| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Daniel Mitchell (fresh) SG - Albert Heller (fresh) SF - Louis McMeel (fresh) PF - Norman Bennett (fresh) C - Clifton May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Martin Bromley (fresh) SG - John Schuette (fresh) SF - Glenn Risher (fresh) PF - Rickey Watson (fresh) C - Darrell Borland (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 | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | N. Dakota St. | Clifton May drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Norman Bennett | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | N. Dakota St. | Clifton May grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | N. Dakota St. | Norman Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | N. Dakota St. | Norman Bennett knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Mitchell | 4-0 |
| 19:04 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-0 |
| 19:02 | N. Dakota St. | Clifton May grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:49 | N. Dakota St. | Darrell Borland steps in front of the Norman Bennett pass | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson dunks the ball and the foul's on Norman Bennett - foul #1 on Norman Bennett, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | N. Dakota St. | Clifton May grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | N. Dakota St. | Albert Heller is hacked by Rickey Watson - foul #1 on Rickey Watson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | N. Dakota St. | Clifton May's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Shepherd | John Schuette hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Albert Heller - foul #1 on Albert Heller, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright (SG), Gary Hartness (PF) Albert Heller, Norman Bennett | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 17:52 | Shepherd | John Schuette makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Shepherd | John Schuette makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | N. Dakota St. | Louis McMeel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | N. Dakota St. | Louis McMeel grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:14 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Kunkle (SF), William Beard (C) Louis McMeel, Clifton May | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes (PG), Marvin Baylor (PF), Keith Lander (C) Martin Bromley, Rickey Watson, Darrell Borland | |
| 16:55 | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bobby Drewes, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee (SG), Norman Bennett (PF) Daniel Mitchell, William Beard | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Mark Cornish (SG) John Schuette | |
| 16:36 | N. Dakota St. | David Kunkle comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Shepherd | Mark Cornish grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Shepherd | Mark Cornish can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:21 | Shepherd | Keith Lander can't tip it in | 4-4 |
| 16:19 | N. Dakota St. | David Kunkle grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:12 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Cornish is called for the reach on Alvin Wright - foul #1 on Mark Cornish, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell (PG), Albert Heller (SG), Louis McMeel (SF) Alvin Wright, Wayne Lee, David Kunkle | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Martin Bromley (PG), Otto Brinkmann (SG), Darrell Borland (C) Bobby Drewes, Glenn Risher, Keith Lander | |
| 16:04 | N. Dakota St. | Albert Heller misses badly on a shot from the left side | 4-4 |
| 16:02 | N. Dakota St. | Louis McMeel tips it home | 6-4 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Daniel Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Heller (fresh) SF - Louis McMeel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Hartness (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Martin Bromley (fresh) SG - Otto Brinkmann (fresh) SF - Mark Cornish (fresh) PF - Marvin Baylor (fresh) C - Darrell Borland (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Shepherd | Marvin Baylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 15:40 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland misses the tip | 6-4 |
| 15:38 | Shepherd | Otto Brinkmann tips it in | 6-6 |
| 15:23 | N. Dakota St. | Louis McMeel scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Mitchell | 9-6 |
| 15:19 | Shepherd | Martin Bromley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Baylor | 9-9 |
| 14:59 | N. Dakota St. | Gary Hartness is denied on a dunk by Marvin Baylor | 9-9 |
| 14:58 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:38 | Shepherd | Gary Hartness picks off the pass by Otto Brinkmann | 9-9 |
| 14:20 | N. Dakota St. | Albert Heller misses the lay-in | 9-9 |
| 14:18 | Shepherd | Otto Brinkmann grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:03 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Martin Bromley | 9-12 |
| 13:40 | N. Dakota St. | Norman Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), David Kunkle (SF), William Beard (PF), Clifton May (C) Daniel Mitchell, Albert Heller, Louis McMeel, Norman Bennett, Gary Hartness | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes (PG), John Schuette (SG), Glenn Risher (SF), Rickey Watson (PF), Keith Lander (C) Martin Bromley, Otto Brinkmann, Mark Cornish, Marvin Baylor, Darrell Borland | |
| 13:21 | Shepherd | John Schuette is hacked by Wayne Lee - foul #1 on Wayne Lee, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| 13:09 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson misses the dunk attempt | 9-12 |
| 13:08 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Clifton May | 9-12 |
