| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Louis Welling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rollison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Sappington (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Francis Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brady (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) PF - William Muse (fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter Husman (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota | Jerry Anderson inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | N. Dakota | Peter Husman swats the short shot by William Fletcher | 27-27 |
| 19:41 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 29-27 |
| 19:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Brady misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 19:28 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Louis Welling | 29-27 |
| 19:19 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher buries a jumper from the left block set up by James Rollison | 31-27 |
| 18:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Brady misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-27 |
| 18:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Peter Husman tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 18:39 | N. Dakota | James Rollison misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Brady - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brady, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:39 | N. Dakota | James Rollison makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:39 | N. Dakota | James Rollison makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:22 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 18:21 | N. Dakota | Brett Sappington snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 18:11 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher is called for traveling | 33-29 |
| 18:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Dunn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-29 |
| 17:59 | N. Dakota | James Rollison grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 17:54 | N. Dakota | Jerry Anderson drills a jumper from the left side | 35-29 |
| 17:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 35-29 |
| 17:31 | N. Dakota | Louis Welling grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 17:14 | N. Dakota | Brett Sappington hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Louis Welling | 37-29 |
| 16:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | James Rollison is called for the reach on Jeffrey Brady - foul #3 on James Rollison, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Gary Smith (SG) James Rollison | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gerald Waxman (PG) Francis Norman | |
| 16:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Brett Sappington - foul #2 on Brett Sappington, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Charles Zaman (PF), Bruce Suhr (C) William Fletcher, Brett Sappington | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jimmie O'Connell (C) Peter Husman | |
| 16:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:17 | N. Dakota | Gary Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 16:16 | N. Dakota | Bruce Suhr can't tip it in | 37-31 |
| 16:14 | N. Dakota | Louis Welling gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:51 | N. Dakota | Jerry Anderson is called for traveling | 37-31 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Rollison (SG), Rickey Caldwell (C) Louis Welling, Jerry Anderson | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ricky Shoemaker (SG), Christopher Hilton (SF), Brent Doering (PF) Jeffrey Brady, Charles Dunn, William Muse | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Rollison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Suhr (fresh) PF - Charles Zaman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Caldwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Gerald Waxman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Shoemaker (fresh) SF - Christopher Hilton (fresh) PF - Brent Doering (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jimmie O'Connell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Christopher Hilton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 15:32 | N. Dakota | Rickey Caldwell grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 15:25 | N. Dakota | Bruce Suhr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 15:23 | N. Dakota | Rickey Caldwell tips it but misses | 37-31 |
| 15:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Christopher Hilton pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Christopher Hilton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-31 |
| 14:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Christopher Hilton snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 14:36 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jimmie O'Connell travels with the ball | 37-31 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Louis Welling (PG), Jerry Anderson (SF), William Fletcher (PF), Brett Sappington (C) Gary Smith, Bruce Suhr, Charles Zaman, Rickey Caldwell | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Francis Norman (PG), Jeffrey Brady (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Peter Husman (C) Gerald Waxman, Ricky Shoemaker, Christopher Hilton, Jimmie O'Connell | |
| 14:11 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher slams it home over the doubleteam | 39-31 |
| 14:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Dunn hits a 3 from straight away | 39-34 |
| 13:41 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-34 |
| 13:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Brady comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 13:24 | N. Dakota | Brett Sappington pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:20 | N. Dakota | Jerry Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Gary Smith (SG) James Rollison | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse (PF) Brent Doering | |
| 13:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Brady makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 12:53 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-37 |
| 12:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Dunn snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 12:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 12:26 | N. Dakota | Brett Sappington snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 12:21 | N. Dakota | Louis Welling hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 41-37 |
| 12:20 | N. Dakota | Jerry Anderson tips it but misses | 41-37 |
| 12:18 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Peter Husman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Dunn misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-37 |
| 11:51 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Brady | 41-37 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Louis Welling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Fletcher (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Sappington (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Francis Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brady (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Muse (fresh) 7 pts. C - Peter Husman (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-37 |
| 11:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Francis Norman hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 11:24 | N. Dakota | Gary Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Brady - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brady, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Rollison (SG) Louis Welling | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gerald Waxman (PG), Ricky Shoemaker (SG) Francis Norman, Jeffrey Brady | |
| 11:24 | N. Dakota | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:24 | N. Dakota | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-41 |
| 10:55 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-41 |
| 10:54 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Smith | 43-41 |
| 10:44 | N. Dakota | Gary Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 10:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Charles Dunn | 43-41 |
| 10:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by William Fletcher - foul #1 on William Fletcher, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Louis Welling (PG), Bruce Suhr (SF), Charles Zaman (PF), Rickey Caldwell (C) Gary Smith, Jerry Anderson, William Fletcher, Brett Sappington | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Christopher Hilton (SF), Jimmie O'Connell (C) Charles Dunn, Peter Husman | |
| 10:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:30 | N. Dakota | Charles Zaman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:10 | N. Dakota | Louis Welling knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bruce Suhr | 46-42 |
