-32 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Harrell grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 17:50 | N. Dakota St. | John Newsom pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:31 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Newport's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Bethune | 34-32 |
| 17:30 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Wass tips it in | 36-32 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Timothy Bethune hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 36-32 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Timothy Bethune tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 17:14 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Newport is hacked by John Harpe in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Harpe, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Joshua McNaney (C) Zachary Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Fontenot (PG), Zachariah Talley (SF), David Shover (PF), Ivan Ellis (C) John Harpe, Gary Harrell, Samuel Jones, Timothy Bethune | |
| 16:48 | N. Dakota St. | Joshua McNaney loses the dribble to David Shover | 36-34 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ivan Ellis is hacked by Joshua McNaney - foul #2 on Joshua McNaney, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Peter Journey (PG), Charles McGhinnis (SF), Larry Lee (C) Bryan Newport, Ronald Wass, John Newsom | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 16:22 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Fontenot comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Shover grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Shover buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Fontenot | 36-36 |
| 15:42 | N. Dakota St. | Paul Goodell steps in front of the Charles McGhinnis pass | 36-36 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Peter Journey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Troy Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles McGhinnis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua McNaney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - John Fontenot (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Goodell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zachariah Talley (fresh) PF - David Shover (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 15:29 | N. Dakota St. | Joshua McNaney gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:22 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Journey | 39-36 |
| 15:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Zachariah Talley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-36 |
| 15:03 | N. Dakota St. | Larry Lee pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:46 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Johnson loses the dribble to John Fontenot | 39-36 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joshua McNaney is called for the reach on John Fontenot - foul #3 on Joshua McNaney, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Newport (PG), Ronald Wass (SF), John Newsom (PF), Zachary Brown (C) Troy Johnson, Charles McGhinnis, Joshua McNaney, Larry Lee | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Harpe (PG), Gary Harrell (SF), Samuel Jones (PF), Timothy Bethune (C) Paul Goodell, Zachariah Talley, David Shover, Ivan Ellis | |
| 14:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Harrell clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 14:19 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Zachary Brown | 39-36 |
| 13:53 | N. Dakota St. | Zachary Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | John Kuehner (SG) Peter Journey | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carlos Fielden (SG) John Fontenot | |
| 13:33 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carlos Fielden loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Zachariah Talley (SG) Carlos Fielden | |
| 13:11 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Newport hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Timothy Bethune pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Harpe is fouled on the floor by Zachary Brown - foul #2 on Zachary Brown, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Troy Johnson (SG) John Kuehner | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell (SG) Zachariah Talley | |
| 12:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Harpe clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-36 |
| 12:34 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Wass gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:30 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Newport scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Troy Johnson | 42-36 |
| 12:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Samuel Jones loses the dribble to Ronald Wass | 42-36 |
| 11:53 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Peter Journey (PG), Joshua McNaney (C) Bryan Newport, Zachary Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Zachariah Talley (SF), John Turner (PF), Ivan Ellis (C) Gary Harrell, Samuel Jones, Timothy Bethune | |
| 11:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell can't connect on a shot from the left side | 42-36 |
| 11:36 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Zachariah Talley tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Peter Journey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Wass (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Newsom (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua McNaney (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - John Harpe (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Goodell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zachariah Talley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Turner (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ivan Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | N. Dakota St. | Peter Journey misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-38 |
| 11:25 | N. Dakota St. | John Newsom tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 11:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Harpe | 44-41 |
| 10:33 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 10:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ivan Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Turner's floater is tipped away by John Newsom | 44-41 |
| 10:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Zachariah Talley tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 09:50 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Turner snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Zachariah Talley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Newport (PG), Charles McGhinnis (SF), Zachary Brown (C) Troy Johnson, Ronald Wass, John Newsom | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jeremy Joseph (PG), John Fontenot (SG), Gary Harrell (SF), Samuel Jones (PF), Timothy Bethune (C) John Harpe, Paul Goodell, Zachariah Talley, John Turner, Ivan Ellis | |
| 09:06 | N. Dakota St. | Charles McGhinnis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 09:04 | N. Dakota St. | Zachary Brown tips it in | 46-43 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Harrell connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jeremy Joseph | 46-45 |
| 08:30 | N. Dakota St. | Zachary Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 08:28 | N. Dakota St. | Charles McGhinnis tips it home | 48-45 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Fontenot knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Joseph and the foul's on Joshua McNaney - foul #4 on Joshua McNaney, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Troy Johnson (SG), Frederick Wilkerson (PF) Peter Journey, Joshua McNaney | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell (SG) Jeremy Joseph | |
