| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Merle Lowe (fresh) SG - Harry Handley (fresh) SF - Rex Nardi (fresh) PF - Wade Rose (fresh) C - Douglas Ellis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Gerald Shepherd (fresh) SG - Robert McCanna (fresh) SF - John Horton (fresh) PF - Michael Lampkin (fresh) C - Mark Hogsett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota St. | Douglas Ellis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | N. Dakota St. | Gerald Shepherd steps in front of the Rex Nardi pass | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert McCanna misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | N. Dakota St. | Douglas Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | N. Dakota St. | Douglas Ellis misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Lampkin - foul #1 on Michael Lampkin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | N. Dakota St. | Douglas Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | N. Dakota St. | Douglas Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:53 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Merle Lowe steps in front of the Michael Lampkin pass | 1-0 |
| 18:37 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Horton - foul #1 on John Horton, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:37 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Douglas Ellis - foul #1 on Douglas Ellis, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:30 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe's fadeaway is rejected by Robert McCanna | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:47 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert McCanna knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Hogsett | 3-5 |
| 17:16 | N. Dakota St. | Harry Handley makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Merle Lowe | 6-5 |
| 17:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:59 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Horton tips it in | 6-7 |
| 16:50 | N. Dakota St. | Rex Nardi is hacked by John Horton - foul #2 on John Horton, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor (PG), Alexander Culpepper (SG), Levi Cunningham (SF), Glen Cannon (PF), Bennie Sharper (C) Merle Lowe, Harry Handley, Rex Nardi, Wade Rose, Douglas Ellis | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Arnold Mack (SF), William Sisemore (C) John Horton, Mark Hogsett | |
| 16:34 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Billy Taylor | 8-7 |
| 16:21 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Sisemore | 8-10 |
| 16:08 | N. Dakota St. | Levi Cunningham misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 8-10 |
| 16:06 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | William Sisemore pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 16:02 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd is hacked by Billy Taylor - foul #1 on Billy Taylor, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Rex Nardi (SF) Levi Cunningham | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Christopher Manning (PG), Alexander Mueller (SG), Mark Bell (C) Gerald Shepherd, Robert McCanna, Michael Lampkin | |
| 15:43 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | William Sisemore is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Sisemore, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Harry Handley (SG) Alexander Culpepper | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett (C) Mark Bell | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Billy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Handley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rex Nardi (fresh) PF - Glen Cannon (fresh) C - Bennie Sharper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Christopher Manning (fresh) SG - Alexander Mueller (fresh) SF - Arnold Mack (fresh) PF - William Sisemore (fresh) C - Mark Hogsett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Manning - foul #1 on Christopher Manning, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| 15:31 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:31 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:02 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Glen Cannon - foul #1 on Glen Cannon, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe (PG) Billy Taylor | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 15:02 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:02 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:46 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 14:45 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Alexander Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:30 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-12 |
| 14:28 | N. Dakota St. | Rex Nardi grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:15 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 14:14 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | William Sisemore grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 13:56 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | William Sisemore misses the lay-in | 10-12 |
| 13:55 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:42 | N. Dakota St. | Rex Nardi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 13:40 | N. Dakota St. | Harry Handley gets the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:21 | N. Dakota St. | Rex Nardi comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 10-12 |
| 13:20 | N. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Cannon | 10-12 |
| 13:06 | N. Dakota St. | Rex Nardi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor (PG), Alexander Culpepper (SG), Levi Cunningham (SF), Wade Rose (PF), Douglas Ellis (C) Merle Lowe, Harry Handley, Rex Nardi, Glen Cannon, Bennie Sharper | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd (PG), Robert McCanna (SG), Reggie Baumgarten (SF), Michael Lampkin (PF), Mark Bell (C) Christopher Manning, Alexander Mueller, Arnold Mack, William Sisemore, Mark Hogsett | |
| 12:40 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd's pass is intercepted by Wade Rose | 10-12 |
| 12:23 | N. Dakota St. | Robert McCanna steps in front of the Douglas Ellis pass | 10-12 |
| 12:09 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 12:07 | N. Dakota St. | Douglas Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:43 | N. Dakota St. | Wade Rose misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-12 |
| 11:42 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Billy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Culpepper (fresh) SF - Levi Cunningham (fresh) PF - Wade Rose (fresh) C - Douglas Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Gerald Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert McCanna (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reggie Baumgarten (fresh) PF - Michael Lampkin (fresh) C - Mark Bell (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert McCanna | 10-15 |
| 11:27 | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Culpepper buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 11:03 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Reggie Baumgarten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe (PG), Harry Handley (SG), Rex Nardi (SF) Billy Taylor, Alexander Culpepper, Wade Rose | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Alexander Mueller (SF) Reggie Baumgarten | |
| 10:47 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harry Handley | 15-15 |
| 10:29 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Michael Lampkin is hacked by Harry Handley - foul #1 on Harry Handley, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Glen Cannon (PF), Bennie Sharper (C) Levi Cunningham, Douglas Ellis | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Arnold Mack (SF), Mark Hogsett (C) Alexander Mueller, Michael Lampkin | |
| 10:21 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Hogsett | 15-18 |
| 10:12 | N. Dakota St. | Rex Nardi hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bennie Sharper | 18-18 |
| 10:01 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Bennie Sharper steals it from Arnold Mack | 18-18 |
| 09:42 | N. Dakota St. | Harry Handley drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Bennie Sharper | 20-18 |
| 09:37 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-18 |
| 09:35 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett grabs the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 09:27 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 20-18 |
