| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Alan Rose (fresh) SG - James Lenk (fresh) SF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) PF - John Degregorio (fresh) C - Brandon Roose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Joel Ballweg (fresh) SG - Antonio Keele (fresh) SF - Edward Seay (fresh) PF - Russell Bellamy (fresh) C - Irvin Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont Abbey | Irvin Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Belmont Abbey | Russell Bellamy travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | N. Dakota St. | Brandon Roose misses short on a shot from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Belmont Abbey | Edward Seay grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Belmont Abbey | Joel Ballweg buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Antonio Keele | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | N. Dakota St. | Brandon Roose lays it up and in set up by John Degregorio | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Belmont Abbey | Antonio Keele scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Ballweg | 2-6 |
| 18:21 | N. Dakota St. | James Lenk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | N. Dakota St. | Brandon Roose tips it in | 4-6 |
| 18:01 | Belmont Abbey | Irvin Taylor is hacked by Brandon Roose - foul #1 on Brandon Roose, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:40 | Belmont Abbey | Alan Rose is called for the reach on Joel Ballweg - foul #1 on Alan Rose, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Kyle Dickens (C) Irvin Taylor | |
| 17:33 | Belmont Abbey | Kyle Dickens knocks in the shot from close range set up by Joel Ballweg and he's fouled by Brandon Roose - foul #2 on Brandon Roose, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Jean (C) Brandon Roose | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | David Terry (SG) Antonio Keele | |
| 17:33 | Belmont Abbey | Kyle Dickens makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:13 | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Jean misses the driving attempt near the basket | 4-9 |
| 17:11 | Belmont Abbey | Russell Bellamy gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:53 | Belmont Abbey | Kyle Dickens misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 16:52 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to John Degregorio | 4-9 |
| 16:47 | N. Dakota St. | Alan Rose misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 16:46 | Belmont Abbey | Russell Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:23 | Belmont Abbey | Russell Bellamy clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Alan Rose - foul #2 on Alan Rose, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Plath (PG), Shane Hettinger (SG), Gerald Chapa (SF), Brian Akins (C) Alan Rose, James Lenk, Andrew Palmer, John Degregorio | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Walter Hill (PG), Antonio Keele (SG), Ken Hatch (C) Joel Ballweg, David Terry, Edward Seay | |
| 16:23 | Belmont Abbey | Russell Bellamy makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:23 | Belmont Abbey | Russell Bellamy makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:01 | N. Dakota St. | Shane Hettinger connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeffrey Plath | 7-11 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Jeffrey Plath (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shane Hettinger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Chapa (fresh) PF - Glenn Jean (fresh) C - Brian Akins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Walter Hill (fresh) SG - Antonio Keele (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Bellamy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Hatch (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Belmont Abbey | Kyle Dickens can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 7-11 |
| 15:38 | Belmont Abbey | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Dickens | 7-11 |
| 15:26 | Belmont Abbey | Antonio Keele is hacked by Shane Hettinger - foul #1 on Shane Hettinger, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | James Lenk (SG) Shane Hettinger | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Randy Ferguson (PF), Irvin Taylor (C) Russell Bellamy, Ken Hatch | |
| 15:19 | Belmont Abbey | Kyle Dickens is called for traveling | 7-11 |
| 15:07 | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Jean misses the lay-in | 7-11 |
| 15:06 | Belmont Abbey | Irvin Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:58 | Belmont Abbey | Walter Hill scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kyle Dickens | 7-13 |
| 14:40 | N. Dakota St. | James Lenk misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 14:38 | N. Dakota St. | Gerald Chapa pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:29 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Plath misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 14:28 | Belmont Abbey | Randy Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:18 | Belmont Abbey | Irvin Taylor knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Randy Ferguson | 7-15 |
| 14:00 | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Jean makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Akins | 9-15 |
| 13:33 | Belmont Abbey | Walter Hill misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Gerald Chapa - foul #1 on Gerald Chapa, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Shane Hettinger (SG), Andrew Palmer (SF), John Degregorio (PF) James Lenk, Gerald Chapa, Brian Akins | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | David Terry (SG), Edward Seay (SF), Ken Hatch (C) Antonio Keele, Kyle Dickens, Irvin Taylor | |
| 13:33 | Belmont Abbey | Walter Hill makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:33 | Belmont Abbey | Walter Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 13:19 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Palmer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 13:18 | Belmont Abbey | Edward Seay gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 13:12 | Belmont Abbey | Edward Seay slams it home on a great pass from Randy Ferguson | 9-19 |
| 12:57 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Plath buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Jean | 12-19 |
| 12:41 | Belmont Abbey | Walter Hill misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 12:39 | Belmont Abbey | Ken Hatch tips it but misses | 12-19 |
