| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Oren Stewart (fresh) SG - Johnny Barnes (fresh) SF - Mo Pyburn (fresh) PF - Charles Smith (fresh) C - Samuel Fontaine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Barry Davis (fresh) SG - Kevin Lachance (fresh) SF - Fred Shaw (fresh) PF - David Sensabaugh (fresh) C - Keith Hyslop (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Smith 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 | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Mo Pyburn | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis's pass is intercepted by Mo Pyburn in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop can't finish the uncontested layup | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Samuel Fontaine | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | S. Dakota St. | Barry Davis takes the ball from Charles Smith | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Smith snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | S. Dakota St. | The jump hook by Mo Pyburn is blocked by David Sensabaugh | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mo Pyburn | 5-0 |
| 17:33 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 17:32 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | S. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw is called for the reach on Mo Pyburn - foul #1 on Fred Shaw, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Nicholas Tarrant (PG), Michael Ojeda (SG), James Allen (SF), Joe Condrey (PF), Joey Gossage (C) Oren Stewart, Johnny Barnes, Mo Pyburn, Charles Smith, Samuel Fontaine | |
| 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 | |
| 16:52 | S. Dakota St. | Todd Frost picks off the pass by Michael Ojeda | 5-2 |
| 16:49 | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost misses the dunk attempt | 5-2 |
| 16:48 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:29 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin is fouled on the floor by Joey Gossage - foul #1 on Joey Gossage, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts is fouled on the floor by James Allen - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 16:06 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Ojeda steals it from Justin Rowe | 5-2 |
| 16:03 | S. Dakota St. | Nicholas Tarrant hits the finger roll set up by Michael Ojeda | 7-2 |
| 15:59 | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost is hacked by Nicholas Tarrant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Tarrant, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Charles Smith (PF) Joey Gossage | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Nicholas Tarrant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Ojeda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Allen (fresh) PF - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Condrey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Todd Frost (fresh) SG - Bryan Stotts (fresh) SF - Justin Rowe (fresh) PF - James Honey (fresh) C - Frank Herrin (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin's layup is rejected by Charles Smith | 7-2 |
| 15:49 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Michael Ojeda | 7-2 |
| 15:31 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Smith makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Ojeda | 9-2 |
| 15:20 | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost travels with the ball | 9-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas (PG), Johnny Barnes (SG), Mo Pyburn (SF) Nicholas Tarrant, Michael Ojeda, James Allen | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis (PG), Kevin Lachance (SG), Earl Smith (SF), Elton Everett (PF), Keith Hyslop (C) Todd Frost, Bryan Stotts, Justin Rowe, James Honey, Frank Herrin | |
| 14:58 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Condrey slams it home on a nice dish by Johnny Barnes | 11-2 |
| 14:54 | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith is hacked by Johnny Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Barnes, team foul #4 | 11-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine (C) Joe Condrey | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 14:44 | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-2 |
| 14:43 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn grabs the board | 11-2 |
| 14:39 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage (C) Samuel Fontaine | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh (PF) Elton Everett | |
| 14:31 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-2 |
| 14:29 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop tips it in | 11-4 |
| 14:13 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Sean Thomas | 13-4 |
| 13:55 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by David Sensabaugh | 13-6 |
| 13:41 | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-6 |
| 13:39 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:20 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 13:18 | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| 12:54 | S. Dakota St. | Barry Davis takes the ball from Mo Pyburn | 13-6 |
| 12:31 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart (PG), Nicholas Tarrant (SG), Michael Ojeda (SF), James Allen (PF), Joe Condrey (C) Sean Thomas, Johnny Barnes, Mo Pyburn, Charles Smith, Joey Gossage | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost (PG), Bryan Stotts (SG), Fred Shaw (SF), James Honey (C) Barry Davis, Kevin Lachance, Earl Smith, Keith Hyslop | |
| 12:31 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:31 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:20 | S. Dakota St. | Nicholas Tarrant connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Ojeda | 16-8 |
| 12:01 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 16-8 |
| 12:00 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Condrey gets the rebound | 16-8 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Oren Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Tarrant (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Ojeda (fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Allen (fresh) C - Joe Condrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Todd Frost (fresh) SG - Bryan Stotts (fresh) SF - Fred Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Sensabaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Honey (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart is hacked by James Honey - foul #1 on James Honey, team foul #2 | 16-8 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin (C) David Sensabaugh | |
| 11:21 | S. Dakota St. | Nicholas Tarrant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-8 |
| 11:20 | N. Dakota St. | James Honey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 11:18 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw loses the dribble to James Allen in the backcourt | 16-8 |
| 10:58 | S. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw blocks the short jumper by Joe Condrey | 16-8 |
| 10:56 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Condrey gets the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 10:38 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Condrey is fouled on the floor by Bryan Stotts - foul #1 on Bryan Stotts, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes (SG), Samuel Fontaine (C) Nicholas Tarrant, James Allen | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis (PG), Kevin Lachance (SG), Justin Rowe (SF), Elton Everett (PF) Todd Frost, Bryan Stotts, Fred Shaw, James Honey | |
| 10:23 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Ojeda makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Oren Stewart | 18-8 |
| 10:18 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis is hacked by Oren Stewart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oren Stewart, team foul #6 | 18-8 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Charles Smith (PF) Joe Condrey | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 10:07 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 18-8 |
| 10:05 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 09:48 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Lachance - foul #1 on Kevin Lachance, team foul #4 | 18-8 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop (C) Frank Herrin | |
| 09:48 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 09:48 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-8 |
| 09:32 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe is open and buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Davis | 20-11 |
| 09:16 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Ojeda scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Barnes | 23-11 |
| 09:09 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Barry Davis | 23-14 |
| 08:56 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Ojeda | 26-14 |
| 08:54 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-14 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas (PG), Nicholas Tarrant (SG), James Allen (SF), Joe Condrey (PF) Oren Stewart, Johnny Barnes, Michael Ojeda, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost (PG), Bryan Stotts (SG), Fred Shaw (SF), David Sensabaugh (PF) Barry Davis, Kevin Lachance, Justin Rowe, Elton Everett | |
