| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Eric James (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Philip Carter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Keith Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Harley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Presson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Thomas Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Moylan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryant Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Nurse (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota | Sidney Moylan inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | N. Dakota | Thomas Ford lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Smith | 29-31 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia State | Everett Presson blows the layup but he's fouled by Gary Nurse - foul #2 on Gary Nurse, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia State | Everett Presson misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia State | Everett Presson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:58 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson makes the shot in the paint set up by Thomas Ford and he's fouled by Thomas Harley - foul #2 on Thomas Harley, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 18:58 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia State | Thomas Harley's pass is intercepted by Thomas Ford | 30-34 |
| 18:45 | N. Dakota | Sidney Moylan lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Ford | 30-36 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia State | Philip Carter hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eric James | 33-36 |
| 18:02 | N. Dakota | Thomas Ford misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Harley - foul #3 on Thomas Harley, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Darrel Zak (PG), Ronald Elsass (SG), Stacy Evans (SF), Dwayne McClarin (PF), Dexter Travis (C) Eric James, Philip Carter, Keith Pennington, Thomas Harley, Everett Presson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Gregory McEver (SG), John Thomas (SF) Clarence Smith, Sidney Moylan | |
| 18:02 | N. Dakota | Thomas Ford makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:02 | N. Dakota | Thomas Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia State | Dexter Travis lays it in on a nice dish by Darrel Zak | 35-38 |
| 17:22 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson can't connect on a shot from the right block | 35-38 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Dexter Travis | 35-38 |
| 17:03 | West Virginia State | Darrel Zak comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gary Nurse - foul #3 on Gary Nurse, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Louis Torkelson (SG), Preston Monaco (PF), John Hagerman (C) Thomas Ford, Bryant Johnson, Gary Nurse | |
| 17:03 | West Virginia State | Darrel Zak misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:03 | West Virginia State | Darrel Zak makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:38 | N. Dakota | John Hagerman is open and scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory McEver | 36-40 |
| 16:18 | West Virginia State | Ronald Elsass misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia State | Dwayne McClarin snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia State | Dwayne McClarin connects on the turnaround in the lane | 38-40 |
| 16:02 | N. Dakota | Stacy Evans steps in front of the John Thomas pass in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia State | Ronald Elsass lays it in on a great pass from Stacy Evans | 40-40 |
| 15:58 | N. Dakota | Ronald Elsass is called for the reach on Gregory McEver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Elsass, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Eric James (PG), Philip Carter (SG), Keith Pennington (SF), Thomas Harley (PF), Everett Presson (C) Darrel Zak, Ronald Elsass, Stacy Evans, Dwayne McClarin, Dexter Travis | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Clarence Smith (SG), Sidney Moylan (SF) Gregory McEver, John Thomas | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Eric James (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Philip Carter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Keith Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Harley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Everett Presson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Louis Torkelson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clarence Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Moylan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Preston Monaco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hagerman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | N. Dakota | Clarence Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:30 | N. Dakota | Preston Monaco can't tip it in | 40-40 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia State | Everett Presson pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia State | Clarence Smith steps in front of the Everett Presson pass | 40-40 |
| 14:45 | N. Dakota | Clarence Smith is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 14:44 | N. Dakota | Preston Monaco grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:24 | N. Dakota | Sidney Moylan blows the layup | 40-40 |
| 14:23 | N. Dakota | Preston Monaco pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:09 | N. Dakota | Sidney Moylan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Everett Presson | 40-40 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia State | Eric James's pass is intercepted by Clarence Smith | 40-40 |
| 13:51 | N. Dakota | Clarence Smith banks in the layup | 40-42 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia State | Philip Carter connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Eric James | 43-42 |
| 13:20 | N. Dakota | John Hagerman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 13:18 | N. Dakota | Louis Torkelson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:56 | N. Dakota | John Hagerman is whistled for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Darrel Zak (PG), Ronald Elsass (SG), Stacy Evans (SF), Dwayne McClarin (PF), Dexter Travis (C) Eric James, Philip Carter, Keith Pennington, Thomas Harley, Everett Presson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Thomas Ford (PG), Gregory McEver (SG), John Thomas (SF), Bryant Johnson (PF), Gary Nurse (C) Louis Torkelson, Clarence Smith, Sidney Moylan, Preston Monaco, John Hagerman | |
