| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Barry Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Lachance (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Fred Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Sensabaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Keith Hyslop (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Jimmie Slater (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Litherland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Mohan (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Randy Pettie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Metcalfe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Abilene Christian | Nathan Mohan inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Nathan Mohan | 35-36 |
| 19:28 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Lachance and he's hacked by Randy Pettie - foul #3 on Randy Pettie, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton (PF) Randy Pettie | |
| 19:28 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw misses the free throw | 37-36 |
| 19:28 | Abilene Christian | Nathan Mohan grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 19:03 | Abilene Christian | Fred Shaw is called for the reach on Eric Litherland - foul #2 on Fred Shaw, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:50 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jimmie Slater | 37-38 |
| 18:41 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Sensabaugh | 39-38 |
| 18:30 | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Litherland | 39-40 |
| 18:09 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 17:55 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland misses long on a jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 17:54 | Abilene Christian | Nathan Mohan grabs the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 17:41 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland travels with the ball | 42-40 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe (SF), James Honey (PF) Fred Shaw, David Sensabaugh | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Henry Garrett (PF) Eric Litherland | |
| 17:20 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance is hacked by Roy Newton - foul #1 on Roy Newton, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin (C) Keith Hyslop | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Morris Serra (SG), James White (C) Nathan Mohan, Patrick Metcalfe | |
| 17:07 | N. Dakota St. | James Honey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 16:46 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton clanks a turnaround from the right block | 45-40 |
| 16:45 | Abilene Christian | James White pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:29 | Abilene Christian | James White misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 16:27 | Abilene Christian | Henry Garrett grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:19 | Abilene Christian | James White's pass is intercepted by Justin Rowe | 45-40 |
| 16:04 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Roy Newton - foul #2 on Roy Newton, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost (PG), Fred Shaw (SF), David Sensabaugh (PF), Keith Hyslop (C) Barry Davis, Kevin Lachance, James Honey, Frank Herrin | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer (PG), Eric Litherland (SG), Nathan Mohan (SF), Patrick Metcalfe (C) Jimmie Slater, Morris Serra, Roy Newton, James White | |
| 16:04 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:04 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:04 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Patrick Metcalfe | 46-40 |
| 15:44 | Abilene Christian | Nathan Mohan misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 15:43 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Todd Frost (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Sensabaugh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Keith Hyslop (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Wayne Zehrer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Litherland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Mohan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Patrick Metcalfe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 15:25 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:21 | N. Dakota St. | The refs have stopped play. David Sensabaugh is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 46-40 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts (SG), James Honey (PF) Justin Rowe, David Sensabaugh | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Randy Pettie (PF) Henry Garrett | |
| 15:02 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Patrick Metcalfe - foul #2 on Patrick Metcalfe, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater (PG) Wayne Zehrer | |
| 15:02 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:02 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:45 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland is hacked by James Honey - foul #2 on James Honey, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton (SF), James White (C) Nathan Mohan, Patrick Metcalfe | |
| 14:30 | Abilene Christian | Randy Pettie misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 47-40 |
| 14:28 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Keith Hyslop | 47-40 |
| 14:09 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw's pass is intercepted by James White | 47-40 |
| 13:40 | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 13:38 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:27 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw clanks a runner in the lane | 47-40 |
| 13:26 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:09 | N. Dakota St. | James Honey misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-40 |
| 13:08 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to James White | 47-40 |
| 12:55 | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater is hacked by Fred Shaw - foul #3 on Fred Shaw, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis (PG), Kevin Lachance (SG), Justin Rowe (SF), Frank Herrin (PF) Todd Frost, Fred Shaw, James Honey, Keith Hyslop | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Morris Serra (SG), Nathan Mohan (SF), Henry Garrett (PF), Patrick Metcalfe (C) Eric Litherland, Roy Newton, Randy Pettie, James White | |
| 12:45 | Abilene Christian | Nathan Mohan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Herrin - foul #1 on Frank Herrin, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| 12:45 | Abilene Christian | Nathan Mohan makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:45 | Abilene Christian | Nathan Mohan misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:45 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:40 | N. Dakota St. | Morris Serra steals it from Kevin Lachance | 47-41 |
| 12:19 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Bryan Stotts - foul #3 on Bryan Stotts, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Elton Everett (PF) Bryan Stotts | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer (PG) Jimmie Slater | |
| 12:19 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:19 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:19 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Elton Everett | 47-41 |
