| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - David Scott (fresh) SG - Travis Breen (fresh) SF - Carl Gavin (fresh) PF - James Mendes (fresh) C - Hal Farney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Peter Hall (fresh) SG - Justin Rowe (fresh) SF - Fred Shaw (fresh) PF - Frank Herrin (fresh) C - Keith Hyslop (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Mendes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Travis Breen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Scott | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin is denied on a layup by Hal Farney | 3-4 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Mendes pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Peter Hall - foul #1 on Peter Hall, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney misses short on a runner from the right block | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | N. Dakota St. | Peter Hall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe tips it home | 5-6 |
| 17:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David Scott and the foul's on Frank Herrin - foul #1 on Frank Herrin, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio (PG), Cory Cohen (SG), Roy Denton (SF), Charles Spalding (PF) David Scott, Travis Breen, Carl Gavin, James Mendes | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 17:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:42 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw is hacked by Jerrod Toribio - foul #1 on Jerrod Toribio, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Whitney Orem (C) Hal Farney | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance (SF), James Honey (PF) Fred Shaw, Frank Herrin | |
| 16:27 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Roy Denton - foul #1 on Roy Denton, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie (C) Keith Hyslop | |
| 16:27 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:27 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio is hacked by Peter Hall - foul #2 on Peter Hall, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott (PG) Jerrod Toribio | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith (SF) Peter Hall | |
| 15:54 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen clanks a floater from the left block | 8-8 |
| 15:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Spalding tips it but misses | 8-8 |
| 15:51 | N. Dakota St. | James Honey grabs the board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - David Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cory Cohen (fresh) SF - Roy Denton (fresh) PF - Charles Spalding (fresh) C - Whitney Orem (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Kevin Lachance (fresh) SG - Justin Rowe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Earl Smith (fresh) PF - James Honey (fresh) C - David Ivie (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance can't connect on a shot in the lane | 8-8 |
| 15:29 | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith tips it back up and in | 8-10 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott is fouled on the floor by Kevin Lachance - foul #1 on Kevin Lachance, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen (SG), Carl Gavin (SF) Cory Cohen, Roy Denton | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts (SG), Fred Shaw (SF), Frank Herrin (PF), Keith Hyslop (C) Justin Rowe, Earl Smith, James Honey, David Ivie | |
| 15:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Spalding pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Frank Herrin steals the ball from Travis Breen | 8-10 |
| 14:48 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Whitney Orem grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:33 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Spalding hits the follow up shot | 10-10 |
| 14:27 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-10 |
| 14:25 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Carl Gavin | 10-10 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bryan Stotts - foul #1 on Bryan Stotts, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio (PG), James Mendes (PF), Hal Farney (C) David Scott, Charles Spalding, Whitney Orem | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe (SG) Bryan Stotts | |
| 14:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:01 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 13:42 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin misses short on a shot from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Mendes gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:36 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 13:09 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Lachance | 14-12 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerrod Toribio | 16-12 |
| 12:37 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin's pass is intercepted by Kevin Lachance | 16-15 |
| 12:16 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw lays it up and in set up by Kevin Lachance | 16-17 |
| 11:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Keith Hyslop is called for the reach on Carl Gavin - foul #1 on Keith Hyslop, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott (PG), Cory Cohen (SG), Roy Denton (SF) Jerrod Toribio, Travis Breen, Carl Gavin | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith (PG), Elton Everett (SF), James Honey (PF), David Ivie (C) Kevin Lachance, Fred Shaw, Frank Herrin, Keith Hyslop | |
| 11:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roy Denton clanks a jumper from the left side | 16-17 |
| 11:50 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe grabs the board | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - David Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cory Cohen (fresh) SF - Roy Denton (fresh) PF - James Mendes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hal Farney (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Earl Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Elton Everett (fresh) PF - James Honey (fresh) C - David Ivie (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 11:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 11:18 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Mendes buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Scott | 18-17 |
| 11:00 | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith can't finish the layup | 18-17 |
| 10:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Ivie is called for the reach on Cory Cohen - foul #1 on David Ivie, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Spalding (PF), Whitney Orem (C) James Mendes, Hal Farney | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts (SG) Justin Rowe | |
