| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Stanley Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Coley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Cadiz (fresh) 9 pts. C - Joshua Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Ronald Hallman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Winkler (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Sean Acree (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Hornbuckle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota | Sean Acree inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | S. Dakota | Mark Hudson comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Michael Dean - foul #2 on Michael Dean, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 19:50 | S. Dakota | Mark Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 19:50 | S. Dakota | Mark Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:48 | N. Dakota | Mark Hudson is called for the reach on Joshua Fisher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Hudson, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 19:43 | N. Dakota | Joshua Fisher can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 19:42 | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 19:21 | S. Dakota | Mark Hudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 19:19 | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle tips it home | 42-38 |
| 19:13 | N. Dakota | Manuel Cadiz misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mark Hudson - foul #3 on Mark Hudson, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame (PF) Mark Hudson | |
| 19:13 | N. Dakota | Manuel Cadiz makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 19:13 | N. Dakota | Manuel Cadiz misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 19:13 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Clarence Blassingame | 43-38 |
| 19:08 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 19:07 | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 18:54 | N. Dakota | Michael Coley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 18:52 | S. Dakota | Reginald Winkler pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 18:30 | S. Dakota | Reginald Winkler is hacked by Michael Coley - foul #2 on Michael Coley, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Fisher (PG), Jean Wells (SF) Stanley Harris, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Leroy Richardson (SG), Raymond Cowan (SF), John Ferguson (C) Reginald Winkler, Sean Acree, Lawrence Hornbuckle | |
| 18:21 | S. Dakota | Ronald Hallman's pass is intercepted by Michael Coley | 43-40 |
| 18:03 | N. Dakota | Michael Coley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 18:01 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:44 | S. Dakota | John Ferguson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 17:43 | N. Dakota | Michael Coley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:18 | N. Dakota | Manuel Cadiz hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Clarence Blassingame - foul #2 on Clarence Blassingame, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris (PG), Doyle Fischer (C) Michael Coley, Joshua Fisher | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Reginald Winkler (SG), Sean Acree (SF) Ronald Hallman, Clarence Blassingame | |
| 17:18 | N. Dakota | Manuel Cadiz misses the free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:18 | S. Dakota | Raymond Cowan grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 16:52 | S. Dakota | Raymond Cowan knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Ferguson | 45-43 |
| 16:38 | N. Dakota | Jean Wells connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Fisher and he's hacked by Raymond Cowan - foul #1 on Raymond Cowan, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Dean (SF), Eugene Landers (C) James Fisher, Manuel Cadiz | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jonathan Devries (PG), Clarence Blassingame (PF), Lawrence Hornbuckle (C) Leroy Richardson, Raymond Cowan, John Ferguson | |
| 16:38 | N. Dakota | Jean Wells makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 16:15 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Ernest Johnson (PG), Sheldon Calle (SG) Stanley Harris, Jean Wells | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Walter Jarrett (SF) Sean Acree | |
| 16:07 | N. Dakota | Doyle Fischer clanks a runner from close range | 48-43 |
| 16:05 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Landers | 48-43 |
| 15:46 | N. Dakota | Ernest Johnson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 15:45 | N. Dakota | Eugene Landers snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Ernest Johnson (fresh) SG - Sheldon Calle (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Doyle Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Landers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Jonathan Devries (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Winkler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Walter Jarrett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clarence Blassingame (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Lawrence Hornbuckle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | N. Dakota | Doyle Fischer misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence Blassingame - foul #3 on Clarence Blassingame, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Fisher (PG), William Fisher (SF) Ernest Johnson, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ronald Hallman (PG), Leroy Richardson (SG), Mark Hudson (PF) Jonathan Devries, Reginald Winkler, Clarence Blassingame | |
| 15:40 | N. Dakota | Doyle Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 15:40 | N. Dakota | Doyle Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 15:18 | S. Dakota | Ronald Hallman knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 50-45 |
| 14:51 | N. Dakota | Eugene Landers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris (PG), Michael Coley (SG), Joshua Fisher (C) Sheldon Calle, Doyle Fischer, Eugene Landers | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Sean Acree (SF), John Ferguson (C) Walter Jarrett, Lawrence Hornbuckle | |
