| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Louis Litherland (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Devine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carlos Doherty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stuart Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Scales (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Pitts (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harold Myrick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:40 | N. Dakota | Larry Scales misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 19:38 | N. Dakota | Larry Scales tips it in | 42-37 |
| 19:19 | Tusculum | Louis Litherland scores on a shot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 19:00 | N. Dakota | Mike Coleman swats the short shot by Bryan Pitts | 44-37 |
| 18:58 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 18:47 | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd loses the dribble to Stuart Davidson | 44-37 |
| 18:31 | Tusculum | Stuart Davidson loses the dribble to Joseph Boyd | 44-37 |
| 18:14 | N. Dakota | Stuart Davidson steps in front of the Larry Scales pass | 44-37 |
| 17:57 | Tusculum | Louis Litherland knocks in the jumper from close range | 46-37 |
| 17:34 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-37 |
| 17:33 | Tusculum | Mike Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:22 | Tusculum | Carlos Doherty clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 17:21 | N. Dakota | Gary Roberts pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:09 | N. Dakota | Gary Roberts knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Larry Scales | 46-39 |
| 16:58 | Tusculum | Gordon Devine connects on the shot from the left side | 48-39 |
| 16:43 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 16:41 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick snags the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 16:26 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 16:16 | Tusculum | Stuart Davidson makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-42 |
| 15:48 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Louis Litherland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Devine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carlos Doherty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stuart Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Mike Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Scales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bryan Pitts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harold Myrick (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Tusculum | Gordon Devine is called for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gary Casson (PG), Jeremy Warrick (SG), Charles Niebuhr (SF), Toby Mahoney (PF), Brian Demartini (C) Louis Litherland, Gordon Devine, Carlos Doherty, Stuart Davidson, Mike Coleman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Wayne Lossett (PG), Joshua Coaxum (C) Joseph Boyd, Gary Roberts | |
| 15:05 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-45 |
| 15:03 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts tips it home | 50-47 |
| 14:38 | Tusculum | Gary Casson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-47 |
| 14:36 | N. Dakota | Joshua Coaxum pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 14:17 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Bryan Pitts | 50-49 |
| 14:07 | Tusculum | Charles Niebuhr can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Harold Myrick - foul #3 on Harold Myrick, team foul #1 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gordon Devine (SG) Jeremy Warrick | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 14:07 | Tusculum | Charles Niebuhr makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 14:07 | Tusculum | Charles Niebuhr misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 14:07 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 13:47 | N. Dakota | Brian Demartini steals the ball from Larry Scales | 51-49 |
| 13:26 | Tusculum | Charles Niebuhr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Casson | 53-49 |
| 13:06 | N. Dakota | Larry Scales connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bryan Pitts | 53-51 |
| 12:51 | Tusculum | Wayne Lossett takes the ball from Charles Niebuhr | 53-51 |
| 12:47 | N. Dakota | Wayne Lossett lays it up and in | 53-53 |
| 12:34 | Tusculum | Bryan Pitts is called for the reach on Charles Niebuhr - foul #3 on Bryan Pitts, team foul #2 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Louis Litherland (PG), Carlos Doherty (SF), Stuart Davidson (PF) Gary Casson, Toby Mahoney, Brian Demartini | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd (PG), Gary Roberts (C) Wayne Lossett, Joshua Coaxum | |
| 12:22 | Tusculum | Charles Niebuhr misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 12:20 | Tusculum | Louis Litherland pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 12:08 | Tusculum | Stuart Davidson connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Litherland | 56-53 |
| 11:54 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-53 |
| 11:52 | Tusculum | Carlos Doherty grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 11:47 | Tusculum | Stuart Davidson banks in the layup on a great pass from Louis Litherland | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Louis Litherland (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Devine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carlos Doherty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stuart Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Niebuhr (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Scales (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bryan Pitts (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Harold Myrick (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | N. Dakota | Charles Niebuhr steals it from Bryan Pitts | 58-53 |
