| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Daniel Mitchell (fresh) SG - Donald White (fresh) SF - William Butkowski (fresh) PF - David Arnold (fresh) C - Clifton May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Robert Parkes (fresh) SG - Lee Simmons (fresh) SF - Steve Watchman (fresh) PF - Robert Crosby (fresh) C - Jamel Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota St. | Clifton May wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | N. Dakota St. | Clifton May double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman's pass is intercepted by William Butkowski | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | S. Dakota | The short jumper by Steve Watchman is denied by Clifton May | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Jamel Allen | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | S. Dakota | David Arnold blocks the jumper by Robert Crosby | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | S. Dakota | Jamel Allen grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | S. Dakota | Jamel Allen comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:38 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 17:19 | N. Dakota St. | Clifton May throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (SF), Wayne Cummings (PF), James Griffin (C) Steve Watchman, Robert Crosby, Jamel Allen | |
| 16:58 | S. Dakota | Robert Parkes makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Vincent Taft | 0-6 |
| 16:43 | N. Dakota St. | Bobby Copley drills a jumper from the left block | 2-6 |
| 16:25 | S. Dakota | Robert Parkes is hacked by Alvin Wright - foul #1 on Alvin Wright, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 16:20 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 16:19 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:16 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold (PF) Gary Hartness | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann (C) Robert Parkes | |
| 16:05 | S. Dakota | David Arnold steps in front of the Wayne Cummings pass | 2-6 |
| 15:47 | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-6 |
| 15:45 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Alvin Wright (fairly fresh) SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) SF - Andrew Severns (fresh) PF - David Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Copley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Vincent Taft (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Simmons (fairly fresh) SF - James Griffin (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Cummings (fairly fresh) C - Ralph Hofmann (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Cummings | 2-9 |
| 15:20 | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright is hacked by Vincent Taft in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Taft, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell (PG), Donald White (SG), William Butkowski (SF), Clifton May (C) Alvin Wright, Wayne Lee, Andrew Severns, Bobby Copley | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Parkes (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Steve Watchman (SF), Robert Crosby (PF) Vincent Taft, Lee Simmons, James Griffin, Wayne Cummings | |
| 15:07 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Johnson picks off the pass by David Arnold | 2-9 |
| 15:00 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Parkes | 2-11 |
| 14:35 | N. Dakota St. | Donald White hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 2-11 |
| 14:33 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 2-11 |
| 14:21 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 2-11 |
| 14:20 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Clifton May | 2-11 |
| 14:16 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell comes up short on the floater from the right side | 2-11 |
| 14:15 | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 14:04 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-11 |
| 14:03 | N. Dakota St. | Donald White tips it home | 4-11 |
| 13:51 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Parkes | 4-13 |
| 13:34 | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald White | 7-13 |
| 13:25 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby's pass is intercepted by Daniel Mitchell | 7-13 |
| 13:22 | N. Dakota St. | Donald White lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Mitchell | 9-13 |
| 13:01 | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Clifton May - foul #1 on Clifton May, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (PG), Lee Simmons (SG), James Griffin (SF), Jamel Allen (C) Robert Parkes, Richard Johnson, Steve Watchman, Robert Crosby | |
| 13:01 | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:01 | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:48 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Griffin - foul #1 on James Griffin, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Wayne Cummings (PF) Ralph Hofmann | |
| 12:48 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:48 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:30 | S. Dakota | James Griffin misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 11-15 |
| 12:28 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Gary Hartness | 11-15 |
| 12:03 | N. Dakota St. | Bobby Copley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 12:02 | S. Dakota | James Griffin grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 11:50 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Albert Heller (SG), William Butkowski (SF) Alvin Wright, Gary Hartness | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman (PG), Andy Durr (SF), Robert Crosby (PF) Vincent Taft, James Griffin, Wayne Cummings | |
