| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Henry Place (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Leake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Forest (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Snavely (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - David Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jay Chapdelaine (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Dittrich (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cary Saulters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Stout (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Johnson inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 19:15 | Emporia St. | Brian Stout hits the finger roll set up by Jay Chapdelaine and he's hacked by Jeffrey Leake - foul #1 on Jeffrey Leake, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas (SF), Thomas Albert (C) Martin Johnson, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Roder (PG) David Riggs | |
| 19:15 | Emporia St. | Brian Stout makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 19:12 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas is hacked by Andrew Dittrich in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Dittrich, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis (PG), Mark Gil (C) Henry Place, Brian Forest | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Dennis Almonte (PF), Mark Earl (C) Cary Saulters, Brian Stout | |
| 18:59 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Albert | 39-46 |
| 18:44 | Emporia St. | Dennis Almonte buries a turnaround from close range set up by Andrew Dittrich | 39-48 |
| 18:37 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Chapdelaine - foul #2 on Jay Chapdelaine, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns (SG), Dustin Koch (PF) Jeffrey Leake, Thomas Albert | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Steven Maltby (SG), Ben Perry (SF) Jay Chapdelaine, Andrew Dittrich | |
| 18:24 | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 18:23 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil grabs the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 18:05 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 18:03 | Emporia St. | Dennis Almonte gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 17:58 | Emporia St. | James Roder can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jack Zemaitis - foul #3 on Jack Zemaitis, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG), Martin Johnson (SF), Brian Forest (PF), Randy Snavely (C) Jack Zemaitis, Robert Thomas, Dustin Koch, Mark Gil | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Riggs (PG), Cary Saulters (PF), Brian Stout (C) Steven Maltby, Dennis Almonte, Mark Earl | |
| 17:58 | Emporia St. | James Roder makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 17:58 | Emporia St. | James Roder makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 17:50 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 17:48 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Ben Perry | 39-50 |
| 17:25 | Emporia St. | Ben Perry clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 17:23 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 17:08 | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Cary Saulters - foul #3 on Cary Saulters, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Penning (PG), Dustin Koch (SF), Thomas Albert (C) Henry Place, Martin Johnson, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jay Chapdelaine (SG), Andrew Dittrich (SF), Roger Uecker (PF), Martin Webber (C) James Roder, Ben Perry, Cary Saulters, Brian Stout | |
| 17:08 | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 17:08 | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 17:06 | Emporia St. | Roger Uecker is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Forest - foul #2 on Brian Forest, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake (SG) Cory Towns | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 16:50 | Emporia St. | Roger Uecker comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 16:48 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 16:42 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Martin Johnson (SF) Brian Forest | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Steven Maltby (PG) David Riggs | |
| 16:28 | Emporia St. | Andrew Dittrich misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 16:27 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 16:12 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch misses the shot from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 16:10 | S. Dakota St. | James Penning grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 15:58 | S. Dakota St. | James Penning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-50 |
| 15:56 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch tips it but misses | 41-50 |
| 15:55 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Johnson tips it in | 43-50 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - James Penning (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Leake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Koch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Albert (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Steven Maltby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jay Chapdelaine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Dittrich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Uecker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Webber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Emporia St. | Steven Maltby hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Martin Webber | 43-52 |
| 15:31 | S. Dakota St. | Roger Uecker is called for the reach on Jeffrey Leake - foul #3 on Roger Uecker, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG), Jack Zemaitis (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Brian Forest (PF), Randy Snavely (C) James Penning, Jeffrey Leake, Martin Johnson, Dustin Koch, Thomas Albert | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Riggs (PG), Cary Saulters (PF), Brian Stout (C) Steven Maltby, Roger Uecker, Martin Webber | |