| 12:44 | West Virginia State | Dwayne McClarin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 12:43 | N. Dakota | John Thomas gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:28 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-42 |
| 12:27 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 12:10 | West Virginia State | Darrel Zak is called for traveling | 43-44 |
| 11:49 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson jams it and the foul's on Dwayne McClarin - foul #1 on Dwayne McClarin, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| 11:49 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Dexter Travis | 43-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Darrel Zak (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Elsass (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stacy Evans (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne McClarin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dexter Travis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Thomas Ford (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory McEver (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryant Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Nurse (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | West Virginia State | Dexter Travis knocks in the shot from the left block | 45-46 |
| 11:19 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson is wide open and slams it home set up by Gregory McEver | 45-48 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia State | Dexter Travis drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 10:35 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner near the basket | 48-48 |
| 10:34 | N. Dakota | Gary Nurse grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:20 | N. Dakota | Thomas Ford is open and scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Gary Nurse | 48-50 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia State | Darrel Zak is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ford - foul #2 on Thomas Ford, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Eric James (PG), Chuck Alarcon (SG), Charles Dedrick (SF), Thomas Harley (PF), Everett Presson (C) Darrel Zak, Ronald Elsass, Stacy Evans, Dwayne McClarin, Dexter Travis | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Clarence Smith (SG), Sidney Moylan (SF) Gregory McEver, John Thomas | |
| 09:48 | West Virginia State | Everett Presson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 48-50 |
| 09:46 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 09:32 | N. Dakota | Thomas Ford clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Thomas Harley | 48-50 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia State | Everett Presson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 09:03 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 08:34 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson's floater is tipped away by Everett Presson | 48-50 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia State | Everett Presson pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia State | Everett Presson drills a jump hook from close range | 50-50 |
| 07:57 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 07:56 | N. Dakota | Gary Nurse grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:36 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 50-50 |
| 07:35 | N. Dakota | Clarence Smith tips it but misses | 50-50 |
| 07:33 | N. Dakota | Sidney Moylan pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Eric James (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Chuck Alarcon (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Dedrick (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Harley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Everett Presson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Thomas Ford (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sidney Moylan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryant Johnson (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Nurse (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | N. Dakota | Clarence Smith misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Everett Presson - foul #1 on Everett Presson, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Darrel Zak (PG), Philip Carter (SG), Keith Pennington (SF), Dexter Travis (PF), Stacy Evans (C) Eric James, Chuck Alarcon, Charles Dedrick, Thomas Harley, Everett Presson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Gregory McEver (PG), John Thomas (SF), Preston Monaco (PF), John Hagerman (C) Thomas Ford, Sidney Moylan, Bryant Johnson, Gary Nurse | |
| 07:21 | N. Dakota | Clarence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:21 | N. Dakota | Clarence Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia State | Dexter Travis snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia State | Philip Carter misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-51 |
| 07:11 | N. Dakota | Preston Monaco grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 06:49 | N. Dakota | John Hagerman is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia State | Philip Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia State | Dexter Travis is fouled on the floor by John Hagerman - foul #2 on John Hagerman, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Thomas Harley (PF) Dexter Travis | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Louis Torkelson (SG), Sidney Moylan (SF), Bryant Johnson (PF) Clarence Smith, John Thomas, Preston Monaco | |
| 06:10 | West Virginia State | Darrel Zak is called for 5 seconds | 50-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Ronald Elsass (PG), Dwayne McClarin (C) Darrel Zak, Stacy Evans | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 05:44 | N. Dakota | Louis Torkelson is called for traveling | 50-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Eric James (PG) Philip Carter | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Thomas Ford (PG) Gregory McEver | |
| 05:19 | West Virginia State | Keith Pennington is called for traveling | 50-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Charles Dedrick (SF), Dexter Travis (PF), Everett Presson (C) Keith Pennington, Thomas Harley, Dwayne McClarin | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | John Thomas (SF), Preston Monaco (PF), Gary Nurse (C) Sidney Moylan, Bryant Johnson, John Hagerman | |
