| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (fresh) SG - Gregory Ritchie (fresh) SF - Andrew Dembroski (fresh) PF - Robert Frazier (fresh) C - Nathan Ballesteros (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Theodore Chagnon (fresh) SG - Henry Mitchell (fresh) SF - Robert Samuels (fresh) PF - Philip Binder (fresh) C - Bill Gutenberger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | S. Dakota | Nathan Ballesteros picks off the pass by Theodore Chagnon | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Ritchie | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | S. Dakota | Henry Mitchell clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Ritchie and he's fouled by Philip Binder - foul #1 on Philip Binder, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:58 | S. Dakota | Henry Mitchell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 17:56 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathan Ballesteros | 5-0 |
| 17:52 | N. Kentucky | A charge is called on Gregory Ritchie - foul #1 on Gregory Ritchie, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Mallett (SG), Paul Brown (PF) Henry Mitchell, Philip Binder | |
| 17:37 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-3 |
| 17:18 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie is hacked by Bill Gutenberger - foul #1 on Bill Gutenberger, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby (PF) Robert Frazier | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 16:57 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the jump hook near the basket | 5-3 |
| 16:56 | S. Dakota | Robert Samuels grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 16:51 | S. Dakota | John Mallett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Theodore Chagnon | 5-5 |
| 16:49 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski is fouled in the backcourt by John Mallett - foul #1 on John Mallett, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (PG), Reginald Smith (C) Gary Guernsey, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Henry Mitchell (SG) John Mallett | |
| 16:32 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 16:30 | S. Dakota | Paul Brown gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:25 | S. Dakota | Robert Samuels drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Henry Mitchell | 5-8 |
| 16:09 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Samuels - foul #1 on Robert Samuels, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Josephson (SG), Robert Frazier (PF) Gregory Ritchie, Robert Shelby | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Philip Binder (PF), Thad Shaw (C) Paul Brown, Bill Gutenberger | |
| 16:09 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:09 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:09 | S. Dakota | Philip Binder snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:55 | S. Dakota | Thad Shaw misses the shot from the baseline | 5-8 |
| 15:54 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Jerome Artiaga (fresh) SG - David Josephson (fresh) SF - Andrew Dembroski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Frazier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Reginald Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Theodore Chagnon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Samuels (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Philip Binder (fresh) C - Thad Shaw (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga makes the wide open shot from the left side set up by David Josephson | 7-8 |
| 15:45 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:44 | S. Dakota | Robert Samuels snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:29 | S. Dakota | Robert Samuels scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Henry Mitchell | 7-11 |
| 15:27 | N. Kentucky | Henry Mitchell is called for the reach on David Josephson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Mitchell, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG), Robert Shelby (PF), Nathan Ballesteros (C) David Josephson, Robert Frazier, Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Mallett (SG), William Hall (SF) Henry Mitchell, Robert Samuels | |
| 15:10 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 7-11 |
| 15:09 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 14:51 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie (SG) Jerome Artiaga | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Christopher Cathey (SG), Virgil Slater (PF), Bill Gutenberger (C) John Mallett, Philip Binder, Thad Shaw | |
| 14:34 | S. Dakota | Gary Guernsey steps in front of the Theodore Chagnon pass | 7-11 |
| 14:30 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey misses the lay-in | 7-11 |
| 14:28 | S. Dakota | William Hall snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 14:07 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger loses the ball out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier (PF), Reginald Smith (C) Robert Shelby, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Henry Mitchell (SG), Robert Samuels (SF), Paul Brown (PF) Theodore Chagnon, William Hall, Virgil Slater | |
| 13:58 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 13:56 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:48 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger misses the jumper from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 13:47 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:40 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Frazier | 10-11 |
| 13:11 | S. Dakota | Paul Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Frazier - foul #1 on Robert Frazier, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (PG), David Josephson (SG), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Gary Guernsey, Gregory Ritchie, Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Mallett (PG), Philip Binder (PF), Thad Shaw (C) Christopher Cathey, Paul Brown, Bill Gutenberger | |
| 12:56 | S. Dakota | Robert Samuels misses the 3 from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 12:55 | N. Kentucky | David Josephson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:53 | N. Kentucky | David Josephson's pass is intercepted by Henry Mitchell in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 12:38 | S. Dakota | Robert Samuels is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Samuels, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby (PF) Robert Frazier | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon (PG), William Hall (SF) Henry Mitchell, Robert Samuels | |
| 12:17 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jerome Artiaga and he's fouled by Philip Binder - foul #2 on Philip Binder, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie (SG) David Josephson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Henry Mitchell (SG), Virgil Slater (PF), Bill Gutenberger (C) John Mallett, Philip Binder, Thad Shaw | |
| 12:17 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:58 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 11:56 | S. Dakota | Virgil Slater can't tip it in | 13-11 |
