| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Peter Hoke (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Mack (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Laurence Blanton (fresh) PF - Steven Linthicum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wininger (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Dale Conover (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Lucier (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Fansler (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tarleton St. | Tony Lucier inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Johnson buries a 3 from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 19:42 | S. Dakota | Jerry Mack misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leo King - foul #2 on Leo King, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 19:42 | S. Dakota | Jerry Mack misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 19:42 | S. Dakota | Jerry Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:27 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Fansler | 33-31 |
| 19:14 | S. Dakota | Jerry Mack is hacked by Leo King - foul #3 on Leo King, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips (SG) Leo King | |
| 19:01 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 18:44 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 18:42 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:20 | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-31 |
| 18:19 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum tips it home | 38-31 |
| 18:02 | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 18:01 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:47 | S. Dakota | Jerry Mack hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 17:45 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 17:30 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Johnson's pass is intercepted by Laurence Blanton | 38-31 |
| 17:07 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 17:05 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Johnson gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:02 | Tarleton St. | Tony Lucier is fouled in the backcourt by Laurence Blanton - foul #2 on Laurence Blanton, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Little (SG), Keith Burton (SF), David Graham (PF), Vincent Banks (C) Jerry Mack, Laurence Blanton, Steven Linthicum, Robert Wininger | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Eddie Chow (PG), Gilbert Buch (SG), Phillip Crooks (SF), Michael Barkley (PF), Paul Rowell (C) Dale Conover, Gary Phillips, Tony Lucier, Robert Fansler, Joseph Johnson | |
| 16:39 | Tarleton St. | Eddie Chow clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 16:38 | Tarleton St. | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Buch | 38-31 |
| 16:28 | Tarleton St. | Robert Little is called for the reach on Gilbert Buch - foul #2 on Robert Little, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry Mack (SG) Peter Hoke | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 16:14 | Tarleton St. | Paul Rowell makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:56 | S. Dakota | Michael Barkley steps in front of the Vincent Banks pass | 38-34 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Robert Little (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Mack (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Keith Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Graham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Banks (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Eddie Chow (fresh) SG - Gilbert Buch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Crooks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Barkley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Rowell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Tarleton St. | Jerry Mack steals it from Phillip Crooks in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 15:49 | S. Dakota | Jerry Mack misses the easy layup | 38-34 |
| 15:48 | S. Dakota | Vincent Banks pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:37 | S. Dakota | Robert Little scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Mack | 40-34 |
| 15:32 | Tarleton St. | Jerry Mack steals the ball from Phillip Crooks in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 15:29 | S. Dakota | David Graham lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Mack | 42-34 |
| 15:10 | Tarleton St. | David Graham picks off the pass by Michael Barkley | 42-34 |
| 14:47 | S. Dakota | Robert Little is called for traveling | 42-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles McHone (PG), George Woodruff (SG), Laurence Blanton (SF), Steven Linthicum (PF), Robert Wininger (C) Robert Little, Jerry Mack, Keith Burton, David Graham, Vincent Banks | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover (PG), Leo King (SG), Tony Lucier (SF), Robert Fansler (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Eddie Chow, Gilbert Buch, Phillip Crooks, Michael Barkley, Paul Rowell | |
| 14:37 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover is fouled on the floor by Charles McHone - foul #4 on Charles McHone, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke (PG) Charles McHone | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 14:21 | Tarleton St. | Leo King is hacked by Steven Linthicum - foul #3 on Steven Linthicum, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| 13:56 | Tarleton St. | Tony Lucier is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the paint | 42-34 |
| 13:54 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 13:33 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 13:32 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:18 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger double dribbles | 42-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry Mack (SG) George Woodruff | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Lionel Smythe (SF), Michael Barkley (PF) Tony Lucier, Robert Fansler | |
