| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Glenn Brown (fresh) SG - Carl Volkman (fresh) SF - James Downs (fresh) PF - Francis Densmore (fresh) C - Michael Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Johnny Thrash (fresh) SG - Anthony Duncan (fresh) SF - John Dahlke (fresh) PF - Scott Moody (fresh) C - James McVeigh (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | N. Dakota St. | Johnny Thrash is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | N. Dakota St. | James McVeigh pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | N. Dakota St. | Johnny Thrash misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | S. Dakota St. | Carl Volkman's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Duncan | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Smith can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | N. Dakota St. | James McVeigh pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | N. Dakota St. | John Dahlke connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Thrash | 0-3 |
| 18:22 | S. Dakota St. | Carl Volkman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Downs | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Brown steals the ball from Anthony Duncan in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | S. Dakota St. | Glenn Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 5-3 |
| 17:59 | N. Dakota St. | Anthony Duncan is hacked by Carl Volkman - foul #1 on Carl Volkman, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Allen (PG), Henry Tolar (SG), William Zerhusen (SF), Theodore Cofield (PF), Richard Schneck (C) Glenn Brown, Carl Volkman, James Downs, Francis Densmore, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 17:41 | N. Dakota St. | Johnny Thrash misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Theodore Cofield - foul #1 on Theodore Cofield, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 17:41 | N. Dakota St. | Johnny Thrash misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:41 | N. Dakota St. | Johnny Thrash misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:41 | S. Dakota St. | Theodore Cofield gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:22 | S. Dakota St. | William Allen is fouled on the floor by Scott Moody - foul #1 on Scott Moody, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Donald Fowler (PF), Stephen Bosch (C) Scott Moody, James McVeigh | |
| 17:12 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Schneck clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | N. Dakota St. | Stephen Bosch grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:09 | N. Dakota St. | Johnny Thrash is hacked by Theodore Cofield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Cofield, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Francis Densmore (PF) Theodore Cofield | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Randall Littlefield (SF) John Dahlke | |
| 16:53 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Littlefield misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:51 | S. Dakota St. | William Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:32 | S. Dakota St. | William Allen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:06 | N. Dakota St. | Anthony Duncan knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnny Thrash | 7-5 |
| 15:52 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Tolar comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 7-5 |
| 15:50 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Schneck hits the follow up shot | 9-5 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Tolar (fairly fresh) SF - William Zerhusen (fairly fresh) PF - Francis Densmore (fairly fresh) C - Richard Schneck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Johnny Thrash (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Littlefield (fresh) PF - Donald Fowler (fresh) C - Stephen Bosch (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | N. Dakota St. | Johnny Thrash buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Duncan | 9-7 |
| 15:13 | S. Dakota St. | William Allen connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Francis Densmore and the foul's on Johnny Thrash - foul #1 on Johnny Thrash, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Carl Volkman (SG), James Downs (SF), Michael Smith (C) Henry Tolar, William Zerhusen, Richard Schneck | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Charles Abner (PG), Conrad Craft (SG), John Dahlke (SF), Scott Moody (PF), James McVeigh (C) Johnny Thrash, Anthony Duncan, Randall Littlefield, Donald Fowler, Stephen Bosch | |
| 15:13 | S. Dakota St. | William Allen makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:10 | N. Dakota St. | Conrad Craft loses the dribble to Francis Densmore in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| 15:01 | S. Dakota St. | The short jumper by William Allen is denied by John Dahlke | 12-7 |
| 15:00 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Moody pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:39 | N. Dakota St. | Carl Volkman is called for the reach on Conrad Craft - foul #2 on Carl Volkman, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Glenn Brown (PG) Carl Volkman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 14:29 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Abner scores on a 3 from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 14:12 | S. Dakota St. | John Dahlke picks off the pass by William Allen | 12-10 |
| 14:07 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Abner banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Dahlke | 12-12 |
| 13:53 | S. Dakota St. | Francis Densmore misses the shot from the right block | 12-12 |
| 13:52 | S. Dakota St. | James Downs hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 13:37 | N. Dakota St. | John Dahlke makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Moody | 14-14 |
| 13:20 | S. Dakota St. | Francis Densmore hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Glenn Brown | 16-14 |
| 13:02 | N. Dakota St. | Conrad Craft misses the wide open jump hook from the left block | 16-14 |
| 13:00 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 16-14 |
| 12:43 | S. Dakota St. | Glenn Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Smith | 18-14 |
| 12:25 | N. Dakota St. | John Dahlke scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Charles Abner and the foul's on James Downs - foul #1 on James Downs, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Tolar (SG) William Allen | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Johnny Thrash (PG), Anthony Duncan (SG), Donald Fowler (PF), Stephen Bosch (C) Charles Abner, Conrad Craft, Scott Moody, James McVeigh | |
