| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Nettles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Xavier Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Corchado (fresh) PF - John Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Homer Peavler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Darin Bliss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Provenzano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Bergmeyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Enright (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Corchado inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | S. Dakota St. | Homer Peavler throws it down set up by Xavier Marshall | 38-29 |
| 19:34 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles is called for the reach on Shawn Bergmeyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Nettles, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 19:15 | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Xavier Marshall - foul #1 on Xavier Marshall, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 19:15 | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:15 | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:15 | S. Dakota St. | John Howard gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:57 | S. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss steals the ball from Xavier Marshall | 38-30 |
| 18:35 | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Philip Provenzano | 38-33 |
| 18:27 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Corchado's floater is tipped away by Michael Enright | 38-33 |
| 18:25 | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 18:18 | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 18:16 | N. Dakota St. | Shawn Bergmeyer hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 17:54 | S. Dakota St. | Xavier Marshall is called for traveling | 38-35 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Graham (PG), Ricky O'Dowd (SG), Robert Bernitsky (SF), William Langlois (PF), Byron Barham (C) Michael Nettles, Xavier Marshall, Raymond Corchado, John Howard, Homer Peavler | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell (PG), Andrew Gerard (SG), Justin Kelly (SF), Mark Draper (C) Darin Bliss, Philip Provenzano, Shawn Bergmeyer, Michael Enright | |
| 17:49 | N. Dakota St. | Joshua Graham is called for the reach on Andrew Gerard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Graham, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| 17:34 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 17:33 | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:21 | S. Dakota St. | William Langlois is hacked by Charles Bell - foul #1 on Charles Bell, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Michael Enright (C) Richard Sumner | |
| 17:14 | S. Dakota St. | Byron Barham drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Robert Bernitsky | 40-35 |
| 17:01 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell connects on the open jumpshot from the right side set up by Mark Draper | 40-37 |
| 16:54 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Enright is called for the reach on William Langlois - foul #2 on Michael Enright, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| 16:41 | S. Dakota St. | Byron Barham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 40-37 |
| 16:40 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Draper snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 16:37 | N. Dakota St. | Joshua Graham is called for the reach on Charles Bell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Graham, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Ward (PG), Richard Nelson (PF) Joshua Graham, William Langlois | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss (PG), Shawn Bergmeyer (SF) Charles Bell, Andrew Gerard | |
| 16:22 | N. Dakota St. | Shawn Bergmeyer misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 16:20 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Nelson snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 16:03 | S. Dakota St. | Ricky O'Dowd misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Justin Kelly - foul #1 on Justin Kelly, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles (PG), John Howard (PF), Homer Peavler (C) Christopher Ward, Robert Bernitsky, Byron Barham | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano (SG), Richard Sumner (PF) Justin Kelly, Mark Draper | |
| 16:03 | S. Dakota St. | Ricky O'Dowd makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:03 | S. Dakota St. | Ricky O'Dowd makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Nettles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky O'Dowd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Nelson (fresh) PF - John Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Homer Peavler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Darin Bliss (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Provenzano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Bergmeyer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Sumner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Enright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | N. Dakota St. | Shawn Bergmeyer is fouled on the floor by Richard Nelson - foul #2 on Richard Nelson, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Xavier Marshall (SG) Ricky O'Dowd | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Bruno Chism (C) Michael Enright | |
| 15:28 | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Nettles - foul #3 on Michael Nettles, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Corchado (SF) Richard Nelson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 15:28 | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:28 | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:28 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Homer Peavler | 42-38 |
| 15:21 | S. Dakota St. | Homer Peavler blows the layup but he's hacked by Philip Provenzano - foul #1 on Philip Provenzano, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell (PG) Darin Bliss | |