| 11:23 | N. Dakota St. | Albert Heller drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Andrew Severns | 13-15 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Wayne Lee (fresh) SG - Albert Heller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Butkowski (fresh) PF - Andrew Severns (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Copley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Steve Watchman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lee Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andy Durr (fresh) PF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamel Allen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 10:55 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman's pass is intercepted by Bobby Copley | 13-15 |
| 10:35 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Lee | 16-15 |
| 10:06 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Andy Durr | 16-18 |
| 09:58 | N. Dakota St. | Albert Heller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 09:56 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns grabs the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:38 | N. Dakota St. | Jamel Allen swats the short shot by Bobby Copley | 16-18 |
| 09:37 | S. Dakota | Andy Durr gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:16 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby lays it in on a great pass from Steve Watchman | 16-20 |
| 08:56 | N. Dakota St. | The jumper by Andrew Severns is denied by Robert Crosby | 16-20 |
| 08:55 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns gets the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:48 | N. Dakota St. | Bobby Copley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 08:47 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:24 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 08:22 | N. Dakota St. | Bobby Copley snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 08:07 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Albert Heller | 19-20 |
| 07:48 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons misses the 3 from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 07:46 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 07:32 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby hits a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Albert Heller - foul #1 on Albert Heller, team foul #3 | 19-22 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell (PG), Donald White (SG), Louis McMeel (SF), David Arnold (PF), Clifton May (C) Wayne Lee, Albert Heller, William Butkowski, Andrew Severns, Bobby Copley | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Parkes (PG), Vincent Taft (SG), James Griffin (SF), Wayne Cummings (C) Steve Watchman, Lee Simmons, Andy Durr, Jamel Allen | |
| 07:32 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:15 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell is hacked by James Griffin - foul #2 on James Griffin, team foul #3 | 19-23 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson (SG), Ralph Hofmann (C) James Griffin, Robert Crosby | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Daniel Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis McMeel (fresh) PF - David Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifton May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Robert Parkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Vincent Taft (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wayne Cummings (fresh) C - Ralph Hofmann (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:56 | N. Dakota St. | Vincent Taft steps in front of the David Arnold pass | 19-23 |
| 06:53 | S. Dakota | Robert Parkes banks in the layup on a great pass from Vincent Taft | 19-25 |
| 06:28 | N. Dakota St. | Louis McMeel scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Donald White | 21-25 |
| 06:17 | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clifton May - foul #2 on Clifton May, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Gary Hartness (C) Clifton May | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 06:17 | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:17 | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:10 | N. Dakota St. | Louis McMeel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 06:08 | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 06:04 | S. Dakota | Robert Parkes double dribbles | 21-27 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons (SG), Steve Watchman (SF) Richard Johnson, Vincent Taft | |
| 05:45 | N. Dakota St. | Gary Hartness is fouled on the floor by Wayne Cummings - foul #1 on Wayne Cummings, team foul #4 | 21-27 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski (SF) Louis McMeel | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 05:29 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 05:10 | S. Dakota | Wayne Cummings is hacked by David Arnold - foul #1 on David Arnold, team foul #5 | 24-27 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright (SG) Donald White | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby (PF) Ralph Hofmann | |
| 05:01 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Robert Parkes | 24-29 |
| 04:37 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Donald White (SG), Louis McMeel (SF), Bobby Copley (C) Daniel Mitchell, William Butkowski, Gary Hartness | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson (SG), Vincent Taft (SF), Jamel Allen (C) Lee Simmons, Steve Watchman, Wayne Cummings | |
| 04:13 | S. Dakota | Jamel Allen misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Bobby Copley - foul #1 on Bobby Copley, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns (C) Bobby Copley | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann (PF) Robert Crosby | |
| 04:13 | S. Dakota | Jamel Allen makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:13 | S. Dakota | Jamel Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:13 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 03:56 | S. Dakota | Andrew Severns steals it from Jamel Allen | 24-30 |