| 08:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Fontenot makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:56 | N. Dakota St. | Frederick Wilkerson buries a shot from close range and he's fouled by Samuel Jones - foul #2 on Samuel Jones, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| 07:56 | N. Dakota St. | Frederick Wilkerson makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Fontenot | 51-51 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Bryan Newport (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles McGhinnis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederick Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Zachary Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - John Fontenot (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Goodell (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Harrell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Bethune (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | N. Dakota St. | Frederick Wilkerson's floater is tipped away by Timothy Bethune | 51-51 |
| 07:25 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Newport tips it but misses | 51-51 |
| 07:23 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Samuel Jones gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:16 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Zachary Brown picks off the pass by John Fontenot | 51-51 |
| 07:04 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Newport misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 07:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 06:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Samuel Jones snags the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Fontenot can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-51 |
| 06:21 | N. Dakota St. | Frederick Wilkerson gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:06 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Newport comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 06:04 | N. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Brown | 51-51 |
| 05:55 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 05:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Timothy Bethune gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 05:32 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Charles McGhinnis | 51-51 |
| 05:32 | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Wass (SF), John Newsom (PF) Charles McGhinnis, Frederick Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Harpe (PG) John Fontenot | |
| 05:12 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Wass misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 05:11 | N. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Wass | 51-51 |
| 04:50 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Wass misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 04:49 | N. Dakota St. | John Newsom snags the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 04:42 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Wass scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Johnson | 54-51 |
| 04:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bryan Newport picks off the pass by Paul Goodell | 54-51 |
| 04:04 | N. Dakota St. | Troy Johnson misses the easy layup | 54-51 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 03:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Harrell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Troy Johnson - foul #3 on Troy Johnson, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Peter Journey (PG), Joshua McNaney (C) Bryan Newport, Zachary Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Turner (PF), Ivan Ellis (C) Samuel Jones, Timothy Bethune | |
| 03:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Harrell misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 03:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Harrell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 03:47 | N. Dakota St. | Joshua McNaney grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 03:31 | N. Dakota St. | John Newsom hits a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by John Turner - foul #4 on John Turner, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Zachariah Talley (SF) Gary Harrell | |
| 03:31 | N. Dakota St. | John Newsom makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Peter Journey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Wass (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Newsom (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua McNaney (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - John Harpe (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Goodell (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zachariah Talley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Turner (fresh) 4 pf. C - Ivan Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Paul Goodell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Harpe | 57-54 |
| 02:45 | N. Dakota St. | Peter Journey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-54 |
| 02:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Turner snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 02:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Newport (PG), Zachary Brown (C) Peter Journey, Joshua McNaney | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Harrell (SF), Samuel Jones (PF), Timothy Bethune (C) Zachariah Talley, John Turner, Ivan Ellis | |
| 02:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Harpe connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 02:13 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Wass steps out of bounds on the sideline | 57-57 |
| 01:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Samuel Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 01:43 | N. Dakota St. | John Newsom pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:38 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Newport misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Harrell gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Timothy Bethune misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Zachary Brown - foul #3 on Zachary Brown, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Timothy Bethune makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Timothy Bethune makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:01 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Newport scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Timothy Bethune connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Jones | 60-61 |
| 00:18 | N. Dakota St. | Gary Harrell picks off the pass by John Newsom | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bryan Newport is called for the reach on Gary Harrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryan Newport, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Harrell misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:17 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Wass gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 00:13 | N. Dakota St. | John Newsom's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Jones | 60-61 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Samuel Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 00:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bryan Newport is called for the reach on Samuel Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bryan Newport, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| 00:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Samuel Jones misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:09 | N. Dakota St. | John Newsom snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 00:09 | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| 00:01 | N. Dakota St. | John Newsom misses the runner from the left block | 60-61 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Timothy Bethune gets the rebound | 60-61 |