| 15:16 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest clanks a runner from the baseline | 43-52 |
| 15:15 | Emporia St. | Brian Stout snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 15:10 | Emporia St. | David Riggs loses the dribble to Robert Thomas | 43-52 |
| 14:47 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest is hacked by Cary Saulters - foul #4 on Cary Saulters, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil (C) Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Roder (SG), Dennis Almonte (PF), Mark Earl (C) Jay Chapdelaine, Cary Saulters, Brian Stout | |
| 14:34 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-52 |
| 14:32 | Emporia St. | Andrew Dittrich double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns (SG) Jack Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Ben Perry (SF) Andrew Dittrich | |
| 14:18 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Henry Place | 48-52 |
| 14:15 | Emporia St. | Cory Towns picks off the pass by David Riggs in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 13:55 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Place | 50-52 |
| 13:31 | Emporia St. | Ben Perry misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 13:30 | Emporia St. | Dennis Almonte grabs the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 13:18 | Emporia St. | Cory Towns is called for the reach on David Riggs - foul #1 on Cory Towns, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis (PG), Jeffrey Leake (SG), Martin Johnson (SF), Randy Snavely (C) Henry Place, Cory Towns, Robert Thomas, Mark Gil | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jay Chapdelaine (SG), Andrew Dittrich (SF), Brian Stout (C) David Riggs, Ben Perry, Mark Earl | |
| 13:11 | Emporia St. | James Roder is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jay Chapdelaine | 50-54 |
| 12:55 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Leake | 53-54 |
| 12:53 | Emporia St. | Jack Zemaitis picks off the pass by James Roder in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 12:43 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis is hacked by James Roder - foul #2 on James Roder, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert (PF) Brian Forest | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Riggs (PG), Steven Maltby (SF) James Roder, Andrew Dittrich | |
| 12:31 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 12:29 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 12:12 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Martin Johnson and the foul's on Dennis Almonte - foul #2 on Dennis Almonte, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG) Jack Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Roger Uecker (PF), Martin Webber (C) Dennis Almonte, Brian Stout | |
| 12:12 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake misses the free throw | 55-54 |
| 12:12 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 11:50 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Steven Maltby - foul #1 on Steven Maltby, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas (SF), Dustin Koch (PF) Martin Johnson, Thomas Albert | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Roder (PG), Andrew Dittrich (SF) David Riggs, Steven Maltby | |
| 11:50 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:50 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Henry Place (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Leake (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Koch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Snavely (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Roder (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Chapdelaine (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Dittrich (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Roger Uecker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Webber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Emporia St. | Jay Chapdelaine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-54 |
| 11:22 | Emporia St. | Roger Uecker gets the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 11:02 | Emporia St. | Jay Chapdelaine comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 11:00 | Emporia St. | Martin Webber pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:44 | Emporia St. | Jay Chapdelaine misses the 3 from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 10:43 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:39 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch is fouled on the floor by Roger Uecker - foul #4 on Roger Uecker, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis (PG), Cory Towns (SG), Martin Johnson (SF), Mark Gil (C) Henry Place, Jeffrey Leake, Robert Thomas, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Riggs (PG), Ben Perry (SG), Steven Maltby (SF), Mark Earl (PF), Brian Stout (C) James Roder, Jay Chapdelaine, Andrew Dittrich, Roger Uecker, Martin Webber | |
| 10:39 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:39 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:25 | Emporia St. | Mark Earl hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 10:24 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Johnson snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 10:22 | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns is fouled in the backcourt by David Riggs - foul #3 on David Riggs, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Penning (PG), Brian Forest (PF) Jack Zemaitis, Dustin Koch | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 10:22 | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:22 | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:22 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 10:06 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 10:04 | Emporia St. | Brian Stout pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 10:02 | Emporia St. | David Riggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis (SG), Thomas Albert (C) Cory Towns, Mark Gil | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andrew Dittrich (SF), Dennis Almonte (PF) Ben Perry, Mark Earl | |
