| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Ronnie Huffman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Wilkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Murr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Daniel Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Butkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifton May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Brian Anderson comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by David Arnold - foul #2 on David Arnold, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 19:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Brian Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Brian Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 19:38 | N. Dakota St. | James Wilkins is called for the reach on Daniel Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Wilkins, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| 19:24 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Mitchell | 41-32 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Arnold picks off the pass by Mark Gardner | 41-32 |
| 18:42 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 18:40 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski grabs the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 18:15 | N. Dakota St. | James Wilkins steps in front of the Clifton May pass | 41-32 |
| 17:51 | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wilkins | 43-32 |
| 17:37 | N. Dakota St. | James Wilkins steals it from David Arnold | 43-32 |
| 17:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Brian Anderson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Anderson, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jeffrey Poulson (PG), Justin Marchese (SG), Kevin Ludwig (SF), Ernest Jackson (PF), Ira McCarr (C) Ronnie Huffman, James Wilkins, William Murr, Brian Anderson, Mark Gardner | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Andrew Severns (SF), Bobby Copley (PF), Gary Hartness (C) Daniel Mitchell, Donald White, William Butkowski, David Arnold, Clifton May | |
| 16:57 | N. Dakota St. | Ira McCarr steals the ball from Gary Hartness | 43-32 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ira McCarr can't finish the layup | 43-32 |
| 16:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The offensive rebound goes to Ira McCarr | 43-32 |
| 16:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Kevin Ludwig knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Justin Marchese and he's fouled by Bobby Copley - foul #1 on Bobby Copley, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell (PG), Donald White (SG), William Butkowski (SF) Alvin Wright, Wayne Lee, Andrew Severns | |
| 16:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Kevin Ludwig makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 15:56 | N. Dakota St. | Ira McCarr steps in front of the Donald White pass | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Jeffrey Poulson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Justin Marchese (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Ludwig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Ira McCarr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Daniel Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Butkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Copley (fresh) C - Gary Hartness (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Kevin Ludwig is fouled on the floor by Donald White - foul #3 on Donald White, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Scott Dupre (PG), William Murr (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Mark Gardner (C) Jeffrey Poulson, Kevin Ludwig, Ernest Jackson, Ira McCarr | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold (PF) Gary Hartness | |
| 15:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr is hacked by Bobby Copley - foul #2 on Bobby Copley, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ronnie Huffman (PG), James Wilkins (SG) Scott Dupre, Justin Marchese | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns (C) Bobby Copley | |
| 14:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Brian Anderson knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from James Wilkins | 48-32 |
| 14:44 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Mitchell | 48-34 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ronnie Huffman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-34 |
| 14:31 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to David Arnold | 48-34 |
| 14:13 | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brian Anderson - foul #2 on Brian Anderson, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Justin Marchese (SG), Kevin Ludwig (SF), Ira McCarr (C) James Wilkins, William Murr, Mark Gardner | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Clifton May (C) Daniel Mitchell, Donald White, William Butkowski | |
| 14:13 | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 14:13 | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ira McCarr loses the ball out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jeffrey Poulson (PG), Ernest Jackson (PF) Ronnie Huffman, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Bobby Copley (PF) David Arnold | |
| 13:28 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-37 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bobby Copley steps in front of the Kevin Ludwig pass | 48-37 |
| 12:43 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 12:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ira McCarr gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Kevin Ludwig hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 12:23 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:07 | N. Dakota St. | Bobby Copley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ernest Jackson - foul #1 on Ernest Jackson, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ronnie Huffman (PG), James Wilkins (SG), William Murr (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Mark Gardner (C) Jeffrey Poulson, Justin Marchese, Kevin Ludwig, Ernest Jackson, Ira McCarr | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell (PG), Donald White (SG), William Butkowski (SF), David Arnold (PF) Alvin Wright, Wayne Lee, Andrew Severns, Clifton May | |
| 12:07 | N. Dakota St. | Bobby Copley makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:07 | N. Dakota St. | Bobby Copley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Daniel Mitchell picks off the pass by Ronnie Huffman in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 12:03 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell lays it up and in | 48-41 |
| 11:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ronnie Huffman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-41 |
| 11:41 | N. Dakota St. | Bobby Copley pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Ronnie Huffman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Wilkins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Murr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Gardner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Daniel Mitchell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Butkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Copley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell makes the wide open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald White | 48-43 |
| 11:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Brian Anderson misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 10:56 | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr is hacked by William Butkowski - foul #1 on William Butkowski, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jeffrey Poulson (PG), Justin Marchese (SG), Scott Dupre (SF) Ronnie Huffman, James Wilkins, William Murr | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Clifton May (C) Bobby Copley | |
| 10:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Scott Dupre clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-43 |
| 10:13 | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 10:11 | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Kevin Ludwig (SF), Ira McCarr (C) Scott Dupre, Mark Gardner | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 09:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Brian Anderson misses the runner from the baseline | 48-43 |
