| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Matthew Carvalho (fresh) SG - Harold Adams (fresh) SF - Matthew Ernst (fresh) PF - Michael Tyson (fresh) C - Ralph Fredrickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Tech. | PG - Ronald Olsen (fresh) SG - Ian Holland (fresh) SF - David Stevens (fresh) PF - Glenn Grissom (fresh) C - Eddie Watson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida Tech. | Eddie Watson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Tech. | Florida Tech. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ronald Olsen | 0-3 |
| 19:38 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tyson travels in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland's layup is rejected by Michael Tyson | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Florida Tech. | Glenn Grissom is alone and drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from David Stevens | 0-5 |
| 19:02 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tyson lays it in | 2-5 |
| 18:46 | Florida Tech. | Eddie Watson is alone and drills a runner in the lane set up by Ian Holland | 2-7 |
| 18:37 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Carvalho drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 18:22 | Florida Tech. | Glenn Grissom hits the finger roll | 5-9 |
| 18:18 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Carvalho is hacked by Ronald Olsen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Olsen, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| 18:09 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 18:07 | Florida Tech. | David Stevens gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 18:03 | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen loses the dribble to Michael Tyson | 5-9 |
| 17:41 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tyson lays it up and in and he's hacked by Eddie Watson - foul #1 on Eddie Watson, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Mark Preston (PG), James Moore (SG), Joel Fitch (SF), Kevin Belknap (C) Matthew Carvalho, Harold Adams, Matthew Ernst, Ralph Fredrickson | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Christopher Alejandre (PG), Jeffrey Hill (PF), Jesse Henderson (C) Ronald Olsen, Glenn Grissom, Eddie Watson | |
| 17:41 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tyson makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 17:23 | Florida Tech. | Jeffrey Hill is hacked by Michael Tyson - foul #1 on Michael Tyson, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews (PF) Michael Tyson | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Louis Theiss (SG), David Shipley (SF) Ian Holland, David Stevens | |
| 17:18 | Florida Tech. | Jeffrey Hill loses the dribble to Kevin Belknap | 8-9 |
| 16:54 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-9 |
| 16:52 | Florida Tech. | Jeffrey Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:40 | Florida Tech. | David Shipley knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Christopher Alejandre | 8-11 |
| 16:38 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Theiss picks off the pass by James Moore in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 16:36 | Florida Tech. | Louis Theiss banks in the layup | 8-13 |
| 16:34 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore is hacked by Louis Theiss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Theiss, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Carvalho (PG), Jeff Noble (SG), Matthew Ernst (SF), Charles Wilson (PF), Ralph Fredrickson (C) Mark Preston, James Moore, Joel Fitch, Wesley Mathews, Kevin Belknap | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland (SG), David Stevens (SF), Glenn Grissom (PF), Travis McLeoud (C) Louis Theiss, David Shipley, Jeffrey Hill, Jesse Henderson | |
| 16:12 | S. Dakota St. | The short jumper by Ralph Fredrickson is denied by Glenn Grissom | 8-13 |
| 16:10 | Florida Tech. | David Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 15:53 | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Travis McLeoud | 8-15 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Matthew Carvalho (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeff Noble (fresh) SF - Matthew Ernst (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Ralph Fredrickson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Florida Tech. | PG - Christopher Alejandre (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ian Holland (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Stevens (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Glenn Grissom (tiring) 4 pts. C - Travis McLeoud (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Carvalho misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Glenn Grissom - foul #1 on Glenn Grissom, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (SG), Wesley Mathews (PF), Kevin Belknap (C) Jeff Noble, Charles Wilson, Ralph Fredrickson | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen (PG), David Shipley (SF), Jeffrey Hill (PF), Eddie Watson (C) Christopher Alejandre, David Stevens, Glenn Grissom, Travis McLeoud | |
| 15:26 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Carvalho makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 15:26 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Carvalho makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 15:22 | Florida Tech. | James Moore is called for the reach on Ronald Olsen in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Louis Theiss (SG) Ian Holland | |
| 15:16 | Florida Tech. | Jeffrey Hill misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 10-15 |
| 15:15 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 14:56 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 14:54 | Florida Tech. | Eddie Watson pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 14:51 | Florida Tech. | James Moore takes the ball from David Shipley in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 14:49 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Carvalho hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Moore | 12-15 |
| 14:39 | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by David Shipley and the foul's on Matthew Carvalho - foul #1 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Mark Preston (PG), Harold Adams (SG), Joel Fitch (SF), Michael Tyson (PF), Ralph Fredrickson (C) Matthew Carvalho, James Moore, Matthew Ernst, Wesley Mathews, Kevin Belknap | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland (SG), David Stevens (SF) Louis Theiss, David Shipley | |
