| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Jason Wake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earnest Hornsby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Gentry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Bell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Winston Harber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Daniel Hawkins inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Gilmore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roger Jordan | 27-22 |
| 19:25 | N. Dakota St. | Earnest Hornsby can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Clifton Franklin - foul #2 on Clifton Franklin, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 19:25 | N. Dakota St. | Earnest Hornsby makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 19:25 | N. Dakota St. | Earnest Hornsby makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Clifton Franklin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 18:47 | N. Dakota St. | David Atkinson blocks the short jumper by Winston Harber | 30-24 |
| 18:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to David Atkinson | 30-24 |
| 18:42 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roger Jordan misses short on a floater from the right side | 30-24 |
| 18:41 | N. Dakota St. | Winston Harber snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 18:22 | N. Dakota St. | Earnest Hornsby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-24 |
| 18:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roger Jordan misses the jumper from the left side | 30-24 |
| 18:01 | N. Dakota St. | Winston Harber grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 17:45 | N. Dakota St. | Winston Harber knocks in the shot from the left block | 30-26 |
| 17:26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Winston Harber is called for the reach on Clifton Franklin - foul #1 on Winston Harber, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Donald Siebert (C) Winston Harber | |
| 17:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jason Wake steals it from Daniel Hawkins | 30-26 |
| 17:12 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Gentry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Wake | 30-28 |
| 16:55 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Earnest Hornsby is called for the reach on Clifton Franklin - foul #2 on Earnest Hornsby, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Louis Casson (SG), Harry Jackson (SF), Matthew Paulk (C) Clifton Franklin, Daniel Hawkins, Walter Gilmore | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Clyde Cole (PG), Darrell Jones (SG), Jared Stutzman (SF), Eric Valentin (C) Jason Wake, Earnest Hornsby, Kevin Gentry, Victor Bell | |
| 16:39 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Harry Jackson hits a shot near the basket set up by Roger Jordan | 32-28 |
| 16:26 | N. Dakota St. | Clyde Cole hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Darrell Jones | 32-30 |
| 16:21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Louis Casson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-30 |
| 16:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Atkinson tips it but misses | 32-30 |
| 16:19 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Louis Casson tips it in | 34-30 |
| 16:02 | N. Dakota St. | Darrell Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-33 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Roger Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Casson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harry Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Paulk (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Clyde Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jared Stutzman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Siebert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Valentin (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Harry Jackson comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 34-33 |
| 15:44 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Atkinson gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Darrell Jones is called for the reach on Roger Jordan - foul #2 on Darrell Jones, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Teel (PG), Clifton Franklin (SG), Daniel Hawkins (SF), Walter Gilmore (C) Roger Jordan, Harry Jackson, David Atkinson, Matthew Paulk | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jason Wake (PG), Earnest Hornsby (SG), Kevin Gentry (SF), Victor Bell (PF), Winston Harber (C) Clyde Cole, Darrell Jones, Jared Stutzman, Donald Siebert, Eric Valentin | |
| 15:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Daniel Hawkins connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 15:01 | N. Dakota St. | Victor Bell misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-33 |
| 14:59 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Louis Casson lays it up and in set up by Daniel Hawkins | 39-33 |
| 14:27 | N. Dakota St. | Winston Harber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Atkinson (PF) Louis Casson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 14:01 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Clifton Franklin is hacked by Earnest Hornsby - foul #3 on Earnest Hornsby, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| 13:54 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Teel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Wake - foul #2 on Jason Wake, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Matthew Paulk (C) Walter Gilmore | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 13:54 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Teel makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 13:54 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Teel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 13:54 | N. Dakota St. | Victor Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:47 | N. Dakota St. | Jason Wake scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 13:27 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Matthew Paulk clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 40-36 |
| 13:25 | N. Dakota St. | Victor Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:07 | N. Dakota St. | Winston Harber misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-36 |
