| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - James Godsey (fresh) SG - Colin Walker (fresh) SF - Scott Riggs (fresh) PF - James Bennett (fresh) C - John Moody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) SG - Samuel Amico (fresh) SF - Glenn Rankin (fresh) PF - Paul Spear (fresh) C - Larry Alford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Oklahoma | John Moody wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones takes the ball from Scott Riggs | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | N. Dakota | Michael Jones lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Central Oklahoma | Colin Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | N. Dakota | Glenn Rankin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | N. Dakota | Paul Spear scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Jones | 0-4 |
| 19:12 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones picks off the pass by James Godsey in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 19:00 | N. Dakota | Larry Alford connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Spear | 0-6 |
| 18:42 | Central Oklahoma | James Bennett buries a turnaround from the baseline | 2-6 |
| 18:27 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico lays it up and in and he's hacked by Colin Walker - foul #1 on Colin Walker, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| 18:27 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico makes the free throw | 2-9 |
| 18:12 | Central Oklahoma | John Moody connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Godsey | 4-9 |
| 17:44 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Jones | 4-11 |
| 17:36 | Central Oklahoma | Scott Riggs scores on a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Glenn Rankin - foul #1 on Glenn Rankin, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Gary Dejesus (PG), Gregory Moore (SG), Mark Fleming (PF), Earnest Slate (C) James Godsey, Colin Walker, James Bennett, John Moody | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Adam Lemond (PG), Bryan Tolliver (SF), Harry Bowman (C) Michael Jones, Glenn Rankin, Larry Alford | |
| 17:36 | Central Oklahoma | Scott Riggs makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 17:23 | N. Dakota | Adam Lemond misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 17:22 | Central Oklahoma | Gregory Moore snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 16:58 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Fleming buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Gary Dejesus | 9-11 |
| 16:38 | N. Dakota | Scott Riggs steps in front of the Paul Spear pass | 9-11 |
| 16:21 | Central Oklahoma | Gary Dejesus misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 16:20 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Paul Spear | 9-11 |
| 16:06 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Fleming | 9-11 |
| 16:04 | Central Oklahoma | Gregory Moore gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Gary Dejesus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Moore (fresh) SF - Scott Riggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earnest Slate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Adam Lemond (fresh) SG - Samuel Amico (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Tolliver (fresh) PF - Paul Spear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Bowman (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Central Oklahoma | Gregory Moore is hacked by Adam Lemond - foul #1 on Adam Lemond, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Godsey (PG), Colin Walker (SG), Jeffrey Hazel (SF), James Bennett (PF), John Moody (C) Gary Dejesus, Gregory Moore, Scott Riggs, Mark Fleming, Earnest Slate | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Jones (PG), Glenn Mays (SG), Glenn Rankin (SF), Harold Peck (PF), Larry Alford (C) Adam Lemond, Samuel Amico, Bryan Tolliver, Paul Spear, Harry Bowman | |
| 15:22 | Central Oklahoma | James Bennett buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Godsey | 12-11 |
| 14:55 | N. Dakota | John Moody steals the ball from Glenn Mays | 12-11 |
| 14:37 | Central Oklahoma | Colin Walker makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Godsey | 15-11 |
| 14:19 | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 15-14 |
| 14:10 | Central Oklahoma | James Bennett is hacked by Glenn Mays - foul #1 on Glenn Mays, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico (SG) Glenn Mays | |
| 13:54 | Central Oklahoma | James Bennett connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Colin Walker | 17-14 |
| 13:31 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico is hacked by John Moody - foul #1 on John Moody, team foul #2 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Gary Dejesus (SG), Jeffery Haney (SF), Mark Fleming (PF), Earnest Slate (C) Colin Walker, Jeffrey Hazel, James Bennett, John Moody | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver (SF), Paul Spear (PF) Glenn Rankin, Harold Peck | |
| 13:10 | N. Dakota | Michael Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-14 |
| 13:08 | N. Dakota | Larry Alford tips it home | 17-16 |
| 12:39 | Central Oklahoma | Earnest Slate scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 12:20 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 19-19 |
| 11:56 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Fleming can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Spear - foul #1 on Paul Spear, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Colin Walker (SG), Jeffrey Hazel (SF), John Moody (C) James Godsey, Jeffery Haney, Earnest Slate | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Adam Lemond (PG), Glenn Rankin (SF), Harry Bowman (C) Michael Jones, Bryan Tolliver, Larry Alford | |
