| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Maurice Green (fresh) SG - Walter Just (fresh) SF - Patrick Rudolph (fresh) PF - Robert French (fresh) C - Paul Boos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Deming (fresh) SG - Todd Foster (fresh) SF - Odell Smith (fresh) PF - Garrett Noyes (fresh) C - Ronald Lamphear (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | N. Dakota | Walter Just is hacked by Todd Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Foster, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | N. Dakota | John Deming steals the ball from Paul Boos | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | S. Dakota | John Deming misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | N. Dakota | Robert French tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | S. Dakota | Garrett Noyes loses the dribble to Patrick Rudolph | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green banks in the layup on a great pass from Patrick Rudolph | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | S. Dakota | John Deming makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Lamphear | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green is hacked by Odell Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Odell Smith, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:35 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos can't finish the uncontested layup | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 18:01 | S. Dakota | Todd Foster is fouled on the floor by Paul Boos - foul #1 on Paul Boos, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:53 | S. Dakota | Todd Foster misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | N. Dakota | Patrick Rudolph grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | N. Dakota | Walter Just drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Maurice Green | 9-2 |
| 17:40 | S. Dakota | Odell Smith's pass is intercepted by Robert French | 9-2 |
| 17:37 | N. Dakota | John Deming takes the ball from Robert French in the backcourt | 9-2 |
| 17:34 | S. Dakota | Todd Foster lays it in on a great pass from John Deming | 9-4 |
| 17:22 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green is whistled for a carry | 9-4 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd (PG), Larry Scales (SG), Harold Myrick (SF), Harry Randle (PF), Simon Colman (C) Maurice Green, Walter Just, Patrick Rudolph, Robert French, Paul Boos | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell (PG), Jackie Buck (SG), Jeffery Baldree (SF), Ira Smith (PF), Thomas Avans (C) John Deming, Todd Foster, Odell Smith, Garrett Noyes, Ronald Lamphear | |
| 17:11 | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-4 |
| 16:55 | N. Dakota | Simon Colman hits a wide open floater in the paint | 11-4 |
| 16:33 | S. Dakota | Ira Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 11-4 |
| 16:32 | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell snags the offensive board | 11-4 |
| 16:16 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree is whistled for a carry | 11-4 |
| 16:02 | N. Dakota | Larry Scales misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 11-4 |
| 16:01 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree grabs the board | 11-4 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Scales (fresh) SF - Harold Myrick (fairly fresh) PF - Harry Randle (fresh) C - Simon Colman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Nelson Caldwell (fairly fresh) SG - Jackie Buck (fresh) SF - Jeffery Baldree (fairly fresh) PF - Ira Smith (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Avans (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 15:41 | N. Dakota | Harry Randle grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 15:25 | N. Dakota | Larry Scales clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 15:24 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Jeffery Baldree | 11-4 |
| 15:17 | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 11-4 |
| 15:16 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Simon Colman | 11-4 |
| 15:04 | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd makes the wide open shot from the right wing | 13-4 |
| 14:44 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree's floater is tipped away by Simon Colman | 13-4 |
| 14:42 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree grabs the offensive board | 13-4 |
| 14:32 | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-4 |
| 14:30 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 14:25 | N. Dakota | Ira Smith picks off the pass by Joseph Boyd | 13-4 |
| 14:09 | S. Dakota | Jackie Buck is hacked by Larry Scales - foul #1 on Larry Scales, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Maurice Green (PG), Walter Just (SG), Patrick Rudolph (SF), Robert French (PF), Paul Boos (C) Joseph Boyd, Larry Scales, Harold Myrick, Harry Randle, Simon Colman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Deming (PG), Todd Foster (SG), Odell Smith (SF), Garrett Noyes (PF), Ronald Lamphear (C) Nelson Caldwell, Jackie Buck, Jeffery Baldree, Ira Smith, Thomas Avans | |
| 13:56 | S. Dakota | Garrett Noyes misses badly on a floater near the basket | 13-4 |
| 13:55 | S. Dakota | Odell Smith tips it home | 13-6 |
| 13:39 | N. Dakota | Patrick Rudolph comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 13-6 |
| 13:38 | S. Dakota | Ronald Lamphear pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:31 | S. Dakota | Ronald Lamphear misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 13:29 | S. Dakota | Ronald Lamphear grabs the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:16 | S. Dakota | Patrick Rudolph swats the layup by Todd Foster | 13-6 |
| 13:15 | S. Dakota | Garrett Noyes grabs the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 13:04 | S. Dakota | John Deming lays it up and in | 13-8 |
| 12:57 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 13-8 |
| 12:55 | S. Dakota | Odell Smith pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:33 | S. Dakota | Garrett Noyes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-8 |
| 12:32 | N. Dakota | Robert French gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:23 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Rudolph and he's hacked by Odell Smith - foul #2 on Odell Smith, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts (SF) Patrick Rudolph | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joseph Dittmer (SF), Gordon Warrior (PF) Odell Smith, Garrett Noyes | |