| 12:51 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Schuette - foul #1 on John Schuette, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| 12:51 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:51 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:51 | Shepherd | Keith Lander snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:31 | Shepherd | The jump hook by John Schuette is blocked by Clifton May | 10-12 |
| 12:29 | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:24 | N. Dakota St. | The jumper by Wayne Lee is denied by Rickey Watson | 10-12 |
| 12:22 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:10 | Shepherd | John Schuette hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Risher and he's fouled by Clifton May - foul #1 on Clifton May, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell (PG) Wayne Lee | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 12:10 | Shepherd | John Schuette makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:56 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell misses the lay-in | 10-15 |
| 11:54 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Daniel Mitchell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alvin Wright (fresh) SF - David Kunkle (fresh) PF - William Beard (fresh) C - Clifton May (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Bobby Drewes (fresh) SG - John Schuette (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Glenn Risher (fresh) PF - Rickey Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Lander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Beard - foul #1 on William Beard, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Louis McMeel (SF), Michael Marzano (PF) David Kunkle, William Beard | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 11:40 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:40 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:24 | N. Dakota St. | Bobby Drewes steals it from Alvin Wright | 10-17 |
| 10:59 | Shepherd | Clifton May picks off the pass by John Schuette | 10-17 |
| 10:39 | N. Dakota St. | John Schuette steals the ball from Louis McMeel | 10-17 |
| 10:35 | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes banks in the layup on a great pass from John Schuette | 10-19 |
| 10:24 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clifton May | 13-19 |
| 10:02 | Shepherd | John Schuette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 10:00 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 09:38 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee (PG), Albert Heller (SG), David Kunkle (SF), Norman Bennett (PF), William Beard (C) Daniel Mitchell, Alvin Wright, Louis McMeel, Michael Marzano, Clifton May | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Martin Bromley (PG), Otto Brinkmann (SG), Mark Cornish (SF), Marvin Baylor (PF), Darrell Borland (C) Bobby Drewes, John Schuette, Glenn Risher, Rickey Watson, Keith Lander | |
| 09:23 | Shepherd | Martin Bromley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 09:22 | N. Dakota St. | Albert Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 08:53 | N. Dakota St. | David Kunkle misses the jumpshot from the left side | 13-19 |
| 08:52 | Shepherd | Marvin Baylor gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 08:39 | Shepherd | William Beard blocks the short jumper by Mark Cornish | 13-19 |
| 08:37 | N. Dakota St. | Norman Bennett grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 08:17 | N. Dakota St. | Albert Heller's pass is intercepted by Mark Cornish | 13-19 |
| 08:08 | Shepherd | Marvin Baylor is fouled on the floor by Albert Heller - foul #2 on Albert Heller, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell (PG), Louis McMeel (SF), Gary Hartness (C) Albert Heller, David Kunkle, William Beard | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 07:50 | Shepherd | Mark Cornish is fouled on the floor by Wayne Lee - foul #2 on Wayne Lee, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Kunkle (SG) Wayne Lee | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Glenn Risher (SF) Otto Brinkmann | |
| 07:50 | Shepherd | Mark Cornish makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:50 | Shepherd | Mark Cornish makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Daniel Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Kunkle (fresh) SF - Louis McMeel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Hartness (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Martin Bromley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Cornish (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glenn Risher (fresh) PF - Marvin Baylor (fresh) C - Darrell Borland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | N. Dakota St. | The short jumper by Gary Hartness is denied by Marvin Baylor | 13-21 |
| 07:34 | N. Dakota St. | Louis McMeel gets the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 07:08 | N. Dakota St. | Marvin Baylor is called for the reach on Louis McMeel - foul #1 on Marvin Baylor, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | William Beard (C) Norman Bennett | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Otto Brinkmann (PG), John Schuette (SG), Keith Lander (PF) Martin Bromley, Mark Cornish, Marvin Baylor | |
| 06:59 | N. Dakota St. | John Schuette steps in front of the David Kunkle pass | 13-21 |
| 06:56 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher banks in the layup set up by John Schuette | 13-23 |
| 06:39 | N. Dakota St. | Darrell Borland is called for the reach on William Beard - foul #1 on Darrell Borland, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright (SG), Clifton May (C) David Kunkle, William Beard | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes (PG), Rickey Watson (PF) Otto Brinkmann, Darrell Borland | |
| 06:27 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-23 |