| 12:04 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe scores on a 3 from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 11:44 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe loses the dribble to Kevin Lachance | 50-41 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Barry Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Lachance (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elton Everett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Herrin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Wayne Zehrer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Serra (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Mohan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Patrick Metcalfe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 11:22 | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 11:06 | Abilene Christian | Kevin Lachance picks off the pass by Wayne Zehrer | 50-41 |
| 10:48 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe is called for traveling | 50-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | James Honey (PF), Keith Hyslop (C) Elton Everett, Frank Herrin | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater (PG), Roy Newton (SG), Randy Pettie (PF) Wayne Zehrer, Morris Serra, Henry Garrett | |
| 10:38 | Abilene Christian | Nathan Mohan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Nathan Mohan, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw (SF) Justin Rowe | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland (SG) Roy Newton | |
| 10:19 | N. Dakota St. | Patrick Metcalfe is called for the reach on Barry Davis - foul #3 on Patrick Metcalfe, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton (SF), James White (C) Nathan Mohan, Patrick Metcalfe | |
| 10:06 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Roy Newton - foul #3 on Roy Newton, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Henry Garrett (C) James White | |
| 10:06 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:06 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:06 | Abilene Christian | Randy Pettie grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:50 | Abilene Christian | Henry Garrett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 09:49 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 09:38 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis is hacked by Jimmie Slater - foul #2 on Jimmie Slater, team foul #8 | 50-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost (SG), David Sensabaugh (PF) Kevin Lachance, James Honey | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 09:38 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:38 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 09:29 | N. Dakota St. | Randy Pettie is called for the reach on Todd Frost - foul #4 on Randy Pettie, team foul #9 | 50-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts (SG) Barry Davis | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | James White (C) Randy Pettie | |
| 09:29 | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:29 | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:07 | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 09:06 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 08:52 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on James White - foul #1 on James White, team foul #10 | 52-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe (SF), Frank Herrin (C) Fred Shaw, Keith Hyslop | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Morris Serra (SG), Nathan Mohan (SF), Patrick Metcalfe (C) Eric Litherland, Henry Garrett, James White | |
| 08:52 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:52 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 08:36 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton double dribbles | 54-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance (SG) Bryan Stotts | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 08:13 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin lays it in set up by Todd Frost | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:01 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-41 |
| 07:59 | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 07:47 | Abilene Christian | Justin Rowe is called for the reach on Roy Newton - foul #1 on Justin Rowe, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis (PG), James Honey (C) Todd Frost, Frank Herrin | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Randy Pettie (PF) Morris Serra | |
| 07:31 | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-44 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Barry Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Lachance (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Sensabaugh (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Honey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Jimmie Slater (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roy Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Mohan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Pettie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Patrick Metcalfe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis loses the dribble to Jimmie Slater | 56-44 |
| 07:06 | Abilene Christian | Randy Pettie can't finish the layup | 56-44 |
| 07:04 | N. Dakota St. | James Honey gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 06:49 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Randy Pettie - foul #5 on Randy Pettie, team foul #11 | 56-44 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw (SF), Keith Hyslop (C) Justin Rowe, David Sensabaugh | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer (PG), Eric Litherland (SG), Henry Garrett (SF), James Woodson (PF), James White (C) Jimmie Slater, Roy Newton, Nathan Mohan, Randy Pettie, Patrick Metcalfe | |
| 06:49 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:49 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:49 | Abilene Christian | James White pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:46 | Abilene Christian | Barry Davis steals the ball from Wayne Zehrer in the backcourt | 57-44 |
| 06:43 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance lays it up and in set up by Barry Davis | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:21 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Lachance - foul #3 on Kevin Lachance, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost (SG) Kevin Lachance | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 06:21 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:21 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 06:06 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Hyslop | 61-46 |
| 05:50 | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Honey - foul #3 on James Honey, team foul #8 | 61-46 |
| 05:50 | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:50 | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:28 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop clanks a floater from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 05:27 | N. Dakota St. | James Honey gets the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 05:11 | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Barry Davis | 64-48 |
| 04:58 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Zehrer | 64-50 |
| 04:37 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw can't throw it down | 64-50 |