| 14:39 | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen misses the free throw | 12-17 |
| 14:39 | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 14:24 | S. Dakota St. | Ralph Fredrickson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Adams | 14-17 |
| 14:07 | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 14-19 |
| 13:57 | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch throws it down | 16-19 |
| 13:49 | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 13:47 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Harold Adams | 16-19 |
| 13:18 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tyson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 13:17 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tyson tips it in | 18-19 |
| 13:14 | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland's pass is intercepted by Joel Fitch in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 12:55 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Preston misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 12:53 | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch grabs the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 12:36 | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch can't finish the layup | 18-19 |
| 12:35 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Preston | 18-19 |
| 12:17 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Adams loses the ball out of bounds | 18-19 |
| 12:17 | Florida Tech. | Florida Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-19 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble (PG), James Moore (SG), Matthew Ernst (SF), Wesley Mathews (PF), Kevin Belknap (C) Mark Preston, Harold Adams, Joel Fitch, Michael Tyson, Ralph Fredrickson | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Christopher Alejandre (PG), Louis Theiss (SG), David Shipley (SF), Jesse Henderson (PF), Travis McLeoud (C) Ronald Olsen, Ian Holland, David Stevens, Jeffrey Hill, Eddie Watson | |
| 11:58 | Florida Tech. | Louis Theiss clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 11:57 | Florida Tech. | David Shipley snags the offensive board | 18-19 |
| 11:40 | Florida Tech. | Jesse Henderson comes up short on the runner from the left block | 18-19 |
| 11:39 | S. Dakota St. | Kevin Belknap grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Jeff Noble (fresh) SG - James Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Ernst (fresh) PF - Wesley Mathews (fresh) C - Kevin Belknap (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Tech. | PG - Christopher Alejandre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Theiss (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Shipley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Henderson (fresh) C - Travis McLeoud (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Moore | 20-19 |
| 11:18 | Florida Tech. | Christopher Alejandre misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 11:16 | Florida Tech. | David Shipley tips it home | 20-21 |
| 10:55 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 10:53 | Florida Tech. | Jesse Henderson gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 10:39 | Florida Tech. | David Shipley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-21 |
| 10:38 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 10:32 | S. Dakota St. | Kevin Belknap can't connect on a shot in the lane | 20-21 |
| 10:30 | Florida Tech. | The rebound goes to Travis McLeoud | 20-21 |
| 10:26 | Florida Tech. | Jesse Henderson is hacked by Wesley Mathews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Mathews, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Carvalho (PG), Harold Adams (SG), Michael Tyson (PF), Charles Wilson (C) Jeff Noble, James Moore, Wesley Mathews, Kevin Belknap | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen (PG), David Stevens (SF), Glenn Grissom (PF), Eddie Watson (C) Louis Theiss, David Shipley, Jesse Henderson, Travis McLeoud | |
| 10:14 | Florida Tech. | Eddie Watson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 20-21 |
| 10:13 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Matthew Carvalho | 20-21 |
| 09:54 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Wilson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-21 |
| 09:53 | Florida Tech. | Eddie Watson snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 09:51 | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen is hacked by Matthew Carvalho in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Mark Preston (PG) Matthew Carvalho | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | | |
| 09:45 | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by David Stevens and he's hacked by Matthew Ernst - foul #1 on Matthew Ernst, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland (SG) Christopher Alejandre | |
| 09:45 | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 09:18 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Wilson misses the lay-in | 20-24 |
| 09:16 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 09:04 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Wilson is fouled on the floor by Eddie Watson - foul #2 on Eddie Watson, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (SG), Wesley Mathews (PF), Kevin Belknap (C) Harold Adams, Michael Tyson, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Christopher Alejandre (PG), Jeffrey Hill (C) Ronald Olsen, Eddie Watson | |
| 08:47 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore connects on the 3 from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 08:38 | Florida Tech. | Glenn Grissom misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 08:37 | Florida Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Hill | 23-24 |
| 08:22 | Florida Tech. | Glenn Grissom misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble (PG), Harold Adams (SG), Joel Fitch (SF), Ralph Fredrickson (C) Mark Preston, James Moore, Matthew Ernst, Kevin Belknap | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen (PG), David Shipley (SF), Jesse Henderson (C) Ian Holland, David Stevens, Jeffrey Hill | |
