| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Taft (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Jepson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Albany St. | PG - Derrick Mercurio (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Muhlestein (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Harris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Runge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Thad Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Albany St. | William Harris inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany St. | Albany St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Albany St. | Christopher Muhlestein buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Derrick Mercurio | 25-31 |
| 19:17 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Patterson | 27-31 |
| 18:53 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson clanks a floater from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 18:52 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Vincent Taft | 27-31 |
| 18:46 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson misses short on a runner in the paint | 27-31 |
| 18:44 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson tips it back up and in | 29-31 |
| 18:15 | Albany St. | George Runge misses short on a floater from the right side | 29-31 |
| 18:14 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to James Griffin | 29-31 |
| 17:54 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson's floater is tipped away by Thad Thompson | 29-31 |
| 17:53 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson grabs the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 17:28 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson hits a shot in the lane | 31-31 |
| 17:18 | Albany St. | Christopher Muhlestein can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 17:16 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 16:55 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft is hacked by Christopher Muhlestein - foul #2 on Christopher Muhlestein, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (SG), Billy Cowie (SF), Roger Jones (PF), Fred Bugarin (C) Vincent Taft, Richard Johnson, James Griffin, Donald Jepson | |
| Subs | Albany St. | James Reed (PG), Ryan Shew (SG), Arnold Bechtold (PF), Paul Nelson (C) Derrick Mercurio, Christopher Muhlestein, George Runge, Thad Thompson | |
| 16:31 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Sellers | 33-31 |
| 16:26 | Albany St. | William Harris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 16:25 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:59 | S. Dakota | Paul Nelson denies the turnaround by Richard Patterson | 33-31 |
| 15:57 | Albany St. | The rebound goes to Ryan Shew | 33-31 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Patterson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Sellers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Cowie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Jones (fresh) 5 reb. C - Fred Bugarin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany St. | PG - James Reed (fresh) SG - Ryan Shew (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harris (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Arnold Bechtold (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Nelson (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Albany St. | Ryan Shew comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 15:45 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Fred Bugarin | 33-31 |
| 15:29 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson is fouled on the floor by Arnold Bechtold - foul #1 on Arnold Bechtold, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SF), James Griffin (PF), Donald Jepson (C) Billy Cowie, Roger Jones, Fred Bugarin | |
| Subs | Albany St. | Christopher Muhlestein (SG), Thad Thompson (C) William Harris, Paul Nelson | |
| 15:12 | S. Dakota | James Griffin lays it in | 35-31 |
| 14:51 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 14:29 | S. Dakota | The short jumper by Donald Jepson is denied by Thad Thompson | 35-33 |
| 14:27 | Albany St. | Arnold Bechtold gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:15 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Jepson - foul #2 on Donald Jepson, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (PG), Billy Cowie (SF), Fred Bugarin (C) Richard Patterson, Edward Sellers, Donald Jepson | |
| Subs | Albany St. | Derrick Mercurio (PG), William Harris (SF), Paul Nelson (PF) James Reed, Ryan Shew, Arnold Bechtold | |
| 14:15 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:15 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:54 | S. Dakota | Thad Thompson denies the turnaround by James Griffin | 35-35 |
| 13:53 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:33 | Albany St. | Christopher Muhlestein knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Derrick Mercurio | 35-38 |
| 13:05 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 13:04 | Albany St. | Christopher Muhlestein grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:38 | Albany St. | Christopher Muhlestein buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Derrick Mercurio | 35-41 |
| 12:17 | S. Dakota | James Griffin's layup is rejected by Thad Thompson | 35-41 |
| 12:15 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:13 | Albany St. | Vincent Taft steps in front of the Derrick Mercurio pass in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 12:12 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vincent Taft | 37-41 |
| 12:01 | Albany St. | Christopher Muhlestein misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 12:00 | Albany St. | Paul Nelson hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Vincent Taft (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Bozeman (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Billy Cowie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Griffin (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Bugarin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany St. | PG - Derrick Mercurio (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Christopher Muhlestein (tiring) 16 pts. SF - William Harris (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Paul Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thad Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 11:35 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on William Harris - foul #2 on William Harris, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Roger Jones (PF), Donald Jepson (C) James Bozeman, Billy Cowie, James Griffin, Fred Bugarin | |