| 11:17 | Tusculum | Stuart Davidson is fouled on the floor by Harold Myrick - foul #4 on Harold Myrick, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jeremy Warrick (SG), Toby Mahoney (PF), Brian Demartini (C) Gordon Devine, Stuart Davidson, Charles Niebuhr | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Patrick Rudolph (SG), Marshall Carpenter (PF) Larry Scales, Harold Myrick | |
| 11:01 | Tusculum | Louis Litherland misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 11:00 | N. Dakota | Patrick Rudolph pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 10:37 | N. Dakota | Gary Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-53 |
| 10:35 | Tusculum | Toby Mahoney snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 10:13 | Tusculum | Jeremy Warrick hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-53 |
| 10:06 | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd is fouled on the floor by Louis Litherland - foul #1 on Louis Litherland, team foul #1 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gary Casson (PG), Gordon Devine (SG), Stuart Davidson (PF) Louis Litherland, Jeremy Warrick, Toby Mahoney | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Larry Scales (SG), Joshua Coaxum (C) Patrick Rudolph, Gary Roberts | |
| 09:50 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 09:49 | N. Dakota | Joshua Coaxum tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| 09:35 | Tusculum | Gordon Devine is fouled on the floor by Marshall Carpenter - foul #1 on Marshall Carpenter, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Charles Niebuhr (SF), Mike Coleman (C) Carlos Doherty, Brian Demartini | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 09:30 | Tusculum | Stuart Davidson loses the dribble to Larry Scales | 60-55 |
| 09:25 | N. Dakota | Larry Scales dunks the ball | 60-57 |
| 09:14 | Tusculum | Stuart Davidson clanks a jump hook in the lane | 60-57 |
| 09:12 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 08:59 | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Coaxum | 60-59 |
| 08:46 | Tusculum | Gordon Devine clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 08:45 | Tusculum | Charles Niebuhr can't tip it in | 60-59 |
| 08:43 | Tusculum | Mike Coleman snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 08:26 | Tusculum | Charles Niebuhr is hacked by Bryan Pitts - foul #4 on Bryan Pitts, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Louis Litherland (PG), Carlos Doherty (SF), Toby Mahoney (PF), Brian Demartini (C) Gary Casson, Charles Niebuhr, Stuart Davidson, Mike Coleman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Wayne Lossett (PG), Duane Teachout (SF), Daniel Rankin (PF), Gary Roberts (C) Joseph Boyd, Bryan Pitts, Marshall Carpenter, Joshua Coaxum | |
| 08:11 | Tusculum | Louis Litherland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 08:09 | Tusculum | Toby Mahoney grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 07:54 | Tusculum | Gordon Devine comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 07:53 | N. Dakota | Gary Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 07:30 | N. Dakota | Gary Roberts makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Larry Scales and the foul's on Brian Demartini - foul #4 on Brian Demartini, team foul #2 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jeremy Warrick (SG) Gordon Devine | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Patrick Rudolph (SG), Bryan Pitts (SF), Harold Myrick (PF) Larry Scales, Duane Teachout, Daniel Rankin | |
| 07:30 | N. Dakota | Gary Roberts makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Louis Litherland (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Warrick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carlos Doherty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Toby Mahoney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Demartini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Wayne Lossett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Rudolph (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Bryan Pitts (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Harold Myrick (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Tusculum | Toby Mahoney can't connect on a shot from the left side | 60-62 |
| 07:16 | N. Dakota | Gary Roberts snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 07:12 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 07:11 | N. Dakota | Patrick Rudolph tips it home | 60-64 |
| 06:54 | Tusculum | Louis Litherland misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 06:52 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 06:46 | N. Dakota | Gary Roberts comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 60-64 |
| 06:44 | Tusculum | Louis Litherland gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 06:32 | Tusculum | Carlos Doherty buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Toby Mahoney | 62-64 |
| 06:18 | N. Dakota | Gary Roberts knocks in the jumper from the right block | 62-66 |
| 06:05 | Tusculum | Jeremy Warrick misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 62-66 |
| 06:03 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Harold Myrick | 62-66 |
| 05:35 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts hits the finger roll | 62-68 |
| 05:35 | Tusculum | Tusculum calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gordon Devine (SG), Stuart Davidson (PF) Jeremy Warrick, Toby Mahoney | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd (PG), Larry Scales (SG), Joshua Coaxum (C) Wayne Lossett, Patrick Rudolph, Gary Roberts | |
| 05:17 | Tusculum | Gordon Devine connects on the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Larry Scales - foul #2 on Larry Scales, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| 05:17 | Tusculum | Gordon Devine makes the free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:53 | N. Dakota | Stuart Davidson blocks the short jumper by Joshua Coaxum | 65-68 |
| 04:52 | Tusculum | Brian Demartini snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 04:31 | Tusculum | Stuart Davidson misses the jumper in the paint | 65-68 |
| 04:29 | Tusculum | Carlos Doherty snags the offensive board | 65-68 |
| 04:18 | Tusculum | Stuart Davidson misses the lay-in | 65-68 |
