| Lineup | CSU, Chico | PG - Patrick Zapf (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Fine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Breslin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - John Burkholder (fresh) 14 pts. SG - William Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russel Straus (fresh) PF - Bobby Roush (fresh) 6 reb. C - Dennis Baker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota | Russel Straus inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | N. Dakota | Russel Straus is fouled on the floor by Arthur Fine - foul #2 on Arthur Fine, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 19:20 | N. Dakota | John Burkholder clanks a jumper from the left side | 44-32 |
| 19:18 | CSU, Chico | Ivan Sullivan grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 19:05 | CSU, Chico | Arthur Fine connects on the 3 from the left corner | 47-32 |
| 18:53 | N. Dakota | Dennis Baker connects on the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Arthur Fine - foul #3 on Arthur Fine, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Paul Friedman (SF) Arthur Fine | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 18:53 | N. Dakota | Dennis Baker makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| 18:38 | CSU, Chico | Ivan Sullivan comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 47-35 |
| 18:36 | CSU, Chico | Ivan Sullivan tips it in | 49-35 |
| 18:15 | N. Dakota | Bobby Roush makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Snyder | 49-37 |
| 17:52 | CSU, Chico | Russel Straus is called for the reach on Paul Friedman - foul #3 on Russel Straus, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette (SF) Russel Straus | |
| 17:43 | CSU, Chico | John Breslin misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 49-37 |
| 17:41 | CSU, Chico | Patrick Zapf tips it in | 51-37 |
| 17:34 | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-37 |
| 17:33 | CSU, Chico | The rebound goes to Patrick Zapf | 51-37 |
| 17:06 | CSU, Chico | Paul Friedman knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Zapf | 53-37 |
| 16:49 | N. Dakota | Bobby Roush's floater is tipped away by John Breslin | 53-37 |
| 16:48 | CSU, Chico | John Breslin pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 16:35 | CSU, Chico | Patrick Zapf misses the lay-in | 53-37 |
| 16:34 | N. Dakota | John Burkholder pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 16:24 | N. Dakota | John Burkholder comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-37 |
| 16:23 | CSU, Chico | Todd Morton pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 16:02 | CSU, Chico | Bobby Roush takes the ball from Paul Friedman | 53-37 |
| Lineup | CSU, Chico | PG - Patrick Zapf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Todd Morton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Friedman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Breslin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Ivan Sullivan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - John Burkholder (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - William Snyder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Leverette (fresh) PF - Bobby Roush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Snyder | 53-39 |
| 15:34 | CSU, Chico | Patrick Zapf is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-39 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Frank Nolen (PG), Norman Ray (SG), Arthur Fine (SF), Randy Lessman (PF) Patrick Zapf, Todd Morton, Paul Friedman, John Breslin | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Scott Simpson (PG), Daniel Ward (SG), Russel Straus (SF), Gregory Steinbach (C) John Burkholder, William Snyder, Bobby Roush, Dennis Baker | |
| 15:22 | N. Dakota | Gregory Steinbach clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-39 |
| 15:20 | N. Dakota | Russel Straus can't tip it in | 53-39 |
| 15:18 | CSU, Chico | The rebound goes to Norman Ray | 53-39 |
| 15:11 | CSU, Chico | Randy Lessman comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Russel Straus - foul #4 on Russel Straus, team foul #2 | 53-39 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Bradley Hill (SF), Bobby Roush (PF) Russel Straus, Nathan Leverette | |
| 15:11 | CSU, Chico | Randy Lessman makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 15:11 | CSU, Chico | Randy Lessman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 14:50 | N. Dakota | Bobby Roush misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Norman Ray - foul #1 on Norman Ray, team foul #3 | 55-39 |
| 14:50 | N. Dakota | Bobby Roush makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 14:50 | N. Dakota | Bobby Roush makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 14:37 | CSU, Chico | Frank Nolen drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Norman Ray | 57-41 |
| 14:20 | N. Dakota | Scott Simpson can't finish the layup | 57-41 |
| 14:19 | N. Dakota | Scott Simpson grabs the offensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 14:10 | N. Dakota | Bradley Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | John Burkholder (PG), Dennis Baker (C) Daniel Ward, Bobby Roush | |
| 13:57 | CSU, Chico | Arthur Fine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-41 |
| 13:56 | N. Dakota | Gregory Steinbach grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 13:30 | N. Dakota | John Burkholder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-41 |
| 13:29 | CSU, Chico | Arthur Fine grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 13:06 | CSU, Chico | Arthur Fine's floater is tipped away by Bradley Hill | 57-41 |
| 13:05 | N. Dakota | Dennis Baker grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 12:47 | N. Dakota | Dennis Baker knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from John Burkholder | 57-43 |