| 13:06 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Gentry grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 12:42 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Gentry misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 12:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Teel snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 12:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kevin Gentry steals it from Clifton Franklin | 40-36 |
| 12:31 | N. Dakota St. | Jason Wake banks in the layup set up by Kevin Gentry | 40-38 |
| 12:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Clifton Franklin can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 12:13 | N. Dakota St. | Winston Harber gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 11:56 | N. Dakota St. | David Atkinson steps in front of the Jason Wake pass | 40-38 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - David Teel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Clifton Franklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hawkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Atkinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Matthew Paulk (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Jason Wake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earnest Hornsby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Gentry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Victor Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Winston Harber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Daniel Hawkins misses the easy layup | 40-38 |
| 11:32 | N. Dakota St. | Winston Harber pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 11:17 | N. Dakota St. | Earnest Hornsby makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jason Wake | 40-40 |
| 11:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Atkinson clanks a floater from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 11:04 | N. Dakota St. | Earnest Hornsby pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:56 | N. Dakota St. | David Teel picks off the pass by Winston Harber | 40-40 |
| 10:53 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Atkinson blows the layup | 40-40 |
| 10:52 | N. Dakota St. | Victor Bell pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:46 | N. Dakota St. | Winston Harber can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 10:44 | N. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Earnest Hornsby | 40-40 |
| 10:31 | N. Dakota St. | Victor Bell buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Kevin Gentry and the foul's on David Atkinson - foul #2 on David Atkinson, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roger Jordan (PG), Louis Casson (SG), Harry Jackson (SF), Dennis Weiler (PF), Walter Gilmore (C) David Teel, Clifton Franklin, Daniel Hawkins, David Atkinson, Matthew Paulk | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Clyde Cole (PG), Darrell Jones (SG), Jared Stutzman (SF), Donald Siebert (C) Jason Wake, Earnest Hornsby, Kevin Gentry, Winston Harber | |
| 10:31 | N. Dakota St. | Victor Bell makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Clyde Cole steals the ball from Harry Jackson | 40-43 |
| 10:03 | N. Dakota St. | Victor Bell comes up short on the runner from the left block | 40-43 |
| 10:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Walter Gilmore | 40-43 |
| 09:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Harry Jackson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Roger Jordan | 43-43 |
| 09:34 | N. Dakota St. | Jared Stutzman is fouled on the floor by Roger Jordan - foul #1 on Roger Jordan, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Charles Baker (C) Victor Bell | |
| 09:17 | N. Dakota St. | Jared Stutzman misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Roger Jordan - foul #2 on Roger Jordan, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| 09:17 | N. Dakota St. | Jared Stutzman makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:17 | N. Dakota St. | Jared Stutzman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:17 | N. Dakota St. | Donald Siebert grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:12 | N. Dakota St. | Jared Stutzman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-44 |
| 09:10 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roger Jordan snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 08:57 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Louis Casson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Harry Jackson | 46-44 |
| 08:42 | N. Dakota St. | Clyde Cole misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 08:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Walter Gilmore | 46-44 |
| 08:15 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Weiler connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 08:08 | N. Dakota St. | Darrell Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 07:52 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Gilmore makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Casson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harry Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Weiler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Gilmore (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Clyde Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Stutzman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Siebert (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Baker (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | N. Dakota St. | Jared Stutzman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-47 |
| 07:38 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Baker tips it in | 51-49 |
| 07:14 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Walter Gilmore is fouled on the floor by Charles Baker - foul #4 on Charles Baker, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Teel (PG), Clifton Franklin (SG), Daniel Hawkins (SF), David Atkinson (PF), Matthew Paulk (C) Roger Jordan, Louis Casson, Harry Jackson, Dennis Weiler, Walter Gilmore | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jason Wake (PG), Earnest Hornsby (SG), Kevin Gentry (SF), Victor Bell (PF), Eric Valentin (C) Clyde Cole, Jared Stutzman, Darrell Jones, Donald Siebert, Charles Baker | |
| 07:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Daniel Hawkins drills a 3 from the right corner set up by David Atkinson | 54-49 |
| 06:39 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Gentry comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 06:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to David Atkinson | 54-49 |