| 08:38 | S. Dakota St. | James Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-14 |
| 08:36 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts grabs the defensive rebound | 26-14 |
| 08:24 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts buries a fadeaway from the right side | 26-16 |
| 08:06 | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas drills a floater from the left side | 28-16 |
| 07:50 | N. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-16 |
| 07:48 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw tips it home | 28-18 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Sean Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Tarrant (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Allen (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Condrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Fontaine (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Todd Frost (fresh) SG - Bryan Stotts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Sensabaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Hyslop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | S. Dakota St. | Nicholas Tarrant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-18 |
| 07:27 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 07:05 | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost buries a 3 from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 06:55 | S. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop steals the ball from James Allen | 28-21 |
| 06:34 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts drills a 3 from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 06:18 | S. Dakota St. | Todd Frost steals the ball from Samuel Fontaine | 28-24 |
| 05:58 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop hits the finger roll | 28-26 |
| 05:41 | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas is fouled on the floor by Keith Hyslop - foul #1 on Keith Hyslop, team foul #5 | 28-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart (PG), Michael Ojeda (SG), Mo Pyburn (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Joey Gossage (C) Sean Thomas, Nicholas Tarrant, James Allen, Joe Condrey, Samuel Fontaine | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis (PG), Kevin Lachance (SG), Justin Rowe (SF), James Honey (PF), Frank Herrin (C) Todd Frost, Bryan Stotts, Fred Shaw, David Sensabaugh, Keith Hyslop | |
| 05:26 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Smith hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 05:06 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Ojeda steals the ball from Barry Davis | 30-26 |
| 05:03 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Ojeda banks in the layup | 32-26 |
| 04:47 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mo Pyburn - foul #1 on Mo Pyburn, team foul #7 | 32-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes (SG) Michael Ojeda | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 04:47 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:47 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:24 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joe Condrey (C) Joey Gossage | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 03:58 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance is hacked by Johnny Barnes - foul #2 on Johnny Barnes, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Ojeda (PG) Oren Stewart | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Elton Everett (PF) Frank Herrin | |
| 03:58 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:58 | N. Dakota St. | Elton Everett gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 03:48 | N. Dakota St. | Elton Everett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 03:46 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Johnny Barnes | 32-28 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Ojeda (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mo Pyburn (tiring) PF - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Condrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Barry Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Lachance (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Rowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Elton Everett (fresh) C - James Honey (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota St. | Johnny Barnes knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Ojeda | 34-28 |
| 03:40 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Ojeda is called for the reach on Barry Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Ojeda, team foul #9 | 34-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith (SF) Justin Rowe | |
| 03:40 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:40 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Condrey gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 03:29 | S. Dakota St. | Elton Everett is called for the reach on Charles Smith - foul #1 on Elton Everett, team foul #6 | 34-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost (PG), Keith Hyslop (C) Barry Davis, James Honey | |
| 03:04 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Johnny Barnes and he's fouled by Elton Everett - foul #2 on Elton Everett, team foul #7 | 36-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Oren Stewart (PG), Joey Gossage (C) Johnny Barnes, Joe Condrey | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 03:04 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn misses the free throw | 36-28 |
| 03:04 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Ojeda grabs the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 02:45 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Ojeda hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 02:44 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn tips it home | 38-28 |
| 02:31 | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 02:29 | S. Dakota St. | Joey Gossage grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 02:12 | S. Dakota St. | Mo Pyburn misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-28 |
| 02:10 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 02:07 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Nicholas Tarrant (PG), Johnny Barnes (SG), Joe Condrey (C) Oren Stewart, Mo Pyburn, Joey Gossage | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis (PG), Bryan Stotts (SG), Justin Rowe (SF), David Sensabaugh (PF), Frank Herrin (C) Todd Frost, Kevin Lachance, Earl Smith, Elton Everett, Keith Hyslop | |
| 01:58 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Ojeda can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by David Sensabaugh - foul #1 on David Sensabaugh, team foul #8 | 38-28 |
| 01:58 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Ojeda misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:58 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Ojeda makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:41 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts is hacked by Johnny Barnes - foul #3 on Johnny Barnes, team foul #10 | 39-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Allen (SG) Johnny Barnes | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 01:41 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:41 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:41 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Smith snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 01:21 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Condrey misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Justin Rowe - foul #1 on Justin Rowe, team foul #9 | 39-29 |
| 01:21 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Condrey makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 01:21 | S. Dakota St. | Joe Condrey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:59 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin drills a shot from the left block set up by Barry Davis | 41-31 |
| 00:42 | S. Dakota St. | David Sensabaugh steals the ball from Nicholas Tarrant | 41-31 |
| 00:25 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Tarrant - foul #2 on Nicholas Tarrant, team foul #11 | 41-31 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Sean Thomas (PG), Mo Pyburn (SF), Samuel Fontaine (C) Nicholas Tarrant, Michael Ojeda, Joe Condrey | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Todd Frost (SG), Fred Shaw (SF), James Honey (C) Bryan Stotts, Justin Rowe, Frank Herrin | |
| 00:25 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 00:25 | N. Dakota St. | Barry Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 00:25 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Fontaine grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 00:02 | S. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw blocks the short jumper by James Allen | 41-31 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw grabs the board | 41-31 |