| 08:22 | Florida Tech. | Glenn Grissom misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 08:22 | Florida Tech. | Glenn Grissom makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 08:00 | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| 07:46 | Florida Tech. | Christopher Alejandre misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 07:45 | Florida Tech. | Jesse Henderson can't tip it in | 23-25 |
| 07:44 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 07:31 | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by David Shipley - foul #1 on David Shipley, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Mark Preston (PG), Michael Tyson (PF), Kevin Belknap (C) Jeff Noble, Wesley Mathews, Ralph Fredrickson | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland (SG), Travis McLeoud (C) Christopher Alejandre, Jesse Henderson | |
| 07:31 | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:31 | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Mark Preston (tiring) SG - Harold Adams (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Joel Fitch (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Tyson (tiring) 7 pts. C - Kevin Belknap (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Tech. | PG - Ronald Olsen (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Holland (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Shipley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Grissom (tiring) 5 pts. C - Travis McLeoud (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Florida Tech. | Harold Adams picks off the pass by Ian Holland in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 07:26 | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch lays it in on a nice dish by Harold Adams | 27-25 |
| 07:19 | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 07:17 | Florida Tech. | Travis McLeoud grabs the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 07:12 | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland is fouled on the floor by Harold Adams - foul #1 on Harold Adams, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst (SF) Joel Fitch | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | David Stevens (SF) David Shipley | |
| 07:12 | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 07:12 | S. Dakota St. | Kevin Belknap grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 07:10 | S. Dakota St. | Travis McLeoud is called for the reach on Harold Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis McLeoud, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| 07:10 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Adams misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 07:10 | Florida Tech. | Travis McLeoud pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 06:53 | Florida Tech. | Glenn Grissom misses badly on a floater from close range | 27-25 |
| 06:51 | Florida Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Travis McLeoud | 27-25 |
| 06:35 | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-25 |
| 06:33 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 06:27 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Preston misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 06:25 | S. Dakota St. | Kevin Belknap grabs the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 05:57 | S. Dakota St. | Ronald Olsen picks off the pass by Michael Tyson | 27-25 |
| 05:54 | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 05:54 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble (SG), Charles Wilson (PF), Ralph Fredrickson (C) Harold Adams, Michael Tyson, Kevin Belknap | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Louis Theiss (PG), Christopher Alejandre (SG), David Shipley (SF), Jeffrey Hill (PF), Eddie Watson (C) Ronald Olsen, Ian Holland, David Stevens, Glenn Grissom, Travis McLeoud | |
| 05:39 | S. Dakota St. | Ralph Fredrickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| 05:36 | Florida Tech. | Mark Preston is called for the reach on Eddie Watson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Preston, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| 05:36 | Florida Tech. | Eddie Watson makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:36 | Florida Tech. | Eddie Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:19 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by David Shipley - foul #2 on David Shipley, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Harold Adams (SG) Mark Preston | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | David Stevens (SF) David Shipley | |
| 05:19 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:19 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:04 | Florida Tech. | Eddie Watson connects on the open jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Louis Theiss and he's fouled by Harold Adams - foul #2 on Harold Adams, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Mark Preston (PG), Joel Fitch (SF), Wesley Mathews (PF) Harold Adams, Matthew Ernst, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Jesse Henderson (PF) Jeffrey Hill | |
| 05:04 | Florida Tech. | Eddie Watson misses the free throw | 29-29 |
| 05:04 | Florida Tech. | David Stevens pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 04:54 | Florida Tech. | Christopher Alejandre hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jesse Henderson | 29-32 |
| 04:36 | S. Dakota St. | Ralph Fredrickson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 04:35 | Florida Tech. | Christopher Alejandre pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 04:32 | Florida Tech. | Christopher Alejandre is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Preston - foul #2 on Mark Preston, team foul #11 | 29-32 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst (SF), Kevin Belknap (C) Mark Preston, Ralph Fredrickson | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland (SG), Glenn Grissom (PF) Louis Theiss, Eddie Watson | |
| 04:32 | Florida Tech. | Christopher Alejandre makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:32 | Florida Tech. | Christopher Alejandre makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 04:12 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst scores on a jump hook in the lane | 31-34 |
| 04:07 | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-34 |
| 04:06 | Florida Tech. | Jesse Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 04:06 | Florida Tech. | Florida Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 31-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Charles Wilson (C) Kevin Belknap | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen (PG), Travis McLeoud (C) Christopher Alejandre, Jesse Henderson | |