| 15:21 | S. Dakota St. | Homer Peavler makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:21 | S. Dakota St. | Homer Peavler misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:21 | N. Dakota St. | Bruno Chism gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:06 | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano loses the dribble to Homer Peavler | 43-38 |
| 14:47 | S. Dakota St. | John Howard is whistled for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Ward (PG), Joshua Graham (SF), William Langlois (PF), Byron Barham (C) Michael Nettles, Raymond Corchado, John Howard, Homer Peavler | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 14:34 | N. Dakota St. | Christopher Ward steals the ball from Charles Bell | 43-38 |
| 14:13 | S. Dakota St. | Byron Barham is fouled on the floor by Bruno Chism - foul #4 on Bruno Chism, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Bernitsky (SF) Christopher Ward | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss (PG), Justin Kelly (SF), Mark Draper (PF), Michael Enright (C) Philip Provenzano, Shawn Bergmeyer, Richard Sumner, Bruno Chism | |
| 14:03 | S. Dakota St. | Xavier Marshall connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Joshua Graham | 45-38 |
| 13:58 | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Enright | 45-40 |
| 13:47 | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Graham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 13:45 | S. Dakota St. | William Langlois tips it back up and in | 47-40 |
| 13:28 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 13:26 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to William Langlois | 47-40 |
| 13:12 | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Graham is hacked by Justin Kelly - foul #2 on Justin Kelly, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles (PG), Ricky O'Dowd (SG), Raymond Corchado (SF), Richard Nelson (PF), Homer Peavler (C) Joshua Graham, Xavier Marshall, Robert Bernitsky, William Langlois, Byron Barham | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Gerard (SG), Richard Sumner (PF) Charles Bell, Mark Draper | |
| 13:00 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Corchado misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 12:59 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Enright snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 12:53 | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 12:52 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Corchado grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 12:46 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Nelson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Richard Sumner - foul #2 on Richard Sumner, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano (SG), Shawn Bergmeyer (SF) Darin Bliss, Justin Kelly | |
| 12:46 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Nelson misses the free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:46 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Philip Provenzano | 49-40 |
| 12:41 | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano is hacked by Ricky O'Dowd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky O'Dowd, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John Howard (PF) Raymond Corchado | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 12:41 | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:41 | S. Dakota St. | Homer Peavler grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 12:27 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Enright takes the ball from Michael Nettles | 49-40 |
| 11:59 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Gerard misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Nelson - foul #3 on Richard Nelson, team foul #8 | 49-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Bernitsky (SF), Byron Barham (C) Richard Nelson, Homer Peavler | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell (SF), Mark Draper (C) Shawn Bergmeyer, Michael Enright | |
| 11:59 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Gerard makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:59 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Gerard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Nettles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricky O'Dowd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Bernitsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Byron Barham (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Andrew Gerard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Philip Provenzano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Sumner (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Draper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | S. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano takes the ball from John Howard | 49-42 |
| 11:32 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Gerard can't finish the layup | 49-42 |
| 11:31 | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:17 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Sumner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 11:16 | S. Dakota St. | John Howard gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:11 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 11:09 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:04 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Draper and the foul's on Byron Barham - foul #2 on Byron Barham, team foul #9 | 49-44 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Graham (PG), Xavier Marshall (SG), Raymond Corchado (SF) Michael Nettles, Ricky O'Dowd, Robert Bernitsky | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss (PG), Justin Kelly (SF), Michael Enright (C) Andrew Gerard, Philip Provenzano, Mark Draper | |
| 11:04 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:04 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Byron Barham | 49-44 |
| 10:47 | S. Dakota St. | Xavier Marshall scores on a floater from the right block | 51-44 |
| 10:45 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell's pass is intercepted by Xavier Marshall in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 10:43 | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Graham lays it in set up by Xavier Marshall | 53-44 |