| 09:42 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 09:40 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Anderson is called for the reach on Daniel Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Anderson, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr (SF), Ernest Jackson (PF) Kevin Ludwig, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Andrew Severns (SF), Gary Hartness (PF) Daniel Mitchell, Donald White, William Butkowski, David Arnold | |
| 09:23 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee is hacked by Justin Marchese - foul #1 on Justin Marchese, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Wilkins (SG) Justin Marchese | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold (PF) Clifton May | |
| 09:04 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Severns | 48-46 |
| 08:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr lays it in on a great pass from James Wilkins and the foul's on Andrew Severns - foul #1 on Andrew Severns, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ronnie Huffman (PG), Justin Marchese (C) Jeffrey Poulson, Ira McCarr | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell (PG), William Butkowski (SF) Wayne Lee, David Arnold | |
| 08:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:24 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alvin Wright | 51-49 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Justin Marchese misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 08:05 | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 07:54 | N. Dakota St. | Gary Hartness clanks a shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 07:53 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:37 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Ronnie Huffman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Wilkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Murr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Justin Marchese (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Daniel Mitchell (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Butkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Severns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Hartness (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr is hacked by William Butkowski - foul #2 on William Butkowski, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jeffrey Poulson (PG), Kevin Ludwig (PF), Ira McCarr (C) Ronnie Huffman, James Wilkins, Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee (PG), Donald White (SG), Bobby Copley (SF), David Arnold (PF), Clifton May (C) Daniel Mitchell, Alvin Wright, William Butkowski, Andrew Severns, Gary Hartness | |
| 07:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:02 | N. Dakota St. | Donald White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Justin Marchese - foul #2 on Justin Marchese, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Brian Anderson (PF) William Murr | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 07:02 | N. Dakota St. | Donald White misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:02 | N. Dakota St. | Donald White makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Justin Marchese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Scott Dupre (SG) Justin Marchese | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 06:33 | N. Dakota St. | Donald White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 06:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Brian Anderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 06:16 | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 06:02 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee is hacked by Jeffrey Poulson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Poulson, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ronnie Huffman (PG), Mark Gardner (C) Scott Dupre, Ira McCarr | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski (SF) Bobby Copley | |
| 06:02 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:02 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark Gardner snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jeffrey Poulson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-51 |
| 05:33 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 05:13 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 05:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Brian Anderson gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ronnie Huffman buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-51 |
| 04:49 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Poulson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Poulson, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Justin Marchese (PG), James Wilkins (SG), Scott Dupre (SF), Ira McCarr (PF) Ronnie Huffman, Jeffrey Poulson, Kevin Ludwig, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell (PG), Andrew Severns (PF), Bobby Copley (C) Donald White, David Arnold, Clifton May | |
| 04:49 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:49 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Justin Marchese hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 04:18 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:14 | N. Dakota St. | Bobby Copley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr (SF) Scott Dupre | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright (SG), Gary Hartness (C) Wayne Lee, Andrew Severns | |
| 03:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Daniel Mitchell takes the ball from William Murr | 56-53 |
| 03:54 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Mitchell | 56-55 |
| 03:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ira McCarr makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wilkins | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Justin Marchese (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wilkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Murr (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ira McCarr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Gardner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Daniel Mitchell (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Butkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Copley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Hartness (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 03:08 | N. Dakota St. | Gary Hartness tips it home | 58-57 |
| 02:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bobby Copley denies the turnaround by Ira McCarr | 58-57 |
| 02:41 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Daniel Mitchell | 58-57 |
| 02:41 | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ronnie Huffman (PG), Brian Anderson (PF), Ernest Jackson (C) Justin Marchese, Ira McCarr, Mark Gardner | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Donald White (SG), David Arnold (PF), Clifton May (C) Alvin Wright, Bobby Copley, Gary Hartness | |
| 02:26 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell's floater is knocked away by Ronnie Huffman | 58-57 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Brian Anderson gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 01:55 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ronnie Huffman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Anderson | 61-57 |
| 01:42 | N. Dakota St. | Ernest Jackson is called for the reach on William Butkowski - foul #2 on Ernest Jackson, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark Gardner (C) Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 01:42 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:42 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota St., Mankato | William Murr loses the dribble to Daniel Mitchell | 61-59 |
| 01:02 | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Mitchell | 61-62 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Brian Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Murr | 64-62 |
| 00:19 | N. Dakota St. | Clifton May buries a jumper from the right wing set up by William Butkowski | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark Gardner knocks in the runner near the basket | 66-64 |