| 11:56 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 11:56 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 11:56 | N. Dakota | Harry Bowman gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Gary Dejesus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Colin Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hazel (fresh) PF - Mark Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Moody (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Adam Lemond (fresh) SG - Samuel Amico (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Glenn Rankin (fresh) PF - Paul Spear (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Bowman (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 11:15 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Hazel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Scott Riggs (SF), James Bennett (PF) Jeffrey Hazel, Mark Fleming | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Harold Peck (C) Paul Spear | |
| 10:51 | N. Dakota | James Bennett takes the ball from Samuel Amico | 19-21 |
| 10:33 | Central Oklahoma | Scott Riggs comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 19-21 |
| 10:32 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 10:26 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Colin Walker - foul #2 on Colin Walker, team foul #3 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Godsey (PG), Gregory Moore (SG) Gary Dejesus, Colin Walker | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver (SF) Glenn Rankin | |
| 10:26 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 10:26 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 10:09 | Central Oklahoma | James Godsey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 10:07 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Harold Peck | 19-23 |
| 09:46 | N. Dakota | Adam Lemond hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-23 |
| 09:44 | Central Oklahoma | James Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:39 | Central Oklahoma | Scott Riggs's pass is intercepted by Bryan Tolliver | 19-23 |
| 09:19 | N. Dakota | James Godsey picks off the pass by Harold Peck | 19-23 |
| 09:01 | Central Oklahoma | Gregory Moore misses the jumpshot from the left side | 19-23 |
| 09:00 | Central Oklahoma | John Moody tips it but misses | 19-23 |
| 08:58 | Central Oklahoma | John Moody pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 08:49 | Central Oklahoma | Scott Riggs clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 08:48 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Harold Peck | 19-23 |
| 08:26 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck is fouled on the floor by John Moody - foul #2 on John Moody, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Gary Dejesus (PG), Jeffrey Hazel (SF), Mark Fleming (PF), Earnest Slate (C) James Godsey, Scott Riggs, James Bennett, John Moody | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Jones (PG), Glenn Mays (SG), Glenn Rankin (SF), Paul Spear (PF), Larry Alford (C) Adam Lemond, Samuel Amico, Bryan Tolliver, Harry Bowman, Harold Peck | |
| 08:08 | N. Dakota | Paul Spear hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 08:06 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Rankin | 19-23 |
| 07:49 | N. Dakota | Glenn Rankin blows the layup but he's fouled by Earnest Slate - foul #1 on Earnest Slate, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| 07:49 | N. Dakota | Glenn Rankin misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:49 | N. Dakota | Glenn Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Gary Dejesus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Moore (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Hazel (fresh) PF - Mark Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earnest Slate (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Mays (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glenn Rankin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Spear (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Alford (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Central Oklahoma | Gary Dejesus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 07:30 | N. Dakota | Paul Spear snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 07:16 | N. Dakota | Larry Alford misses short on a floater near the basket | 19-24 |
| 07:14 | Central Oklahoma | Gregory Moore grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 07:10 | Central Oklahoma | Gregory Moore drills a floater from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 07:03 | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Hazel swats the short shot by Paul Spear | 21-24 |
| 07:02 | Central Oklahoma | Gregory Moore pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:51 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Hazel is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Godsey (PG), James Bennett (PF) Gregory Moore, Earnest Slate | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico (SG) Glenn Mays | |
| 06:37 | Central Oklahoma | Samuel Amico picks off the pass by Jeffrey Hazel | 21-24 |
| 06:18 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 06:16 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Fleming snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 06:07 | Central Oklahoma | James Godsey scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gary Dejesus and he's hacked by Paul Spear - foul #2 on Paul Spear, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Scott Riggs (SF) Jeffrey Hazel | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Adam Lemond (SF), Bryan Tolliver (PF) Glenn Rankin, Paul Spear | |
| 06:07 | Central Oklahoma | James Godsey misses the free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:07 | N. Dakota | Larry Alford grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 05:48 | N. Dakota | Michael Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 05:46 | Central Oklahoma | Scott Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:41 | Central Oklahoma | Gary Dejesus clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| 05:40 | Central Oklahoma | James Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:17 | Central Oklahoma | James Godsey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 05:16 | Central Oklahoma | Mark Fleming tips it in | 25-24 |
