| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bruce Potter (fresh) SG - Douglas Vallejo (fresh) SF - Randal Noble (fresh) PF - Gary Heflin (fresh) C - Gary Stoffel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Krall (fresh) SG - Edward Sellers (fresh) SF - James Bozeman (fresh) PF - Fred Bugarin (fresh) C - Roger Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel 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 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | S. Dakota St. | Fred Bugarin is called for the reach on Bruce Potter - foul #1 on Fred Bugarin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Vallejo | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | S. Dakota | Richard Krall pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel hits the follow up shot | 5-0 |
| 17:43 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin hits the easy wide open finger roll | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 17:28 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman travels in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Micheal West (SF), Peter Murphy (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Bruce Potter, Douglas Vallejo, Randal Noble, Gary Heflin, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Porter (PG), Michael Padro (SF), Larry Tamez (C) Richard Krall, James Bozeman, Roger Jones | |
| 17:13 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia double dribbles | 5-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joe Green (PF) Fred Bugarin | |
| 17:09 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers is hacked by Brendan Job in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brendan Job, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis (SF) Edward Sellers | |
| 17:00 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro is hacked by Brendan Job - foul #2 on Brendan Job, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG) Brendan Job | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 16:42 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | S. Dakota | Joe Green grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:26 | S. Dakota | Douglas Vallejo steals the ball from Michael Padro | 5-2 |
| 16:12 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Porter - foul #1 on John Porter, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG), Gary Heflin (PF), Gary Stoffel (C) Gary Zybia, Peter Murphy, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Krall (PG), Edward Sellers (SG), James Bozeman (SF), Fred Bugarin (PF), Roger Jones (C) John Porter, Michael Padro, Justin St. Louis, Joe Green, Larry Tamez | |
| 16:12 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:12 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West misses the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:12 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:57 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Krall steals it from Kirk Smith | 6-2 |
| 15:53 | S. Dakota | Richard Krall banks in the layup | 6-4 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Kirk Smith (fresh) SG - Douglas Vallejo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Micheal West (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Heflin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Stoffel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Krall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Sellers (fresh) SF - James Bozeman (fresh) PF - Fred Bugarin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Krall - foul #1 on Richard Krall, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Randal Noble (SF) Kirk Smith, Micheal West | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 15:39 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:37 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Roger Jones | 6-4 |
| 15:33 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers makes the turnaround from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 15:14 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Randal Noble and he's fouled by Fred Bugarin - foul #2 on Fred Bugarin, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Padro (SF), Joe Green (PF) James Bozeman, Fred Bugarin | |
| 15:14 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:14 | S. Dakota | Joe Green pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:55 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers blows the layup but he's hacked by Gary Stoffel - foul #1 on Gary Stoffel, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG), Peter Murphy (C) Bruce Potter, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Porter (PG), Larry Tamez (C) Richard Krall, Roger Jones | |
| 14:55 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:55 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:52 | S. Dakota St. | John Porter picks off the pass by Douglas Vallejo in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 14:51 | S. Dakota | John Porter misses the lay-in | 8-8 |
| 14:49 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:47 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay (C) Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis (SF) Edward Sellers | |
| 14:39 | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Padro | 8-10 |
| 14:26 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-10 |
| 14:24 | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:05 | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:04 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:02 | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith loses the dribble to Michael Padro in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 14:01 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro dunks the ball | 8-12 |
| 13:45 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-12 |
| 13:32 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Randal Noble - foul #1 on Randal Noble, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Micheal West (SG), Gary Zybia (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Gary Stoffel (C) Kirk Smith, Douglas Vallejo, Randal Noble, Peter Murphy, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Krall (PG), James Bozeman (SF), Roger Jones (C) John Porter, Justin St. Louis, Larry Tamez | |
| 13:32 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:32 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:21 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel misses the lay-in | 11-14 |
| 13:19 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel misses the tip | 11-14 |
| 13:17 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter tips it but misses | 11-14 |
| 13:15 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:12 | S. Dakota | Bruce Potter is called for the reach on Richard Krall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Potter, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (SG) Michael Padro | |
| 13:00 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones hits the finger roll | 11-16 |
| 12:45 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 12:44 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 12:40 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 12:39 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 12:22 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by James Bozeman - foul #1 on James Bozeman, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG), Peter Murphy (C) Gary Zybia, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis (PF) Joe Green | |