| 03:52 | N. Dakota St. | Louis McMeel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 03:50 | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold can't tip it in | 24-30 |
| 03:49 | S. Dakota | Jamel Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 03:33 | S. Dakota | Robert Parkes is hacked by Alvin Wright - foul #2 on Alvin Wright, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell (PG), Clifton May (C) Alvin Wright, Louis McMeel | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons (SG), Andy Durr (SF), James Griffin (PF) Richard Johnson, Vincent Taft, Jamel Allen | |
| 03:33 | S. Dakota | Robert Parkes makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:33 | S. Dakota | Robert Parkes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:23 | N. Dakota St. | Clifton May misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 03:22 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns misses the tip | 24-32 |
| 03:21 | S. Dakota | Ralph Hofmann gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 03:04 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Andy Durr | 24-35 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Daniel Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Severns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Arnold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifton May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Robert Parkes (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Simmons (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Andy Durr (fresh) PF - James Griffin (fresh) C - Ralph Hofmann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns is hacked by Andy Durr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andy Durr, team foul #5 | 24-35 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee (SG), William Butkowski (SF) Donald White, David Arnold | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 02:49 | N. Dakota St. | Lee Simmons steals it from Clifton May | 24-35 |
| 02:46 | S. Dakota | Robert Parkes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-35 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Arnold (PF) Andrew Severns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman (PG), Robert Crosby (PF) Robert Parkes, Ralph Hofmann | |
| 02:37 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 02:36 | S. Dakota | James Griffin pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 02:12 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Clifton May - foul #3 on Clifton May, team foul #8 | 24-35 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright (PG), Gary Hartness (C) Daniel Mitchell, Clifton May | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson (SG), Vincent Taft (SF), Wayne Cummings (C) Lee Simmons, Andy Durr, James Griffin | |
| 02:12 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:12 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:10 | N. Dakota St. | William Butkowski is hacked by Vincent Taft in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincent Taft, team foul #6 | 24-37 |
| 01:49 | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 24-37 |
| 01:48 | S. Dakota | Wayne Cummings pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 01:40 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson is hacked by William Butkowski - foul #1 on William Butkowski, team foul #9 | 24-37 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Albert Heller (SG), Andrew Severns (PF) Wayne Lee, David Arnold | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Parkes (PG), Ralph Hofmann (C) Steve Watchman, Wayne Cummings | |
| 01:40 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:40 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:40 | N. Dakota St. | Gary Hartness gets the rebound | 24-38 |
| 01:25 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns hits the finger roll set up by Gary Hartness | 26-38 |
| 01:12 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Severns - foul #1 on Andrew Severns, team foul #10 | 26-38 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Donald White (SG), Louis McMeel (SF), Bobby Copley (C) Albert Heller, William Butkowski, Gary Hartness | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Griffin (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| 01:12 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:12 | S. Dakota | Robert Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 00:53 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Crosby - foul #1 on Robert Crosby, team foul #7 | 26-39 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell (PG) Alvin Wright | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman (PG), Lee Simmons (SG), Andy Durr (SF) Robert Parkes, Vincent Taft, Robert Crosby | |
| 00:53 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:53 | N. Dakota St. | Andrew Severns makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:45 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman scores on a shot from the left block and the foul's on Donald White - foul #1 on Donald White, team foul #11 | 28-41 |
| 00:45 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman makes the free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:43 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Watchman - foul #1 on Steve Watchman, team foul #8 | 28-42 |
| 00:43 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:43 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Ralph Hofmann | 28-42 |
| 00:39 | S. Dakota | Steve Watchman's pass is intercepted by Daniel Mitchell in the backcourt | 28-42 |
| 00:13 | N. Dakota St. | Donald White makes the shot from the right block set up by Daniel Mitchell | 30-42 |
| 00:04 | S. Dakota | Lee Simmons connects on the 3 from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | Donald White can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 30-45 |