| 04:57 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico is hacked by James Bennett - foul #1 on James Bennett, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Gregory Moore (SG), Earnest Slate (C) Gary Dejesus, Mark Fleming | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Glenn Rankin (SF), Harry Bowman (C) Michael Jones, Larry Alford | |
| 04:40 | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 04:38 | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver grabs the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:21 | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James Bennett - foul #2 on James Bennett, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Hazel (PF) James Bennett | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 04:21 | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:21 | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:06 | Central Oklahoma | James Godsey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-25 |
| 04:05 | Central Oklahoma | Scott Riggs snags the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 03:58 | Central Oklahoma | Adam Lemond steps in front of the Jeffrey Hazel pass | 25-25 |
| 03:45 | N. Dakota | A charge is called on Adam Lemond - foul #2 on Adam Lemond, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Colin Walker (SG), John Moody (C) James Godsey, Scott Riggs | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays (PG), Paul Spear (PF) Adam Lemond, Bryan Tolliver | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Gregory Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Colin Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hazel (fresh) PF - Earnest Slate (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Glenn Mays (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Amico (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Glenn Rankin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Spear (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Bowman (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | Central Oklahoma | Colin Walker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 25-25 |
| 03:33 | Central Oklahoma | John Moody hits the follow up shot | 27-25 |
| 03:19 | N. Dakota | Glenn Rankin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Hazel - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hazel, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Gary Dejesus (PG), James Bennett (PF) Gregory Moore, Earnest Slate | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Jones (PG), Larry Alford (C) Samuel Amico, Harry Bowman | |
| 03:19 | N. Dakota | Glenn Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:19 | N. Dakota | Glenn Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:06 | Central Oklahoma | Colin Walker misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-27 |
| 03:05 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Larry Alford | 27-27 |
| 02:48 | N. Dakota | Glenn Rankin is fouled on the floor by James Bennett - foul #3 on James Bennett, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Godsey (PG), Mark Fleming (PF) Gary Dejesus, James Bennett | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 02:48 | N. Dakota | Glenn Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:48 | N. Dakota | Glenn Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:33 | Central Oklahoma | James Godsey drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hazel and he's fouled by Paul Spear - foul #3 on Paul Spear, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Scott Riggs (SF) Jeffrey Hazel | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Mark Brown (SF), Harold Peck (PF) Glenn Rankin, Paul Spear | |
| 02:33 | Central Oklahoma | James Godsey makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:15 | N. Dakota | Larry Alford misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Scott Riggs - foul #1 on Scott Riggs, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico (SG), Adam Lemond (SF), Harry Bowman (PF) Glenn Mays, Mark Brown, Harold Peck | |
| 02:15 | N. Dakota | Larry Alford makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:15 | N. Dakota | Larry Alford misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:15 | Central Oklahoma | John Moody grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 01:59 | Central Oklahoma | John Moody knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Scott Riggs | 32-30 |
| 01:42 | N. Dakota | Michael Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver (SF) Adam Lemond | |
| 01:34 | Central Oklahoma | Scott Riggs misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Amico - foul #1 on Samuel Amico, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| 01:34 | Central Oklahoma | Scott Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:34 | Central Oklahoma | Scott Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:06 | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bryan Tolliver, team foul #11 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Gary Dejesus (SG), Jeffrey Hazel (SF), Earnest Slate (PF) Colin Walker, Scott Riggs, Mark Fleming | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Adam Lemond (PG), Harold Peck (C) Michael Jones, Larry Alford | |
| 00:56 | Central Oklahoma | Earnest Slate clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 00:55 | Central Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to John Moody | 34-30 |
| 00:42 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Hazel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 00:41 | N. Dakota | Samuel Amico grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 00:24 | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 00:22 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 00:03 | Central Oklahoma | James Godsey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 00:02 | Central Oklahoma | John Moody tips it home | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-32 |