| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Roy Gilles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Monty Kettner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Gassaway (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Gay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Peter Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Rowe (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Fred Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Herrin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | N. Dakota St. | Monty Kettner is called for the reach on Justin Rowe - foul #3 on Monty Kettner, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Dowling | John Rutherford (SG) Monty Kettner | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 19:32 | N. Dakota St. | Peter Hall hits a 3 from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 19:20 | Dowling | Thomas Gay comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Russell Brown - foul #1 on Russell Brown, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 19:20 | Dowling | Thomas Gay makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:20 | Dowling | Thomas Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:20 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Frank Herrin | 38-40 |
| 19:02 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw is hacked by Mark Barker - foul #1 on Mark Barker, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 18:33 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 18:20 | Dowling | Nelson Gassaway buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-42 |
| 18:13 | N. Dakota St. | Peter Hall travels with the ball | 41-42 |
| 17:47 | Dowling | John Rutherford can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 17:46 | Dowling | Mark Barker misses the tip | 41-42 |
| 17:44 | Dowling | Mark Barker pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:26 | Dowling | Nelson Gassaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | Timothy Clay (SG), Stephen Flynt (SF), Roger Reinhold (PF), Dustin Ruvalcaba (C) Roy Gilles, Nelson Gassaway, Thomas Gay, Mark Barker | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance (SF), David Ivie (PF), Randall Naber (C) Fred Shaw, Frank Herrin, Russell Brown | |
| 17:13 | N. Dakota St. | Stephen Flynt swats the layup by Justin Rowe | 41-42 |
| 17:11 | Dowling | Roger Reinhold grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:04 | Dowling | Timothy Clay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 17:02 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Naber gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:45 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance double dribbles | 41-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | Rodney Stanley (SG) John Rutherford | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith (SF) Peter Hall | |
| 16:25 | Dowling | Stephen Flynt makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 16:06 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 16:05 | Dowling | Dustin Ruvalcaba snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Timothy Clay (fresh) SG - Rodney Stanley (fresh) SF - Stephen Flynt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Reinhold (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Ruvalcaba (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Kevin Lachance (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Rowe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Earl Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Ivie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randall Naber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Dowling | Rodney Stanley drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Flynt | 46-42 |
| 15:28 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie loses the dribble to Rodney Stanley | 46-42 |
| 15:10 | Dowling | Dustin Ruvalcaba hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 46-42 |
| 15:08 | Dowling | Roger Reinhold pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 15:01 | Dowling | Stephen Flynt is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Stephen Flynt, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roy Gilles (PG), Monty Kettner (SG), Nelson Gassaway (SF), Thomas Gay (PF), Mark Barker (C) Timothy Clay, Rodney Stanley, Stephen Flynt, Roger Reinhold, Dustin Ruvalcaba | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Peter Hall (PG), Fred Shaw (SF), Frank Herrin (PF), Russell Brown (C) Justin Rowe, Earl Smith, David Ivie, Randall Naber | |
| 14:48 | N. Dakota St. | Peter Hall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 14:46 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin misses the tip | 46-42 |
| 14:44 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 14:30 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 14:28 | Dowling | Mark Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:07 | Dowling | Mark Barker connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Roy Gilles | 48-42 |
| 13:49 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance is hacked by Monty Kettner - foul #4 on Monty Kettner, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | John Rutherford (SG) Monty Kettner | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith (SG) Kevin Lachance | |
| 13:37 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-42 |
| 13:35 | Dowling | Mark Barker gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:14 | Dowling | Nelson Gassaway makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roy Gilles | 50-42 |
| 12:58 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-42 |
| 12:57 | Dowling | Thomas Gay snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:41 | Dowling | John Rutherford drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Roy Gilles and the foul's on Fred Shaw - foul #1 on Fred Shaw, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | Stephen Flynt (SF), Roger Reinhold (C) Nelson Gassaway, Mark Barker | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe (SG), David Ivie (PF), Randall Naber (C) Fred Shaw, Frank Herrin, Russell Brown | |