| Subs | Albany St. | James Reed (PG), Ryan Shew (SG), George Runge (PF), Arnold Bechtold (C) Derrick Mercurio, Christopher Muhlestein, Paul Nelson, Thad Thompson | |
| 11:35 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 11:35 | Albany St. | Arnold Bechtold snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 11:24 | Albany St. | George Runge hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the right block | 39-43 |
| 11:23 | Albany St. | George Runge grabs the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 11:10 | Albany St. | George Runge misses the floater from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 11:09 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 39-43 |
| 10:46 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by William Harris - foul #3 on William Harris, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG) Vincent Taft | |
| Subs | Albany St. | Christopher Muhlestein (SG) William Harris | |
| 10:46 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:46 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:46 | Albany St. | The rebound goes to George Runge | 40-43 |
| 10:33 | Albany St. | George Runge is open and buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Shew | 40-45 |
| 10:04 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson buries a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Arnold Bechtold - foul #2 on Arnold Bechtold, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Griffin (PF) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Albany St. | Derrick Mercurio (PG), Thad Thompson (C) James Reed, Arnold Bechtold | |
| 10:04 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:48 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Jepson - foul #3 on Donald Jepson, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| 09:48 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:48 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:22 | S. Dakota | James Griffin's layup is rejected by Thad Thompson | 43-46 |
| 09:21 | Albany St. | The rebound goes to George Runge | 43-46 |
| 09:15 | Albany St. | Richard Patterson steps in front of the Christopher Muhlestein pass in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 08:57 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Derrick Mercurio - foul #1 on Derrick Mercurio, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (SG) Edward Sellers | |
| Subs | Albany St. | James Reed (PG), William Harris (SF), Paul Nelson (C) Derrick Mercurio, Christopher Muhlestein, Thad Thompson | |
| 08:57 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:57 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:35 | Albany St. | George Runge can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 45-46 |
| 08:33 | S. Dakota | James Griffin gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:14 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Patterson | 48-46 |
| 08:11 | Albany St. | William Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Roger Jones (PF) James Griffin | |
| Subs | Albany St. | Arnold Bechtold (PF) George Runge | |
| 07:49 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Patterson | 51-46 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Patterson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vincent Taft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Johnson (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Jones (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Jepson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Albany St. | PG - James Reed (fresh) SG - Ryan Shew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Harris (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arnold Bechtold (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Albany St. | Ryan Shew misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 07:27 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 07:11 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson lays it in set up by Richard Patterson | 53-46 |
| 07:09 | Albany St. | James Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (PG), Billy Cowie (SF), Fred Bugarin (PF) Richard Patterson, Richard Johnson, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Albany St. | Derrick Mercurio (PG), Christopher Muhlestein (SG), Thad Thompson (C) James Reed, William Harris, Paul Nelson | |
| 06:49 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-46 |
| 06:48 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 06:45 | Albany St. | Ryan Shew is hacked by Edward Sellers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Sellers, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Griffin (PF) Donald Jepson | |
| Subs | Albany St. | George Runge (PF) Arnold Bechtold | |
| 06:29 | Albany St. | Christopher Muhlestein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG) Vincent Taft | |
| Subs | Albany St. | | |
| 06:00 | S. Dakota | Christopher Muhlestein is called for the reach on Edward Sellers - foul #3 on Christopher Muhlestein, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SF), Roger Jones (C) Billy Cowie, Fred Bugarin | |
| Subs | Albany St. | William Harris (SF) Ryan Shew | |
| 06:00 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:00 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:56 | Albany St. | William Harris's pass is intercepted by Richard Patterson in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 05:55 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson lays it in | 57-46 |
| 05:40 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson misses the easy layup | 57-46 |
| 05:38 | Albany St. | Christopher Muhlestein tips it back up and in | 57-48 |
| 05:19 | S. Dakota | James Griffin's fadeaway is rejected by George Runge | 57-48 |