| 14:32 | S. Dakota | Stanley Harris steals it from Leroy Richardson | 50-45 |
| 14:30 | N. Dakota | Ronald Hallman is called for the reach on Stanley Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Hallman, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Manuel Cadiz (PF) James Fisher | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jonathan Devries (SG) Leroy Richardson | |
| 14:17 | N. Dakota | Joshua Fisher misses long on an open fadeaway in the lane | 50-45 |
| 14:15 | N. Dakota | Manuel Cadiz tips it home | 52-45 |
| 13:55 | S. Dakota | Mark Hudson connects on the turnaround from the right block | 52-47 |
| 13:36 | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris buries a floater from the left side set up by Manuel Cadiz | 54-47 |
| 13:11 | S. Dakota | John Ferguson misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 13:09 | S. Dakota | Mark Hudson tips it in | 54-49 |
| 12:53 | N. Dakota | William Fisher blows the wide open layup | 54-49 |
| 12:52 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to John Ferguson | 54-49 |
| 12:35 | S. Dakota | Jonathan Devries drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Ferguson | 54-52 |
| 12:31 | N. Dakota | Mark Hudson is called for the reach on Stanley Harris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Hudson, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Fisher (SG), Michael Dean (SF), Doyle Fischer (PF), Eugene Landers (C) Michael Coley, William Fisher, Manuel Cadiz, Joshua Fisher | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Leroy Richardson (PG), Reginald Winkler (SG), Walter Jarrett (SF), Raymond Cowan (PF), Clarence Blassingame (C) Ronald Hallman, Jonathan Devries, Sean Acree, Mark Hudson, John Ferguson | |
| 12:31 | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:31 | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:10 | S. Dakota | Reginald Winkler misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Doyle Fischer - foul #1 on Doyle Fischer, team foul #3 | 56-52 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Sheldon Calle (SG) Stanley Harris | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle (C) Walter Jarrett | |
| 12:10 | S. Dakota | Reginald Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 12:10 | S. Dakota | Reginald Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 12:08 | N. Dakota | Leroy Richardson is called for the reach on James Fisher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Richardson, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| 12:08 | N. Dakota | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 12:08 | N. Dakota | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 12:08 | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 11:53 | S. Dakota | Reginald Winkler is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Reginald Winkler, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| 11:48 | N. Dakota | James Fisher loses the dribble to Leroy Richardson in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 11:19 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-54 |
| 11:17 | N. Dakota | Doyle Fischer pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sheldon Calle (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Doyle Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Landers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Leroy Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Reginald Winkler (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Raymond Cowan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Blassingame (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Hornbuckle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:07 | N. Dakota | Sheldon Calle misses the shot from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 11:06 | N. Dakota | James Fisher grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 10:47 | N. Dakota | Michael Dean travels with the ball | 57-54 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jean Wells (SF), Manuel Cadiz (PF) Michael Dean, Eugene Landers | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ronald Hallman (PG), Walter Jarrett (SF) Leroy Richardson, Raymond Cowan | |
| 10:25 | S. Dakota | Ronald Hallman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-54 |
| 10:24 | N. Dakota | Jean Wells snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 10:19 | N. Dakota | Jean Wells hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Fisher | 59-54 |
| 10:13 | S. Dakota | Ronald Hallman loses the dribble to Manuel Cadiz | 59-54 |
| 10:00 | N. Dakota | Doyle Fischer's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Blassingame | 59-54 |
| 09:59 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 09:40 | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 09:39 | N. Dakota | Sheldon Calle grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 09:36 | N. Dakota | Ronald Hallman steals it from Sheldon Calle in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| 09:17 | S. Dakota | Walter Jarrett is hacked by Manuel Cadiz - foul #1 on Manuel Cadiz, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Ernest Johnson (PG), Michael Coley (SG), Michael Dean (SF), William Fisher (PF), Joshua Fisher (C) James Fisher, Sheldon Calle, Jean Wells, Manuel Cadiz, Doyle Fischer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Leroy Richardson (PG), Jonathan Devries (SG), Sean Acree (SF), John Ferguson (C) Ronald Hallman, Reginald Winkler, Walter Jarrett, Lawrence Hornbuckle | |
| 08:58 | S. Dakota | Leroy Richardson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 08:57 | N. Dakota | Joshua Fisher pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 08:40 | N. Dakota | Michael Dean misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 08:38 | S. Dakota | Sean Acree grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 08:19 | S. Dakota | Jonathan Devries misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Fisher - foul #1 on Joshua Fisher, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris (PG), Manuel Cadiz (PF) Ernest Johnson, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Raymond Cowan (PF) Clarence Blassingame | |
