| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Scott Payne (fresh) SG - Charles White (fresh) SF - Frederick Tea (fresh) PF - James Lenhardt (fresh) C - Anthony Jenkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Dale Starns (fresh) SG - Jack Perrine (fresh) SF - Donald Louden (fresh) PF - Ronald Zawislak (fresh) C - Roland Hughes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:54 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | S. Dakota | Charles White misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jack Perrine - foul #1 on Jack Perrine, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | S. Dakota | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | S. Dakota | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns loses the dribble to Scott Payne in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | S. Dakota | Scott Payne banks in the layup | 4-0 |
| 19:16 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Dale Starns | 4-2 |
| 18:56 | S. Dakota | Anthony Jenkins is whistled for traveling | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns misses the easy layup | 4-2 |
| 18:37 | S. Dakota | Scott Payne gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | S. Dakota | Scott Payne loses the dribble to Ronald Zawislak | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | N. Dakota | Frederick Tea is called for the reach on Donald Louden - foul #1 on Frederick Tea, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | N. Dakota | Charles White takes the ball from Jack Perrine | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | S. Dakota | Jack Perrine steals the ball from Anthony Jenkins | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns jams it on a great pass from Jack Perrine | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | S. Dakota | Anthony Jenkins drills a jumper in the lane set up by James Lenhardt | 6-4 |
| 17:17 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak can't finish the layup | 6-4 |
| 17:16 | S. Dakota | Charles White grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:11 | S. Dakota | Charles White knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Scott Payne | 9-4 |
| 16:57 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Payne - foul #1 on Scott Payne, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Derek Brown (PG), Gerald Gerald (SG), Lorenzo Burch (SF), Luis Nelson (PF), John Maloney (C) Scott Payne, Charles White, Frederick Tea, James Lenhardt, Anthony Jenkins | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols (PG), John Franklin (SG), Joseph Tschida (PF), Milton Wright (C) Dale Starns, Jack Perrine, Ronald Zawislak, Roland Hughes | |
| 16:57 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:57 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:41 | S. Dakota | John Maloney makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Derek Brown | 12-5 |
| 16:37 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden is fouled on the floor by Lorenzo Burch - foul #1 on Lorenzo Burch, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes (C) Donald Louden | |
| 16:22 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Milton Wright, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| 16:00 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Burch is hacked by Joseph Tschida - foul #1 on Joseph Tschida, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Teran (SF), James Brown (C) Luis Nelson, John Maloney | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Derek Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Burch (fresh) SF - Charles Teran (fresh) PF - Gerald Gerald (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Danny Nichols (fresh) SG - John Franklin (fresh) SF - Milton Wright (fresh) PF - Joseph Tschida (fresh) C - Roland Hughes (tiring) | |
| 15:44 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Burch misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 15:42 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 15:31 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerald Gerald - foul #1 on Gerald Gerald, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Scott Payne (PG), Charles White (SG), James Lenhardt (PF) Derek Brown, Lorenzo Burch, Gerald Gerald | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine (SG), Donald Louden (SF), Ronald Zawislak (PF) John Franklin, Joseph Tschida, Roland Hughes | |
| 15:31 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:31 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:04 | S. Dakota | James Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 15:03 | S. Dakota | Charles Teran gets the offensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:51 | S. Dakota | James Brown misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 12-7 |
| 14:49 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 14:47 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols is fouled in the backcourt by Charles White - foul #1 on Charles White, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Frederick Tea (SF), Anthony Jenkins (C) Charles Teran, James Brown | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG), Roland Hughes (C) Danny Nichols, Milton Wright | |
| 14:32 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 14:30 | S. Dakota | Charles White grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:10 | S. Dakota | Charles White loses the ball out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Burch (PG), Gerald Gerald (SG), Luis Nelson (PF), John Maloney (C) Scott Payne, Charles White, James Lenhardt, Anthony Jenkins | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | John Franklin (SG), Joseph Tschida (PF) Jack Perrine, Ronald Zawislak | |
| 13:49 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden is open and buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Starns | 12-9 |
| 13:31 | S. Dakota | Donald Louden is called for the reach on Frederick Tea - foul #1 on Donald Louden, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Derek Brown (PG) Frederick Tea | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Milton Wright (SF) Donald Louden | |