| 12:25 | N. Dakota St. | John Dahlke misses the free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:25 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Smith grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 12:09 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Tolar connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Brown | 21-16 |
| 11:45 | N. Dakota St. | Donald Fowler hits the finger roll set up by Johnny Thrash and he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Zerhusen (SF), Richard Schneck (PF) James Downs, Francis Densmore | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Randall Littlefield (SF) John Dahlke | |
| 11:45 | N. Dakota St. | Donald Fowler makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Glenn Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Tolar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Zerhusen (fresh) PF - Richard Schneck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Smith (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Johnny Thrash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Littlefield (fresh) PF - Donald Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Bosch (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Tolar buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 11:25 | N. Dakota St. | Anthony Duncan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 11:24 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Littlefield gets the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 11:17 | N. Dakota St. | Johnny Thrash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-19 |
| 10:58 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Downs (SF) Glenn Brown | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Joseph Anderson (C) Stephen Bosch | |
| 10:39 | N. Dakota St. | Donald Fowler buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Duncan | 23-21 |
| 10:21 | S. Dakota St. | William Zerhusen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Glenn Brown (PG), Francis Densmore (PF) William Zerhusen, Richard Schneck | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Pitts (PG), John Dahlke (SF), James McVeigh (C) Johnny Thrash, Randall Littlefield, Donald Fowler | |
| 10:05 | N. Dakota St. | James McVeigh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Allen (SG) Henry Tolar | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Charles Abner (SG) Anthony Duncan | |
| 09:45 | S. Dakota St. | James Downs is whistled for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Scott Moody (PF), Stephen Bosch (C) Joseph Anderson, James McVeigh | |
| 09:43 | N. Dakota St. | David Pitts is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Brown - foul #1 on Glenn Brown, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| 09:43 | N. Dakota St. | David Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:43 | N. Dakota St. | David Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:43 | S. Dakota St. | Francis Densmore pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 09:29 | S. Dakota St. | James Downs misses the jumper from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 09:28 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Abner pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 09:20 | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Brown picks off the pass by Charles Abner | 23-22 |
| 09:09 | S. Dakota St. | Stephen Bosch takes the ball from Francis Densmore | 23-22 |
| 08:50 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Moody is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Dahlke | 23-24 |
| 08:26 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Abner steps in front of the Glenn Brown pass | 23-24 |
| 08:05 | N. Dakota St. | Stephen Bosch makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by David Pitts and he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Tolar (SG), William Zerhusen (SF), Richard Schneck (C) William Allen, James Downs, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Johnny Thrash (PG), Anthony Duncan (SG), Randall Littlefield (SF), James McVeigh (C) David Pitts, Charles Abner, John Dahlke, Scott Moody | |
| 08:05 | N. Dakota St. | Stephen Bosch misses the free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:05 | S. Dakota St. | Francis Densmore gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 07:42 | S. Dakota St. | Glenn Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 07:41 | N. Dakota St. | Anthony Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Glenn Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Tolar (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Zerhusen (fresh) PF - Francis Densmore (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Schneck (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Johnny Thrash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Littlefield (fresh) PF - Stephen Bosch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James McVeigh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Littlefield is fouled on the floor by Glenn Brown - foul #2 on Glenn Brown, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Downs (SF) Glenn Brown | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Donald Fowler (PF) Stephen Bosch | |
| 07:22 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Littlefield makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:22 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Littlefield misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:22 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Schneck snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 07:02 | S. Dakota St. | James Downs is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 23-27 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Allen (SG) William Zerhusen | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Conrad Craft (SF) Anthony Duncan | |
| 06:44 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Littlefield is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Johnny Thrash | 23-30 |
| 06:42 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Tolar is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Thrash - foul #2 on Johnny Thrash, team foul #3 | 23-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Anthony Duncan (SG), Joseph Anderson (C) Johnny Thrash, James McVeigh | |
| 06:27 | S. Dakota St. | Francis Densmore misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Fowler - foul #1 on Donald Fowler, team foul #4 | 23-30 |
| 06:27 | S. Dakota St. | Francis Densmore misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 06:27 | S. Dakota St. | Francis Densmore makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:20 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Littlefield scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Fowler | 24-32 |
