| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Antonio Powers (fresh) SG - Jeremy Smith (fresh) SF - Korey Ryan (fresh) PF - Frank Provost (fresh) C - Michael Cooke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Zachary Segarra (fresh) SG - James Farmer (fresh) SF - Davis Leclair (fresh) PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) C - Robert Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota | Robert Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | N. Dakota | Zachary Segarra misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | N. Dakota | James Farmer misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke hits a shot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | N. Dakota | Zachary Segarra makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:55 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:53 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:37 | N. Dakota | Zachary Segarra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Cooke | 4-5 |
| 18:13 | N. Dakota | James Farmer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 18:12 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:08 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jeremy Smith | 6-5 |
| 17:50 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Provost - foul #1 on Frank Provost, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 17:50 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:50 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:50 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:40 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Korey Ryan | 8-6 |
| 17:22 | N. Dakota | Zachary Segarra makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 17:07 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 8-9 |
| 17:06 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 16:55 | N. Dakota | Davis Leclair knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Zachary Segarra | 8-12 |
| 16:42 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Zachary Segarra - foul #1 on Zachary Segarra, team foul #1 | 8-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Hodge (PG), Rick Jenkins (SG), James Baker (SF), Charles Woolard (PF), Michael Williams (C) Zachary Segarra, James Farmer, Davis Leclair, Timothy Williams, Robert Anderson | |
| 16:42 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 16:42 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 16:21 | N. Dakota | Michael Hodge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-12 |
| 16:19 | N. Dakota | Rick Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 16:00 | N. Dakota | Michael Hodge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 15:58 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Cooke | 10-12 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Antonio Powers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeremy Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Korey Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Provost (fairly fresh) C - Michael Cooke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Michael Hodge (fresh) SG - Rick Jenkins (fresh) SF - James Baker (fresh) PF - Charles Woolard (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost is fouled on the floor by Charles Woolard - foul #1 on Charles Woolard, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| 15:42 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Rick Jenkins - foul #1 on Rick Jenkins, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Zachary Segarra (PG) James Baker | |
| 15:42 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:42 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:31 | N. Dakota | The pull-up jumper by Zachary Segarra is blocked by Michael Cooke | 11-12 |
| 15:29 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 15:22 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke clanks a jump hook in the lane | 11-12 |
| 15:20 | N. Dakota | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 14:54 | N. Dakota | Michael Hodge knocks in the floater from the left block | 11-14 |
| 14:41 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers knocks in the shot from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 14:23 | N. Dakota | Rick Jenkins travels with the ball | 13-14 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Farmer (SG), Davis Leclair (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Robert Anderson (C) Michael Hodge, Rick Jenkins, Charles Woolard, Michael Williams | |
| 14:03 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith clanks a floater from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 14:02 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 13:42 | N. Dakota | Davis Leclair misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 13:41 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 13:25 | N. Kentucky | James Farmer takes the ball from Antonio Powers | 13-14 |
| 13:22 | N. Dakota | Zachary Segarra lays it in on a great pass from James Farmer | 13-16 |
| 13:16 | N. Kentucky | The jumper by Jeremy Smith is denied by Timothy Williams | 13-16 |
| 13:14 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers grabs the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 13:05 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jeremy Smith and the foul's on Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Allender (SF) Korey Ryan | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Hodge (PG) Zachary Segarra | |
| 13:05 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 13:05 | N. Dakota | Robert Anderson grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 12:45 | N. Dakota | James Farmer scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-19 |
| 12:39 | N. Kentucky | William Allender misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Davis Leclair - foul #1 on Davis Leclair, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Charles Woolard (PF), Michael Williams (C) Timothy Williams, Robert Anderson | |
