| Lineup | N. Florida | PG - Everette Fagan (fresh) SG - Larry Arterburn (fresh) SF - Paul Lucas (fresh) PF - Herbert Williams (fresh) C - Glen Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Isaac Law (fresh) SG - Michael Easterling (fresh) SF - Steven Senn (fresh) PF - Rod Fraher (fresh) C - Jan Gardner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota St. | Jan Gardner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Florida | N. Florida is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | N. Dakota St. | Everette Fagan picks off the pass by Isaac Law in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | N. Florida | Paul Lucas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Senn gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | N. Dakota St. | Jan Gardner misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | N. Florida | Paul Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | N. Florida | Herbert Williams makes the floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | N. Dakota St. | Paul Lucas picks off the pass by Jan Gardner | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | N. Florida | Larry Arterburn banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Lucas | 4-0 |
| 18:36 | N. Dakota St. | Rod Fraher is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Rod Fraher, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | N. Florida | Michael Easterling steps in front of the Larry Arterburn pass | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Easterling banks in the layup | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | N. Florida | Glen Harris makes the floater in the paint set up by Everette Fagan | 6-2 |
| 17:33 | N. Dakota St. | Rod Fraher is fouled on the floor by Glen Harris - foul #1 on Glen Harris, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | N. Florida | John Heckenberg (SG), Louis Alban (C) Larry Arterburn, Glen Harris | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Richard Prior (PG), Richard Kemp (SG), Robert Elliott (SF), Harvey Geddes (PF), Daniel Cooper (C) Isaac Law, Michael Easterling, Steven Senn, Rod Fraher, Jan Gardner | |
| 17:22 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Prior misses long on a shot from the right side | 6-2 |
| 17:20 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Kemp grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:58 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Kemp clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-2 |
| 16:56 | N. Dakota St. | Robert Elliott grabs the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:48 | N. Dakota St. | Harvey Geddes misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 16:46 | N. Florida | The rebound goes to Louis Alban | 6-2 |
| 16:31 | N. Florida | Everette Fagan misses the fadeaway from the left side | 6-2 |
| 16:30 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Prior pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:11 | N. Dakota St. | Harvey Geddes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Kemp | 6-4 |
| 16:07 | N. Florida | Paul Lucas hits the finger roll | 8-4 |
| 15:57 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Kemp is fouled on the floor by Everette Fagan - foul #1 on Everette Fagan, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | N. Florida | Larry Arterburn (SG), Joseph Watts (SF), Glen Harris (C) Everette Fagan, Paul Lucas, Herbert Williams | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Isaac Law (PG), Rod Fraher (PF), Jan Gardner (C) Richard Kemp, Harvey Geddes, Daniel Cooper | |
| Lineup | N. Florida | PG - John Heckenberg (fresh) SG - Larry Arterburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Watts (fresh) PF - Louis Alban (fresh) C - Glen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Isaac Law (fresh) SG - Richard Prior (fresh) SF - Robert Elliott (fresh) PF - Rod Fraher (fresh) C - Jan Gardner (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | N. Dakota St. | Jan Gardner is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jan Gardner, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | N. Florida | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Steven Senn (SF) Robert Elliott | |
| 15:22 | N. Florida | Louis Alban misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-4 |
| 15:21 | N. Florida | John Heckenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:12 | N. Florida | Larry Arterburn can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:11 | N. Dakota St. | Rod Fraher snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 14:44 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Senn misses the shot from close range | 8-4 |
| 14:43 | N. Florida | Louis Alban grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:26 | N. Florida | Joseph Watts's pass is intercepted by Rod Fraher | 8-4 |
| 14:05 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Senn comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Watts - foul #1 on Joseph Watts, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | N. Florida | Everette Fagan (PG), Paul Lucas (SF), Herbert Williams (PF), John Neill (C) John Heckenberg, Joseph Watts, Louis Alban, Glen Harris | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Richard Kemp (PG), Michael Easterling (SG), Harvey Geddes (PF) Isaac Law, Richard Prior, Rod Fraher | |
| 14:05 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Senn misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:05 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Senn makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:55 | N. Florida | Paul Lucas banks in the layup and he's hacked by Michael Easterling - foul #1 on Michael Easterling, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | N. Florida | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Robert Elliott (SF) Steven Senn | |
| 13:55 | N. Florida | Paul Lucas makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:33 | N. Dakota St. | Robert Elliott blows the layup but the foul's on Everette Fagan - foul #2 on Everette Fagan, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | N. Florida | David Jeffery (PG), Gregorio Russo (SG) Everette Fagan, Larry Arterburn | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Cooper (C) Jan Gardner | |
| 13:33 | N. Dakota St. | Robert Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:33 | N. Dakota St. | Robert Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:12 | N. Florida | Herbert Williams misses the easy layup | 11-6 |
| 13:10 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Robert Elliott | 11-6 |