| 03:59 | Florida Tech. | Glenn Grissom misses the lay-in | 31-34 |
| 03:58 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 03:53 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on David Stevens - foul #1 on David Stevens, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Carvalho (PG), James Moore (SG), Michael Tyson (PF) Jeff Noble, Joel Fitch, Wesley Mathews | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | David Shipley (SF) David Stevens | |
| 03:53 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:53 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 03:50 | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Carvalho - foul #3 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #12 | 32-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble (PG) Matthew Carvalho | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | | |
| 03:50 | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 03:50 | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 03:28 | S. Dakota St. | Glenn Grissom is called for the reach on Matthew Ernst - foul #2 on Glenn Grissom, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Ralph Fredrickson (C) Michael Tyson | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Christopher Alejandre (SG), Jeffrey Hill (C) Ian Holland, Travis McLeoud | |
| 03:28 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 03:28 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Jeff Noble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Ernst (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Fredrickson (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida Tech. | PG - Ronald Olsen (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Alejandre (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Shipley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Grissom (tired) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Florida Tech. | David Shipley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-36 |
| 03:17 | Florida Tech. | Glenn Grissom hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 03:01 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore is whistled for traveling | 34-38 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Mark Preston (PG), Joel Fitch (SF), Wesley Mathews (PF), Kevin Belknap (C) Jeff Noble, Matthew Ernst, Charles Wilson, Ralph Fredrickson | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Louis Theiss (PG), Eddie Watson (C) Ronald Olsen, Glenn Grissom | |
| 02:49 | Florida Tech. | Eddie Watson buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hill | 34-40 |
| 02:46 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Hill takes the ball from Mark Preston in the backcourt | 34-40 |
| 02:41 | Florida Tech. | David Shipley can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Preston - foul #3 on Mark Preston, team foul #13 | 34-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble (PG) Mark Preston | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen (PG) Christopher Alejandre | |
| 02:41 | Florida Tech. | David Shipley makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 02:41 | Florida Tech. | David Shipley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 02:26 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 02:24 | Florida Tech. | David Shipley snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 02:18 | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-44 |
| 02:04 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore's pass is intercepted by Louis Theiss | 34-44 |
| 01:59 | Florida Tech. | Louis Theiss is hacked by James Moore - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #14 | 34-44 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Harold Adams (SG), Matthew Ernst (SF), Michael Tyson (PF), Ralph Fredrickson (C) James Moore, Joel Fitch, Wesley Mathews, Kevin Belknap | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Ian Holland (SG), David Stevens (SF), Travis McLeoud (PF), Jesse Henderson (C) Ronald Olsen, David Shipley, Jeffrey Hill, Eddie Watson | |
| 01:59 | Florida Tech. | Louis Theiss makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 01:59 | Florida Tech. | Louis Theiss makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 01:39 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Ernst drills a floater from the right side | 36-46 |
| 01:30 | Florida Tech. | Louis Theiss is whistled for a carry | 36-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Christopher Alejandre (PG) Louis Theiss | |
| 01:14 | S. Dakota St. | Ralph Fredrickson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Travis McLeoud - foul #2 on Travis McLeoud, team foul #11 | 36-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Glenn Grissom (PF) Travis McLeoud | |
| 01:14 | S. Dakota St. | Ralph Fredrickson makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 01:14 | S. Dakota St. | Ralph Fredrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 00:56 | Florida Tech. | David Stevens is hacked by Matthew Ernst - foul #2 on Matthew Ernst, team foul #15 | 38-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Charles Wilson (C) Ralph Fredrickson | |
| Subs | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen (PG), Eddie Watson (C) Ian Holland, Jesse Henderson | |
| 00:56 | Florida Tech. | David Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 00:56 | Florida Tech. | David Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 00:56 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 00:52 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Adams hits a 3 from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 00:37 | Florida Tech. | Glenn Grissom connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Alejandre | 41-48 |
| 00:34 | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Alejandre steps in front of the Matthew Ernst pass in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 00:13 | Florida Tech. | Michael Tyson swats the short shot by Eddie Watson | 41-48 |
| 00:11 | Florida Tech. | Ronald Olsen grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 00:05 | Florida Tech. | Christopher Alejandre's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Wilson | 41-48 |
| 00:04 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Wilson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 41-48 |