| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Warren Graham (fresh) SG - Justin Urbanek (fresh) SF - Charles Harms (fresh) PF - Richard Varney (fresh) C - Robert Bondurant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Christopher Tostado (fresh) SG - Trent Curry (fresh) SF - Cyrus Drum (fresh) PF - Ralph Armstrong (fresh) C - Richard Zoltek (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Zoltek wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | N. Dakota St. | Ralph Armstrong misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Varney - foul #1 on Richard Varney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | N. Dakota St. | Ralph Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | N. Dakota St. | Ralph Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | N. Michigan | Warren Graham is hacked by Cyrus Drum - foul #1 on Cyrus Drum, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | N. Michigan | Charles Harms misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cyrus Drum - foul #2 on Cyrus Drum, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Sheldon Garibay (SF) Cyrus Drum | |
| 19:00 | N. Michigan | Charles Harms makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:00 | N. Michigan | Charles Harms makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:41 | N. Dakota St. | Trent Curry misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 18:39 | N. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Zoltek | 2-1 |
| 18:21 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Zoltek misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Justin Urbanek - foul #1 on Justin Urbanek, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 18:21 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Zoltek misses the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:21 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Zoltek misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:21 | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:01 | N. Michigan | Warren Graham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-1 |
| 18:00 | N. Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Harms | 2-1 |
| 17:51 | N. Michigan | Richard Zoltek steals it from Warren Graham | 2-1 |
| 17:32 | N. Dakota St. | Sheldon Garibay connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Armstrong | 2-3 |
| 17:22 | N. Michigan | Justin Urbanek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:11 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Zoltek clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bondurant - foul #1 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 17:11 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Zoltek misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:11 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Zoltek misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:11 | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:55 | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Harms | 4-3 |
| 16:44 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Zoltek misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 16:43 | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:36 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Trent Curry - foul #1 on Trent Curry, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Clement Seay (PF) Ralph Armstrong | |
| 16:36 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:36 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:36 | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:30 | N. Michigan | Warren Graham knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 16:08 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Zoltek double dribbles | 7-3 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Harold Everett (PF) Richard Zoltek | |
| 15:53 | N. Michigan | Charles Harms scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-3 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Warren Graham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Urbanek (fresh) SF - Charles Harms (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Varney (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Christopher Tostado (fresh) SG - Trent Curry (fresh) SF - Sheldon Garibay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Everett (fresh) C - Clement Seay (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | N. Dakota St. | Christopher Tostado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-3 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Charles Dickerson (PG) Christopher Tostado | |
| 15:23 | N. Michigan | Charles Harms can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 9-3 |
| 15:22 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Clement Seay | 9-3 |
| 15:06 | N. Dakota St. | Trent Curry is hacked by Justin Urbanek - foul #2 on Justin Urbanek, team foul #4 | 9-3 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Langdon (SG), James Amaker (C) Justin Urbanek, Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Paul Overlock (PG), Ralph Armstrong (PF) Trent Curry, Sheldon Garibay | |
| 14:50 | N. Dakota St. | Harold Everett comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-3 |
| 14:49 | N. Dakota St. | Harold Everett tips it back up and in | 9-5 |
| 14:47 | N. Michigan | Warren Graham's pass is intercepted by Paul Overlock in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 14:34 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Dickerson drills a 3 from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:20 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney hits a floater from the left block set up by Charles Harms | 11-8 |
| 14:04 | N. Dakota St. | Clement Seay makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Overlock | 11-10 |
| 13:54 | N. Michigan | Stephen Langdon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-10 |
| 13:52 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Harold Everett | 11-10 |
| 13:27 | N. Dakota St. | Paul Overlock comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 13:26 | N. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Clement Seay | 11-10 |
| 13:13 | N. Dakota St. | Clement Seay can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Charles Harms - foul #1 on Charles Harms, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Buss (SG), John Anaya (PF), Robert Bondurant (C) Warren Graham, Charles Harms, Richard Varney | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Christopher Tostado (PG), Trent Curry (SG), Sheldon Garibay (SF), Richard Zoltek (C) Paul Overlock, Charles Dickerson, Harold Everett, Ralph Armstrong | |