| 09:38 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Penning | 61-54 |
| 09:32 | Emporia St. | Steven Maltby misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 09:31 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Johnson grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 09:29 | S. Dakota St. | David Riggs is called for the reach on Jack Zemaitis in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Riggs, team foul #11 | 61-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake (SG), Robert Thomas (SF) James Penning, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Roder (PG), Jay Chapdelaine (SG) David Riggs, Steven Maltby | |
| 09:29 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 09:29 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 09:29 | Emporia St. | Brian Stout pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 09:14 | Emporia St. | Jay Chapdelaine is hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil (C) Thomas Albert | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Ben Perry (SF), Mark Earl (PF) Andrew Dittrich, Dennis Almonte | |
| 08:54 | Emporia St. | James Roder drills a jumper in the lane set up by Mark Earl | 62-56 |
| 08:38 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Gil | 65-56 |
| 08:13 | Emporia St. | Ben Perry misses the dunk attempt | 65-56 |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 07:53 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 07:52 | Emporia St. | Mark Earl grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 07:48 | Emporia St. | James Roder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| 07:48 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Penning (PG), Cory Towns (SG), Martin Johnson (SF), Dustin Koch (PF), Randy Snavely (C) Jack Zemaitis, Jeffrey Leake, Robert Thomas, Brian Forest, Mark Gil | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Riggs (PG), Steven Maltby (SG), Roger Uecker (SF), Cary Saulters (PF), Martin Webber (C) James Roder, Jay Chapdelaine, Ben Perry, Mark Earl, Brian Stout | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - James Penning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Towns (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dustin Koch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randy Snavely (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - David Riggs (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Maltby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roger Uecker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Cary Saulters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Martin Webber (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | S. Dakota St. | James Penning hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dustin Koch | 68-56 |
| 07:26 | Emporia St. | Steven Maltby misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Randy Snavely - foul #3 on Randy Snavely, team foul #6 | 68-56 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG), Thomas Albert (C) James Penning, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 07:26 | Emporia St. | Steven Maltby makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 07:26 | Emporia St. | Steven Maltby makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 07:10 | S. Dakota St. | David Riggs is called for the reach on Cory Towns - foul #5 on David Riggs, team foul #12 | 68-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jay Chapdelaine (SG) David Riggs | |
| 07:10 | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 07:10 | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 07:00 | Emporia St. | Martin Webber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 06:59 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 06:57 | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Webber - foul #1 on Martin Webber, team foul #13 | 69-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely (C) Dustin Koch | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andrew Dittrich (SF), Dennis Almonte (C) Roger Uecker, Martin Webber | |
| 06:57 | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 06:57 | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 06:55 | Emporia St. | Cory Towns picks off the pass by Andrew Dittrich in the backcourt | 71-58 |
| 06:39 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 71-58 |
| 06:37 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Dennis Almonte | 71-58 |
| 06:32 | Emporia St. | Steven Maltby hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 06:30 | Emporia St. | Cary Saulters tips it in | 71-60 |
| 06:11 | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Dittrich steals the ball from Cory Towns | 71-60 |
| 05:42 | Emporia St. | Dennis Almonte hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Cory Towns - foul #2 on Cory Towns, team foul #7 | 71-60 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Penning (PG), Jack Zemaitis (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Dustin Koch (PF), Mark Gil (C) Henry Place, Cory Towns, Martin Johnson, Thomas Albert, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Roder (PG), Ben Perry (SG), Roger Uecker (SF), Martin Webber (C) Steven Maltby, Jay Chapdelaine, Andrew Dittrich, Cary Saulters | |
| 05:42 | Emporia St. | Dennis Almonte makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 05:42 | Emporia St. | Dennis Almonte misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 05:42 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 05:24 | S. Dakota St. | James Penning knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dustin Koch | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:16 | Emporia St. | Dennis Almonte misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-61 |
| 05:15 | Emporia St. | Martin Webber pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 05:07 | Emporia St. | Mark Gil is called for the reach on James Roder - foul #2 on Mark Gil, team foul #8 | 74-61 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake (SG), Brian Forest (PF) James Penning, Dustin Koch | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Andrew Dittrich (SF), Cary Saulters (PF), Brian Stout (C) Roger Uecker, Dennis Almonte, Martin Webber | |