| 12:37 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 12:14 | N. Dakota St. | David Terry is called for the reach on Jeffrey Plath - foul #1 on David Terry, team foul #1 | 12-19 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Robert Sander (PG), James Lenk (SG), Gerald Chapa (C) Jeffrey Plath, Shane Hettinger, Glenn Jean | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Joel Ballweg (PG), Russell Bellamy (PF) Walter Hill, Randy Ferguson | |
| 12:04 | N. Dakota St. | Robert Sander comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 12-19 |
| 12:02 | N. Dakota St. | John Degregorio tips it home | 14-19 |
| 11:45 | Belmont Abbey | Edward Seay connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Ballweg | 14-21 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Sander (fresh) SG - James Lenk (fresh) SF - Andrew Palmer (fresh) PF - John Degregorio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Chapa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Joel Ballweg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Terry (fresh) SF - Edward Seay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Bellamy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Hatch (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Palmer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-21 |
| 11:20 | Belmont Abbey | Ken Hatch gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 11:14 | Belmont Abbey | Edward Seay is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Seay, team foul #2 | 14-21 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Antonio Keele (SG), Irvin Taylor (C) David Terry, Ken Hatch | |
| 11:01 | N. Dakota St. | James Lenk can't throw it down but the foul's on Russell Bellamy - foul #1 on Russell Bellamy, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Brian Akins (C) Andrew Palmer | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | | |
| 11:01 | N. Dakota St. | James Lenk makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 11:01 | N. Dakota St. | James Lenk misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 11:01 | Belmont Abbey | The rebound goes to Irvin Taylor | 15-21 |
| 10:44 | Belmont Abbey | Antonio Keele is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Antonio Keele, team foul #4 | 15-21 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Plath (PG), Jimmy Werner (SF), Glenn Jean (PF) Robert Sander, Gerald Chapa, John Degregorio | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | | |
| 10:22 | N. Dakota St. | James Lenk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Shane Hettinger (SG) James Lenk | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Kyle Dickens (SF) Edward Seay | |
| 10:10 | Belmont Abbey | Kyle Dickens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 10:09 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Akins gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 09:57 | N. Dakota St. | Jimmy Werner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 09:56 | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Jean gets the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 09:46 | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Jean knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Plath and he's hacked by Russell Bellamy - foul #2 on Russell Bellamy, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Palmer (SF) Jimmy Werner | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | David Terry (SG), Randy Ferguson (PF) Antonio Keele, Russell Bellamy | |
| 09:46 | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Jean makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:28 | Belmont Abbey | Irvin Taylor loses the dribble to Brian Akins | 18-21 |
| 09:12 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Palmer drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Plath | 21-21 |
| 08:48 | Belmont Abbey | David Terry misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-21 |
| 08:47 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Shane Hettinger | 21-21 |
| 08:39 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Plath is hacked by Joel Ballweg - foul #1 on Joel Ballweg, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Robert Sander (PG), James Lenk (SG), John Degregorio (PF), Gerald Chapa (C) Jeffrey Plath, Shane Hettinger, Glenn Jean, Brian Akins | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Walter Hill (PG), Antonio Keele (SG), Edward Seay (SF), Ken Hatch (C) Joel Ballweg, David Terry, Randy Ferguson, Irvin Taylor | |
| 08:27 | N. Dakota St. | John Degregorio hits a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Ken Hatch - foul #1 on Ken Hatch, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jimmy Werner (SF) Andrew Palmer | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | | |
| 08:27 | N. Dakota St. | John Degregorio makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:07 | Belmont Abbey | Ken Hatch is hacked by Robert Sander - foul #1 on Robert Sander, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| 08:07 | Belmont Abbey | Ken Hatch makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:07 | Belmont Abbey | Ken Hatch makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:50 | N. Dakota St. | Antonio Keele is called for the reach on Gerald Chapa - foul #2 on Antonio Keele, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Jean (C) Jimmy Werner | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | David Terry (SG) Antonio Keele | |
| 07:50 | N. Dakota St. | Gerald Chapa makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:50 | N. Dakota St. | Gerald Chapa misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:50 | Belmont Abbey | Kyle Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 07:30 | Belmont Abbey | David Terry can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 25-23 |
| 07:28 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Gerald Chapa | 25-23 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Sander (fresh) SG - James Lenk (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gerald Chapa (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Degregorio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Jean (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Walter Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Terry (fresh) SF - Edward Seay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Dickens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Hatch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | N. Dakota St. | John Degregorio drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 06:59 | Belmont Abbey | The jump hook by Kyle Dickens is blocked by John Degregorio | 28-23 |
| 06:57 | Belmont Abbey | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Hatch | 28-23 |
| 06:41 | Belmont Abbey | Kyle Dickens's fadeaway is rejected by John Degregorio | 28-23 |