| 13:03 | N. Dakota St. | Harvey Geddes can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gregorio Russo - foul #1 on Gregorio Russo, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| 13:03 | N. Dakota St. | Harvey Geddes makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:03 | N. Dakota St. | Harvey Geddes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:46 | N. Florida | Richard Kemp steals the ball from Herbert Williams | 11-8 |
| 12:42 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Kemp lays it up and in | 11-10 |
| 12:37 | N. Florida | Paul Lucas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | N. Florida | Glen Harris (C) John Neill | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Isaac Law (PG), Steven Senn (SF), Rod Fraher (PF), Jan Gardner (C) Richard Kemp, Robert Elliott, Harvey Geddes, Daniel Cooper | |
| 12:12 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Easterling knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Senn and he's fouled by David Jeffery - foul #1 on David Jeffery, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | N. Florida | John Heckenberg (PG), Larry Arterburn (SG), Joseph Watts (SF) David Jeffery, Gregorio Russo, Paul Lucas | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 12:12 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Easterling makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:53 | N. Florida | Larry Arterburn scores on a floater from the right wing | 13-13 |
| Lineup | N. Florida | PG - John Heckenberg (fresh) SG - Larry Arterburn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Watts (fresh) PF - Herbert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Isaac Law (fresh) SG - Michael Easterling (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Senn (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Rod Fraher (fresh) C - Jan Gardner (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | N. Dakota St. | Rod Fraher scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 11:29 | N. Florida | Herbert Williams hits a floater from the left block set up by Joseph Watts | 15-15 |
| 11:07 | N. Dakota St. | Glen Harris swats the shot by Rod Fraher | 15-15 |
| 11:06 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Senn misses the tip | 15-15 |
| 11:05 | N. Florida | Glen Harris pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:01 | N. Florida | John Heckenberg's pass is intercepted by Isaac Law | 15-15 |
| 10:39 | N. Dakota St. | Isaac Law hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Easterling | 15-17 |
| 10:21 | N. Florida | John Heckenberg hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 10:02 | N. Dakota St. | John Heckenberg is called for the reach on Michael Easterling - foul #1 on John Heckenberg, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | N. Florida | David Jeffery (PG), Gregorio Russo (SG), Paul Lucas (SF), Louis Alban (PF), John Neill (C) John Heckenberg, Larry Arterburn, Joseph Watts, Herbert Williams, Glen Harris | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Richard Prior (PG), Robert Elliott (SF), Harvey Geddes (PF), Daniel Cooper (C) Isaac Law, Steven Senn, Rod Fraher, Jan Gardner | |
| 10:02 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Easterling makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:02 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Easterling makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:40 | N. Florida | John Neill is hacked by Daniel Cooper - foul #1 on Daniel Cooper, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | N. Florida | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Richard Kemp (SG) Michael Easterling | |
| 09:25 | N. Florida | Louis Alban blows the layup but he's fouled by Harvey Geddes - foul #1 on Harvey Geddes, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| 09:25 | N. Florida | Louis Alban misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:25 | N. Florida | Louis Alban makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:05 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Cooper misses short on a jumper in the lane | 18-19 |
| 09:03 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:52 | N. Dakota St. | Harvey Geddes can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 08:51 | N. Florida | David Jeffery grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:38 | N. Florida | Louis Alban misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 08:36 | N. Florida | Paul Lucas grabs the offensive board | 18-19 |
| 08:27 | N. Florida | David Jeffery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 08:26 | N. Dakota St. | Robert Elliott snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 08:21 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Prior misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Neill - foul #1 on John Neill, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | N. Florida | John Heckenberg (PG), Larry Arterburn (SG) David Jeffery, Gregorio Russo | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Isaac Law (PG), Rod Fraher (PF), Jan Gardner (C) Richard Kemp, Harvey Geddes, Daniel Cooper | |
| 08:21 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Prior misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:21 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Prior makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:03 | N. Florida | Louis Alban misses the jumper from close range | 18-20 |
| 08:02 | N. Florida | Larry Arterburn tips it in | 20-20 |
| 07:40 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Prior is called for traveling | 20-20 |
| Subs | N. Florida | Herbert Williams (PF), Glen Harris (C) Louis Alban, John Neill | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Richard Kemp (SG), Steven Senn (SF) Richard Prior, Robert Elliott | |
| Lineup | N. Florida | PG - John Heckenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Arterburn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Lucas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Glen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Isaac Law (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Senn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rod Fraher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jan Gardner (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | N. Florida | Paul Lucas hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 20-20 |
| 07:18 | N. Dakota St. | Rod Fraher grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:05 | N. Dakota St. | John Heckenberg is called for the reach on Richard Kemp - foul #2 on John Heckenberg, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | N. Florida | David Jeffery (PG), Joseph Watts (SF) John Heckenberg, Paul Lucas | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 07:05 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:05 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:54 | N. Florida | Joseph Watts banks in the layup | 22-22 |
| 06:35 | N. Dakota St. | Richard Kemp loses the dribble to Herbert Williams | 22-22 |
