| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Henry Place (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Leake (fresh) SF - Martin Johnson (fresh) PF - Thomas Albert (fresh) C - Roy Flora (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Charles Pennington (fresh) SG - John Schuette (fresh) SF - Glenn Risher (fresh) PF - Scott Smith (fresh) C - Charles Henn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John Schuette - foul #1 on John Schuette, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:38 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Shepherd | Charles Pennington can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Thomas Albert | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora clanks a runner from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Shepherd | John Schuette grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Shepherd | Charles Pennington is hacked by Jeffrey Leake in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Leake, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Shepherd | 3 seconds is called on Glenn Risher | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | S. Dakota St. | Glenn Risher steals it from Thomas Albert | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Shepherd | Charles Henn throws it down set up by Charles Pennington | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Shepherd | Charles Henn snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Shepherd | Thomas Albert is called for the reach on Charles Pennington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Albert, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis (PG), James Penning (SG), Brian Forest (SF), Lloyd Sims (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Henry Place, Jeffrey Leake, Martin Johnson, Thomas Albert, Roy Flora | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 17:28 | Shepherd | Scott Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Pennington | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jack Zemaitis, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Stephen French (SG), Darrell Borland (PF), Rickey Watson (C) John Schuette, Scott Smith, Charles Henn | |
| 16:45 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher is fouled on the floor by Brian Forest - foul #1 on Brian Forest, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora (C) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Marvin Baylor (C) Glenn Risher | |
| 16:32 | Shepherd | Charles Pennington is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Marvin Baylor | 2-7 |
| 16:13 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Zemaitis | 4-7 |
| 16:11 | Shepherd | Roy Flora steps in front of the Charles Pennington pass in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 15:52 | S. Dakota St. | James Penning misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Marvin Baylor - foul #1 on Marvin Baylor, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Dustin Koch (PF) Jack Zemaitis, Brian Forest, Lloyd Sims | |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Schuette (SG), Scott Smith (PF) Charles Pennington, Marvin Baylor | |
| 15:52 | S. Dakota St. | James Penning misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:52 | S. Dakota St. | James Penning misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:52 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - James Penning (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Leake (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) PF - Dustin Koch (fresh) C - Roy Flora (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Stephen French (fresh) SG - John Schuette (fresh) SF - Rickey Watson (fresh) PF - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Borland (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Shepherd | Stephen French connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 15:18 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 15:17 | Shepherd | Scott Smith pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:02 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 4-10 |
| 15:01 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 14:41 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from James Penning and he's fouled by Darrell Borland - foul #1 on Darrell Borland, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG), Jack Zemaitis (SG), Martin Johnson (SF) James Penning, Jeffrey Leake, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Charles Pennington (PG), Jeffrey Valente (SG), Glenn Risher (SF), Marvin Baylor (PF), Charles Henn (C) Stephen French, John Schuette, Rickey Watson, Scott Smith, Darrell Borland | |
| 14:41 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:17 | Shepherd | Marvin Baylor comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 7-10 |
| 14:16 | Shepherd | Charles Henn can't tip it in | 7-10 |
| 14:14 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:53 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 7-10 |
| 13:52 | Shepherd | Charles Henn grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:33 | Shepherd | Charles Pennington hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 13:17 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Zemaitis | 9-13 |
| 12:50 | Shepherd | Jeffrey Valente misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jack Zemaitis - foul #2 on Jack Zemaitis, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas (PG), Jeffrey Leake (SG), Brian Forest (SF), Thomas Albert (PF), Lloyd Sims (C) Henry Place, Jack Zemaitis, Martin Johnson, Dustin Koch, Roy Flora | |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Schuette (SG), Mark Cornish (SF), Scott Smith (PF) Charles Pennington, Glenn Risher, Marvin Baylor | |