| 10:21 | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss misses long on a runner from close range | 53-44 |
| 10:20 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Enright grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 10:04 | N. Dakota St. | Raymond Corchado swats the layup by Charles Bell | 53-44 |
| 10:03 | N. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Darin Bliss | 53-44 |
| 09:52 | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Ward (PG), Robert Bernitsky (SF), Richard Nelson (PF), William Langlois (C) Joshua Graham, Raymond Corchado, John Howard, Byron Barham | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano (SG), Shawn Bergmeyer (SF), Mark Draper (PF) Charles Bell, Justin Kelly, Richard Sumner | |
| 09:31 | S. Dakota St. | Xavier Marshall drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Ward | 55-44 |
| 09:27 | N. Dakota St. | William Langlois is called for the reach on Philip Provenzano in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Langlois, team foul #10 | 55-44 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles (PG), Ricky O'Dowd (SG) Christopher Ward, Xavier Marshall | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Gerard (PG) Darin Bliss | |
| 09:27 | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:27 | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:15 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Nelson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Nettles | 58-46 |
| 08:53 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Enright is alone and throws it down set up by Philip Provenzano | 58-48 |
| 08:33 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Gerard - foul #2 on Andrew Gerard, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Corchado (SF), John Howard (PF), Homer Peavler (C) Robert Bernitsky, Richard Nelson, William Langlois | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Justin Kelly (PG), Richard Sumner (PF) Philip Provenzano, Michael Enright | |
| 08:33 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:33 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:33 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Draper pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 08:21 | N. Dakota St. | Shawn Bergmeyer misses the dunk but the foul's on Raymond Corchado - foul #1 on Raymond Corchado, team foul #11 | 58-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Ward (PG) Michael Nettles | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss (PG) Andrew Gerard | |
| 08:21 | N. Dakota St. | Shawn Bergmeyer misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:21 | N. Dakota St. | Shawn Bergmeyer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:21 | S. Dakota St. | John Howard gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 08:10 | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Xavier Marshall (SG) Ricky O'Dowd | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 08:05 | N. Dakota St. | Xavier Marshall steps in front of the Mark Draper pass in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| 08:03 | S. Dakota St. | Xavier Marshall banks in the layup | 60-48 |
| 08:01 | N. Dakota St. | Shawn Bergmeyer is fouled in the backcourt by John Howard - foul #1 on John Howard, team foul #12 | 60-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Byron Barham (PF) John Howard | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 08:01 | N. Dakota St. | Shawn Bergmeyer makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:01 | N. Dakota St. | Shawn Bergmeyer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Christopher Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Xavier Marshall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Raymond Corchado (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Byron Barham (fresh) 6 pts. C - Homer Peavler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Darin Bliss (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Bergmeyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Sumner (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Draper (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | S. Dakota St. | Xavier Marshall can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 07:41 | N. Dakota St. | Shawn Bergmeyer gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 07:33 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Sumner is fouled on the floor by Xavier Marshall - foul #2 on Xavier Marshall, team foul #13 | 60-50 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Graham (SF) Raymond Corchado | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell (SG), Bruno Chism (C) Justin Kelly, Mark Draper | |
| 07:33 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:33 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Sumner misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:33 | S. Dakota St. | Homer Peavler pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 07:04 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Bell takes the ball from Christopher Ward | 60-51 |
| 07:01 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles (PG), Robert Bernitsky (SG), Richard Nelson (PF) Christopher Ward, Xavier Marshall, Byron Barham | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Gerard (SG), Mark Draper (PF) Darin Bliss, Richard Sumner | |
| 06:55 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 06:36 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Draper is fouled on the floor by Richard Nelson - foul #4 on Richard Nelson, team foul #14 | 63-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Ricky O'Dowd (SG) Joshua Graham | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano (SG) Andrew Gerard | |
| 06:36 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Draper makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 06:36 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:17 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 63-53 |
| 06:15 | N. Dakota St. | Bruno Chism gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 05:59 | N. Dakota St. | Bruno Chism can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 63-53 |