| 06:13 | N. Florida | Herbert Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Kemp - foul #1 on Richard Kemp, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | N. Florida | Gregorio Russo (SG) Larry Arterburn | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Richard Prior (PG), Michael Easterling (SG), Harvey Geddes (PF), Robert Elliott (C) Isaac Law, Richard Kemp, Rod Fraher, Jan Gardner | |
| 06:13 | N. Florida | Herbert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:13 | N. Florida | Herbert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:13 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Robert Elliott | 22-22 |
| 06:08 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Easterling misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 06:06 | N. Dakota St. | Robert Elliott grabs the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 05:52 | N. Dakota St. | Joseph Watts is called for the reach on Steven Senn - foul #2 on Joseph Watts, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | N. Florida | Paul Lucas (SF), Louis Alban (C) Joseph Watts, Glen Harris | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 05:52 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Senn makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:52 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Senn misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:52 | N. Florida | Herbert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:28 | N. Florida | David Jeffery hits the finger roll set up by Louis Alban | 24-23 |
| 05:10 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Easterling clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 05:08 | N. Florida | Louis Alban pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:02 | N. Florida | Paul Lucas misses the fadeaway from the left block | 24-23 |
| 05:01 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Senn snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 04:55 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Senn buries a shot near the basket set up by Richard Prior | 24-25 |
| 04:33 | N. Florida | Louis Alban is fouled on the floor by Harvey Geddes - foul #2 on Harvey Geddes, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | N. Florida | Nathan Johnson (PG), Larry Arterburn (SG), Glen Harris (C) David Jeffery, Gregorio Russo, Herbert Williams | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Isaac Law (PG), Rod Fraher (PF), Jan Gardner (C) Richard Prior, Steven Senn, Harvey Geddes | |
| 04:33 | N. Florida | Louis Alban makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:33 | N. Florida | Louis Alban makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:18 | N. Dakota St. | Jan Gardner knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 04:11 | N. Florida | Larry Arterburn is fouled on the floor by Michael Easterling - foul #2 on Michael Easterling, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | N. Florida | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Richard Kemp (SG) Michael Easterling | |
| 04:11 | N. Florida | Larry Arterburn makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:11 | N. Florida | Larry Arterburn makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:00 | N. Dakota St. | Jan Gardner misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 03:58 | N. Florida | The rebound goes to Glen Harris | 28-27 |
| 03:41 | N. Florida | Larry Arterburn buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-27 |
| Lineup | N. Florida | PG - Nathan Johnson (fresh) SG - Larry Arterburn (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Paul Lucas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Alban (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Isaac Law (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Elliott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rod Fraher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | N. Dakota St. | Louis Alban swats the layup by Robert Elliott | 31-27 |
| 03:18 | N. Dakota St. | Isaac Law misses the tip | 31-27 |
| 03:17 | N. Florida | The rebound goes to Louis Alban | 31-27 |
| 03:02 | N. Florida | Paul Lucas misses short on a jump hook from close range | 31-27 |
| 03:01 | N. Dakota St. | Rod Fraher grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:57 | N. Dakota St. | Rod Fraher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 31-27 |
| 02:55 | N. Dakota St. | Rod Fraher pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:46 | N. Dakota St. | Rod Fraher drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Kemp and the foul's on Nathan Johnson - foul #1 on Nathan Johnson, team foul #11 | 31-29 |
| Subs | N. Florida | Everette Fagan (PG), John Heckenberg (SG), Joseph Watts (SF), Herbert Williams (PF), John Neill (C) Nathan Johnson, Larry Arterburn, Paul Lucas, Louis Alban, Glen Harris | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Michael Easterling (SG), Jimmy Clark (SF) Richard Kemp, Robert Elliott | |
| 02:46 | N. Dakota St. | Rod Fraher makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:20 | N. Florida | Everette Fagan buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Neill | 33-30 |
| 02:06 | N. Dakota St. | Rod Fraher hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Easterling | 33-32 |
| 02:01 | N. Florida | Isaac Law steals the ball from Everette Fagan | 33-32 |
| 01:36 | N. Dakota St. | Rod Fraher clanks a jumper from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 01:34 | N. Florida | Joseph Watts gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 01:24 | N. Florida | John Heckenberg hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph Watts | 36-32 |
| 01:04 | N. Dakota St. | Jan Gardner drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Rod Fraher | 36-34 |
| 00:43 | N. Florida | John Neill drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Watts | 39-34 |
| 00:16 | N. Dakota St. | Jan Gardner misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Neill - foul #2 on John Neill, team foul #12 | 39-34 |
| Subs | N. Florida | Larry Arterburn (SG), Paul Lucas (SF), Glen Harris (C) John Heckenberg, Joseph Watts, John Neill | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Richard Prior (PG), Richard Kemp (SG), Steven Senn (SF), Harvey Geddes (PF) Isaac Law, Michael Easterling, Jimmy Clark, Rod Fraher | |
| 00:16 | N. Dakota St. | Jan Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:16 | N. Dakota St. | Jan Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:16 | N. Florida | Glen Harris snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 00:03 | N. Florida | Everette Fagan's pass is intercepted by Steven Senn | 39-35 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | Steven Senn misses short on a halfcourt shot | 39-35 |