| 12:50 | Shepherd | Jeffrey Valente misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:50 | Shepherd | Jeffrey Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:28 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest is fouled on the floor by John Schuette - foul #2 on John Schuette, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Stephen French (PG), Otto Brinkmann (SG) Jeffrey Valente, John Schuette | |
| 12:17 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lloyd Sims | 12-14 |
| 11:54 | Shepherd | Mark Cornish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-14 |
| 11:52 | Shepherd | Scott Smith misses the tip | 12-14 |
| 11:51 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Leake (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Forest (fresh) PF - Thomas Albert (fresh) C - Lloyd Sims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Stephen French (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Otto Brinkmann (fresh) SF - Mark Cornish (fresh) PF - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Henn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest double dribbles | 12-14 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG) Lloyd Sims | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Charles Pennington (PG), Glenn Risher (SF), Darrell Borland (C) Otto Brinkmann, Mark Cornish, Charles Henn | |
| 11:10 | Shepherd | Charles Pennington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 11:09 | Shepherd | Stephen French tips it in | 12-16 |
| 10:50 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Leake | 15-16 |
| 10:37 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland's pass is intercepted by Robert Thomas | 15-16 |
| 10:22 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 10:21 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert grabs the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:02 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Henry Place | 17-16 |
| 09:58 | Shepherd | Henry Place steals it from Stephen French in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 09:37 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-16 |
| 09:36 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas snags the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:26 | S. Dakota St. | Stephen French takes the ball from Robert Thomas | 17-16 |
| 09:10 | Shepherd | Charles Pennington misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 09:08 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:55 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place is hacked by Charles Pennington - foul #1 on Charles Pennington, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Penning (PG), Martin Johnson (SF), Lloyd Sims (PF), Roy Flora (C) Henry Place, Brian Forest, Thomas Albert, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Jeffrey Valente (PG), Otto Brinkmann (SG), Mark Cornish (SF), Rickey Watson (PF), Marvin Baylor (C) Charles Pennington, Stephen French, Glenn Risher, Scott Smith, Darrell Borland | |
| 08:36 | S. Dakota St. | James Penning clanks a 3 from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 08:35 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora tips it in | 19-16 |
| 08:13 | Shepherd | Marvin Baylor is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the lane | 19-16 |
| 08:12 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Martin Johnson | 19-16 |
| 07:52 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora misses the lay-in | 19-16 |
| 07:50 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake gets the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - James Penning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Leake (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Johnson (fresh) PF - Lloyd Sims (fresh) C - Roy Flora (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Jeffrey Valente (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Otto Brinkmann (fresh) SF - Mark Cornish (fresh) PF - Rickey Watson (fresh) C - Marvin Baylor (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | S. Dakota St. | The short jumper by Jeffrey Leake is denied by Marvin Baylor | 19-16 |
| 07:36 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 07:32 | Shepherd | Roy Flora swats the layup by Otto Brinkmann | 19-16 |
| 07:30 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson snags the offensive board | 19-16 |
| 07:15 | Shepherd | Roy Flora swats the short shot by Otto Brinkmann | 19-16 |
| 07:13 | Shepherd | Otto Brinkmann tips it in | 19-18 |
| 06:58 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 06:57 | Shepherd | Otto Brinkmann gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:51 | Shepherd | Otto Brinkmann is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 06:50 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 06:29 | S. Dakota St. | Lloyd Sims clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 06:27 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:11 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora is whistled for a carry | 19-18 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG), Dustin Koch (PF) James Penning, Lloyd Sims | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Charles Pennington (PG), Stephen French (SG), Glenn Risher (SF), Scott Smith (PF), Charles Henn (C) Jeffrey Valente, Otto Brinkmann, Mark Cornish, Rickey Watson, Marvin Baylor | |
| 05:50 | Shepherd | Charles Henn knocks in the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Martin Johnson - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas (SG) Jeffrey Leake | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 05:50 | Shepherd | Charles Henn makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:42 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Pennington steals the ball from Henry Place | 19-21 |
| 05:39 | Shepherd | Charles Pennington misses the lay-in | 19-21 |
| 05:38 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Johnson grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 05:19 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dustin Koch | 21-21 |