| 04:16 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Larry Scales | 65-68 |
| 03:57 | N. Dakota | Larry Scales knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-71 |
| 03:34 | Tusculum | Gordon Devine double dribbles | 65-71 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gary Casson (PG), Charles Niebuhr (SF), Mike Coleman (C) Louis Litherland, Carlos Doherty, Brian Demartini | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Gary Roberts (C) Joshua Coaxum | |
| 03:20 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick misses badly on a floater near the basket | 65-71 |
| 03:18 | Tusculum | Mike Coleman grabs the board | 65-71 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Gary Casson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Devine (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Niebuhr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stuart Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Mike Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Scales (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bryan Pitts (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Harold Myrick (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Tusculum | Mike Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-71 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Toby Mahoney (PF) Stuart Davidson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Duane Teachout (SF) Bryan Pitts | |
| 02:32 | N. Dakota | Mike Coleman is called for the reach on Gary Roberts - foul #1 on Mike Coleman, team foul #3 | 65-71 |
| 02:18 | N. Dakota | Mike Coleman is called for the reach on Larry Scales - foul #2 on Mike Coleman, team foul #4 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Wayne Lossett (PG) Joseph Boyd | |
| 02:11 | N. Dakota | Gary Roberts buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Lossett and the foul's on Mike Coleman - foul #3 on Mike Coleman, team foul #5 | 65-73 |
| 02:11 | N. Dakota | Gary Roberts makes the free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:09 | Tusculum | Tusculum calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-74 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Louis Litherland (PG), Carlos Doherty (SF), Stuart Davidson (PF), Brian Demartini (C) Gary Casson, Charles Niebuhr, Toby Mahoney, Mike Coleman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd (PG), Bryan Pitts (SF) Wayne Lossett, Duane Teachout | |
| 01:54 | Tusculum | Louis Litherland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-74 |
| 01:52 | Tusculum | Carlos Doherty pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 01:45 | Tusculum | Gordon Devine connects on the floater from the free throw line | 67-74 |
| 01:29 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick clanks a 3 from straight away | 67-74 |
| 01:27 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Pitts | 67-74 |
| 01:11 | N. Dakota | Gary Roberts misses the shot from the right wing | 67-74 |
| 01:10 | Tusculum | Brian Demartini pulls down the rebound | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:51 | Tusculum | Louis Litherland misses the floater from close range | 67-74 |
| 00:50 | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd pulls down the rebound | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:47 | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd is hacked by Louis Litherland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Litherland, team foul #6 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Wayne Lossett (PG) Joseph Boyd | |
| 00:45 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts is fouled on the floor by Carlos Doherty - foul #1 on Carlos Doherty, team foul #7 | 67-74 |
| 00:45 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:45 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:38 | Tusculum | Gordon Devine misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-76 |
| 00:37 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick pulls down the rebound | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum 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 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:35 | N. Dakota | Gordon Devine is called for the reach on Harold Myrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gordon Devine, team foul #8 | 67-76 |
| 00:35 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:35 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:29 | Tusculum | Gordon Devine misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-78 |
| 00:28 | Tusculum | Carlos Doherty pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-78 |
| 00:24 | Tusculum | Stuart Davidson hits a jumper from close range set up by Louis Litherland and he's hacked by Wayne Lossett - foul #2 on Wayne Lossett, team foul #7 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Boyd (PG) Wayne Lossett | |
| 00:24 | Tusculum | Stuart Davidson makes the free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:23 | N. Dakota | Louis Litherland is called for the reach on Bryan Pitts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Litherland, team foul #9 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Wayne Lossett (PG) Joseph Boyd | |
| 00:23 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:23 | N. Dakota | Bryan Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:23 | Tusculum | Stuart Davidson gets the rebound | 70-79 |
| 00:17 | Tusculum | Gordon Devine scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:14 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Litherland - foul #4 on Louis Litherland, team foul #10 | 73-79 |
| 00:14 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick misses the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:14 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:09 | Tusculum | Carlos Doherty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-80 |
| 00:07 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick grabs the defensive rebound | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Wayne Lossett runs out the clock | 73-80 |