| 13:16 | Tarleton St. | Michael Barkley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 12:58 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 12:57 | Tarleton St. | Leo King gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 12:30 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Wininger - foul #1 on Robert Wininger, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Little (SG), Keith Burton (PF), Vincent Banks (C) Jerry Mack, Steven Linthicum, Robert Wininger | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips (PG), Eddie Chow (SG), Phillip Crooks (SF), Paul Rowell (C) Dale Conover, Leo King, Lionel Smythe, Joseph Johnson | |
| 12:19 | Tarleton St. | Eddie Chow misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Robert Little - foul #3 on Robert Little, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| 12:19 | Tarleton St. | Eddie Chow makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:19 | Tarleton St. | Eddie Chow makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:04 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton is whistled for a carry | 42-36 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George Woodruff (PG) Peter Hoke | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 11:43 | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 42-36 |
| 11:42 | Tarleton St. | Eddie Chow grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - George Woodruff (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Little (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Laurence Blanton (fairly fresh) PF - Keith Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Gary Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Chow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Crooks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Barkley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Rowell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Tarleton St. | Michael Barkley misses the wide open shot near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Little - foul #4 on Robert Little, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry Mack (SG), David Graham (SF), Steven Linthicum (PF), Robert Wininger (C) Robert Little, Laurence Blanton, Keith Burton, Vincent Banks | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Tony Lucier (SF), Robert Fansler (PF) Phillip Crooks, Paul Rowell | |
| 11:24 | Tarleton St. | Michael Barkley makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:24 | Tarleton St. | Michael Barkley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:24 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Steven Linthicum | 42-37 |
| 11:05 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 11:03 | S. Dakota | Jerry Mack tips it but misses | 42-37 |
| 11:01 | Tarleton St. | Tony Lucier grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 10:58 | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke (PG) George Woodruff | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover (PG), Joseph Johnson (C) Eddie Chow, Michael Barkley | |
| 10:35 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-37 |
| 10:33 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 10:30 | Tarleton St. | Peter Hoke is called for the reach on Dale Conover in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Hoke, team foul #8 | 42-37 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton (SF) David Graham | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Leo King (SG) Gary Phillips | |
| 10:30 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 10:30 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 10:16 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton blows the layup | 42-39 |
| 10:14 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 09:58 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 09:57 | S. Dakota | Jerry Mack snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 09:49 | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-39 |
| 09:48 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger can't tip it in | 42-39 |
| 09:46 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 09:31 | Tarleton St. | Leo King misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 09:30 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 09:26 | S. Dakota | Jerry Mack misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 09:24 | Tarleton St. | Leo King gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 09:02 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler banks in the layup set up by Dale Conover | 42-41 |
| 08:52 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Linthicum | 45-41 |
| 08:28 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 08:27 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 07:58 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton misses the lay-in | 45-41 |
| 07:56 | Tarleton St. | Tony Lucier snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 07:44 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Steven Linthicum - foul #4 on Steven Linthicum, team foul #9 | 45-41 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles McHone (PG), Robert Little (SG), Keith Burton (SF), David Graham (PF), Vincent Banks (C) Peter Hoke, Jerry Mack, Laurence Blanton, Steven Linthicum, Robert Wininger | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips (PG), Eddie Chow (SG), Phillip Crooks (SF), Michael Barkley (C) Dale Conover, Leo King, Tony Lucier, Joseph Johnson | |
| 07:44 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 07:44 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Charles McHone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Little (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Keith Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Graham (fresh) 4 pts. C - Vincent Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Gary Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Chow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Crooks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Fansler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Barkley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | S. Dakota | Vincent Banks misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 07:22 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 07:19 | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Paul Rowell (C) Robert Fansler | |