| 11:54 | S. Dakota | Virgil Slater tips it in | 13-13 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Jerome Artiaga (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Ritchie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Dembroski (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Robert Shelby (fresh) C - Nathan Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Theodore Chagnon (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Hall (fairly fresh) PF - Virgil Slater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Gutenberger (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | N. Kentucky | Theodore Chagnon steals the ball from Robert Shelby in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 11:35 | S. Dakota | William Hall misses the dunk attempt | 13-13 |
| 11:34 | S. Dakota | William Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:25 | S. Dakota | William Hall is whistled for traveling | 13-13 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG), Robert Frazier (PF), Reginald Smith (C) Jerome Artiaga, Robert Shelby, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Christopher Cathey (SG), Paul Brown (PF) Henry Mitchell, Bill Gutenberger | |
| 11:23 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 11:11 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-13 |
| 11:10 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:03 | N. Kentucky | Paul Brown steals the ball from Robert Frazier | 13-13 |
| 10:48 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-13 |
| 10:47 | S. Dakota | Virgil Slater tips it in | 13-15 |
| 10:32 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski's pass is intercepted by Virgil Slater | 13-15 |
| 10:28 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon misses long on a 3 from straight away | 13-15 |
| 10:26 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:22 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey's pass is intercepted by William Hall | 13-15 |
| 09:59 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Cathey | 13-18 |
| 09:52 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (PG), David Josephson (SG), Robert Shelby (PF), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Gary Guernsey, Gregory Ritchie, Robert Frazier, Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Henry Mitchell (SG), John Mallett (SF), Thad Shaw (PF), Bill Gutenberger (C) Christopher Cathey, William Hall, Paul Brown, Virgil Slater | |
| 09:40 | S. Dakota | Robert Shelby steals the ball from Thad Shaw | 13-18 |
| 09:23 | N. Kentucky | David Josephson hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Dembroski | 15-18 |
| 09:07 | S. Dakota | Henry Mitchell is fouled on the floor by David Josephson - foul #1 on David Josephson, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| 08:54 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger misses long on a floater from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 08:52 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:45 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thad Shaw - foul #1 on Thad Shaw, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Paul Brown (PF) Thad Shaw | |
| 08:45 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:45 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:45 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Paul Brown | 15-18 |
| 08:34 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon loses the dribble to Jerome Artiaga | 15-18 |
| 08:28 | N. Kentucky | Theodore Chagnon is called for the reach on Jerome Artiaga in the backcourt - foul #1 on Theodore Chagnon, team foul #9 | 15-18 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie (SG), Robert Frazier (PF) David Josephson, Robert Shelby | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 08:28 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:28 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:28 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:21 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon misses the floater from the left side | 16-18 |
| 08:19 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:15 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie is hacked by Henry Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Mitchell, team foul #10 | 16-18 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG) Jerome Artiaga | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | William Hall (SF) Henry Mitchell | |
| 08:15 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:15 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:47 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger hits a fadeaway near the basket | 18-20 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregory Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Dembroski (tired) 3 pts. PF - Robert Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Nathan Ballesteros (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Theodore Chagnon (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mallett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Hall (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Paul Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Gutenberger (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the shot from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 07:13 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Nathan Ballesteros - foul #1 on Nathan Ballesteros, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (PG), David Josephson (SG), Dennis Howard (SF), Robert Shelby (PF), Reginald Smith (C) Gary Guernsey, Gregory Ritchie, Andrew Dembroski, Robert Frazier, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Christopher Cathey (SG), Thad Shaw (PF) John Mallett, Paul Brown | |
| 07:13 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:13 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:10 | N. Kentucky | Theodore Chagnon steps in front of the Dennis Howard pass in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 06:59 | S. Dakota | Thad Shaw is fouled on the floor by Robert Shelby - foul #1 on Robert Shelby, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| 06:38 | S. Dakota | William Hall comes up short on the shot from the left side | 20-21 |
| 06:37 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 06:35 | N. Kentucky | William Hall takes the ball from Jerome Artiaga in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 06:35 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG), Gregory Ritchie (SG), Andrew Dembroski (SF) Jerome Artiaga, David Josephson, Dennis Howard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Mallett (SF), Virgil Slater (C) William Hall, Bill Gutenberger | |
| 06:22 | S. Dakota | Gregory Ritchie takes the ball from Virgil Slater | 20-21 |
| 06:03 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie is fouled on the floor by Virgil Slater - foul #1 on Virgil Slater, team foul #11 | 20-21 |
| 06:03 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:03 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:49 | S. Dakota | Andrew Dembroski is called for the reach on Christopher Cathey - foul #1 on Andrew Dembroski, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros (C) Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | William Hall (SF), Paul Brown (PF), Bill Gutenberger (C) John Mallett, Thad Shaw, Virgil Slater | |