| 06:26 | N. Dakota St. | Louis McMeel grabs the offensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 06:08 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-23 |
| 05:47 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Louis McMeel - foul #1 on Louis McMeel, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Kunkle (SF), Norman Bennett (PF) Louis McMeel, Gary Hartness | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Martin Bromley (PG), Marvin Baylor (PF), Mark Cornish (C) Bobby Drewes, Rickey Watson, Keith Lander | |
| 05:47 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:47 | Shepherd | Glenn Risher makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:22 | N. Dakota St. | Norman Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-25 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Otto Brinkmann (SG), Darrell Borland (C) John Schuette, Glenn Risher | |
| 05:00 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 16-25 |
| 04:59 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland tips it back up and in | 16-27 |
| 04:52 | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-27 |
| 04:51 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 04:36 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland's pass is intercepted by David Kunkle | 16-27 |
| 04:32 | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright lays it in set up by David Kunkle | 18-27 |
| 04:26 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-27 |
| 04:25 | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 03:59 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-27 |
| 03:58 | N. Dakota St. | Norman Bennett misses the tip | 18-27 |
| 03:56 | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright gets the offensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 03:51 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-27 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Daniel Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Kunkle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Norman Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifton May (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Martin Bromley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otto Brinkmann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Cornish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Baylor (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Darrell Borland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Marvin Baylor and the foul's on Clifton May - foul #2 on Clifton May, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee (PG), Albert Heller (SG), Louis McMeel (SF), Gary Hartness (PF), William Beard (C) Daniel Mitchell, Alvin Wright, David Kunkle, Norman Bennett, Clifton May | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes (PG), John Schuette (SG), Glenn Risher (SF), Rickey Watson (PF) Martin Bromley, Otto Brinkmann, Mark Cornish, Marvin Baylor | |
| 03:34 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland makes the free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:21 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee is fouled on the floor by Glenn Risher - foul #1 on Glenn Risher, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Keith Lander (C) Darrell Borland | |
| 03:21 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 03:21 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:07 | Shepherd | Rickey Watson drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Schuette | 23-32 |
| 02:48 | N. Dakota St. | Wayne Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 02:46 | N. Dakota St. | William Beard tips it home | 25-32 |
| 02:31 | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 25-32 |
| 02:29 | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes snags the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 02:14 | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Wayne Lee - foul #3 on Wayne Lee, team foul #10 | 25-32 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell (PG) Wayne Lee | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 02:14 | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:14 | Shepherd | Bobby Drewes misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:14 | N. Dakota St. | William Beard snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 01:53 | N. Dakota St. | William Beard misses the dunk | 25-33 |
| 01:52 | Shepherd | John Schuette snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 01:44 | Shepherd | John Schuette misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 01:43 | N. Dakota St. | William Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 01:23 | N. Dakota St. | Louis McMeel buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Mitchell | 27-33 |
| 01:00 | Shepherd | John Schuette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright (SG), Norman Bennett (PF), Clifton May (C) Albert Heller, Gary Hartness, William Beard | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Martin Bromley (PG), Mark Cornish (SG), Marvin Baylor (PF), Darrell Borland (C) Bobby Drewes, John Schuette, Rickey Watson, Keith Lander | |
| 00:57 | N. Dakota St. | Martin Bromley steps in front of the Daniel Mitchell pass in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| 00:39 | Shepherd | Louis McMeel takes the ball from Mark Cornish | 27-33 |
| 00:36 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Mitchell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis McMeel | 29-33 |
| 00:28 | Shepherd | Martin Bromley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 00:27 | Shepherd | Darrell Borland gets the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:02 | Shepherd | Alvin Wright steals it from Mark Cornish | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | Alvin Wright misses long on a fullcourt shot | 29-33 |