| 05:15 | N. Dakota | Thomas Ford loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia State | Everett Presson blows the layup | 50-51 |
| 05:06 | N. Dakota | Louis Torkelson pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:37 | N. Dakota | Preston Monaco can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Elsass - foul #3 on Ronald Elsass, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Darrel Zak (SG), Stacy Evans (SF) Ronald Elsass, Charles Dedrick | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Clarence Smith (SG) Louis Torkelson | |
| 04:37 | N. Dakota | Preston Monaco misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:37 | N. Dakota | Preston Monaco misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia State | Everett Presson gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia State | Stacy Evans buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dexter Travis | 53-51 |
| 04:07 | N. Dakota | Gary Nurse knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Clarence Smith | 53-53 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia State | Everett Presson can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 53-53 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia State | Eric James misses the tip | 53-53 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia State | Dexter Travis can't tip it in | 53-53 |
| 03:47 | N. Dakota | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 03:26 | N. Dakota | Preston Monaco misses long on an open runner from close range | 53-53 |
| 03:25 | N. Dakota | Gary Nurse tips it home | 53-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Eric James (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Darrel Zak (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stacy Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dexter Travis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Everett Presson (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Thomas Ford (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Preston Monaco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Nurse (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | West Virginia State | Stacy Evans misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 53-55 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia State | Dexter Travis snags the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia State | Dexter Travis misses the lay-in | 53-55 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia State | Everett Presson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia State | West Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Philip Carter (SG), Keith Pennington (SF), Thomas Harley (PF), Dwayne McClarin (C) Eric James, Stacy Evans, Dexter Travis, Everett Presson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Gregory McEver (PG), Louis Torkelson (SG), Sidney Moylan (SF), Bryant Johnson (PF), John Hagerman (C) Thomas Ford, Clarence Smith, John Thomas, Preston Monaco, Gary Nurse | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia State | Dwayne McClarin loses the dribble to Gregory McEver | 53-55 |
| 02:02 | N. Dakota | Louis Torkelson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia State | Keith Pennington grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia State | Darrel Zak is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory McEver - foul #3 on Gregory McEver, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Eric James (PG), Everett Presson (C) Darrel Zak, Dwayne McClarin | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Thomas Ford (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), Gary Nurse (C) Gregory McEver, Louis Torkelson, John Hagerman | |
| 01:40 | West Virginia State | Keith Pennington comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 01:38 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Thomas Ford | 53-55 |
| 01:33 | N. Dakota | Everett Presson is called for the reach on Sidney Moylan - foul #2 on Everett Presson, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| 01:33 | N. Dakota | Sidney Moylan makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:33 | N. Dakota | Sidney Moylan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia State | Everett Presson is fouled on the floor by Gary Nurse - foul #4 on Gary Nurse, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia State | Eric James connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Harley | 56-57 |
| 00:40 | N. Dakota | Sidney Moylan is hacked by Philip Carter - foul #3 on Philip Carter, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| 00:40 | N. Dakota | Sidney Moylan makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:40 | N. Dakota | Sidney Moylan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia State | Philip Carter can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Clarence Smith - foul #3 on Clarence Smith, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia State | Philip Carter misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia State | Philip Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:21 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Bryant Johnson | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Eric James - foul #3 on Eric James, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Gregory McEver (PG) Thomas Ford | |
| 00:18 | N. Dakota | Bryant Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia State | Philip Carter grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia State | Philip Carter clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:13 | N. Dakota | Gary Nurse grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 00:11 | N. Dakota | Gary Nurse is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Carter - foul #4 on Philip Carter, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| 00:11 | N. Dakota | Gary Nurse makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:11 | N. Dakota | Gary Nurse makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia State | Philip Carter misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 00:02 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Sidney Moylan | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Sidney Moylan runs out the clock | 56-61 |