| 08:19 | S. Dakota | Jonathan Devries makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:19 | S. Dakota | Jonathan Devries makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:06 | N. Dakota | William Fisher hits a jumper from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 07:46 | S. Dakota | Jonathan Devries knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Ferguson | 61-59 |
| 07:26 | N. Dakota | Leroy Richardson is called for the reach on Stanley Harris - foul #3 on Leroy Richardson, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jean Wells (SF), Doyle Fischer (C) William Fisher, Joshua Fisher | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ronald Hallman (PG), Walter Jarrett (SG), Mark Hudson (PF), Lawrence Hornbuckle (C) Jonathan Devries, Leroy Richardson, Sean Acree, John Ferguson | |
| 07:26 | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:26 | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:26 | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 07:14 | S. Dakota | Jean Wells is called for the reach on Raymond Cowan - foul #2 on Jean Wells, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Stanley Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Coley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jean Wells (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Cadiz (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Doyle Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Ronald Hallman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Jarrett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Cowan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Hudson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Lawrence Hornbuckle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:59 | S. Dakota | Raymond Cowan misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Stanley Harris - foul #2 on Stanley Harris, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Fisher (SG), Eugene Landers (C) Michael Coley, Manuel Cadiz | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 06:59 | S. Dakota | Raymond Cowan misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:59 | S. Dakota | Raymond Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:44 | N. Dakota | Doyle Fischer hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Hudson - foul #5 on Mark Hudson, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Ernest Johnson (PG) Stanley Harris | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Reginald Winkler (SG), Clarence Blassingame (PF) Raymond Cowan, Mark Hudson | |
| 06:44 | N. Dakota | Doyle Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:44 | N. Dakota | Doyle Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:30 | S. Dakota | James Fisher is called for the reach on Reginald Winkler - foul #3 on James Fisher, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Leroy Richardson (PG) Ronald Hallman | |
| 06:30 | S. Dakota | Reginald Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:30 | S. Dakota | Reginald Winkler misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:30 | N. Dakota | Doyle Fischer grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 06:07 | N. Dakota | Jean Wells can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 06:05 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Leroy Richardson | 64-61 |
| 05:48 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame misses long on a 3 from straight away | 64-61 |
| 05:46 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Eugene Landers | 64-61 |
| 05:40 | N. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame denies the turnaround by Jean Wells | 64-61 |
| 05:39 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 05:23 | S. Dakota | Eugene Landers steps in front of the Lawrence Hornbuckle pass | 64-61 |
| 05:23 | N. Dakota | N. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris (PG), Michael Coley (SG), Michael Dean (SF), Manuel Cadiz (PF), Joshua Fisher (C) Ernest Johnson, James Fisher, Jean Wells, Doyle Fischer, Eugene Landers | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ronald Hallman (PG), Sean Acree (SF), Raymond Cowan (PF), John Ferguson (C) Leroy Richardson, Walter Jarrett, Clarence Blassingame, Lawrence Hornbuckle | |
| 05:00 | N. Dakota | Manuel Cadiz's floater is knocked away by John Ferguson | 64-61 |
| 04:58 | N. Dakota | Joshua Fisher tips it in | 66-61 |
| 04:34 | S. Dakota | John Ferguson knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Raymond Cowan and he's hacked by Manuel Cadiz - foul #2 on Manuel Cadiz, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Leroy Richardson (SG) Reginald Winkler | |
| 04:34 | S. Dakota | John Ferguson makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:18 | N. Dakota | Michael Dean is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Fisher | 68-64 |
| 04:08 | S. Dakota | Raymond Cowan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-64 |
| 04:07 | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 04:05 | N. Dakota | Michael Coley is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Coley, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Fisher (SF) Michael Dean | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 03:50 | S. Dakota | Raymond Cowan loses the ball out of bounds | 68-64 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jean Wells (SF) Stanley Harris | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Walter Jarrett (SF), Clarence Blassingame (PF), Lawrence Hornbuckle (C) Sean Acree, Raymond Cowan, John Ferguson | |
| 03:48 | N. Dakota | Walter Jarrett picks off the pass by Manuel Cadiz in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| 03:34 | S. Dakota | Michael Coley is called for the reach on Leroy Richardson - foul #4 on Michael Coley, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Sheldon Calle (SG), Doyle Fischer (C) Michael Coley, Joshua Fisher | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jonathan Devries (SG) Ronald Hallman | |