| 12:41 | Dowling | John Rutherford misses the free throw | 52-42 |
| 12:41 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Naber gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 12:13 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Naber is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Randall Naber, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | Timothy Clay (SG), Dustin Ruvalcaba (C) Roy Gilles, Thomas Gay | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance (SF) Earl Smith | |
| 11:54 | Dowling | John Rutherford is fouled on the floor by David Ivie - foul #2 on David Ivie, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - John Rutherford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Clay (fresh) SF - Stephen Flynt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Reinhold (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Ruvalcaba (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Peter Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Rowe (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kevin Lachance (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Ivie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randall Naber (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Dowling | Timothy Clay connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 11:26 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Clay - foul #1 on Timothy Clay, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | Nelson Gassaway (SF), Mark Barker (C) Stephen Flynt, Dustin Ruvalcaba | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw (SF), Frank Herrin (PF) Peter Hall, Randall Naber | |
| 11:26 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:26 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:16 | Dowling | John Rutherford buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Nelson Gassaway | 57-44 |
| 10:58 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 10:56 | Dowling | Mark Barker pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 10:38 | Dowling | John Rutherford misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 10:36 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to David Ivie | 57-44 |
| 10:15 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 10:13 | Dowling | Roger Reinhold gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 09:58 | Dowling | Roger Reinhold drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Frank Herrin - foul #2 on Frank Herrin, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roy Gilles (PG) John Rutherford | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Peter Hall (PG), Earl Smith (SF), Russell Brown (C) Kevin Lachance, Fred Shaw, David Ivie | |
| 09:58 | Dowling | Roger Reinhold makes the free throw | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:50 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Barker is called for the reach on Russell Brown - foul #2 on Mark Barker, team foul #6 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Dowling | Stephen Flynt (SF), Thomas Gay (PF), Dustin Ruvalcaba (C) Nelson Gassaway, Roger Reinhold, Mark Barker | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Elton Everett (PF) Frank Herrin | |
| 09:43 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown hits a driving attempt in the lane | 60-46 |
| 09:27 | Dowling | Dustin Ruvalcaba is hacked by Russell Brown - foul #2 on Russell Brown, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| 09:11 | Dowling | Thomas Gay hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Roy Gilles | 62-46 |
| 08:49 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Peter Hall | 62-48 |
| 08:20 | Dowling | Thomas Gay loses the dribble to Elton Everett | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:00 | N. Dakota St. | Peter Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 07:58 | Dowling | Dustin Ruvalcaba grabs the board | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Roy Gilles (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Timothy Clay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Flynt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Gay (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Ruvalcaba (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Peter Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Rowe (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Earl Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elton Everett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Russell Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:50 | Dowling | Thomas Gay can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Elton Everett - foul #2 on Elton Everett, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Dowling | Monty Kettner (SG), Nelson Gassaway (SF), Mark Barker (C) Timothy Clay, Stephen Flynt, Dustin Ruvalcaba | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance (SG), Fred Shaw (SF), Frank Herrin (PF), David Ivie (C) Justin Rowe, Earl Smith, Elton Everett, Russell Brown | |
| 07:50 | Dowling | Thomas Gay makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 07:50 | Dowling | Thomas Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:35 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-48 |
| 07:34 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie snags the offensive board | 64-48 |
| 07:28 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 64-48 |
| 07:27 | Dowling | The rebound goes to Thomas Gay | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:06 | Dowling | Thomas Gay makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Roy Gilles | 66-48 |
| 06:55 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance knocks in the floater from the right block and the foul's on Monty Kettner - foul #5 on Monty Kettner, team foul #7 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Dowling | John Rutherford (PG), Rodney Stanley (SG), Roger Reinhold (PF) Roy Gilles, Monty Kettner, Thomas Gay | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 06:55 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance makes the free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:38 | Dowling | Rodney Stanley hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 06:27 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Frank Herrin | 68-53 |
