| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Jeffrey Littlejohn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Benson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Goodwyn (fresh) 4 reb. C - David McLain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Terry Stubbs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Gallagher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gavin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | USC Aiken | Gavin Jones inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | USC Aiken | Alfred Goodwyn is called for the reach on Terry Stubbs - foul #2 on Alfred Goodwyn, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 19:34 | USC Aiken | John Johnson is whistled for traveling | 36-39 |
| 19:15 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 19:14 | USC Aiken | Robert Green grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 19:11 | USC Aiken | Terry Stubbs is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Littlejohn - foul #1 on Jeffrey Littlejohn, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 18:56 | USC Aiken | Gavin Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 18:54 | USC Aiken | John Johnson hits the follow up shot | 36-41 |
| 18:32 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Littlejohn | 39-41 |
| 18:11 | USC Aiken | Robert Green misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 39-41 |
| 18:10 | N. Dakota | David McLain grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 17:53 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell is hacked by Gavin Jones - foul #1 on Gavin Jones, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 17:46 | N. Dakota | Terry Stubbs is called for the reach on Jeffrey Littlejohn - foul #2 on Terry Stubbs, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Paul Topper (SF) Gavin Jones | |
| 17:29 | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Littlejohn clanks a jump hook in the lane | 39-41 |
| 17:28 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 17:19 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 16:57 | USC Aiken | John Johnson is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Richard Cato (PG), Carl Brooks (SG), Jerry Rainer (SF), Melvin Tinney (PF), Russell Henderson (C) Jeffrey Littlejohn, Jimmy Benson, Floyd Campbell, Alfred Goodwyn, David McLain | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Peter Clemons (SG), Michael Slater (PF), Jason Darling (C) Roy Gallagher, Robert Green, John Johnson | |
| 16:37 | N. Dakota | Carl Brooks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 16:35 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Jason Darling | 42-41 |
| 16:21 | USC Aiken | Michael Slater misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 16:20 | N. Dakota | Russell Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:00 | N. Dakota | Richard Cato misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 15:59 | N. Dakota | Melvin Tinney grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Richard Cato (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Rainer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Tinney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Russell Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Terry Stubbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Clemons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Topper (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Slater (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Darling (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer's pass is intercepted by Terry Stubbs | 42-41 |
| 15:25 | USC Aiken | Paul Topper misses the lay-in | 42-41 |
| 15:24 | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:07 | N. Dakota | Carl Brooks drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Cato | 45-41 |
| 14:55 | USC Aiken | Paul Topper's floater is knocked away by Russell Henderson | 45-41 |
| 14:53 | USC Aiken | Terry Stubbs gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:30 | USC Aiken | Paul Topper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 14:28 | N. Dakota | Russell Henderson pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:03 | N. Dakota | Richard Cato is whistled for a carry | 45-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Littlejohn (PG), Jimmy Benson (SG), Floyd Campbell (SF), Alfred Goodwyn (PF), David McLain (C) Richard Cato, Carl Brooks, Jerry Rainer, Melvin Tinney, Russell Henderson | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Roy Gallagher (SG), Gavin Jones (SF), Robert Green (PF), David Wolk (C) Terry Stubbs, Paul Topper, Michael Slater, Jason Darling | |
| 13:38 | USC Aiken | Robert Green lays it up and in set up by Peter Clemons | 45-43 |
| 13:31 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-43 |
| 13:29 | N. Dakota | Alfred Goodwyn grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 13:24 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jimmy Benson | 47-43 |
| 13:11 | USC Aiken | Peter Clemons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Gallagher | 47-46 |
| 12:57 | N. Dakota | Alfred Goodwyn is whistled for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Mark Goin (PG) Peter Clemons | |
| 12:40 | USC Aiken | Mark Goin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Roy Gallagher | 47-49 |
| 12:13 | N. Dakota | David McLain misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by David Wolk - foul #4 on David Wolk, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Terry Stubbs (PG), John Johnson (C) Mark Goin, David Wolk | |
| 12:13 | N. Dakota | David McLain makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:13 | N. Dakota | David McLain makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:04 | USC Aiken | Roy Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 49-49 |