| 09:25 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Arnold Mack grabs the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 09:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert McCanna is whistled for traveling | 20-18 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Wade Rose (PF) Glen Cannon | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Christopher Manning (PG), Alexander Mueller (SG), Michael Lampkin (PF) Gerald Shepherd, Robert McCanna, Mark Bell | |
| 08:44 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper is fouled on the floor by Michael Lampkin - foul #2 on Michael Lampkin, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Douglas Ellis (C) Bennie Sharper | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | William Sisemore (PF) Michael Lampkin | |
| 08:27 | N. Dakota St. | Douglas Ellis misses the easy layup | 20-18 |
| 08:25 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe can't tip it in | 20-18 |
| 08:23 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Rex Nardi steals the ball from Arnold Mack | 20-18 |
| 08:04 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe banks in the layup on a great pass from Rex Nardi | 22-18 |
| 07:50 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Ellis - foul #2 on Douglas Ellis, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor (PG), Alexander Culpepper (SG), Levi Cunningham (SF), Glen Cannon (C) Merle Lowe, Harry Handley, Rex Nardi, Douglas Ellis | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Reggie Baumgarten (SF) Arnold Mack | |
| 07:50 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:50 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:41 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Glen Cannon | 24-19 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Billy Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Culpepper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Levi Cunningham (fresh) PF - Wade Rose (fresh) C - Glen Cannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Christopher Manning (fresh) SG - Alexander Mueller (fresh) SF - Reggie Baumgarten (fresh) PF - William Sisemore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Hogsett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Billy Taylor steals the ball from Mark Hogsett | 24-19 |
| 07:19 | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Culpepper banks in the layup on a great pass from Billy Taylor | 26-19 |
| 07:09 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Christopher Manning lays it in set up by Alexander Mueller | 26-21 |
| 07:01 | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Mueller picks off the pass by Wade Rose | 26-21 |
| 06:57 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Reggie Baumgarten banks in the layup on a great pass from Alexander Mueller | 26-23 |
| 06:39 | N. Dakota St. | Levi Cunningham knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Glen Cannon and he's fouled by Reggie Baumgarten - foul #1 on Reggie Baumgarten, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Harry Handley (SG), Bennie Sharper (C) Alexander Culpepper, Wade Rose | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd (PG), Robert McCanna (SG), Mark Bell (C) Christopher Manning, Alexander Mueller, Mark Hogsett | |
| 06:39 | N. Dakota St. | Levi Cunningham makes the free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:24 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert McCanna comes up short on the floater in the lane | 29-23 |
| 06:23 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 06:07 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Billy Taylor and the foul's on William Sisemore - foul #2 on William Sisemore, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe (PG), Rex Nardi (SF) Billy Taylor, Levi Cunningham | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Arnold Mack (PF) William Sisemore | |
| 06:07 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper misses the free throw | 31-23 |
| 06:07 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Arnold Mack grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 05:45 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 05:44 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 05:19 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bennie Sharper | 33-23 |
| 04:59 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert McCanna misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 04:58 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 04:36 | N. Dakota St. | Rex Nardi misses the lay-in | 33-23 |
| 04:35 | N. Dakota St. | Glen Cannon tips it but misses | 33-23 |
| 04:33 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Arnold Mack | 33-23 |
| 04:10 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert McCanna misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-23 |
| 04:09 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd tips it in | 33-25 |
| 03:51 | N. Dakota St. | Harry Handley connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Merle Lowe | 36-25 |
| 03:26 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Reggie Baumgarten travels with the ball | 36-25 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor (PG), Alexander Culpepper (SG), Levi Cunningham (SF), Wade Rose (PF), Douglas Ellis (C) Merle Lowe, Harry Handley, Rex Nardi, Glen Cannon, Bennie Sharper | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Christopher Manning (PG), Alexander Mueller (SG), John Horton (SF), Michael Lampkin (PF), Mark Hogsett (C) Gerald Shepherd, Robert McCanna, Reggie Baumgarten, Arnold Mack, Mark Bell | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Billy Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexander Culpepper (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Levi Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wade Rose (fresh) C - Douglas Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Christopher Manning (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alexander Mueller (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lampkin (fresh) C - Mark Hogsett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | N. Dakota St. | Levi Cunningham scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Taylor | 39-25 |
| 02:48 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The jump hook by Mark Hogsett is blocked by Douglas Ellis | 39-25 |
| 02:46 | N. Dakota St. | Levi Cunningham gets the rebound | 39-25 |
| 02:34 | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Culpepper knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Taylor | 41-25 |
| 02:15 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | John Horton makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Alexander Mueller | 41-28 |
| 01:55 | N. Dakota St. | Levi Cunningham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Billy Taylor | 43-28 |
| 01:27 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Hogsett misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-28 |
| 01:26 | N. Dakota St. | Wade Rose gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 01:14 | N. Dakota St. | Douglas Ellis is called for a backcourt violation | 43-28 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe (PG), Harry Handley (SG), Rex Nardi (SF), Bennie Sharper (C) Billy Taylor, Alexander Culpepper, Wade Rose, Douglas Ellis | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd (PG), Robert McCanna (SG), William Sisemore (C) Christopher Manning, Alexander Mueller, Mark Hogsett | |
| 01:02 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Michael Lampkin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-28 |
| 01:01 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Michael Lampkin tips it back up and in | 43-30 |
| 00:42 | N. Dakota St. | Robert McCanna steals it from Harry Handley | 43-30 |
| 00:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Merle Lowe - foul #1 on Merle Lowe, team foul #6 | 43-30 |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Wade Rose (PF) Levi Cunningham | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Arnold Mack (SF), Mark Bell (C) John Horton, Michael Lampkin | |
| 00:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 00:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:24 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Arnold Mack - foul #1 on Arnold Mack, team foul #9 | 43-32 |
| 00:24 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:24 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 00:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Arnold Mack misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-32 |