| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - William Joubert (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Louis Mack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cox (fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Rowland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - Ernest Coley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ingraham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clifton Cooke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Coyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | S. Dakota St. | Ernest Coley steals it from Louis Mack in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 19:41 | C. Washington | Peter Holmes makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Ernest Coley | 36-35 |
| 19:27 | S. Dakota St. | John Cox blows the dunk but he's hacked by Clifton Cooke - foul #1 on Clifton Cooke, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 19:27 | S. Dakota St. | John Cox makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:27 | S. Dakota St. | John Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:07 | C. Washington | Ernest Coley hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 18:56 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-38 |
| 18:54 | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 18:30 | C. Washington | Norman Coyle hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Ernest Coley and he's fouled by William Joubert - foul #2 on William Joubert, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson (PG), Marty Sales (SG), Jeremy Hilton (SF), Oscar Selby (PF), Eli Tapia (C) William Joubert, Eric Gardner, Louis Mack, John Cox, Samuel Rowland | |
| Subs | C. Washington | John Sinclair (PG), Edward Peterson (SF), Ronnie Marrone (PF) Ernest Coley, Joseph Ingraham, Clifton Cooke | |
| 18:30 | C. Washington | Norman Coyle makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:10 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales is hacked by Peter Holmes - foul #3 on Peter Holmes, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham (SF), Rickey Ledoux (C) Peter Holmes, Norman Coyle | |
| 17:52 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 17:51 | C. Washington | Rickey Ledoux pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:43 | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Jeremy Hilton | 38-41 |
| 17:41 | S. Dakota St. | Oscar Selby grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:17 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Hilton | 41-41 |
| 17:10 | C. Washington | Rickey Ledoux is fouled on the floor by Frank Jackson - foul #3 on Frank Jackson, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert (PG), Eric Gardner (SG), Louis Mack (SF), Art Kinner (PF), Samuel Rowland (C) Frank Jackson, Marty Sales, Jeremy Hilton, Oscar Selby, Eli Tapia | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Ernest Coley (PG), Clifton Cooke (PF), Dave Nadler (C) John Sinclair, Ronnie Marrone, Rickey Ledoux | |
| 16:47 | C. Washington | Edward Peterson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Ingraham | 41-43 |
| 16:27 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 16:26 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland gets the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:15 | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 16:03 | C. Washington | Ernest Coley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 16:01 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - William Joubert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Gardner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Louis Mack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Art Kinner (fairly fresh) C - Samuel Rowland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - Ernest Coley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Ingraham (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Peterson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clifton Cooke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dave Nadler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner is fouled on the floor by Ernest Coley - foul #2 on Ernest Coley, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales (PG), Leon Bedell (SF), John Cox (PF) William Joubert, Louis Mack, Art Kinner | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Peter Holmes (SG), Luis Moreland (SF), Donald Halton (PF), Norman Coyle (C) Joseph Ingraham, Edward Peterson, Clifton Cooke, Dave Nadler | |
| 15:39 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 15:38 | C. Washington | Luis Moreland gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 15:27 | C. Washington | Norman Coyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert (PG) Eric Gardner | |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| 15:15 | S. Dakota St. | Norman Coyle is called for the reach on William Joubert - foul #1 on Norman Coyle, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson (PG), Jeremy Hilton (SF), Oscar Selby (C) William Joubert, Marty Sales, Samuel Rowland | |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| 14:55 | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frank Jackson | 47-43 |
| 14:37 | C. Washington | Ernest Coley misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 14:36 | C. Washington | Norman Coyle tips it but misses | 47-43 |
| 14:35 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to John Cox | 47-43 |
| 14:25 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Peter Holmes - foul #4 on Peter Holmes, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner (SG), Eli Tapia (C) Leon Bedell, Oscar Selby | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Clifton Cooke (PF), Rickey Ledoux (C) Peter Holmes, Norman Coyle | |