| 12:23 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green misses the free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:23 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 12:09 | N. Dakota | Robert French hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Walter Just and the foul's on Gordon Warrior - foul #1 on Gordon Warrior, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Vincent Glen (PG) Maurice Green | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 12:09 | N. Dakota | Robert French misses the free throw | 17-8 |
| 12:09 | S. Dakota | Gordon Warrior pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 11:58 | S. Dakota | John Deming hits the finger roll set up by Todd Foster and he's fouled by Walter Just - foul #1 on Walter Just, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| 11:58 | S. Dakota | John Deming makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Vincent Glen (fresh) SG - Walter Just (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Pitts (fresh) PF - Robert French (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Boos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Deming (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Dittmer (fresh) PF - Gordon Warrior (fresh) C - Ronald Lamphear (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | N. Dakota | Walter Just is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 11:36 | N. Dakota | Robert French grabs the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 11:24 | N. Dakota | Walter Just hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 11:22 | S. Dakota | Gordon Warrior pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:11 | S. Dakota | Todd Foster can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert French - foul #1 on Robert French, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Maurice Green (PG), Larry Scales (SG) Vincent Glen, Walter Just | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jackie Buck (PG), Garrett Noyes (PF) John Deming, Ronald Lamphear | |
| 11:11 | S. Dakota | Todd Foster makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:11 | S. Dakota | Todd Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:11 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:08 | N. Dakota | Larry Scales is hacked by Joseph Dittmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Dittmer, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| 10:53 | N. Dakota | Robert French buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Green and he's fouled by Garrett Noyes - foul #1 on Garrett Noyes, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Patrick Rudolph (SF), Simon Colman (C) Bryan Pitts, Paul Boos | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Deming (PG) Todd Foster | |
| 10:53 | N. Dakota | Robert French makes the free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:33 | S. Dakota | Patrick Rudolph steps in front of the Garrett Noyes pass | 20-12 |
| 10:23 | N. Dakota | Robert French misses the easy layup | 20-12 |
| 10:22 | S. Dakota | Garrett Noyes pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:04 | S. Dakota | Garrett Noyes misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-12 |
| 10:03 | S. Dakota | Gordon Warrior grabs the offensive board | 20-12 |
| 09:54 | S. Dakota | Joseph Dittmer hits a 3 from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 09:40 | N. Dakota | Larry Scales is fouled on the floor by Jackie Buck - foul #1 on Jackie Buck, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd (PG), Harold Myrick (SF), Harry Randle (PF), Paul Boos (C) Maurice Green, Patrick Rudolph, Robert French, Simon Colman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell (PG), Todd Foster (SG), Jeffery Baldree (SF), Ira Smith (PF), Thomas Avans (C) John Deming, Jackie Buck, Joseph Dittmer, Garrett Noyes, Gordon Warrior | |
| 09:40 | N. Dakota | Larry Scales makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:40 | N. Dakota | Larry Scales makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:29 | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell is hacked by Joseph Boyd - foul #1 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Walter Just (SG) Larry Scales | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 09:13 | S. Dakota | Thomas Avans hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 22-15 |
| 09:12 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Harry Randle | 22-15 |
| 09:07 | N. Dakota | Walter Just hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-15 |
| 08:53 | S. Dakota | Thomas Avans comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 25-15 |
| 08:52 | S. Dakota | Thomas Avans tips it but misses | 25-15 |
| 08:51 | N. Dakota | Harry Randle grabs the defensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 08:46 | N. Dakota | Walter Just misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-15 |
| 08:44 | S. Dakota | Ira Smith grabs the board | 25-15 |
| 08:20 | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-15 |
| 08:18 | N. Dakota | Harry Randle grabs the defensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 08:13 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos is hacked by Thomas Avans - foul #1 on Thomas Avans, team foul #8 | 25-15 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Maurice Green (PG), Bryan Pitts (SG) Joseph Boyd, Walter Just | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Deming (PG), Jackie Buck (SG), Ronald Lamphear (C) Nelson Caldwell, Todd Foster, Thomas Avans | |
| 08:13 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 08:13 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Ronald Lamphear | 25-15 |
| 07:53 | S. Dakota | The short jumper by Ira Smith is denied by Harry Randle | 25-15 |
| 07:51 | N. Dakota | Harry Randle gets the rebound | 25-15 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Maurice Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Pitts (fresh) SF - Harold Myrick (fairly fresh) PF - Harry Randle (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Paul Boos (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Deming (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Buck (fresh) SF - Jeffery Baldree (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ira Smith (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Lamphear (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Randle | 28-15 |
| 07:27 | S. Dakota | Ira Smith misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-15 |
| 07:25 | N. Dakota | Harry Randle gets the rebound | 28-15 |
| 07:22 | N. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree is called for the reach on Bryan Pitts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Baldree, team foul #9 | 28-15 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Patrick Rudolph (SF), Robert French (PF), Simon Colman (C) Harold Myrick, Harry Randle, Paul Boos | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joseph Dittmer (SF), Gordon Warrior (PF) Jeffery Baldree, Ira Smith | |