| 12:19 | CSU, Chico | Ivan Sullivan knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Arthur Fine and he's hacked by Scott Simpson - foul #3 on Scott Simpson, team foul #3 | 59-43 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Patrick Zapf (PG), Todd Morton (SG), Paul Friedman (SF), John Breslin (PF) Frank Nolen, Norman Ray, Arthur Fine, Randy Lessman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | William Snyder (SG), Nathan Leverette (SF), Bobby Roush (PF) Scott Simpson, Bradley Hill, Gregory Steinbach | |
| 12:19 | CSU, Chico | Ivan Sullivan makes the free throw | 60-43 |
| 12:09 | N. Dakota | Ivan Sullivan steps in front of the John Burkholder pass | 60-43 |
| 11:56 | CSU, Chico | John Breslin misses the easy layup | 60-43 |
| 11:55 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Dennis Baker | 60-43 |
| Lineup | CSU, Chico | PG - Patrick Zapf (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Todd Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Friedman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Breslin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Ivan Sullivan (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - John Burkholder (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Leverette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Roush (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:49 | N. Dakota | Ivan Sullivan is called for the reach on John Burkholder - foul #2 on Ivan Sullivan, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Victor Simmons (C) Ivan Sullivan | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 11:41 | N. Dakota | Dennis Baker scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by William Snyder | 60-45 |
| 11:23 | CSU, Chico | John Breslin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Zapf | 62-45 |
| 11:07 | N. Dakota | John Burkholder drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Snyder | 62-47 |
| 10:50 | CSU, Chico | Patrick Zapf misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-47 |
| 10:49 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Dennis Baker | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:36 | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette clanks a turnaround from the left block | 62-47 |
| 10:35 | CSU, Chico | Paul Friedman pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 10:30 | CSU, Chico | Bobby Roush steps in front of the Patrick Zapf pass | 62-47 |
| 10:14 | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Todd Morton - foul #2 on Todd Morton, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Frank Nolen (SG), Arthur Fine (SF), Ivan Sullivan (C) Patrick Zapf, Paul Friedman, Victor Simmons | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Scott Simpson (PG), Daniel Ward (SG), Bradley Hill (SF), Gregory Steinbach (C) John Burkholder, William Snyder, Bobby Roush, Dennis Baker | |
| 10:14 | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:14 | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:14 | CSU, Chico | Ivan Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 10:01 | CSU, Chico | Arthur Fine misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-48 |
| 10:00 | CSU, Chico | Ivan Sullivan misses the tip | 62-48 |
| 09:59 | N. Dakota | Gregory Steinbach grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 09:49 | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 09:31 | CSU, Chico | Frank Nolen can't finish the layup | 62-50 |
| 09:30 | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 09:10 | N. Dakota | Bradley Hill banks in the layup | 62-52 |
| 08:52 | CSU, Chico | Scott Simpson steals the ball from Arthur Fine | 62-52 |
| 08:47 | N. Dakota | Scott Simpson can't finish the layup | 62-52 |
| 08:45 | N. Dakota | Scott Simpson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:34 | N. Dakota | Scott Simpson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 08:32 | CSU, Chico | Frank Nolen snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 08:27 | CSU, Chico | John Breslin is fouled on the floor by Nathan Leverette - foul #1 on Nathan Leverette, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Patrick Zapf (PG), Paul Friedman (SF), Randy Lessman (PF), Victor Simmons (C) Todd Morton, Arthur Fine, John Breslin, Ivan Sullivan | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | John Burkholder (PG), William Snyder (SG), Bobby Roush (PF) Scott Simpson, Daniel Ward, Nathan Leverette | |
| 08:12 | CSU, Chico | Frank Nolen hits a floater from the left block | 64-52 |
| 08:04 | N. Dakota | Bradley Hill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 08:02 | CSU, Chico | Randy Lessman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 07:51 | CSU, Chico | Frank Nolen is fouled on the floor by William Snyder - foul #2 on William Snyder, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Norman Ray (SG) Frank Nolen | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Russel Straus (SF), Dennis Baker (C) Bradley Hill, Gregory Steinbach | |
| Lineup | CSU, Chico | PG - Patrick Zapf (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Norman Ray (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Paul Friedman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Lessman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - John Burkholder (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Russel Straus (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bobby Roush (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Dennis Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | CSU, Chico | Victor Simmons clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-52 |