| 14:25 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:25 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:06 | C. Washington | Luis Moreland buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Halton | 48-46 |
| 13:51 | S. Dakota St. | John Cox is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Cox, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert (PG), Marty Sales (SG), Louis Mack (SF), Art Kinner (C) Frank Jackson, Eric Gardner, Jeremy Hilton, John Cox | |
| Subs | C. Washington | John Sinclair (PG), Ronnie Marrone (PF) Ernest Coley, Clifton Cooke | |
| 13:34 | C. Washington | John Sinclair clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Art Kinner - foul #2 on Art Kinner, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland (C) Eli Tapia | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Clifton Cooke (PF) Rickey Ledoux | |
| 13:34 | C. Washington | John Sinclair makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:34 | C. Washington | John Sinclair makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:15 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Luis Moreland - foul #4 on Luis Moreland, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham (PG), Edward Peterson (SF) John Sinclair, Luis Moreland | |
| 13:15 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:15 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 13:11 | C. Washington | Donald Halton is fouled in the backcourt by Marty Sales - foul #2 on Marty Sales, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Oscar Selby (PF) Art Kinner | |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| 12:47 | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham is hacked by Louis Mack - foul #1 on Louis Mack, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner (SG) Marty Sales | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Ernest Coley (PG), Norman Coyle (C) Edward Peterson, Ronnie Marrone | |
| 12:28 | C. Washington | Clifton Cooke hits a wide open runner from the left block on a great pass from Ernest Coley | 50-50 |
| 12:01 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the baseline | 50-50 |
| 12:00 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to William Joubert | 50-50 |
| 11:36 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert misses the jumper from the right side | 50-50 |
| 11:35 | C. Washington | The rebound goes to Joseph Ingraham | 50-50 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - William Joubert (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Gardner (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Louis Mack (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Selby (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Rowland (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - Ernest Coley (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Ingraham (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Halton (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clifton Cooke (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Coyle (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | C. Washington | Louis Mack takes the ball from Ernest Coley in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 11:11 | S. Dakota St. | Oscar Selby can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 11:10 | C. Washington | Ernest Coley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 11:10 | C. Washington | C. Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson (PG), Marty Sales (SG), Leon Bedell (SF), Eli Tapia (PF), Art Kinner (C) William Joubert, Eric Gardner, Louis Mack, Oscar Selby, Samuel Rowland | |
| Subs | C. Washington | John Sinclair (PG), Edward Peterson (SG), Ronnie Marrone (PF), Rickey Ledoux (C) Ernest Coley, Donald Halton, Clifton Cooke, Norman Coyle | |
| 10:50 | C. Washington | Rickey Ledoux connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Edward Peterson | 50-52 |
| 10:31 | S. Dakota St. | Art Kinner can't throw it down | 50-52 |
| 10:29 | C. Washington | Ronnie Marrone snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 10:16 | C. Washington | John Sinclair is fouled on the floor by Leon Bedell - foul #4 on Leon Bedell, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeremy Hilton (SF), John Cox (PF), Samuel Rowland (C) Leon Bedell, Eli Tapia, Art Kinner | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Donald Halton (SF), Clifton Cooke (PF), Dave Nadler (C) Joseph Ingraham, Ronnie Marrone, Rickey Ledoux | |
| 10:16 | C. Washington | John Sinclair makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:16 | C. Washington | John Sinclair makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:00 | S. Dakota St. | John Cox buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Marty Sales | 52-54 |
| 09:58 | C. Washington | Jeremy Hilton is called for the reach on John Sinclair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Hilton, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner (SG) Frank Jackson | |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| 09:58 | C. Washington | John Sinclair makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:58 | C. Washington | John Sinclair makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:54 | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner's pass is intercepted by John Sinclair in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 09:34 | C. Washington | Donald Halton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Ernest Coley (PG), Joseph Ingraham (SF), Ronnie Marrone (C) John Sinclair, Donald Halton, Dave Nadler | |
| 09:13 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ingraham - foul #1 on Joseph Ingraham, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack (SF), Eli Tapia (PF), Art Kinner (C) Jeremy Hilton, John Cox, Samuel Rowland | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Norman Coyle (C) Clifton Cooke | |