| 13:13 | N. Dakota St. | Clement Seay makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:13 | N. Dakota St. | Clement Seay makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:50 | N. Michigan | Stephen Langdon is fouled on the floor by Christopher Tostado - foul #1 on Christopher Tostado, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Ralph Armstrong (PF) Clement Seay | |
| 12:31 | N. Michigan | Richard Zoltek is called for the reach on Stephen Langdon - foul #1 on Richard Zoltek, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| 12:26 | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant is fouled on the floor by Richard Zoltek - foul #2 on Richard Zoltek, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Clement Seay (C) Richard Zoltek | |
| 12:10 | N. Michigan | James Amaker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| 11:57 | N. Dakota St. | Sheldon Garibay scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Clement Seay | 11-15 |
| 11:40 | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant makes the jumper in the paint | 13-15 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Stephen Langdon (fresh) SG - Michael Buss (fresh) SF - James Amaker (fairly fresh) PF - John Anaya (fresh) C - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Christopher Tostado (fresh) SG - Trent Curry (fresh) SF - Sheldon Garibay (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Clement Seay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | N. Dakota St. | Sheldon Garibay is hacked by James Amaker - foul #1 on James Amaker, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Daniel Goss (SG), Roy Schwartz (SF), Richard Varney (PF) Stephen Langdon, James Amaker, John Anaya | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Harold Everett (PF) Ralph Armstrong | |
| 11:07 | N. Dakota St. | Sheldon Garibay hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 10:53 | N. Michigan | Roy Schwartz misses long on a runner near the basket | 13-18 |
| 10:51 | N. Dakota St. | Sheldon Garibay grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 10:40 | N. Dakota St. | Christopher Tostado comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 10:38 | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 10:16 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney lays it up and in set up by Michael Buss | 15-18 |
| 09:53 | N. Dakota St. | Harold Everett misses the lay-in | 15-18 |
| 09:52 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:36 | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant loses the dribble to Sheldon Garibay | 15-18 |
| 09:23 | N. Dakota St. | Christopher Tostado can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-18 |
| 09:22 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 09:07 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney is fouled on the floor by Harold Everett - foul #1 on Harold Everett, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Warren Graham (PG), Stephen Langdon (SG), Charles Harms (SF), James Amaker (C) Michael Buss, Daniel Goss, Roy Schwartz, Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Paul Overlock (PG), Charles Dickerson (SG), Kyle Bock (SF), Ralph Armstrong (PF) Christopher Tostado, Trent Curry, Sheldon Garibay, Harold Everett | |
| 09:07 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:07 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:47 | N. Dakota St. | Paul Overlock misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Warren Graham - foul #1 on Warren Graham, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | John Anaya (C) Richard Varney | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 08:47 | N. Dakota St. | Paul Overlock makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:47 | N. Dakota St. | Paul Overlock makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:32 | N. Michigan | Charles Harms hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 08:31 | N. Michigan | John Anaya tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 08:23 | N. Dakota St. | Ralph Armstrong makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-22 |
| 08:14 | N. Michigan | Stephen Langdon hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Harms | 22-22 |
| 08:01 | N. Dakota St. | Ralph Armstrong loses the ball out of bounds | 22-22 |
| 07:42 | N. Michigan | Stephen Langdon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Stephen Langdon, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Richard Varney (PF) John Anaya | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Trent Curry (SG) Paul Overlock | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Warren Graham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Langdon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Harms (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Varney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Amaker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Charles Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Trent Curry (fresh) SF - Kyle Bock (fresh) PF - Ralph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Clement Seay (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | N. Dakota St. | Trent Curry can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-22 |
| 07:34 | N. Michigan | James Amaker grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:17 | N. Michigan | James Amaker comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 07:16 | N. Dakota St. | Clement Seay snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 07:00 | N. Dakota St. | Ralph Armstrong misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 06:59 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 06:47 | N. Michigan | Warren Graham is whistled for a carry | 22-22 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant (C) James Amaker | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Christopher Tostado (PG), Harold Everett (SF) Charles Dickerson, Kyle Bock | |