| 07:32 | CSU, Chico | Norman Ray hits the follow up shot | 66-52 |
| 07:12 | N. Dakota | Dennis Baker makes the shot in the paint set up by William Snyder | 66-54 |
| 07:05 | CSU, Chico | Norman Ray connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Zapf | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:56 | N. Dakota | John Burkholder comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-54 |
| 06:54 | CSU, Chico | The rebound goes to Randy Lessman | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:36 | CSU, Chico | Norman Ray can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 68-54 |
| 06:34 | N. Dakota | Dennis Baker gets the rebound | 68-54 |
| 06:22 | N. Dakota | William Snyder can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 06:20 | N. Dakota | Bobby Roush tips it but misses | 68-54 |
| 06:19 | N. Dakota | Dennis Baker grabs the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 06:10 | N. Dakota | William Snyder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 06:09 | CSU, Chico | Paul Friedman grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 05:43 | CSU, Chico | Norman Ray travels with the ball | 68-54 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Todd Morton (PG), Frank Nolen (SG), Arthur Fine (SF), John Breslin (PF), Ivan Sullivan (C) Patrick Zapf, Norman Ray, Paul Friedman, Randy Lessman, Victor Simmons | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Scott Simpson (SG), Nathan Leverette (PF), Gregory Steinbach (C) William Snyder, Bobby Roush, Dennis Baker | |
| 05:32 | N. Dakota | Todd Morton is called for the reach on John Burkholder - foul #3 on Todd Morton, team foul #6 | 68-54 |
| 05:22 | N. Dakota | Arthur Fine steals the ball from Nathan Leverette | 68-54 |
| 05:00 | CSU, Chico | Todd Morton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Breslin | 71-54 |
| 04:34 | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette blows the layup but he's fouled by John Breslin - foul #3 on John Breslin, team foul #7 | 71-54 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Daniel Ward (SG), Bradley Hill (SF) John Burkholder, Russel Straus | |
| 04:34 | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette misses the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 04:34 | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:12 | CSU, Chico | Arthur Fine scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Todd Morton | 73-55 |
| 03:53 | N. Dakota | Scott Simpson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-55 |
| 03:52 | CSU, Chico | Arthur Fine grabs the board | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | CSU, Chico | PG - Todd Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Nolen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Fine (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Breslin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Ivan Sullivan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Scott Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Ward (fresh) SF - Bradley Hill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Leverette (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gregory Steinbach (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | CSU, Chico | John Breslin hits a shot from the free throw line | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | N. Dakota | Daniel Ward misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-55 |
| 03:16 | CSU, Chico | Ivan Sullivan snags the defensive board | 75-55 |
| 03:02 | CSU, Chico | Arthur Fine knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Bradley Hill - foul #3 on Bradley Hill, team foul #6 | 77-55 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | John Spataro (PG), Norman Ray (SG), Randy Lessman (PF), Victor Simmons (C) Todd Morton, Frank Nolen, John Breslin, Ivan Sullivan | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 03:02 | CSU, Chico | Arthur Fine makes the free throw | 78-55 |
| 02:36 | N. Dakota | Gregory Steinbach misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-55 |
| 02:34 | N. Dakota | Scott Simpson snags the offensive board | 78-55 |
| 02:21 | N. Dakota | Daniel Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-55 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Paul Friedman (SF) Arthur Fine | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 01:52 | CSU, Chico | Victor Simmons knocks in the shot from the baseline | 80-55 |
| 01:42 | N. Dakota | Paul Friedman picks off the pass by Gregory Steinbach | 80-55 |
| 01:39 | CSU, Chico | Paul Friedman lays it up and in | 82-55 |
| 01:22 | N. Dakota | Daniel Ward hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 82-55 |
| 01:21 | N. Dakota | Gregory Steinbach grabs the offensive rebound | 82-55 |
| 01:14 | N. Dakota | Bradley Hill is whistled for a carry | 82-55 |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Frank Nolen (PG) John Spataro | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 00:51 | CSU, Chico | Randy Lessman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 82-55 |
| 00:49 | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette pulls down the rebound | 82-55 |
| Game Plan | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | N. Dakota | Scott Simpson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-55 |
| 00:41 | CSU, Chico | Victor Simmons pulls down the rebound | 82-55 |
| Game Plan | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | CSU, Chico | Gregory Steinbach blocks the short jumper by Paul Friedman | 82-55 |
| 00:12 | CSU, Chico | Randy Lessman tips it home | 84-55 |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota | Nathan Leverette hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Scott Simpson | 84-57 |
| 00:00 | CSU, Chico | Frank Nolen runs out the clock | 84-57 |