| 12:39 | N. Kentucky | William Allender makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 12:39 | N. Kentucky | William Allender makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 12:23 | N. Dakota | Davis Leclair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| 12:15 | N. Kentucky | James Farmer steps in front of the William Allender pass | 17-19 |
| 12:05 | N. Dakota | Michael Hodge is called for 10 seconds | 17-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Rick Jenkins (SG), James Baker (SF) James Farmer, Davis Leclair | |
| 11:53 | N. Kentucky | William Allender is called for traveling | 17-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Zachary Segarra (PG) Michael Hodge | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Antonio Powers (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Jeremy Smith (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Allender (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Provost (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Cooke (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Zachary Segarra (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Jenkins (fresh) SF - James Baker (fresh) PF - Charles Woolard (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | N. Dakota | Michael Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 11:05 | N. Kentucky | William Allender misses the jump hook from the right block | 17-19 |
| 11:03 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost hits the follow up shot | 19-19 |
| 10:39 | N. Dakota | Jeremy Smith is called for the reach on Charles Woolard - foul #1 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #2 | 19-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan (SF) William Allender | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Hodge (PG), James Farmer (SG), Davis Leclair (SF), Robert Anderson (C) Zachary Segarra, Rick Jenkins, James Baker, Charles Woolard | |
| 10:21 | N. Dakota | James Farmer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 10:19 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:13 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Korey Ryan | 21-19 |
| 09:57 | N. Dakota | Robert Anderson makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Williams | 21-21 |
| 09:36 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson (PF) Frank Provost | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Zachary Segarra (PG), Michael Williams (PF) Michael Hodge, Timothy Williams | |
| 09:22 | N. Dakota | Michael Williams is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lane Anderson - foul #1 on Lane Anderson, team foul #3 | 21-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Maurice Whitmire (SG) Jeremy Smith | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 09:22 | N. Dakota | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:22 | N. Dakota | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:22 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 09:08 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Zachary Segarra - foul #2 on Zachary Segarra, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Allender (SF), Brandon Bergsma (C) Korey Ryan, Michael Cooke | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Baker (PG), Charles Woolard (PF) Zachary Segarra, Michael Williams | |
| 09:08 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 09:08 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:59 | N. Dakota | James Baker misses long on a 3 from straight away | 23-22 |
| 08:57 | N. Dakota | Charles Woolard gets the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 08:49 | N. Dakota | James Farmer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 08:47 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 23-22 |
| 08:39 | N. Dakota | James Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-22 |
| 08:37 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Whitmire gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 08:16 | N. Kentucky | The jump hook by William Allender is blocked by Robert Anderson | 23-22 |
| 08:15 | N. Dakota | Charles Woolard gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 08:10 | N. Dakota | Davis Leclair hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Woolard | 23-24 |
| 07:58 | N. Kentucky | William Allender misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 07:57 | N. Dakota | Robert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 07:44 | N. Dakota | Antonio Powers takes the ball from Davis Leclair | 23-24 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Antonio Powers (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Maurice Whitmire (fresh) SF - William Allender (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lane Anderson (fresh) C - Brandon Bergsma (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - James Baker (fresh) SG - James Farmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Davis Leclair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Woolard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | N. Kentucky | Brandon Bergsma scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Maurice Whitmire | 25-24 |
| 07:15 | N. Dakota | James Baker is alone and drills a shot from close range on a great pass from James Farmer | 25-26 |
| 07:02 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Woolard - foul #2 on Charles Woolard, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith (SG), Korey Ryan (SF), Frank Provost (PF), Michael Cooke (C) Maurice Whitmire, William Allender, Lane Anderson, Brandon Bergsma | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Hodge (PG), Rick Jenkins (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), Michael Williams (C) James Farmer, Davis Leclair, Charles Woolard, Robert Anderson | |
| 07:02 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:02 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:50 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams misses the lay-in | 26-26 |
| 06:49 | N. Dakota | Michael Williams gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 06:40 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Cooke - foul #1 on Michael Cooke, team foul #4 | 26-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Grimaldi (PG) Antonio Powers | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Farmer (SG) James Baker | |