| 06:04 | S. Dakota St. | Francis Densmore's layup is rejected by Donald Fowler | 24-32 |
| 06:02 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Littlefield grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 05:33 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Littlefield's pass is intercepted by William Allen | 24-32 |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Tolar misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Fowler - foul #2 on Donald Fowler, team foul #5 | 24-32 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Zerhusen (SG) William Allen | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Pitts (PG), Charles Abner (SG), John Dahlke (SF), Scott Moody (PF), James McVeigh (C) Randall Littlefield, Anthony Duncan, Conrad Craft, Donald Fowler, Joseph Anderson | |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Tolar makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Tolar makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:36 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Abner is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James McVeigh | 26-34 |
| 04:25 | S. Dakota St. | Francis Densmore is whistled for traveling | 26-34 |
| 04:23 | N. Dakota St. | William Zerhusen picks off the pass by David Pitts in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| 04:21 | S. Dakota St. | William Zerhusen banks in the layup | 28-34 |
| 04:05 | N. Dakota St. | Charles Abner clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 28-34 |
| 04:03 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Schneck grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 03:48 | S. Dakota St. | Francis Densmore scores on a shot in the paint | 30-34 |
| 03:39 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Moody hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 30-34 |
| 03:37 | N. Dakota St. | John Dahlke snags the offensive board | 30-34 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - William Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Tolar (tiring) 7 pts. SF - James Downs (tired) 2 pts. PF - Francis Densmore (very tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Schneck (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - David Pitts (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Abner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dahlke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Scott Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James McVeigh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | N. Dakota St. | James McVeigh makes the wide open jumper in the lane set up by Charles Abner | 30-36 |
| 03:18 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-36 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Glenn Brown (PG), Carl Volkman (SG), Theodore Cofield (PF), Michael Smith (C) Henry Tolar, James Downs, Francis Densmore, Richard Schneck | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Johnny Thrash (PG), Anthony Duncan (SG) David Pitts, John Dahlke | |
| 03:00 | S. Dakota St. | Glenn Brown misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Johnny Thrash - foul #3 on Johnny Thrash, team foul #6 | 30-36 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Conrad Craft (SF), Donald Fowler (C) Johnny Thrash, James McVeigh | |
| 03:00 | S. Dakota St. | Glenn Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:00 | S. Dakota St. | Glenn Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:53 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Moody is fouled on the floor by William Zerhusen - foul #1 on William Zerhusen, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Randall Littlefield (PG) Charles Abner | |
| 02:53 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Moody misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:53 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:37 | S. Dakota St. | William Zerhusen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 02:36 | S. Dakota St. | Glenn Brown tips it but misses | 32-37 |
| 02:35 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Moody grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 02:33 | N. Dakota St. | Carl Volkman steals it from Conrad Craft in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 02:31 | S. Dakota St. | Carl Volkman lays it up and in | 34-37 |
| 02:21 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Littlefield misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 02:20 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Smith grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 01:57 | S. Dakota St. | William Zerhusen misses short on a floater from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 01:55 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Scott Moody | 34-37 |
| 01:43 | N. Dakota St. | Donald Fowler makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Anthony Duncan | 34-40 |
| 01:23 | S. Dakota St. | Carl Volkman is fouled on the floor by Anthony Duncan - foul #1 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #7 | 34-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Downs (SF) William Zerhusen | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | David Pitts (PG), Charles Abner (SG), John Dahlke (SF), Stephen Bosch (PF), James McVeigh (C) Randall Littlefield, Anthony Duncan, Conrad Craft, Scott Moody, Donald Fowler | |
| 01:23 | S. Dakota St. | Carl Volkman makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 01:23 | S. Dakota St. | Carl Volkman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 01:01 | N. Dakota St. | David Pitts is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 00:59 | S. Dakota St. | Theodore Cofield grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 00:46 | S. Dakota St. | Theodore Cofield makes the 3 from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 00:31 | N. Dakota St. | John Dahlke can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 39-40 |
| 00:30 | N. Dakota St. | David Pitts gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota St. | David Pitts can't throw it down but he's hacked by Glenn Brown - foul #3 on Glenn Brown, team foul #11 | 39-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Tolar (PG), William Allen (SG) Glenn Brown, Carl Volkman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Anthony Duncan (SG), Donald Fowler (PF) Charles Abner, James McVeigh | |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota St. | David Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota St. | David Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 00:01 | S. Dakota St. | Donald Fowler blocks the jumper by Theodore Cofield | 39-42 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | John Dahlke snags the defensive board | 39-42 |