| 04:35 | Abilene Christian | Henry Garrett grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 04:30 | Abilene Christian | James Woodson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 04:28 | Abilene Christian | James White grabs the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 04:28 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-50 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance (SG), David Sensabaugh (PF) Todd Frost, James Honey | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater (PG), Nathan Mohan (SF), Roy Newton (PF), Patrick Metcalfe (C) Wayne Zehrer, Henry Garrett, James Woodson, James White | |
| 04:16 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:12 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Lachance | 66-53 |
| 04:03 | Abilene Christian | Nathan Mohan connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Jimmie Slater | 66-55 |
| 03:48 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jimmie Slater - foul #3 on Jimmie Slater, team foul #12 | 66-55 |
| 03:48 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 03:48 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 03:27 | Abilene Christian | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Metcalfe | 68-55 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Barry Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Lachance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fred Shaw (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Sensabaugh (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Keith Hyslop (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Jimmie Slater (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Litherland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Mohan (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Metcalfe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-55 |
| 03:11 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh grabs the board | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 02:54 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 02:48 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Shaw - foul #4 on Fred Shaw, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost (PG), Bryan Stotts (SG), Justin Rowe (SF), James Honey (PF), Frank Herrin (C) Barry Davis, Kevin Lachance, Fred Shaw, David Sensabaugh, Keith Hyslop | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer (PG), Henry Garrett (PF), James White (C) Jimmie Slater, Nathan Mohan, Patrick Metcalfe | |
| 02:48 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:48 | Abilene Christian | Eric Litherland makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:46 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Zehrer steps in front of the Todd Frost pass in the backcourt | 68-57 |
| 02:46 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis (PG), Kevin Lachance (SG), David Sensabaugh (PF), Keith Hyslop (C) Todd Frost, Bryan Stotts, James Honey, Frank Herrin | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater (PG), Nathan Mohan (SF), Patrick Metcalfe (C) Wayne Zehrer, Henry Garrett, James White | |
| 02:40 | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 02:39 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 02:20 | N. Dakota St. | Roy Newton blocks the jumper by Justin Rowe | 68-57 |
| 02:18 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 01:59 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 01:54 | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater drills a 3 from straight away set up by Roy Newton | 71-60 |
| 01:32 | N. Dakota St. | Jimmie Slater picks off the pass by Justin Rowe | 71-60 |
| 01:28 | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater banks in the layup | 71-62 |
| 01:03 | N. Dakota St. | Nathan Mohan picks off the pass by Keith Hyslop | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Abilene Christian | Jimmie Slater knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:54 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis is hacked by Jimmie Slater in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jimmie Slater, team foul #13 | 71-65 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost (SG), Earl Smith (SF), Bryan Stotts (C) Kevin Lachance, Justin Rowe, Keith Hyslop | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 00:54 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:54 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:47 | Abilene Christian | Nathan Mohan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-65 |
| 00:46 | Abilene Christian | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Metcalfe | 73-65 |
| 00:42 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton is hacked by David Sensabaugh - foul #1 on David Sensabaugh, team foul #10 | 73-65 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance (SG), Fred Shaw (SF), Keith Hyslop (C) Todd Frost, Earl Smith, Bryan Stotts | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 00:42 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:42 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:39 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh is hacked by Jimmie Slater in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jimmie Slater, team foul #14 | 73-67 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost (SG), Earl Smith (SF), Bryan Stotts (C) Kevin Lachance, Fred Shaw, Keith Hyslop | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Wayne Zehrer (PG) Jimmie Slater | |
| 00:39 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:39 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:39 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton snags the defensive board | 73-67 |
| 00:39 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-70 |
| 00:32 | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance (SG), James Honey (PF), Keith Hyslop (C) Todd Frost, David Sensabaugh, Bryan Stotts | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 00:31 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Zehrer is called for the reach on Barry Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Zehrer, team foul #15 | 73-70 |
| 00:31 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:31 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:29 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw (SF), David Sensabaugh (PF) Earl Smith, James Honey | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 00:25 | Abilene Christian | Fred Shaw steals the ball from Wayne Zehrer | 75-70 |
| 00:21 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance misses the easy layup | 75-70 |
| 00:19 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe snags the defensive board | 75-70 |
| 00:19 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-70 |
| 00:14 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-70 |
| 00:12 | Abilene Christian | Patrick Metcalfe snags the offensive board | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Zehrer | 75-73 |
| 00:07 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Zehrer is called for the reach on Barry Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Zehrer, team foul #16 | 75-73 |
| 00:07 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:07 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:04 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-73 |
| 00:02 | Abilene Christian | Roy Newton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-73 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw snags the defensive board | 77-73 |