| 05:18 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:00 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman is fouled on the floor by Christopher Muhlestein - foul #4 on Christopher Muhlestein, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Donald Jepson (C) Richard Patterson, Edward Sellers, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Albany St. | James Reed (PG), Ryan Shew (SG), Arnold Bechtold (PF), Paul Nelson (C) Derrick Mercurio, Christopher Muhlestein, George Runge, Thad Thompson | |
| 05:00 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:00 | Albany St. | Arnold Bechtold gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:56 | Albany St. | James Reed is hacked by Vincent Taft in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Taft, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (SG), Billy Cowie (SF), Fred Bugarin (PF) James Bozeman, Richard Johnson, James Griffin | |
| Subs | Albany St. | | |
| 04:41 | Albany St. | William Harris hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Shew and he's fouled by Vincent Taft - foul #4 on Vincent Taft, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| 04:41 | Albany St. | William Harris makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson is whistled for a carry | 57-51 |
| 04:09 | Albany St. | Arnold Bechtold is fouled on the floor by Edward Sellers - foul #2 on Edward Sellers, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), James Griffin (PF) Edward Sellers, Billy Cowie, Fred Bugarin | |
| Subs | Albany St. | Thad Thompson (C) Paul Nelson | |
| 03:51 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson blows the wide open layup | 57-51 |
| 03:50 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Donald Jepson | 57-51 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Patterson (tiring) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Taft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Griffin (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Jepson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Albany St. | PG - James Reed (fresh) SG - Ryan Shew (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Harris (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arnold Bechtold (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Thad Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 6 blk. | |
| 03:35 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson is hacked by James Reed - foul #3 on James Reed, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Albany St. | Derrick Mercurio (PG), Christopher Muhlestein (SG) James Reed, William Harris | |
| 03:35 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:35 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 03:24 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson hits a wide open runner from the baseline | 57-53 |
| 03:04 | S. Dakota | Derrick Mercurio steps in front of the James Griffin pass | 57-53 |
| 03:01 | Albany St. | Derrick Mercurio throws it down | 57-55 |
| 02:32 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Taft and the foul's on Ryan Shew - foul #2 on Ryan Shew, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (PG), Billy Cowie (SF), Roger Jones (PF), Fred Bugarin (C) Richard Patterson, Vincent Taft, James Griffin, Donald Jepson | |
| Subs | Albany St. | William Harris (SF), Paul Nelson (PF) Ryan Shew, Arnold Bechtold | |
| 02:32 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson misses the free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:32 | Albany St. | William Harris grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 02:25 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Muhlestein and the foul's on Edward Sellers - foul #3 on Edward Sellers, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Albany St. | | |
| 02:25 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson misses the free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:25 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 01:56 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie misses short on a floater from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 01:54 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones gets the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:39 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Derrick Mercurio - foul #2 on Derrick Mercurio, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), James Griffin (PF), Donald Jepson (C) Edward Sellers, Billy Cowie, Roger Jones, Fred Bugarin | |
| Subs | Albany St. | George Runge (PF) Paul Nelson | |
| 01:39 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:39 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:28 | Albany St. | Thad Thompson makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 61-59 |
| 01:09 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-59 |
| 01:07 | Albany St. | George Runge snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 01:03 | Albany St. | Derrick Mercurio is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Patterson - foul #2 on Richard Patterson, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (SG) James Bozeman | |
| Subs | Albany St. | | |
| 01:03 | Albany St. | Derrick Mercurio makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:03 | Albany St. | Derrick Mercurio makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:44 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson scores on a turnaround from close range | 63-61 |
| 00:41 | Albany St. | Richard Patterson takes the ball from Derrick Mercurio in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany St. | Albany St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany St. | Albany St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Albany St. | Derrick Mercurio buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany St. | Albany St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | S. Dakota | Derrick Mercurio is called for the reach on James Griffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derrick Mercurio, team foul #12 | 65-64 |
| 00:10 | S. Dakota | James Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:10 | S. Dakota | James Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:10 | Albany St. | George Runge pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:10 | Albany St. | Albany St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany St. | Albany St. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Albany St. | Donald Jepson denies the turnaround by George Runge | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Vincent Taft | 66-64 |