| 12:22 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:22 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:07 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Bozeman | 13-18 |
| 11:48 | S. Dakota St. | Roger Jones is called for the reach on Bruce Potter - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG), Randal Noble (SF), Gary Stoffel (C) Bruce Potter, Micheal West, Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez (PF) Justin St. Louis | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Kirk Smith (fresh) SG - Douglas Vallejo (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Randal Noble (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Peter Murphy (tiring) 2 reb. C - Gary Stoffel (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Krall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Sellers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Bozeman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Larry Tamez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Randal Noble | 15-18 |
| 11:17 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Tamez | 15-20 |
| 11:07 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 15-20 |
| 11:06 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 11:01 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Krall and the foul's on Douglas Vallejo - foul #1 on Douglas Vallejo, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Gary Zybia (SG), Gary Heflin (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Kirk Smith, Douglas Vallejo, Peter Murphy, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Padro (SF), Joe Green (PF) James Bozeman, Larry Tamez | |
| 11:01 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers makes the free throw | 15-23 |
| 10:57 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Green - foul #1 on Joe Green, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| 10:57 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 10:57 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| 10:45 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Heflin - foul #1 on Gary Heflin, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (SF) Randal Noble | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis (PF) Joe Green | |
| 10:45 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 10:45 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 10:43 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-25 |
| 10:31 | S. Dakota | Bruce Potter steps in front of the Justin St. Louis pass | 15-25 |
| 10:19 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 10:18 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 10:16 | S. Dakota | Richard Krall loses the dribble to Bruce Potter in the backcourt | 15-25 |
| 09:59 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Krall - foul #2 on Richard Krall, team foul #8 | 15-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG), Peter Murphy (PF), Gary Stoffel (C) Micheal West, Gary Heflin, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Porter (PG), James Bozeman (SF), Joe Green (PF), Larry Tamez (C) Richard Krall, Michael Padro, Justin St. Louis, Roger Jones | |
| 09:59 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:59 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 09:50 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Peter Murphy - foul #1 on Peter Murphy, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble (SF) Gary Zybia | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 09:50 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 09:50 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 09:30 | S. Dakota St. | The pull-up jumper by Peter Murphy is blocked by Larry Tamez | 17-27 |
| 09:28 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel grabs the offensive board | 17-27 |
| 09:28 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-27 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG), Jesse McKay (PF) Bruce Potter, Peter Murphy | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis (SF), Roger Jones (C) James Bozeman, Larry Tamez | |
| 09:03 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 08:51 | S. Dakota | John Porter is fouled on the floor by Randal Noble - foul #2 on Randal Noble, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Peter Murphy (C) Randal Noble, Jesse McKay, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Padro (SG), James Bozeman (SF) Edward Sellers, Joe Green | |
| 08:51 | S. Dakota | John Porter makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 08:51 | S. Dakota | John Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 08:51 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Peter Murphy | 20-28 |
| 08:32 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo comes up short on the shot from the left side | 20-28 |
| 08:30 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 08:16 | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis double dribbles | 20-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Gary Zybia (SF), Jesse McKay (C) Kirk Smith, Douglas Vallejo, Peter Murphy | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (PG), Joe Green (PF), Larry Tamez (C) John Porter, Justin St. Louis, Roger Jones | |
| 08:14 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia is hacked by James Bozeman in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Bozeman, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Porter (PG) James Bozeman | |
| 08:14 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 08:14 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota | Micheal West is called for the reach on Michael Padro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Micheal West, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 07:53 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by John Porter - foul #2 on John Porter, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy (C) Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis (SF) John Porter | |
| 07:53 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 07:45 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Green | 25-32 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bruce Potter (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Gary Zybia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Micheal West (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Jesse McKay (tiring) 3 pts. C - Peter Murphy (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Edward Sellers (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Michael Padro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin St. Louis (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Green (tiring) 2 reb. C - Larry Tamez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Padro - foul #1 on Michael Padro, team foul #11 | 25-32 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG), Gary Stoffel (C) Micheal West, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Roger Jones (C) Joe Green | |
| 07:21 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 07:21 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 07:13 | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez is hacked by Peter Murphy - foul #2 on Peter Murphy, team foul #11 | 26-32 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin (PF) Peter Murphy | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 07:13 | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 07:13 | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 06:55 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Vallejo | 29-34 |