| 09:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jimmie O'Connell comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rickey Caldwell - foul #2 on Rickey Caldwell, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Francis Norman (PG), Jeffrey Brady (SG), Brent Doering (PF) Gerald Waxman, Ricky Shoemaker, William Muse | |
| 09:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jimmie O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jimmie O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:29 | N. Dakota | Louis Welling misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 09:28 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Zaman | 46-44 |
| 09:11 | N. Dakota | James Rollison drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Louis Welling | 48-44 |
| 08:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jimmie O'Connell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brent Doering | 48-46 |
| 08:44 | N. Dakota | James Rollison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 08:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brent Doering grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brent Doering clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Bruce Suhr - foul #1 on Bruce Suhr, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Gary Smith (SG), Jerry Anderson (SF), William Fletcher (PF), Brett Sappington (C) James Rollison, Bruce Suhr, Charles Zaman, Rickey Caldwell | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Dunn (SF), Peter Husman (C) Christopher Hilton, Jimmie O'Connell | |
| 08:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brent Doering makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brent Doering misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:23 | N. Dakota | Brett Sappington grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:11 | N. Dakota | Gary Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 08:09 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Peter Husman grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 08:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Brady buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Francis Norman | 48-50 |
| 07:50 | N. Dakota | Brett Sappington can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-50 |
| 07:49 | N. Dakota | Louis Welling gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Louis Welling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Fletcher (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Sappington (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Francis Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brady (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brent Doering (fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter Husman (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | N. Dakota | Brett Sappington banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Smith | 50-50 |
| 07:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brent Doering slams it home on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brady | 50-52 |
| 06:57 | N. Dakota | Gary Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 06:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Peter Husman clanks a jumper from the right side | 53-52 |
| 06:41 | N. Dakota | Brett Sappington snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 06:27 | N. Dakota | Jerry Anderson scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-52 |
| 06:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brent Doering misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Fletcher - foul #2 on William Fletcher, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Rollison (SG) Louis Welling | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gerald Waxman (PG), Ricky Shoemaker (SG) Francis Norman, Jeffrey Brady | |
| 06:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brent Doering makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brent Doering makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:52 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher can't connect on a floater from close range | 55-54 |
| 05:51 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brent Doering pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gary Smith steals the ball from Gerald Waxman | 55-54 |
| 05:10 | N. Dakota | Gary Smith is called for traveling | 55-54 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Louis Welling (PG), Charles Zaman (PF), Bruce Suhr (C) Gary Smith, William Fletcher, Brett Sappington | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse (PF) Brent Doering | |
| 05:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse lays it in set up by Ricky Shoemaker | 55-56 |
| 04:53 | N. Dakota | Peter Husman takes the ball from Bruce Suhr | 55-56 |
| 04:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse buries a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Bruce Suhr - foul #2 on Bruce Suhr, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Brady (SG), Jimmie O'Connell (C) Ricky Shoemaker, Peter Husman | |
| 04:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:11 | N. Dakota | Charles Zaman connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Welling | 57-59 |
| 03:45 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Brady comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 03:43 | N. Dakota | Jerry Anderson pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Louis Welling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Rollison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Zaman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Suhr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Gerald Waxman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brady (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Muse (fresh) 15 pts. C - Jimmie O'Connell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | N. Dakota | Louis Welling is fouled on the floor by Gerald Waxman - foul #2 on Gerald Waxman, team foul #3 | 57-59 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | William Fletcher (PF), Brett Sappington (C) Jerry Anderson, Charles Zaman | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Francis Norman (PG), Christopher Hilton (SF), Peter Husman (C) Gerald Waxman, Charles Dunn, Jimmie O'Connell | |
| 03:10 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-59 |
| 03:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Brady misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-59 |
| 02:58 | N. Dakota | Bruce Suhr grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 02:53 | N. Dakota | James Rollison comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Husman - foul #1 on Peter Husman, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Gary Smith (PG) Louis Welling | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 02:53 | N. Dakota | James Rollison makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:53 | N. Dakota | James Rollison makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:29 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Brady misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-59 |
| 02:28 | N. Dakota | Brett Sappington grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 02:28 | N. Dakota | N. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Louis Welling (PG), Jerry Anderson (SF) Gary Smith, Bruce Suhr | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Dunn (SF) Christopher Hilton | |
| 02:03 | N. Dakota | Jerry Anderson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 02:02 | N. Dakota | Jerry Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:49 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by William Muse - foul #3 on William Muse, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| 01:49 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:49 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 01:40 | N. Dakota | Jerry Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:12 | N. Dakota | Louis Welling's pass is intercepted by Peter Husman | 60-59 |
| 00:49 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Brady | 60-61 |
| 00:39 | N. Dakota | James Rollison clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-61 |
| 00:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:36 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Louis Welling is called for the reach on William Muse in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Welling, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| 00:36 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:36 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Muse makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:07 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota | Jerry Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | N. Dakota | William Fletcher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Brady gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Brady runs out the clock | 60-63 |