| 13:26 | S. Dakota | Derek Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dale Starns - foul #1 on Dale Starns, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Teran (SF) Luis Nelson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 13:26 | S. Dakota | Derek Brown makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:26 | S. Dakota | Derek Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:26 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:24 | N. Dakota | Lorenzo Burch takes the ball from Milton Wright in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 13:05 | S. Dakota | Derek Brown is hacked by John Franklin - foul #1 on John Franklin, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles White (SG), James Brown (C) Lorenzo Burch, John Maloney | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine (SG) John Franklin | |
| 12:48 | S. Dakota | Derek Brown drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Teran | 15-9 |
| 12:26 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright is fouled on the floor by Charles Teran - foul #1 on Charles Teran, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Frederick Tea (SF), James Lenhardt (PF) Charles Teran, Gerald Gerald | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Donald Louden (SF), Ronald Zawislak (PF) Joseph Tschida, Roland Hughes | |
| 12:14 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dale Starns | 15-12 |
| 12:01 | S. Dakota | Frederick Tea hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 11:59 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Derek Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frederick Tea (fairly fresh) PF - James Lenhardt (fairly fresh) C - James Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Dale Starns (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Perrine (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Louden (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Zawislak (fairly fresh) C - Milton Wright (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 11:41 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to James Lenhardt | 15-12 |
| 11:34 | S. Dakota | James Lenhardt hits a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Ronald Zawislak - foul #1 on Ronald Zawislak, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Scott Payne (PG), Lorenzo Burch (SG), Luis Nelson (C) Derek Brown, Charles White, James Brown | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols (PG), John Franklin (SG), Roland Hughes (C) Dale Starns, Jack Perrine, Milton Wright | |
| 11:34 | S. Dakota | James Lenhardt makes the free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:16 | N. Dakota | John Franklin scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Danny Nichols | 18-15 |
| 10:59 | S. Dakota | Frederick Tea buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Lorenzo Burch | 20-15 |
| 10:57 | N. Dakota | John Franklin is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Payne - foul #2 on Scott Payne, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles White (SG), Charles Teran (SF), John Maloney (C) Scott Payne, Frederick Tea, James Lenhardt | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida (PF) Ronald Zawislak | |
| 10:57 | N. Dakota | John Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:57 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Tschida | 20-15 |
| 10:40 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida hits the finger roll | 20-17 |
| 10:21 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Burch knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by John Franklin - foul #2 on John Franklin, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Gerald Gerald (SG), Anthony Jenkins (C) Charles White, Luis Nelson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG), Jack Perrine (SG), Milton Wright (SF) John Franklin, Danny Nichols, Donald Louden | |
| 10:21 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Burch makes the free throw | 24-17 |
| 10:19 | N. Dakota | Lorenzo Burch is called for the reach on Dale Starns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lorenzo Burch, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Frederick Tea (SF) Lorenzo Burch | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 10:19 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 10:19 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 10:00 | S. Dakota | Frederick Tea comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Milton Wright - foul #2 on Milton Wright, team foul #9 | 24-19 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Derek Brown (PG), Charles White (SG) Charles Teran, John Maloney | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Donald Louden (SF) Milton Wright | |
| 10:00 | S. Dakota | Frederick Tea misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 10:00 | S. Dakota | Frederick Tea misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 10:00 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 09:52 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 09:50 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Hughes | 24-19 |
| 09:34 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 09:33 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 09:15 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak (PF) Joseph Tschida | |
| 08:47 | S. Dakota | Frederick Tea makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 08:34 | N. Dakota | Derek Brown picks off the pass by Roland Hughes | 27-19 |
| 08:30 | S. Dakota | Charles White misses the lay-in | 27-19 |
| 08:28 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 08:05 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-19 |
| 08:03 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes tips it home | 27-21 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Derek Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles White (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Frederick Tea (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Gerald Gerald (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Dale Starns (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Perrine (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Louden (tired) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Zawislak (tiring) C - Roland Hughes (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | S. Dakota | Charles White scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Gerald | 30-21 |
| 07:42 | N. Dakota | N. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-21 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Teran (PG), Luis Nelson (PF), John Maloney (C) Derek Brown, Gerald Gerald, Anthony Jenkins | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols (PG), Joseph Tschida (C) Dale Starns, Roland Hughes | |