| 06:51 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Zybia - foul #1 on Gary Zybia, team foul #12 | 29-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG) Bruce Potter | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joe Green (PF) Larry Tamez | |
| 06:51 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 06:51 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 06:51 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 06:40 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel is denied on a layup by Roger Jones | 29-35 |
| 06:39 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Joe Green | 29-35 |
| 06:33 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 29-35 |
| 06:32 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 06:21 | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 06:08 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 06:07 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 05:50 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel's pass is intercepted by Roger Jones | 31-35 |
| 05:50 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-35 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (SF), Jesse McKay (C) Gary Zybia, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SF), Fred Bugarin (PF), Larry Tamez (C) Justin St. Louis, Joe Green, Roger Jones | |
| 05:42 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG) Kirk Smith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 05:30 | S. Dakota St. | The 3pt attempt by Gary Heflin is denied by Michael Padro | 31-35 |
| 05:28 | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 05:25 | S. Dakota | Douglas Vallejo is called for the reach on Michael Padro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Vallejo, team foul #13 | 31-35 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia (SF), Gary Stoffel (C) Douglas Vallejo, Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 05:25 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 05:25 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West's pass is intercepted by James Bozeman | 31-37 |
| 04:45 | S. Dakota | Gary Zybia is called for the reach on Edward Sellers - foul #2 on Gary Zybia, team foul #14 | 31-37 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG), Gary Heflin (PF) Bruce Potter, Gary Zybia | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Roger Jones (C) Larry Tamez | |
| 04:45 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 04:45 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 04:29 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West misses long on a shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 04:28 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 04:25 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers is hacked by Jesse McKay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse McKay, team foul #15 | 31-39 |
| 04:25 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 04:25 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 04:25 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 04:02 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West's layup is rejected by James Bozeman | 31-40 |
| 04:00 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Micheal West - foul #2 on Micheal West, team foul #16 | 31-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Peter Murphy (C) Kirk Smith, Micheal West, Gary Heflin, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Krall (PG), John Porter (SF) Michael Padro, James Bozeman | |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bruce Potter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brendan Job (fresh) SF - Randal Noble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse McKay (tired) 3 pts. C - Peter Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Krall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Sellers (tired) 16 pts. SF - John Porter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fred Bugarin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:19 | S. Dakota St. | Roger Jones blocks the short jumper by Jesse McKay | 31-41 |
| 03:18 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 03:11 | S. Dakota | Randal Noble blocks the jumper by Edward Sellers | 31-41 |
| 03:09 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 02:49 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay's pass is intercepted by Richard Krall | 31-41 |
| 02:42 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jesse McKay - foul #2 on Jesse McKay, team foul #17 | 31-41 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG), Gary Heflin (PF) Brendan Job, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SF), Larry Tamez (C) Edward Sellers, Roger Jones | |
| 02:42 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 02:42 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 02:42 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 02:26 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane set up by Bruce Potter | 33-42 |
| 02:24 | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel (C) Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 02:16 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 02:15 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 02:04 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy is called for 5 seconds | 33-42 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis (SF), Joe Green (PF) James Bozeman, Fred Bugarin | |
| 01:52 | S. Dakota | Joe Green makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by John Porter | 33-44 |
| 01:52 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-44 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG), Brendan Job (SG) Bruce Potter, Douglas Vallejo | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 01:50 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Krall steals the ball from Brendan Job in the backcourt | 33-44 |
| 01:49 | S. Dakota | Richard Krall banks in the layup | 33-46 |
| 01:38 | S. Dakota St. | Justin St. Louis swats the layup by Gary Stoffel | 33-46 |
| 01:36 | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 01:21 | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis blows the wide open layup | 33-46 |
| 01:19 | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez grabs the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 01:08 | S. Dakota | Kirk Smith steals the ball from Larry Tamez | 33-46 |
| 00:51 | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Randal Noble | 36-46 |
| 00:49 | S. Dakota | John Porter is fouled in the backcourt by Brendan Job - foul #3 on Brendan Job, team foul #18 | 36-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Douglas Vallejo (SG), Gary Heflin (PF) Kirk Smith, Brendan Job, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SF), Fred Bugarin (PF), Roger Jones (C) Justin St. Louis, Joe Green, Larry Tamez | |
| 00:49 | S. Dakota | John Porter misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 00:49 | S. Dakota | John Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 00:25 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Vallejo | 38-47 |
| 00:05 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin blows the layup | 38-47 |
| 00:04 | S. Dakota | Richard Krall pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 00:01 | S. Dakota | John Porter loses the dribble to Douglas Vallejo | 38-47 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo misses long on a fullcourt shot | 38-47 |