| 06:04 | Dowling | Roger Reinhold is hacked by Peter Hall - foul #3 on Peter Hall, team foul #8 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Dowling | Timothy Clay (SG) Rodney Stanley | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe (SG), Russell Brown (C) Peter Hall, David Ivie | |
| 06:04 | Dowling | Roger Reinhold makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 06:04 | Dowling | Roger Reinhold makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 05:52 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw's layup is rejected by Roger Reinhold | 70-53 |
| 05:51 | Dowling | Roger Reinhold snags the defensive board | 70-53 |
| 05:31 | Dowling | Fred Shaw denies the turnaround by Nelson Gassaway | 70-53 |
| 05:30 | Dowling | Roger Reinhold grabs the offensive rebound | 70-53 |
| 05:13 | Dowling | Mark Barker connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from John Rutherford | 72-53 |
| 05:02 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Clay is called for the reach on Justin Rowe - foul #2 on Timothy Clay, team foul #8 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roy Gilles (PG), Stephen Flynt (SF), Thomas Gay (PF) Timothy Clay, Nelson Gassaway, Mark Barker | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Peter Hall (PG), Earl Smith (SF), David Ivie (PF) Kevin Lachance, Fred Shaw, Frank Herrin | |
| 05:02 | N. Dakota St. | Justin Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 05:02 | Dowling | John Rutherford grabs the board | 72-53 |
| 04:37 | Dowling | Roy Gilles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-53 |
| 04:35 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie snags the defensive board | 72-53 |
| 04:26 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown's pass is intercepted by Roy Gilles | 72-53 |
| 04:22 | Dowling | Roy Gilles can't finish the layup | 72-53 |
| 04:21 | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith gets the rebound | 72-53 |
| 04:05 | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Flynt - foul #3 on Stephen Flynt, team foul #9 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Dowling | Timothy Clay (PG), Rodney Stanley (SG), Nathan Hudnall (SF), Dustin Ruvalcaba (PF) Roy Gilles, John Rutherford, Thomas Gay, Roger Reinhold | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance (SG), Elton Everett (SF), Randall Naber (C) Peter Hall, Justin Rowe, Russell Brown | |
| 04:05 | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith misses the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 04:05 | N. Dakota St. | Earl Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Dowling | Timothy Clay can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 03:39 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to David Ivie | 72-54 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Timothy Clay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodney Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nathan Hudnall (fresh) PF - Dustin Ruvalcaba (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Flynt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Earl Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Lachance (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elton Everett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Ivie (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Randall Naber (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-54 |
| 03:32 | Dowling | Stephen Flynt grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 03:16 | Dowling | Stephen Flynt drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Rodney Stanley | 74-54 |
| 03:01 | N. Dakota St. | Stephen Flynt swats the layup by David Ivie | 74-54 |
| 03:00 | Dowling | Stephen Flynt pulls down the rebound | 74-54 |
| 02:31 | Dowling | Nathan Hudnall is fouled on the floor by Elton Everett - foul #3 on Elton Everett, team foul #9 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Dowling | John Rutherford (PG), Roger Reinhold (PF) Rodney Stanley, Stephen Flynt | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders (PG) David Ivie | |
| 02:31 | Dowling | Nathan Hudnall makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 02:31 | Dowling | Nathan Hudnall makes the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| 02:13 | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dustin Ruvalcaba - foul #3 on Dustin Ruvalcaba, team foul #10 | 76-54 |
| 02:13 | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 02:13 | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 01:55 | Dowling | Nathan Hudnall misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 76-56 |
| 01:53 | Dowling | Roger Reinhold tips it back up and in | 78-56 |
| 01:43 | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders loses the dribble to John Rutherford | 78-56 |
| 01:40 | Dowling | Nathan Hudnall banks in the layup set up by John Rutherford | 80-56 |
| 01:35 | N. Dakota St. | Dustin Ruvalcaba steals it from Elton Everett | 80-56 |
| 01:23 | Dowling | Earl Smith steals the ball from Timothy Clay | 80-56 |
| 01:01 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Earl Smith | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Dowling | John Rutherford hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Kenny Sanders - foul #1 on Kenny Sanders, team foul #10 | 80-58 |
| Subs | Dowling | Stephen Flynt (SF) Nathan Hudnall | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie (PF) Kenny Sanders | |
| 00:35 | Dowling | John Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 81-58 |
| 00:35 | Dowling | John Rutherford misses the 2nd free throw | 81-58 |
| 00:35 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to David Ivie | 81-58 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | N. Dakota St. | Kevin Lachance drills a 3 from straight away | 81-61 |
| 00:00 | Dowling | John Rutherford runs out the clock | 81-61 |