| 12:03 | USC Aiken | Gavin Jones tips it in | 49-51 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Jeffrey Littlejohn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Benson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Goodwyn (fresh) 5 reb. C - David McLain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Terry Stubbs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Gallagher (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Gavin Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Green (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | N. Dakota | Alfred Goodwyn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Paul Topper (SF) Gavin Jones | |
| 11:23 | USC Aiken | Paul Topper makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Terry Stubbs | 49-54 |
| 11:05 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 11:03 | N. Dakota | David McLain tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 10:58 | USC Aiken | Jimmy Benson steals it from Roy Gallagher | 51-54 |
| 10:39 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell is hacked by Roy Gallagher - foul #1 on Roy Gallagher, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Richard Cato (PG), Carl Brooks (SG), Jerry Rainer (SF), Melvin Tinney (PF), Russell Henderson (C) Jeffrey Littlejohn, Jimmy Benson, Floyd Campbell, Alfred Goodwyn, David McLain | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Peter Clemons (SG), Jason Darling (C) Roy Gallagher, Robert Green | |
| 10:30 | N. Dakota | Russell Henderson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-54 |
| 10:12 | USC Aiken | John Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 10:10 | USC Aiken | Paul Topper tips it but misses | 51-54 |
| 10:08 | N. Dakota | Russell Henderson grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 09:48 | N. Dakota | Carl Brooks comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Peter Clemons - foul #2 on Peter Clemons, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Mark Goin (SG), Gavin Jones (SF) Terry Stubbs, Paul Topper | |
| 09:48 | N. Dakota | Carl Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:48 | N. Dakota | Carl Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:41 | USC Aiken | John Johnson misses the lay-in | 53-54 |
| 09:40 | USC Aiken | Gavin Jones grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 09:26 | USC Aiken | John Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 09:24 | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:08 | N. Dakota | Melvin Tinney misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Jason Darling - foul #2 on Jason Darling, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Littlejohn (PG), Jimmy Benson (SG), Floyd Campbell (SF), David McLain (C) Carl Brooks, Richard Cato, Jerry Rainer, Russell Henderson | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Roy Gallagher (SG), Robert Green (PF) Mark Goin, John Johnson | |
| 09:08 | N. Dakota | Melvin Tinney misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:08 | N. Dakota | Melvin Tinney misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:08 | N. Dakota | David McLain snags the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 08:57 | N. Dakota | David McLain lays it up and in | 55-54 |
| 08:42 | USC Aiken | Jeffrey Littlejohn steals the ball from Peter Clemons | 55-54 |
| 08:25 | N. Dakota | Jimmy Benson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roy Gallagher - foul #2 on Roy Gallagher, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Alfred Goodwyn (PF) Melvin Tinney | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Terry Stubbs (PG) Peter Clemons | |
| 08:25 | N. Dakota | Jimmy Benson makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:25 | N. Dakota | Jimmy Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:11 | USC Aiken | Jason Darling comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 08:09 | USC Aiken | Robert Green tips it home | 57-56 |
| 07:57 | N. Dakota | Jason Darling is called for the reach on Jeffrey Littlejohn - foul #3 on Jason Darling, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Paul Topper (SF), David Wolk (C) Gavin Jones, Jason Darling | |
| 07:57 | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Littlejohn makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:57 | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Littlejohn misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:57 | N. Dakota | David McLain pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Jeffrey Littlejohn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Benson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Goodwyn (fresh) 5 reb. C - David McLain (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Terry Stubbs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Gallagher (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Paul Topper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Green (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Wolk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:37 | N. Dakota | Jimmy Benson makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Littlejohn | 60-56 |
| 07:17 | USC Aiken | Robert Green can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 60-56 |
| 07:15 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:54 | N. Dakota | Jimmy Benson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Floyd Campbell | 63-56 |
| 06:35 | USC Aiken | Roy Gallagher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-56 |
| 06:33 | N. Dakota | Alfred Goodwyn gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:18 | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Littlejohn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 06:16 | USC Aiken | Robert Green grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:02 | USC Aiken | Terry Stubbs clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 06:00 | N. Dakota | Jimmy Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:39 | N. Dakota | David McLain comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 05:38 | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell tips it in | 65-56 |