| 06:40 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:40 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:24 | N. Kentucky | John Grimaldi is fouled on the floor by Michael Hodge - foul #1 on Michael Hodge, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| 06:24 | N. Kentucky | John Grimaldi misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:24 | N. Dakota | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 06:12 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| 05:51 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Farmer - foul #1 on James Farmer, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers (PG) John Grimaldi | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 05:51 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:51 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:51 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Timothy Williams | 27-28 |
| 05:39 | N. Dakota | Frank Provost is called for the reach on Timothy Williams - foul #2 on Frank Provost, team foul #5 | 27-28 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Baker (SF) James Farmer | |
| 05:21 | N. Dakota | Antonio Powers is called for the reach on Michael Hodge - foul #1 on Antonio Powers, team foul #6 | 27-28 |
| 05:03 | N. Dakota | Rick Jenkins lays it up and in | 27-30 |
| 04:51 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan misses long on a shot from the baseline | 27-30 |
| 04:50 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost snags the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 04:39 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 04:38 | N. Dakota | Rick Jenkins gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:33 | N. Dakota | Michael Hodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Allender (SF), Lane Anderson (PF) Korey Ryan, Frank Provost | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Davis Leclair (SF), Thomas Anderson (PF), Robert Anderson (C) Michael Hodge, Timothy Williams, Michael Williams | |
| 04:23 | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson knocks in the shot from the right block | 29-30 |
| 04:01 | N. Dakota | James Baker hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Rick Jenkins | 29-33 |
| 04:01 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-33 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan (SF), Frank Provost (PF) William Allender, Lane Anderson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Hodge (PG), James Farmer (SG), Timothy Williams (PF) James Baker, Rick Jenkins, Thomas Anderson | |
| 03:44 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith scores on a floater from the right side | 31-33 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Antonio Powers (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Jeremy Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Korey Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Provost (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Cooke (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Michael Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Davis Leclair (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | N. Dakota | James Farmer is hacked by Frank Provost - foul #3 on Frank Provost, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson (PF) Frank Provost | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Zachary Segarra (PG) Michael Hodge | |
| 03:35 | N. Dakota | James Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:35 | N. Dakota | James Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 03:20 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke buries a floater from the right block set up by Korey Ryan and he's hacked by James Farmer - foul #2 on James Farmer, team foul #10 | 33-35 |
| 03:20 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke misses the free throw | 33-35 |
| 03:20 | N. Dakota | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 03:07 | N. Dakota | Korey Ryan steals it from Timothy Williams | 33-35 |
| 03:04 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan banks in the layup | 35-35 |
| 02:38 | N. Dakota | Davis Leclair hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 35-35 |
| 02:36 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 02:26 | N. Kentucky | Davis Leclair steps in front of the Jeremy Smith pass | 35-35 |
| 02:07 | N. Dakota | James Farmer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 02:05 | N. Dakota | Robert Anderson can't tip it in | 35-35 |
| 02:04 | N. Dakota | Timothy Williams grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 01:46 | N. Dakota | Zachary Segarra misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 01:45 | N. Dakota | Davis Leclair pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:29 | N. Dakota | Davis Leclair hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Korey Ryan - foul #1 on Korey Ryan, team foul #8 | 35-35 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Grimaldi (PG), Maurice Whitmire (SG), William Allender (SF), Brandon Bergsma (C) Antonio Powers, Jeremy Smith, Korey Ryan, Michael Cooke | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Hodge (SG), Charles Woolard (PF), Michael Williams (C) James Farmer, Timothy Williams, Robert Anderson | |
| 01:29 | N. Dakota | Davis Leclair makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:29 | N. Dakota | Davis Leclair makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 01:14 | N. Kentucky | William Allender can't connect on a floater from the left side | 35-37 |
| 01:13 | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 01:00 | N. Kentucky | William Allender hits the finger roll | 37-37 |
| 00:40 | N. Dakota | Zachary Segarra's pass is intercepted by William Allender | 37-37 |
| 00:22 | N. Kentucky | Michael Williams takes the ball from Brandon Bergsma | 37-37 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Zachary Segarra is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-37 |