| 09:13 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:13 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 08:56 | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 08:55 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 08:48 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Coley - foul #3 on Ernest Coley, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert (PG) Eric Gardner | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Donald Halton (SG), Clifton Cooke (PF) Edward Peterson, Ronnie Marrone | |
| 08:48 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 08:48 | C. Washington | Norman Coyle pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 08:46 | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner (SG) Marty Sales | |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| 08:25 | S. Dakota St. | Eli Tapia misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-56 |
| 08:24 | C. Washington | Donald Halton snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 08:21 | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham is hacked by Eric Gardner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Gardner, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson (PG), Jeremy Hilton (SF), John Cox (PF), Oscar Selby (C) William Joubert, Louis Mack, Eli Tapia, Art Kinner | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Rickey Ledoux (PF) Clifton Cooke | |
| 08:21 | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:21 | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:19 | S. Dakota St. | Oscar Selby is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Edward Peterson (SF) Joseph Ingraham | |
| 08:07 | C. Washington | Edward Peterson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 07:42 | S. Dakota St. | John Cox hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Jackson | 56-61 |
| 07:18 | C. Washington | Norman Coyle is called for a charge - foul #2 on Norman Coyle, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert (PG), Marty Sales (SG), Leon Bedell (SF), Samuel Rowland (C) Frank Jackson, Eric Gardner, Jeremy Hilton, Oscar Selby | |
| Subs | C. Washington | John Sinclair (PG), Peter Holmes (SG), Luis Moreland (SF), Ronnie Marrone (PF), Dave Nadler (C) Ernest Coley, Donald Halton, Edward Peterson, Rickey Ledoux, Norman Coyle | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - William Joubert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marty Sales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Bedell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Cox (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Rowland (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - John Sinclair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Peter Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Luis Moreland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ronnie Marrone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dave Nadler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | S. Dakota St. | Dave Nadler is called for the reach on Leon Bedell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dave Nadler, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| 07:16 | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:16 | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 06:55 | C. Washington | Ronnie Marrone lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Holmes | 58-63 |
| 06:37 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert is fouled on the floor by Peter Holmes - foul #5 on Peter Holmes, team foul #11 | 58-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham (SG), Clifton Cooke (PF) Peter Holmes, Dave Nadler | |
| 06:37 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:37 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:21 | C. Washington | Ronnie Marrone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 06:20 | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham snags the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 06:06 | C. Washington | Ronnie Marrone comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-63 |
| 06:04 | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 06:02 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Ingraham - foul #2 on Joseph Ingraham, team foul #12 | 60-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack (SF), Eli Tapia (PF), Art Kinner (C) Leon Bedell, John Cox, Samuel Rowland | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Ernest Coley (PG), Norman Coyle (C) John Sinclair, Ronnie Marrone | |
| 06:02 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:02 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:02 | C. Washington | The rebound goes to Clifton Cooke | 61-63 |
| 06:00 | C. Washington | Marty Sales steps in front of the Luis Moreland pass in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| 05:58 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales can't finish the layup | 61-63 |
| 05:56 | S. Dakota St. | Eli Tapia tips it home | 63-63 |
| 05:39 | C. Washington | Ernest Coley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 05:38 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Eli Tapia | 63-63 |
| 05:13 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Mack | 66-63 |
| 04:53 | C. Washington | Ernest Coley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 04:51 | S. Dakota St. | Art Kinner gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:46 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Coley - foul #4 on Ernest Coley, team foul #13 | 66-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson (SG), Jeremy Hilton (SF), Oscar Selby (PF), Samuel Rowland (C) Marty Sales, Louis Mack, Eli Tapia, Art Kinner | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Edward Peterson (PG), Donald Halton (SG), Rickey Ledoux (PF), Dave Nadler (C) Ernest Coley, Joseph Ingraham, Clifton Cooke, Norman Coyle | |