| 05:23 | USC Aiken | Roy Gallagher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jimmy Benson - foul #1 on Jimmy Benson, team foul #3 | 65-56 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Richard Cato (PG), Carl Brooks (SG), Jerry Rainer (SF), Melvin Tinney (PF), Russell Henderson (C) Jeffrey Littlejohn, Jimmy Benson, Floyd Campbell, Alfred Goodwyn, David McLain | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Gavin Jones (SF), John Johnson (PF), Jason Darling (C) Paul Topper, Robert Green, David Wolk | |
| 05:23 | USC Aiken | Roy Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:23 | USC Aiken | Roy Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:03 | N. Dakota | Melvin Tinney double dribbles | 65-58 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Peter Clemons (SG) Roy Gallagher | |
| 04:43 | USC Aiken | Peter Clemons clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 04:41 | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:28 | N. Dakota | Gavin Jones picks off the pass by Jerry Rainer | 65-58 |
| 04:07 | USC Aiken | John Johnson misses long on a floater near the basket | 65-58 |
| 04:06 | N. Dakota | Carl Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:01 | N. Dakota | Carl Brooks connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Richard Cato | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:56 | USC Aiken | Gavin Jones's pass is intercepted by Russell Henderson | 67-58 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Richard Cato (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Rainer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Tinney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Russell Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Terry Stubbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Clemons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gavin Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Darling (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | N. Dakota | Carl Brooks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 03:35 | N. Dakota | Melvin Tinney can't tip it in | 67-58 |
| 03:34 | USC Aiken | Terry Stubbs grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 03:28 | USC Aiken | Peter Clemons can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 03:27 | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 03:21 | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Carl Brooks | 70-58 |
| 03:13 | USC Aiken | John Johnson misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Melvin Tinney - foul #3 on Melvin Tinney, team foul #4 | 70-58 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Littlejohn (PG), Jimmy Benson (SG), Alfred Goodwyn (PF) Richard Cato, Carl Brooks, Russell Henderson | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Mark Goin (SG), David Wolk (C) Terry Stubbs, Jason Darling | |
| 03:13 | USC Aiken | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:13 | USC Aiken | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:44 | N. Dakota | Mark Goin is called for the reach on Jeffrey Littlejohn - foul #1 on Mark Goin, team foul #9 | 70-60 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Floyd Campbell (SF), David McLain (C) Jerry Rainer, Melvin Tinney | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Paul Topper (SF), Robert Green (PF) Gavin Jones, John Johnson | |
| 02:44 | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Littlejohn makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:44 | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Littlejohn makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:41 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Terry Stubbs (PG), Roy Gallagher (SG) Peter Clemons, Mark Goin | |
| 02:24 | USC Aiken | Alfred Goodwyn takes the ball from Terry Stubbs | 72-60 |
| 02:11 | N. Dakota | Jeffrey Littlejohn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 02:09 | USC Aiken | David Wolk grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 01:54 | USC Aiken | Paul Topper clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jimmy Benson - foul #2 on Jimmy Benson, team foul #5 | 72-60 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Richard Cato (PG), Carl Brooks (SG), Jerry Rainer (SF), Melvin Tinney (PF), Russell Henderson (C) Jeffrey Littlejohn, Jimmy Benson, Floyd Campbell, Alfred Goodwyn, David McLain | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Peter Clemons (PG), Mark Goin (SG), John Johnson (PF), Jason Darling (C) Terry Stubbs, Roy Gallagher, Robert Green, David Wolk | |
| 01:54 | USC Aiken | Paul Topper makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:54 | USC Aiken | Paul Topper makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:28 | N. Dakota | Carl Brooks makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Henderson | 74-62 |
| 01:16 | USC Aiken | Mark Goin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-62 |
| 01:14 | USC Aiken | John Johnson snags the offensive board | 74-62 |
| 00:56 | USC Aiken | Mark Goin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-62 |
| 00:55 | USC Aiken | John Johnson can't tip it in | 74-62 |
| 00:54 | N. Dakota | Jerry Rainer pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | N. Dakota | Richard Cato is whistled for a carry | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | USC Aiken | Peter Clemons misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-62 |
| 00:17 | USC Aiken | Paul Topper snags the offensive board | 74-62 |
| 00:14 | USC Aiken | Paul Topper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-62 |
| 00:12 | N. Dakota | Russell Henderson pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Richard Cato runs out the clock | 74-62 |