| 03:34 | S. Dakota | Leroy Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:34 | S. Dakota | Leroy Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:34 | N. Dakota | Doyle Fischer snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 03:14 | N. Dakota | James Fisher comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 03:12 | N. Dakota | Sheldon Calle tips it in | 70-65 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sheldon Calle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jean Wells (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Cadiz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Doyle Fischer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Leroy Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Devries (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Jarrett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clarence Blassingame (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Hornbuckle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | S. Dakota | Leroy Richardson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 02:55 | S. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Jarrett | 70-65 |
| 02:55 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris (PG), Michael Coley (SG), Michael Dean (SF), Joshua Fisher (C) James Fisher, Sheldon Calle, Jean Wells, Doyle Fischer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ronald Hallman (PG), Reginald Winkler (SG), Sean Acree (SF), Raymond Cowan (PF), John Ferguson (C) Leroy Richardson, Jonathan Devries, Walter Jarrett, Clarence Blassingame, Lawrence Hornbuckle | |
| 02:27 | S. Dakota | Raymond Cowan buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Manuel Cadiz - foul #3 on Manuel Cadiz, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| 02:27 | S. Dakota | Raymond Cowan makes the free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:09 | N. Dakota | Joshua Fisher can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the paint | 70-68 |
| 02:07 | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris gets the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:55 | N. Dakota | Reginald Winkler takes the ball from Michael Coley | 70-68 |
| 01:55 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame (PF), Lawrence Hornbuckle (C) Raymond Cowan, John Ferguson | |
| 01:40 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame misses the lay-in | 70-68 |
| 01:38 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame misses the tip | 70-68 |
| 01:36 | N. Dakota | Joshua Fisher snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 01:12 | N. Dakota | Michael Coley is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stanley Harris | 73-68 |
| 00:52 | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 73-68 |
| 00:50 | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle can't tip it in | 73-68 |
| 00:48 | S. Dakota | Reginald Winkler tips it back up and in | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | N. Dakota | Michael Coley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 00:23 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 00:18 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 73-70 |
| 00:17 | N. Dakota | Joshua Fisher snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | N. Dakota | Joshua Fisher is hacked by Ronald Hallman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Hallman, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Fisher (PG), Doyle Fischer (PF) Stanley Harris, Manuel Cadiz | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 00:15 | N. Dakota | Joshua Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:15 | N. Dakota | Joshua Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Acree | 75-73 |
| 00:07 | N. Dakota | N. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris (PG), Manuel Cadiz (PF) James Fisher, Doyle Fischer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota | Ronald Hallman is called for the reach on Manuel Cadiz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Hallman, team foul #13 | 75-73 |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota | Manuel Cadiz misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota | Manuel Cadiz misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:05 | S. Dakota | Sean Acree gets the rebound | 75-73 |
| 00:05 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota 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 (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 75-75 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Stanley Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Coley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Michael Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Cadiz (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Ronald Hallman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Reginald Winkler (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Sean Acree (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Blassingame (fresh) 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Hornbuckle (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | N. Dakota | Joshua Fisher wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:37 | N. Dakota | Michael Coley misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Reginald Winkler - foul #2 on Reginald Winkler, team foul #14 | 75-75 |
| 04:37 | N. Dakota | Michael Coley makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 04:37 | N. Dakota | Michael Coley misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 04:37 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Clarence Blassingame | 76-75 |
| 04:16 | S. Dakota | Ronald Hallman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Stanley Harris - foul #3 on Stanley Harris, team foul #13 | 76-75 |
| 04:16 | S. Dakota | Ronald Hallman makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 04:16 | S. Dakota | Ronald Hallman misses the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 04:16 | N. Dakota | Manuel Cadiz gets the rebound | 76-76 |
| 04:14 | N. Dakota | Michael Dean is hacked by Sean Acree in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Acree, team foul #15 | 76-76 |
| 04:14 | N. Dakota | Michael Dean makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 04:14 | N. Dakota | Michael Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 03:48 | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle drills a driving attempt near the basket | 78-78 |
| 03:46 | N. Dakota | Reginald Winkler steals the ball from Stanley Harris in the backcourt | 78-78 |