| 07:34 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Danny Nichols | 30-24 |
| 07:19 | S. Dakota | Frederick Tea buries a floater from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 06:53 | N. Dakota | Luis Nelson swats the layup by Ronald Zawislak | 32-24 |
| 06:52 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 06:36 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 06:34 | S. Dakota | John Maloney snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 06:17 | S. Dakota | John Maloney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-24 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Derek Brown (PG), Gerald Gerald (SF), James Lenhardt (PF), James Brown (C) Charles Teran, Frederick Tea, Luis Nelson, John Maloney | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG), Roland Hughes (C) Jack Perrine, Ronald Zawislak | |
| 05:57 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 05:56 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida snags the offensive board | 32-24 |
| 05:39 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 05:37 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes tips it in | 32-26 |
| 05:26 | S. Dakota | Charles White can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 05:24 | S. Dakota | James Brown snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 05:05 | S. Dakota | Charles White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 05:04 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 05:01 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns's pass is intercepted by James Lenhardt in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 04:47 | S. Dakota | Gerald Gerald hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 04:46 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 04:43 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns is hacked by Derek Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derek Brown, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Teran (SG), Anthony Jenkins (C) Charles White, James Brown | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine (SG), Ronald Zawislak (PF) Danny Nichols, Joseph Tschida | |
| 04:43 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:43 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:24 | S. Dakota | Charles Teran clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 04:23 | S. Dakota | Anthony Jenkins snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 04:08 | S. Dakota | Derek Brown connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by James Lenhardt | 34-28 |
| 04:00 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak knocks in the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Anthony Jenkins - foul #1 on Anthony Jenkins, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Scott Payne (PG), Lorenzo Burch (SG), Luis Nelson (PF) Derek Brown, Gerald Gerald, James Lenhardt | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | John Franklin (PG), Milton Wright (SF) Dale Starns, Donald Louden | |
| 04:00 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 04:00 | S. Dakota | Anthony Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Scott Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Burch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Teran (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Luis Nelson (fresh) C - Anthony Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - John Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Perrine (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Wright (fresh) PF - Ronald Zawislak (tiring) 2 pts. C - Roland Hughes (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:38 | S. Dakota | Anthony Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Ronald Zawislak | 34-30 |
| 03:24 | N. Dakota | John Franklin misses the shot from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 03:23 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Burch gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 03:19 | S. Dakota | Scott Payne buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lorenzo Burch | 36-30 |
| 03:01 | N. Dakota | Luis Nelson swats the layup by Roland Hughes | 36-30 |
| 03:00 | S. Dakota | Luis Nelson snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 02:43 | S. Dakota | Jack Perrine picks off the pass by Anthony Jenkins | 36-30 |
| 02:25 | N. Dakota | Luis Nelson swats the dunk try by John Franklin | 36-30 |
| 02:23 | S. Dakota | Luis Nelson grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 02:01 | S. Dakota | Charles Teran clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 02:00 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 01:43 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Lorenzo Burch - foul #3 on Lorenzo Burch, team foul #11 | 36-32 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles White (SG), Frederick Tea (SF), James Lenhardt (PF), John Maloney (C) Lorenzo Burch, Charles Teran, Luis Nelson, Anthony Jenkins | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG), Danny Nichols (SG), Joseph Tschida (PF) John Franklin, Jack Perrine, Ronald Zawislak | |
| 01:43 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:43 | S. Dakota | John Maloney pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 01:26 | S. Dakota | Charles White drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Lenhardt | 38-32 |
| 01:21 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 01:08 | S. Dakota | Scott Payne misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 01:06 | S. Dakota | Frederick Tea tips it in | 40-34 |
| 01:01 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes's pass is intercepted by Frederick Tea in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 00:48 | S. Dakota | James Lenhardt blows the layup | 40-34 |
| 00:47 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 00:43 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Gerald Gerald (SG) Charles White | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Donald Louden (SF) Roland Hughes | |
| 00:29 | S. Dakota | James Lenhardt comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 40-34 |
| 00:27 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 00:01 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 40-34 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida snags the offensive board | 40-34 |