| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Marty Sales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Bedell (fresh) SF - Louis Mack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Sokolski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Rowland (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Scott Maginnis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Roth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wesley Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Leon Bedell - foul #2 on Leon Bedell, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 19:25 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon misses the wide open runner from the right block | 30-22 |
| 19:23 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Maginnis tips it back up and in | 30-24 |
| 19:03 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 19:02 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Roth snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 18:48 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 18:46 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 18:30 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales is called for a charge - foul #3 on Marty Sales, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner (PG), Frank Jackson (SG), John Cox (SF), Oscar Selby (PF), Eli Tapia (C) Marty Sales, Leon Bedell, Louis Mack, Frank Sokolski, Samuel Rowland | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 18:16 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Jackson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 30-26 |
| 18:15 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Jackson grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 18:02 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Maginnis misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 30-26 |
| 18:00 | N. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Jackson | 30-26 |
| 17:43 | N. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner steals it from Scott Maginnis | 30-26 |
| 17:40 | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner misses the easy layup | 30-26 |
| 17:39 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to John Cox | 30-26 |
| 17:23 | S. Dakota St. | Eli Tapia misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 17:21 | S. Dakota St. | John Cox grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 17:09 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson misses the lay-in | 30-26 |
| 17:08 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to John Cox | 30-26 |
| 16:55 | S. Dakota St. | James Smith is called for the reach on John Cox - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell (SG), Jeremy Hilton (SF), Frank Sokolski (PF), Samuel Rowland (C) Frank Jackson, John Cox, Oscar Selby, Eli Tapia | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley (PG), John Andrews (SG), Jamie Matthews (SF), Paul Frazier (PF), Nicholas Perkins (C) Scott Maginnis, Mark Jackson, James Smith, Brian Roth, Wesley Gagnon | |
| 16:34 | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Gardner | 33-26 |
| 16:09 | N. Dakota St. | Nicholas Perkins misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Rowland - foul #1 on Samuel Rowland, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack (SF) Jeremy Hilton | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 16:09 | N. Dakota St. | Nicholas Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 16:09 | N. Dakota St. | Nicholas Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 15:50 | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-28 |
| 15:49 | N. Dakota St. | John Andrews pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Eric Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Leon Bedell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Mack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Sokolski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Rowland (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Cornell Oakley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jamie Matthews (fresh) PF - Nicholas Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:22 | N. Dakota St. | The jump hook by Nicholas Perkins is blocked by Louis Mack | 33-28 |
| 15:20 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 15:15 | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell hits the finger roll set up by Louis Mack | 35-28 |
| 15:11 | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Mack - foul #2 on Louis Mack, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert (PG), Marty Sales (SG) Eric Gardner, Leon Bedell | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Mark Jackson (SG), Arthur Nevarez (SF), Brian Roth (PF) John Andrews, Jamie Matthews, Nicholas Perkins | |
| 14:52 | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Jackson | 35-30 |
| 14:41 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack loses the dribble to Arthur Nevarez | 35-30 |
| 14:34 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Jackson makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Brian Roth | 35-32 |
| 14:16 | S. Dakota St. | Paul Frazier is called for the reach on Samuel Rowland - foul #3 on Paul Frazier, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John Cox (SF), Oscar Selby (PF), Eli Tapia (C) Louis Mack, Frank Sokolski, Samuel Rowland | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Scott Maginnis (PG), James Smith (SF), Wesley Gagnon (C) Cornell Oakley, Arthur Nevarez, Paul Frazier | |
| 13:54 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Eli Tapia | 38-32 |
| 13:35 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Roth is hacked by Oscar Selby - foul #1 on Oscar Selby, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson (SG) Marty Sales | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | John Andrews (SG), Nicholas Perkins (PF) Mark Jackson, Brian Roth | |
| 13:22 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Maginnis hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-35 |
| 13:15 | S. Dakota St. | John Cox misses the easy layup | 38-35 |
| 13:13 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 12:56 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon lays it in and he's fouled by Eli Tapia - foul #2 on Eli Tapia, team foul #6 | 38-37 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeremy Hilton (SF), Frank Sokolski (PF), Samuel Rowland (C) John Cox, Oscar Selby, Eli Tapia | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jamie Matthews (SF), Paul Frazier (PF) James Smith, Nicholas Perkins | |
| 12:56 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:42 | S. Dakota St. | Jeremy Hilton buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 12:37 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Maginnis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Nevarez (SF) John Andrews | |
| 12:21 | S. Dakota St. | Jeremy Hilton misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-38 |
| 12:19 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland tips it but misses | 41-38 |
| 12:18 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:13 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson is called for the reach on Jamie Matthews - foul #3 on Frank Jackson, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales (PG), Leon Bedell (SG) William Joubert, Frank Jackson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley (PG), Mark Jackson (SG), Brian Roth (PF) Scott Maginnis, Arthur Nevarez, Wesley Gagnon | |
| 12:13 | N. Dakota St. | Jamie Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:13 | N. Dakota St. | Jamie Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:00 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland drills a floater from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 11:46 | N. Dakota St. | Paul Frazier buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Jackson | 43-42 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Marty Sales (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leon Bedell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Hilton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Sokolski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Rowland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Cornell Oakley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Roth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Frazier - foul #4 on Paul Frazier, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner (SG), Louis Mack (SF) Leon Bedell, Jeremy Hilton | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | John Andrews (PG), James Smith (SF), Nicholas Perkins (C) Cornell Oakley, Jamie Matthews, Paul Frazier | |