| 03:33 | S. Dakota | Sean Acree misses the 3 from the left corner | 78-78 |
| 03:31 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Joshua Fisher | 78-78 |
| 03:18 | N. Dakota | Joshua Fisher lays it in on a great pass from Michael Dean | 80-78 |
| 03:04 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-78 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Fisher (PG), Sheldon Calle (SG), Jean Wells (SF), Doyle Fischer (PF), Eugene Landers (C) Stanley Harris, Michael Coley, Michael Dean, Manuel Cadiz, Joshua Fisher | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Leroy Richardson (PG), Jonathan Devries (SG), Walter Jarrett (SF), Raymond Cowan (PF), John Ferguson (C) Ronald Hallman, Reginald Winkler, Sean Acree, Clarence Blassingame, Lawrence Hornbuckle | |
| 02:42 | N. Dakota | James Fisher clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-78 |
| 02:41 | S. Dakota | Raymond Cowan snags the defensive board | 80-78 |
| 02:41 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-78 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris (PG), Michael Coley (SG), Manuel Cadiz (PF), Joshua Fisher (C) Sheldon Calle, Jean Wells, Doyle Fischer, Eugene Landers | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ronald Hallman (PG), Reginald Winkler (SG), Sean Acree (SF), Clarence Blassingame (PF) Leroy Richardson, Jonathan Devries, Walter Jarrett, Raymond Cowan | |
| 02:27 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame is hacked by Manuel Cadiz - foul #4 on Manuel Cadiz, team foul #14 | 80-78 |
| 02:27 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame misses the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 02:27 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 02:09 | N. Dakota | Joshua Fisher hits a shot from close range | 82-79 |
| 02:09 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-79 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Dean (SF) James Fisher | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle (C) John Ferguson | |
| 01:59 | S. Dakota | Reginald Winkler is whistled for a carry | 82-79 |
| 01:57 | N. Dakota | Michael Dean is hacked by Sean Acree in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Acree, team foul #16 | 82-79 |
| 01:57 | N. Dakota | Michael Dean misses the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 01:57 | N. Dakota | Michael Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 01:57 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame grabs the board | 82-79 |
| 01:44 | S. Dakota | The jump hook by Sean Acree is blocked by Joshua Fisher | 82-79 |
| 01:43 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Joshua Fisher | 82-79 |
| 01:37 | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris misses the wide open shot from the left side | 82-79 |
| 01:35 | S. Dakota | Reginald Winkler pulls down the rebound | 82-79 |
| 01:13 | S. Dakota | Sean Acree is whistled for traveling | 82-79 |
| 01:11 | N. Dakota | Ronald Hallman is called for the reach on Stanley Harris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Hallman, team foul #17 | 82-79 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Leroy Richardson (PG) Ronald Hallman | |
| 01:11 | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 01:11 | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 01:09 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-79 |
| 00:50 | S. Dakota | Michael Dean picks off the pass by Sean Acree | 84-79 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Stanley Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Coley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Michael Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Cadiz (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Fisher (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Leroy Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Winkler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sean Acree (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Blassingame (fresh) 1 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Hornbuckle (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | N. Dakota | Michael Coley misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Clarence Blassingame - foul #4 on Clarence Blassingame, team foul #18 | 84-79 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Fisher (PG), Doyle Fischer (PF) Stanley Harris, Manuel Cadiz | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 00:21 | N. Dakota | Michael Coley misses the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:21 | N. Dakota | Michael Coley makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 85-79 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris (PG), Manuel Cadiz (PF) James Fisher, Doyle Fischer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 00:14 | S. Dakota | Sean Acree knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | N. Dakota | Leroy Richardson is called for the reach on Stanley Harris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leroy Richardson, team foul #19 | 85-82 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Fisher (SF), Doyle Fischer (PF) Michael Dean, Manuel Cadiz | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 00:11 | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:11 | N. Dakota | Stanley Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:11 | S. Dakota | Lawrence Hornbuckle pulls down the rebound | 86-82 |
| 00:06 | S. Dakota | Leroy Richardson misses the 3 from the left corner | 86-82 |
| 00:04 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame grabs the offensive board | 86-82 |
| 00:01 | S. Dakota | Doyle Fischer is called for the reach on Clarence Blassingame - foul #2 on Doyle Fischer, team foul #15 | 86-82 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Dean (SF), Manuel Cadiz (PF) James Fisher, Doyle Fischer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 00:01 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:01 | S. Dakota | Clarence Blassingame misses the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:01 | N. Dakota | Manuel Cadiz snags the defensive board | 86-83 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Manuel Cadiz runs out the clock | 86-83 |