| 05:37 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 22-21 |
| 05:35 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 05:29 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 25-21 |
| 05:11 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Guernsey - foul #1 on Gary Guernsey, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (SF), Robert Frazier (PF) Andrew Dembroski, Robert Shelby | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 05:11 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:11 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:11 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 05:09 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Cathey steals it from Gary Guernsey in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| 04:53 | S. Dakota | Christopher Cathey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 04:51 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathan Ballesteros | 25-22 |
| 04:49 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Dennis Howard (SF) Gary Guernsey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Mallett (SF) William Hall | |
| 04:38 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Cathey | 25-24 |
| 04:28 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros throws it down set up by Jerome Artiaga | 27-24 |
| 03:59 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 03:58 | S. Dakota | John Mallett tips it in | 27-26 |
| 03:56 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Chagnon - foul #2 on Theodore Chagnon, team foul #12 | 27-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Josephson (SG), Andrew Dembroski (SF), Reginald Smith (C) Gregory Ritchie, Dennis Howard, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Henry Mitchell (SG), Robert Samuels (SF), Philip Binder (PF), Thad Shaw (C) Theodore Chagnon, Christopher Cathey, Paul Brown, Bill Gutenberger | |
| 03:56 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:56 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:40 | S. Dakota | Robert Samuels misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 03:38 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Jerome Artiaga (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Josephson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Dembroski (tired) 5 pts. PF - Robert Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Reginald Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Mallett (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Henry Mitchell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Samuels (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Binder (fresh) C - Thad Shaw (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | N. Kentucky | John Mallett is called for the reach on David Josephson - foul #2 on John Mallett, team foul #13 | 29-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG), Robert Shelby (PF) Jerome Artiaga, Robert Frazier | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 03:32 | N. Kentucky | David Josephson misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:32 | N. Kentucky | David Josephson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:32 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Thad Shaw | 29-26 |
| 03:14 | S. Dakota | Robert Samuels connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 02:56 | N. Kentucky | Philip Binder denies the turnaround by Reginald Smith | 29-29 |
| 02:55 | S. Dakota | Philip Binder gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:48 | S. Dakota | Thad Shaw clanks a runner from the left block | 29-29 |
| 02:47 | N. Kentucky | David Josephson snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 02:41 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey misses the 3 from straight away | 29-29 |
| 02:40 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby gets the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:22 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-29 |
| 02:21 | S. Dakota | Thad Shaw pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:16 | S. Dakota | Robert Samuels hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 02:15 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Reginald Smith | 29-29 |
| 02:13 | N. Kentucky | Robert Samuels takes the ball from David Josephson in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 01:49 | S. Dakota | Thad Shaw connects on the floater from the left side | 29-31 |
| 01:47 | N. Kentucky | Thad Shaw is called for the reach on Gary Guernsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thad Shaw, team foul #14 | 29-31 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie (SG), Jerome Artiaga (SF), Robert Frazier (PF), Nathan Ballesteros (C) David Josephson, Andrew Dembroski, Robert Shelby, Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon (PG), Virgil Slater (C) John Mallett, Thad Shaw | |
| 01:47 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:47 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:26 | S. Dakota | Philip Binder misses short on a floater from the left side | 31-31 |
| 01:25 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:19 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Virgil Slater - foul #2 on Virgil Slater, team foul #15 | 31-31 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Dennis Howard (SF) Gary Guernsey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 01:19 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:19 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:19 | S. Dakota | Virgil Slater snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 00:58 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon is hacked by Jerome Artiaga - foul #1 on Jerome Artiaga, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| 00:58 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:58 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:43 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Henry Mitchell - foul #3 on Henry Mitchell, team foul #16 | 32-33 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Christopher Cathey (SG), Bill Gutenberger (C) Henry Mitchell, Virgil Slater | |
| 00:43 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:43 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:33 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 00:32 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathan Ballesteros | 34-33 |
| 00:26 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 34-33 |
| 00:25 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:20 | S. Dakota | Christopher Cathey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 00:18 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:15 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski (SF) Jerome Artiaga | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Paul Brown (PF) Philip Binder | |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Dennis Howard steals the ball from Theodore Chagnon | 34-33 |