| 04:46 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:46 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:22 | C. Washington | Luis Moreland is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Hilton - foul #2 on Jeremy Hilton, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner (SG) William Joubert | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Ronnie Marrone (PF) Dave Nadler | |
| 04:22 | C. Washington | Luis Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 04:22 | C. Washington | Luis Moreland makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:11 | S. Dakota St. | Donald Halton takes the ball from Samuel Rowland | 68-65 |
| 03:50 | C. Washington | Luis Moreland can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jeremy Hilton - foul #3 on Jeremy Hilton, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John Cox (PF) Samuel Rowland | |
| Subs | C. Washington | John Sinclair (PG), Clifton Cooke (PF) Donald Halton, Rickey Ledoux | |
| 03:50 | C. Washington | Luis Moreland misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:50 | C. Washington | Luis Moreland makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:48 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson double dribbles in the backcourt | 68-66 |
| 03:43 | C. Washington | John Sinclair can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota St. | Jeremy Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:37 | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-66 |
| 03:36 | S. Dakota St. | Oscar Selby misses the tip | 68-66 |
| 03:35 | C. Washington | Clifton Cooke pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:12 | C. Washington | Edward Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-66 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales (PG), Leon Bedell (SF), Eli Tapia (C) Frank Jackson, Jeremy Hilton, Oscar Selby | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham (SG), Rickey Ledoux (C) Edward Peterson, Ronnie Marrone | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Marty Sales (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Gardner (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leon Bedell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Cox (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Eli Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - John Sinclair (tiring) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Ingraham (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Moreland (tiring) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Clifton Cooke (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rickey Ledoux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:43 | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Marty Sales | 71-66 |
| 02:34 | C. Washington | Rickey Ledoux comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 71-66 |
| 02:32 | C. Washington | Rickey Ledoux pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 02:18 | C. Washington | Clifton Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 02:17 | S. Dakota St. | Eli Tapia grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 02:03 | S. Dakota St. | John Cox is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 71-66 |
| 02:02 | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner tips it home | 73-66 |
| 02:02 | C. Washington | C. Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert (PG), Jeremy Hilton (SF), Art Kinner (PF), Samuel Rowland (C) Marty Sales, Leon Bedell, John Cox, Eli Tapia | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Ernest Coley (PG), Donald Halton (SG), Ronnie Marrone (PF), Dave Nadler (C) John Sinclair, Joseph Ingraham, Clifton Cooke, Rickey Ledoux | |
| 02:00 | C. Washington | Luis Moreland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-66 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack (SF), John Cox (PF) Jeremy Hilton, Art Kinner | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Clifton Cooke (PF), Norman Coyle (C) Ronnie Marrone, Dave Nadler | |
| 01:43 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 73-66 |
| 01:41 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 01:30 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Gardner | 75-66 |
| 01:30 | C. Washington | C. Washington calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:17 | C. Washington | Donald Halton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-66 |
| 01:15 | C. Washington | Clifton Cooke snags the offensive board | 75-66 |
| 01:06 | C. Washington | Louis Mack steals the ball from Clifton Cooke | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:03 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert is hacked by Ernest Coley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ernest Coley, team foul #14 | 75-66 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | C. Washington | Joseph Ingraham (PG) Ernest Coley | |
| 01:03 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:03 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | C. Washington | Donald Halton is denied on a layup by Samuel Rowland | 77-66 |
| 00:54 | S. Dakota St. | John Cox gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert misses the wide open floater from the left block | 77-66 |
| 00:32 | C. Washington | The rebound goes to Joseph Ingraham | 77-66 |
| 00:26 | C. Washington | Samuel Rowland swats the short shot by Clifton Cooke | 77-66 |
| 00:25 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert runs out the clock | 77-66 |