| 07:04 | S. Dakota | Charles McHone is fouled on the floor by Gary Phillips - foul #2 on Gary Phillips, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| 06:54 | S. Dakota | Vincent Banks knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Graham | 47-42 |
| 06:32 | Tarleton St. | Paul Rowell misses the lay-in | 47-42 |
| 06:30 | Tarleton St. | Michael Barkley tips it home | 47-44 |
| 06:13 | S. Dakota | Charles McHone buries a fadeaway in the lane | 49-44 |
| 05:55 | Tarleton St. | Paul Rowell is whistled for traveling | 49-44 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George Woodruff (SG), Laurence Blanton (SF), Steven Linthicum (PF) Robert Little, David Graham, Vincent Banks | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gilbert Buch (SG), Lionel Smythe (SF) Eddie Chow, Phillip Crooks | |
| 05:29 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 05:28 | Tarleton St. | Lionel Smythe pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 05:22 | Tarleton St. | Gilbert Buch is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Phillips | 49-46 |
| 04:53 | S. Dakota | Charles McHone misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 04:52 | Tarleton St. | Gilbert Buch grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 04:50 | Tarleton St. | Laurence Blanton picks off the pass by Gary Phillips in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 04:49 | S. Dakota | Charles McHone banks in the layup on a great pass from Laurence Blanton | 51-46 |
| 04:27 | Tarleton St. | Paul Rowell double dribbles | 51-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Little (SG), Vincent Banks (PF), Robert Wininger (C) George Woodruff, Steven Linthicum, Keith Burton | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover (PG), Leo King (SG), Robert Fansler (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Gary Phillips, Gilbert Buch, Michael Barkley, Paul Rowell | |
| 04:03 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton steps out of bounds on the sideline | 51-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Tony Lucier (SF), Phillip Crooks (PF) Lionel Smythe, Robert Fansler | |
| 03:41 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum (PF) Vincent Banks | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Charles McHone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Laurence Blanton (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Steven Linthicum (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Wininger (tiring) 6 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Dale Conover (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo King (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tony Lucier (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Phillip Crooks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | S. Dakota | The jumper by Charles McHone is denied by Phillip Crooks | 51-46 |
| 03:27 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 03:08 | Tarleton St. | Phillip Crooks misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 03:06 | Tarleton St. | Tony Lucier hits the follow up shot | 51-48 |
| 02:46 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Little | 53-48 |
| 02:20 | Tarleton St. | Leo King is hacked by Robert Little - foul #5 on Robert Little, team foul #10 | 53-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George Woodruff (PG), Jerry Mack (SG), David Graham (PF), Vincent Banks (C) Charles McHone, Robert Little, Steven Linthicum, Robert Wininger | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips (PG), Lionel Smythe (SF), Robert Fansler (PF), Michael Barkley (C) Dale Conover, Tony Lucier, Phillip Crooks, Joseph Johnson | |
| 02:20 | Tarleton St. | Leo King makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:20 | Tarleton St. | Leo King makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 01:56 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lionel Smythe - foul #1 on Lionel Smythe, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles McHone (PG), Steven Linthicum (PF), Robert Wininger (C) George Woodruff, David Graham, Vincent Banks | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover (PG), Tony Lucier (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Gary Phillips, Lionel Smythe, Michael Barkley | |
| 01:56 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:56 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:31 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Fansler | 55-52 |
| 01:20 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum loses the dribble to Dale Conover | 55-52 |
| 01:16 | Tarleton St. | Leo King hits the finger roll set up by Dale Conover | 55-54 |
| 01:01 | S. Dakota | Robert Wininger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 00:59 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 00:40 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Dale Conover | 55-56 |
| 00:20 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 55-56 |
| 00:18 | S. Dakota | Steven Linthicum grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 00:15 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Tony Lucier - foul #2 on Tony Lucier, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| 00:15 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:15 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:15 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler is fouled in the backcourt by Charles McHone - foul #5 on Charles McHone, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Peter Hoke (PG) Charles McHone | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 00:12 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:12 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:06 | S. Dakota | Laurence Blanton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Hoke | 57-57 |
| 00:06 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tarleton St. | Tony Lucier buries a floater from the baseline | 57-59 |