| 06:39 | N. Dakota St. | John Degregorio pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 06:27 | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Jean misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 06:26 | N. Dakota St. | John Degregorio tips it home | 30-23 |
| 06:07 | Belmont Abbey | David Terry misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on James Lenk - foul #1 on James Lenk, team foul #8 | 30-23 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Plath (PG), Shane Hettinger (SG), Andrew Palmer (SF), Brian Akins (C) Robert Sander, James Lenk, Gerald Chapa, Glenn Jean | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Joel Ballweg (PG), Randy Ferguson (PF), Irvin Taylor (C) Walter Hill, Kyle Dickens, Ken Hatch | |
| 06:07 | Belmont Abbey | David Terry makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:07 | Belmont Abbey | David Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:44 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Akins can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 30-25 |
| 05:42 | N. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Hettinger | 30-25 |
| 05:19 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Plath is fouled on the floor by Edward Seay - foul #2 on Edward Seay, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Jean (PF) John Degregorio | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | James Knox (SG), Kyle Dickens (PF) David Terry, Edward Seay | |
| 05:19 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Plath makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:19 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Plath misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:19 | Belmont Abbey | The rebound goes to Randy Ferguson | 31-25 |
| 05:08 | Belmont Abbey | Randy Ferguson misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 05:06 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Plath grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 04:46 | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Jean loses the dribble to Randy Ferguson | 31-25 |
| 04:27 | Belmont Abbey | Randy Ferguson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Shane Hettinger - foul #2 on Shane Hettinger, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | James Lenk (SG), Gerald Chapa (C) Shane Hettinger, Brian Akins | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Walter Hill (SG), Ken Hatch (PF), Randy Patterson (C) James Knox, Kyle Dickens, Irvin Taylor | |
| 04:27 | Belmont Abbey | Randy Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:27 | Belmont Abbey | Randy Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:27 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Gerald Chapa | 31-26 |
| 04:12 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Palmer misses short on a floater from the right side | 31-26 |
| 04:11 | Belmont Abbey | Randy Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 03:50 | Belmont Abbey | Randy Ferguson makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Joel Ballweg | 31-28 |
| 03:24 | N. Dakota St. | Randy Patterson is called for the reach on James Lenk - foul #1 on Randy Patterson, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alan Rose (PG), Brian Akins (PF), Brandon Roose (C) Jeffrey Plath, Andrew Palmer, Glenn Jean | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Antonio Keele (SG), Edward Seay (SF), Russell Bellamy (PF) Walter Hill, Randy Ferguson, Randy Patterson | |
| 03:24 | N. Dakota St. | James Lenk makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:24 | N. Dakota St. | James Lenk makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Alan Rose (fresh) SG - James Lenk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Chapa (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Akins (fresh) C - Brandon Roose (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Joel Ballweg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antonio Keele (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Seay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Bellamy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Hatch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Belmont Abbey | Russell Bellamy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 03:06 | N. Dakota St. | Brandon Roose grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 02:49 | N. Dakota St. | Alan Rose misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Joel Ballweg - foul #2 on Joel Ballweg, team foul #11 | 33-28 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jimmy Werner (SF), John Degregorio (PF) Gerald Chapa, Brian Akins | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Walter Hill (PG), Kyle Dickens (C) Joel Ballweg, Ken Hatch | |
| 02:49 | N. Dakota St. | Alan Rose makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:49 | N. Dakota St. | Alan Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:33 | Belmont Abbey | Edward Seay clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 02:32 | Belmont Abbey | Antonio Keele gets the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 02:20 | Belmont Abbey | Russell Bellamy's fadeaway is rejected by John Degregorio | 35-28 |
| 02:19 | N. Dakota St. | John Degregorio gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 01:54 | N. Dakota St. | James Lenk misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-28 |
| 01:52 | Belmont Abbey | Edward Seay snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 01:44 | Belmont Abbey | Walter Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Alan Rose - foul #3 on Alan Rose, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Plath (PG), Shane Hettinger (SG), Andrew Palmer (SF) Alan Rose, James Lenk, Jimmy Werner | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Irvin Taylor (C) Kyle Dickens | |
| 01:44 | Belmont Abbey | Walter Hill misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:44 | Belmont Abbey | Walter Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:25 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Plath scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Shane Hettinger | 37-29 |
| 01:15 | Belmont Abbey | John Degregorio steals it from Antonio Keele | 37-29 |
| 00:59 | N. Dakota St. | Antonio Keele takes the ball from John Degregorio | 37-29 |
| 00:56 | Belmont Abbey | Antonio Keele misses the dunk | 37-29 |
| 00:55 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Andrew Palmer | 37-29 |
| 00:32 | N. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Plath comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-29 |
| 00:30 | Belmont Abbey | Antonio Keele gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:02 | Belmont Abbey | Russell Bellamy misses the lay-in | 37-29 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | Shane Hettinger grabs the board | 37-29 |