| 05:57 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell tips it in | 63-55 |
| 05:37 | S. Dakota St. | Ricky O'Dowd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 05:36 | S. Dakota St. | Homer Peavler tips it home | 65-55 |
| 05:19 | N. Dakota St. | Shawn Bergmeyer is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Philip Provenzano | 65-58 |
| 05:07 | S. Dakota St. | The jump hook by Homer Peavler is blocked by Bruno Chism | 65-58 |
| 05:06 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bernitsky | 65-58 |
| 04:48 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Nelson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-58 |
| 04:47 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Mark Draper | 65-58 |
| 04:42 | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Ward (PG), Joshua Graham (SG), Raymond Corchado (SF), William Langlois (PF), Byron Barham (C) Michael Nettles, Ricky O'Dowd, Robert Bernitsky, Richard Nelson, Homer Peavler | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss (PG), Andrew Gerard (SG), Justin Kelly (SF), Richard Sumner (PF) Charles Bell, Philip Provenzano, Shawn Bergmeyer, Mark Draper | |
| 04:23 | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 04:22 | S. Dakota St. | William Langlois gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:12 | S. Dakota St. | William Langlois travels with the ball | 65-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Xavier Marshall (SG), John Howard (PF) Christopher Ward, Byron Barham | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 03:45 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Kelly buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Darin Bliss | 65-61 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Joshua Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Xavier Marshall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Raymond Corchado (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - William Langlois (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Darin Bliss (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gerard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Sumner (tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Bruno Chism (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Graham misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-61 |
| 03:20 | N. Dakota St. | Bruno Chism grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:51 | N. Dakota St. | Bruno Chism is hacked by John Howard - foul #2 on John Howard, team foul #15 | 65-61 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Ward (PG), Ricky O'Dowd (SG), Byron Barham (C) Joshua Graham, Xavier Marshall, William Langlois | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano (SG), Shawn Bergmeyer (SF), Michael Enright (PF) Andrew Gerard, Justin Kelly, Richard Sumner | |
| 02:51 | N. Dakota St. | Bruno Chism makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:51 | N. Dakota St. | Bruno Chism misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:51 | S. Dakota St. | John Howard grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 02:43 | S. Dakota St. | John Howard hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky O'Dowd | 68-62 |
| 02:41 | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 02:30 | S. Dakota St. | Ricky O'Dowd's layup is rejected by Shawn Bergmeyer | 68-62 |
| 02:29 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Enright grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 02:10 | N. Dakota St. | Bruno Chism is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Bruno Chism, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles (PG), Robert Bernitsky (SF) Christopher Ward, Raymond Corchado | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell (PG), Mark Draper (PF) Darin Bliss, Bruno Chism | |
| 01:52 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:49 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Xavier Marshall (SG), Raymond Corchado (SF), Homer Peavler (C) Ricky O'Dowd, Robert Bernitsky, Byron Barham | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss (PG), Richard Sumner (PF) Charles Bell, Mark Draper | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:32 | S. Dakota St. | John Howard's floater is tipped away by Richard Sumner | 70-62 |
| 01:31 | N. Dakota St. | Shawn Bergmeyer snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| 01:14 | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano is fouled on the floor by Xavier Marshall - foul #3 on Xavier Marshall, team foul #16 | 70-62 |
| 01:14 | S. Dakota St. | The refs have stopped play. Homer Peavler is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 70-62 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Langlois (C) Homer Peavler | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 01:14 | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:14 | N. Dakota St. | Philip Provenzano makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | S. Dakota St. | John Howard connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Nettles | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Enright is whistled for a carry | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles is fouled in the backcourt by Darin Bliss - foul #2 on Darin Bliss, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Ricky O'Dowd (SG), Byron Barham (PF), Robert Bernitsky (C) Xavier Marshall, John Howard, William Langlois | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:47 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:47 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:42 | N. Dakota St. | Darin Bliss misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 75-64 |
| 00:41 | S. Dakota St. | Byron Barham pulls down the rebound | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Bernitsky hits a turnaround from the baseline | 77-64 |
| 00:07 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Sumner misses the easy open layup | 77-64 |
| 00:05 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Corchado gets the rebound | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles runs out the clock | 77-64 |