| 10:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:38 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 10:14 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Spalding | 21-20 |
| 09:31 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie can't finish the layup | 21-20 |
| 09:30 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie gets the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:13 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Spalding misses the lay-in | 21-20 |
| 08:51 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to James Honey | 21-20 |
| 08:29 | N. Dakota St. | Elton Everett is whistled for a carry | 21-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio (PG), Travis Breen (SG), Carl Gavin (SF), Hal Farney (C) David Scott, Cory Cohen, Roy Denton, Whitney Orem | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance (PG), Justin Rowe (SG), Fred Shaw (SF), Frank Herrin (PF), Keith Hyslop (C) Earl Smith, Bryan Stotts, Elton Everett, James Honey, David Ivie | |
| 08:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 07:53 | N. Dakota St. | Hal Farney steps in front of the Frank Herrin pass | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Jerrod Toribio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Breen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carl Gavin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Spalding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hal Farney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Kevin Lachance (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Fred Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Herrin (fresh) C - Keith Hyslop (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 07:26 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:07 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott (PG), James Mendes (PF) Jerrod Toribio, Charles Spalding | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 06:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-20 |
| 06:46 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 06:27 | N. Dakota St. | James Mendes blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Keith Hyslop | 24-20 |
| 06:26 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin tips it home | 24-22 |
| 06:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Mendes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Travis Breen | 26-22 |
| 05:59 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Kevin Lachance | 26-24 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney is fouled on the floor by Frank Herrin - foul #2 on Frank Herrin, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen (SG), Roy Denton (SF) Travis Breen, Carl Gavin | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith (SF), James Honey (PF), David Ivie (C) Fred Shaw, Frank Herrin, Keith Hyslop | |
| 05:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:26 | N. Dakota St. | James Honey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 05:25 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Mendes pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Mendes | 30-24 |
| 05:00 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Mendes connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Scott | 32-27 |
| 04:24 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Smith | 32-29 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Mendes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio (PG), Travis Breen (SG), Carl Gavin (SF), Charles Spalding (PF), Whitney Orem (C) David Scott, Cory Cohen, Roy Denton, James Mendes, Hal Farney | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts (SG), Fred Shaw (SF), Keith Hyslop (C) Kevin Lachance, Justin Rowe, David Ivie | |
| 03:54 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Jerrod Toribio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Breen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Gavin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Spalding (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Whitney Orem (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Earl Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Stotts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Honey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Hyslop (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Whitney Orem | 34-29 |
| 03:13 | N. Dakota St. | Keith Hyslop's pass is intercepted by Travis Breen | 34-29 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen hits the finger roll | 36-29 |
| 02:53 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 02:51 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Whitney Orem gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 02:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Travis Breen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 02:38 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 02:27 | N. Dakota St. | Bryan Stotts makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Whitney Orem's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Hyslop | 36-31 |
| 02:10 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 01:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carl Gavin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Whitney Orem | 38-31 |
| 01:41 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:23 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Earl Smith steps in front of the Carl Gavin pass | 38-31 |
| 01:06 | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith is fouled on the floor by Jerrod Toribio - foul #2 on Jerrod Toribio, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott (PG), Cory Cohen (SG), Roy Denton (SF), James Mendes (PF), Harold Carpenter (C) Jerrod Toribio, Travis Breen, Carl Gavin, Charles Spalding, Whitney Orem | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Peter Hall (PG), Justin Rowe (SG), Kevin Lachance (SF), Frank Herrin (PF), David Ivie (C) Earl Smith, Bryan Stotts, Fred Shaw, James Honey, Keith Hyslop | |
| 00:49 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roy Denton - foul #2 on Roy Denton, team foul #5 | 38-31 |
| 00:49 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:49 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Harold Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 38-32 |
| 00:35 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 00:15 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Hall | 38-34 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott is fouled on the floor by Peter Hall - foul #3 on Peter Hall, team foul #9 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Hal Farney (C) Harold Carpenter | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Elton Everett (SF) Peter Hall | |
| 00:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance misses long on a halfcourt shot | 40-34 |