| 07:22 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 07:22 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 30-15 |
| 07:11 | S. Dakota | Joseph Dittmer buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Deming | 30-18 |
| 06:53 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Maurice Green | 33-18 |
| 06:41 | S. Dakota | Jackie Buck hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-18 |
| 06:39 | N. Dakota | Robert French grabs the defensive rebound | 33-18 |
| 06:20 | N. Dakota | Robert French's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Dittmer | 33-18 |
| 06:19 | S. Dakota | Ronald Lamphear gets the rebound | 33-18 |
| 06:14 | S. Dakota | Jackie Buck connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-21 |
| 06:12 | N. Dakota | Joseph Dittmer steps in front of the Patrick Rudolph pass in the backcourt | 33-21 |
| 06:00 | S. Dakota | Jackie Buck connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Deming | 33-23 |
| 05:58 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green's pass is intercepted by Jackie Buck in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| 05:42 | S. Dakota | Joseph Dittmer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Dittmer, team foul #10 | 33-23 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd (PG), Walter Just (SG), Harry Randle (PF) Maurice Green, Bryan Pitts, Robert French | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell (PG), Todd Foster (SG), Thomas Avans (SF), Garrett Noyes (PF) John Deming, Jackie Buck, Joseph Dittmer, Ronald Lamphear | |
| 05:23 | N. Dakota | Walter Just can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 05:22 | N. Dakota | Harry Randle tips it home | 35-23 |
| 05:05 | S. Dakota | Harry Randle blocks the short jumper by Todd Foster | 35-23 |
| 05:03 | S. Dakota | Gordon Warrior tips it home | 35-25 |
| 04:54 | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Walter Just | 37-25 |
| 04:38 | S. Dakota | Gordon Warrior hits a jumper from the left side | 37-27 |
| 04:23 | N. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell steals the ball from Simon Colman | 37-27 |
| 04:12 | S. Dakota | Gordon Warrior hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Nelson Caldwell and he's hacked by Simon Colman - foul #1 on Simon Colman, team foul #6 | 37-29 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Maurice Green (PG), Harold Myrick (SF), Robert French (PF), Paul Boos (C) Joseph Boyd, Patrick Rudolph, Harry Randle, Simon Colman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Deming (PG), Jeffery Baldree (SF), Ira Smith (C) Todd Foster, Thomas Avans, Garrett Noyes | |
| 04:12 | S. Dakota | Gordon Warrior makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 03:47 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-30 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Maurice Green (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Just (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Myrick (fresh) PF - Robert French (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Boos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Deming (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nelson Caldwell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Baldree (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gordon Warrior (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ira Smith (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | S. Dakota | Gordon Warrior lays it up and in | 40-32 |
| 03:28 | N. Dakota | Walter Just's pass is intercepted by Nelson Caldwell in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 03:10 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Maurice Green - foul #1 on Maurice Green, team foul #7 | 40-32 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Larry Scales (SG) Walter Just | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jackie Buck (PG), Joseph Dittmer (SG), Ronald Lamphear (C) John Deming, Nelson Caldwell, Gordon Warrior | |
| 03:10 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 03:10 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 03:10 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 03:06 | N. Dakota | Larry Scales makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Harold Myrick | 43-32 |
| 02:57 | S. Dakota | Joseph Dittmer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-32 |
| 02:55 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Robert French | 43-32 |
| 02:50 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 02:33 | S. Dakota | Jackie Buck misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 02:32 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 02:22 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 02:20 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos gets the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 02:07 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Lamphear - foul #1 on Ronald Lamphear, team foul #11 | 46-32 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd (PG), Bryan Pitts (SF), Harry Randle (PF) Maurice Green, Harold Myrick, Robert French | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Odell Smith (SF), Garrett Noyes (PF), Thomas Avans (C) Jeffery Baldree, Ira Smith, Ronald Lamphear | |
| 02:07 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 02:07 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos misses the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 02:07 | S. Dakota | Garrett Noyes pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 01:43 | S. Dakota | Thomas Avans misses the turnaround in the paint | 47-32 |
| 01:42 | N. Dakota | Harry Randle pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 01:26 | N. Dakota | Larry Scales travels with the ball | 47-32 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Walter Just (SG), Simon Colman (C) Larry Scales, Paul Boos | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Deming (PG), Todd Foster (SG) Jackie Buck, Joseph Dittmer | |
| 01:12 | S. Dakota | John Deming loses the ball out of bounds | 47-32 |
| 00:52 | N. Dakota | Walter Just is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Simon Colman | 50-32 |
| 00:34 | S. Dakota | John Deming comes up short on the floater near the basket | 50-32 |
| 00:33 | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd snags the defensive board | 50-32 |
| 00:12 | N. Dakota | Walter Just misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-32 |
| 00:10 | S. Dakota | Odell Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-32 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Todd Foster hits a runner in the lane | 50-34 |