| 05:11 | Shepherd | Charles Henn hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 21-21 |
| 05:09 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Glenn Risher - foul #1 on Glenn Risher, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest (SF) Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch grabs the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 04:41 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place misses the shot from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 04:40 | Shepherd | Scott Smith pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 04:17 | Shepherd | Brian Forest steps in front of the Charles Henn pass | 22-21 |
| 03:58 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas is called for traveling | 22-21 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis (SG), Thomas Albert (PF) Robert Thomas, Dustin Koch | |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Schuette (SG), Mark Cornish (SF), Darrell Borland (PF) Stephen French, Glenn Risher, Scott Smith | |
| 03:56 | Shepherd | Henry Place is called for the reach on Charles Pennington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Place, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Martin Johnson (SF) Brian Forest | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 03:56 | Shepherd | Charles Pennington misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 03:56 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:40 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darrell Borland - foul #2 on Darrell Borland, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Lloyd Sims (C) Roy Flora | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Jeffrey Valente (PG) Charles Pennington | |
| 03:40 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:40 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Henry Place (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Zemaitis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Johnson (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Albert (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lloyd Sims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Jeffrey Valente (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Schuette (fresh) SF - Mark Cornish (fresh) PF - Darrell Borland (fresh) C - Charles Henn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Shepherd | Charles Henn banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Valente | 24-23 |
| 03:18 | S. Dakota St. | Darrell Borland is called for the reach on Henry Place - foul #3 on Darrell Borland, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Marvin Baylor (PF) Darrell Borland | |
| 03:18 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 03:18 | Shepherd | John Schuette pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 02:52 | Shepherd | John Schuette's floater is tipped away by Martin Johnson | 24-23 |
| 02:51 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 02:32 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis is hacked by Charles Henn - foul #1 on Charles Henn, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake (SG), Brian Forest (SF), Roy Flora (C) Henry Place, Martin Johnson, Lloyd Sims | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Charles Pennington (PG), Rickey Watson (SF), Scott Smith (PF) Jeffrey Valente, Mark Cornish, Charles Henn | |
| 02:32 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:32 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:32 | Shepherd | Scott Smith snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 02:30 | Shepherd | Charles Pennington is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Flora - foul #1 on Roy Flora, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas (SF) Thomas Albert | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 02:30 | Shepherd | Charles Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:30 | Shepherd | Charles Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:13 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Leake | 27-25 |
| 02:02 | Shepherd | John Schuette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 02:00 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 01:43 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest scores on a jumper from the right side | 29-25 |
| 01:41 | Shepherd | John Schuette throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Penning (PG), Lloyd Sims (PF) Jeffrey Leake, Brian Forest | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Otto Brinkmann (SG), Glenn Risher (SF), Charles Henn (C) John Schuette, Rickey Watson, Marvin Baylor | |
| 01:24 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 01:22 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to Scott Smith | 29-25 |
| 01:01 | Shepherd | Charles Henn hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Roy Flora - foul #2 on Roy Flora, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest (SF), Dustin Koch (PF) Robert Thomas, Lloyd Sims | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Jeffrey Valente (SG) Otto Brinkmann | |
| 01:01 | Shepherd | Charles Henn misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:01 | Shepherd | Charles Henn makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:48 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Penning and he's fouled by Glenn Risher - foul #2 on Glenn Risher, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake (SG) James Penning | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Otto Brinkmann (SG) Charles Pennington | |
| 00:48 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest makes the free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:31 | Shepherd | Scott Smith lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Valente | 32-28 |
| 00:04 | S. Dakota St. | Otto Brinkmann steps in front of the Dustin Koch pass | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | Shepherd | Otto Brinkmann misses short on a halfcourt shot | 32-28 |