| 06:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Teel is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 06:24 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Gentry is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kevin Gentry, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 06:11 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Jason Wake takes the ball from David Teel | 54-49 |
| 05:53 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Gentry misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 05:52 | N. Dakota St. | Eric Valentin tips it in | 54-51 |
| 05:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Atkinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 05:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Atkinson grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 05:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Clifton Franklin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 05:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Matthew Paulk tips it back up and in | 56-51 |
| 05:03 | N. Dakota St. | David Atkinson is called for the reach on Jason Wake - foul #3 on David Atkinson, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roger Jordan (PG), Walter Gilmore (C) David Teel, Matthew Paulk | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Clyde Cole (PG), Darrell Jones (SG), Donald Siebert (PF), Winston Harber (C) Jason Wake, Earnest Hornsby, Victor Bell, Eric Valentin | |
| 04:43 | N. Dakota St. | Donald Siebert travels with the ball | 56-51 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Louis Casson (SF) Daniel Hawkins | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 04:22 | St. Thomas Aquinas | A charge is called on Clifton Franklin - foul #3 on Clifton Franklin, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Harry Jackson (SF) Clifton Franklin | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jared Stutzman (SF) Kevin Gentry | |
| 04:04 | N. Dakota St. | Louis Casson is called for the reach on Darrell Jones - foul #1 on Louis Casson, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| 04:04 | N. Dakota St. | Darrell Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:04 | N. Dakota St. | Darrell Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:04 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to David Atkinson | 56-52 |
| 03:42 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Atkinson connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Louis Casson | 58-52 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Casson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harry Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Walter Gilmore (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Clyde Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Jones (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jared Stutzman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Siebert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Winston Harber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | N. Dakota St. | Darrell Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 03:16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Atkinson grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 02:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roger Jordan connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Harry Jackson | 60-52 |
| 02:49 | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Clifton Franklin (SG), Daniel Hawkins (SF) Louis Casson, Harry Jackson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jason Wake (PG), Earnest Hornsby (SG), Kevin Gentry (SF), Victor Bell (PF) Clyde Cole, Darrell Jones, Jared Stutzman, Donald Siebert | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:27 | N. Dakota St. | Walter Gilmore picks off the pass by Winston Harber | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:09 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Daniel Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 02:08 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roger Jordan snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 01:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Roger Jordan buries a 3 from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 01:45 | N. Dakota St. | Winston Harber misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Atkinson - foul #4 on David Atkinson, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Teel (PG), Louis Casson (SG), Harry Jackson (SF), Matthew Paulk (PF), Dennis Weiler (C) Roger Jordan, Clifton Franklin, Daniel Hawkins, David Atkinson, Walter Gilmore | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Clyde Cole (PG), Darrell Jones (SG), Jared Stutzman (SF), Donald Siebert (PF) Jason Wake, Earnest Hornsby, Kevin Gentry, Victor Bell | |
| 01:45 | N. Dakota St. | Winston Harber misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:45 | N. Dakota St. | Winston Harber misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:45 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Harry Jackson | 63-52 |
| 01:26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Harry Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Charles Baker (C) Winston Harber | |
| 01:08 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Baker double dribbles | 63-52 |
| 00:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Matthew Paulk misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 00:49 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Darrell Jones | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | N. Dakota St. | Harry Jackson steals it from Clyde Cole | 63-52 |
| 00:38 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Louis Casson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harry Jackson | 65-52 |
| 00:33 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Baker hits a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Dennis Weiler - foul #1 on Dennis Weiler, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| 00:33 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Baker makes the free throw | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dennis Weiler knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by David Teel | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | Jared Stutzman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 67-55 |