| 06:28 | N. Dakota St. | Christopher Tostado misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 06:27 | N. Michigan | Richard Varney pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:05 | N. Michigan | Warren Graham is hacked by Ralph Armstrong - foul #1 on Ralph Armstrong, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | James Amaker (SF) Charles Harms | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Sheldon Garibay (C) Clement Seay | |
| 06:05 | N. Michigan | Warren Graham makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:05 | N. Michigan | Warren Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:50 | N. Dakota St. | Sheldon Garibay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 05:48 | N. Dakota St. | Trent Curry grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:30 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Varney is called for the reach on Christopher Tostado - foul #2 on Richard Varney, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Buss (PG), Daniel Goss (SG), John Anaya (PF) Warren Graham, Stephen Langdon, Richard Varney | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Charles Dickerson (SG), Kyle Bock (SF) Trent Curry, Ralph Armstrong | |
| 05:30 | N. Dakota St. | Christopher Tostado makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:30 | N. Dakota St. | Christopher Tostado makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:15 | N. Michigan | Michael Buss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 05:13 | N. Michigan | James Amaker can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 05:12 | N. Michigan | John Anaya tips it back up and in | 26-24 |
| 04:54 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Dickerson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Tostado | 26-27 |
| 04:48 | N. Michigan | Daniel Goss clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Tostado - foul #2 on Christopher Tostado, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Harms (SF) Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Paul Overlock (PG), Ralph Armstrong (PF) Christopher Tostado, Harold Everett | |
| 04:48 | N. Michigan | Daniel Goss makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:48 | N. Michigan | Daniel Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:30 | N. Dakota St. | Sheldon Garibay is whistled for traveling | 28-27 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Langdon (PG) Daniel Goss | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Trent Curry (SG), Clement Seay (C) Paul Overlock, Sheldon Garibay | |
| 04:09 | N. Michigan | Stephen Langdon makes the 3 from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 03:54 | N. Dakota St. | Trent Curry misses the 3 from straight away | 31-27 |
| 03:52 | N. Michigan | James Amaker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:44 | N. Michigan | Michael Buss misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 03:43 | N. Dakota St. | Ralph Armstrong gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:19 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Dickerson travels with the ball | 31-27 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Warren Graham (PG), Justin Urbanek (SG), Richard Varney (PF), Robert Bondurant (C) Stephen Langdon, Michael Buss, James Amaker, John Anaya | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Christopher Tostado (PG), Cyrus Drum (SF), Richard Zoltek (C) Charles Dickerson, Kyle Bock, Clement Seay | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Warren Graham (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Justin Urbanek (fresh) SF - Charles Harms (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Varney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Christopher Tostado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trent Curry (fresh) SF - Cyrus Drum (fresh) PF - Ralph Armstrong (tiring) 3 pts. C - Richard Zoltek (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | N. Michigan | Warren Graham makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Harms | 34-27 |
| 02:59 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Zoltek misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Justin Urbanek - foul #3 on Justin Urbanek, team foul #10 | 34-27 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Langdon (SG), Roy Schwartz (SF) Justin Urbanek, Charles Harms | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Harold Everett (PF) Ralph Armstrong | |
| 02:59 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Zoltek makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:59 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Zoltek makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:41 | N. Michigan | Harold Everett steals the ball from Robert Bondurant | 34-29 |
| 02:18 | N. Dakota St. | Robert Bondurant blocks the short jumper by Richard Zoltek | 34-29 |
| 02:16 | N. Michigan | Roy Schwartz grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 01:54 | N. Michigan | Roy Schwartz scores on a 3 from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 01:46 | N. Dakota St. | Trent Curry's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Varney | 37-29 |
| 01:45 | N. Michigan | Roy Schwartz snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 01:38 | N. Michigan | Robert Bondurant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Charles Harms (SF), James Amaker (C) Roy Schwartz, Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Charles Dickerson (SG) Trent Curry | |
| 01:23 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Dickerson travels with the ball | 37-29 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Sheldon Garibay (SG), Ralph Armstrong (PF) Christopher Tostado, Harold Everett | |
| 01:02 | N. Michigan | James Amaker hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Harms | 40-29 |
| 00:48 | N. Dakota St. | Cyrus Drum connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Sheldon Garibay | 40-32 |
| 00:32 | N. Michigan | James Amaker misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-32 |
| 00:30 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Ralph Armstrong | 40-32 |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Dickerson travels with the ball | 40-32 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Michael Buss (PG), Daniel Goss (SG), Robert Bondurant (C) Warren Graham, Stephen Langdon, Richard Varney | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Christopher Tostado (PG), Trent Curry (SG) Charles Dickerson, Cyrus Drum | |
| 00:00 | N. Michigan | Michael Buss knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 42-32 |