| 05:07 | Emporia St. | James Roder makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 05:07 | Emporia St. | James Roder makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 04:44 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-63 |
| 04:43 | Emporia St. | Brian Stout gets the rebound | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:39 | Emporia St. | Ben Perry is whistled for traveling | 74-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG), Randy Snavely (C) Jack Zemaitis, Mark Gil | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Mark Earl (C) Brian Stout | |
| 04:28 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 74-63 |
| 04:27 | Emporia St. | Mark Earl snags the defensive board | 74-63 |
| 04:21 | Emporia St. | Cary Saulters blows the layup | 74-63 |
| 04:20 | Emporia St. | Andrew Dittrich grabs the offensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 04:05 | Emporia St. | Andrew Dittrich is whistled for a carry | 74-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch (PF), Mark Gil (C) Brian Forest, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jay Chapdelaine (SG), Brian Stout (C) Ben Perry, Mark Earl | |
| 03:52 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 74-63 |
| 03:51 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch can't tip it in | 74-63 |
| 03:50 | Emporia St. | Brian Stout grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Henry Place (tired) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Leake (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Koch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Gil (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Roder (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Chapdelaine (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Dittrich (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cary Saulters (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Stout (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Emporia St. | Robert Thomas is called for the reach on Andrew Dittrich - foul #4 on Robert Thomas, team foul #9 | 74-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis (PG), Thomas Albert (C) Henry Place, Mark Gil | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Roger Uecker (PF), Martin Webber (C) Cary Saulters, Brian Stout | |
| 03:44 | Emporia St. | Andrew Dittrich misses the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 03:44 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis is hacked by Martin Webber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Webber, team foul #14 | 74-63 |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis misses the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 03:18 | Emporia St. | Andrew Dittrich loses the ball out of bounds | 75-63 |
| 03:18 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Penning (PG), Cory Towns (SG), Martin Johnson (SF) Jack Zemaitis, Jeffrey Leake, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Ben Perry (PG), Mark Earl (PF) James Roder, Andrew Dittrich | |
| 03:06 | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dustin Koch | 78-63 |
| 03:03 | Emporia St. | Jay Chapdelaine throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest (PF), Randy Snavely (C) Dustin Koch, Thomas Albert | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Steven Maltby (SG) Jay Chapdelaine | |
| 02:45 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely's floater is tipped away by Mark Earl | 78-63 |
| 02:44 | Emporia St. | Roger Uecker pulls down the rebound | 78-63 |
| 02:40 | Emporia St. | Ben Perry connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Earl and the foul's on Martin Johnson - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #10 | 78-65 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG), Jack Zemaitis (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Mark Gil (C) James Penning, Cory Towns, Martin Johnson, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Brian Stout (C) Martin Webber | |
| 02:40 | Emporia St. | Ben Perry makes the free throw | 78-66 |
| 02:15 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Thomas and the foul's on Roger Uecker - foul #5 on Roger Uecker, team foul #15 | 80-66 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Penning (PG) Henry Place | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Roder (PG), Dennis Almonte (PF) Roger Uecker, Brian Stout | |
| 02:15 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest makes the free throw | 81-66 |
| 02:05 | Emporia St. | Mark Earl connects on the open floater near the basket | 81-68 |
| 01:46 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis is open and buries a floater from the right wing | 83-68 |
| 01:28 | Emporia St. | Dennis Almonte can't connect on a floater from close range | 83-68 |
| 01:27 | Emporia St. | James Roder grabs the offensive rebound | 83-68 |
| 01:20 | Emporia St. | James Roder comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Gil - foul #3 on Mark Gil, team foul #11 | 83-68 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Cory Towns (SG), Thomas Albert (PF) James Penning, Brian Forest | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 01:20 | Emporia St. | James Roder makes the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 01:20 | Emporia St. | James Roder misses the 2nd free throw | 83-69 |
| 01:20 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Thomas Albert | 83-69 |
| 00:56 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 83-69 |
| 00:55 | Emporia St. | Mark Earl pulls down the rebound | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Emporia St. | Steven Maltby is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Roder - foul #3 on James Roder, team foul #16 | 83-69 |
| 00:24 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert misses the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 00:24 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 84-69 |
| 00:21 | Emporia St. | James Roder travels in the backcourt | 84-69 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis runs out the clock | 84-69 |