| 11:28 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:28 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:13 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Roth comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 45-42 |
| 11:11 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 10:43 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack lays it in on a nice dish by Marty Sales and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson (SG), John Cox (PF), Oscar Selby (C) Marty Sales, Frank Sokolski, Samuel Rowland | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Scott Maginnis (PG), Arthur Nevarez (SF), Wesley Gagnon (C) Mark Jackson, James Smith, Brian Roth | |
| 10:43 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:43 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:27 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack blows the layup | 47-42 |
| 10:25 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:04 | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Arthur Nevarez - foul #1 on Arthur Nevarez, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert (PG), Eli Tapia (C) Frank Jackson, Louis Mack | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jamie Matthews (SG) John Andrews | |
| 10:04 | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:04 | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:45 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon drills a floater from the baseline | 49-44 |
| 09:27 | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert is whistled for a carry | 49-44 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell (SG), Jeremy Hilton (SF), Frank Sokolski (PF) Eric Gardner, John Cox, Oscar Selby | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Mark Jackson (SG), Brian Roth (PF) Arthur Nevarez, Nicholas Perkins | |
| 09:23 | N. Dakota St. | William Joubert steals the ball from Jamie Matthews in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 09:20 | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell lays it in on a nice dish by William Joubert | 51-44 |
| 09:16 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Bedell - foul #3 on Leon Bedell, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| 09:16 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:16 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:16 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Roth grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:55 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Jackson is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jamie Matthews | 51-48 |
| 08:45 | S. Dakota St. | Jeremy Hilton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jeremy Hilton, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales (PG), Frank Jackson (SG), Samuel Rowland (C) William Joubert, Leon Bedell, Eli Tapia | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley (PG) Scott Maginnis | |
| 08:29 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Roth connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Jamie Matthews and the foul's on Frank Sokolski - foul #1 on Frank Sokolski, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Nevarez (SF) Jamie Matthews | |
| 08:29 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Roth makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:13 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 08:11 | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Nevarez grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 07:54 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Jackson | 51-53 |
| 07:38 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Sokolski drills a floater from the right block set up by Frank Jackson | 53-53 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Marty Sales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Hilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Sokolski (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Rowland (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Cornell Oakley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Arthur Nevarez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Brian Roth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Gagnon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:36 | N. Dakota St. | Marty Sales steals it from Mark Jackson in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 07:20 | S. Dakota St. | Jeremy Hilton buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Jackson | 56-53 |
| 06:59 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Jackson is alone and throws it down and the foul's on Jeremy Hilton - foul #2 on Jeremy Hilton, team foul #11 | 56-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert (PG), Eric Gardner (SG), Louis Mack (SF), John Cox (PF), Oscar Selby (C) Marty Sales, Frank Jackson, Jeremy Hilton, Frank Sokolski, Samuel Rowland | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Scott Maginnis (PG), James Smith (SF), Paul Frazier (PF), Nicholas Perkins (C) Cornell Oakley, Arthur Nevarez, Brian Roth, Wesley Gagnon | |
| 06:59 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Jackson misses the free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:59 | S. Dakota St. | Oscar Selby gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:39 | S. Dakota St. | Oscar Selby hits the finger roll set up by Eric Gardner and he's fouled by Nicholas Perkins - foul #2 on Nicholas Perkins, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | John Andrews (SG) Mark Jackson | |
| 06:39 | S. Dakota St. | Oscar Selby misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:39 | N. Dakota St. | Paul Frazier snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 06:18 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Maginnis is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Frazier | 58-58 |
| 05:58 | S. Dakota St. | John Cox knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Gardner | 60-58 |
| 05:39 | N. Dakota St. | Louis Mack is called for the reach on Scott Maginnis - foul #3 on Louis Mack, team foul #12 | 60-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell (SG), Eli Tapia (PF), Samuel Rowland (C) Eric Gardner, Oscar Selby, John Cox | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Brian Roth (PF) Nicholas Perkins | |
| 05:39 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Maginnis makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:39 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Maginnis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:21 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland drills a jumper in the paint set up by Leon Bedell | 62-60 |
| 05:06 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Maginnis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 05:05 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith hits the follow up shot | 62-62 |
| 04:47 | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 04:46 | N. Dakota St. | Paul Frazier snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 04:43 | N. Dakota St. | William Joubert is called for the reach on James Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Joubert, team foul #13 | 62-62 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales (PG), Frank Sokolski (PF) William Joubert, Samuel Rowland | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley (PG), Mark Jackson (SG), Nicholas Perkins (C) Scott Maginnis, John Andrews, Paul Frazier | |
| 04:43 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:43 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:28 | S. Dakota St. | Eli Tapia misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Nicholas Perkins - foul #3 on Nicholas Perkins, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeremy Hilton (SF) Louis Mack | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jamie Matthews (SF) James Smith | |
| 04:28 | S. Dakota St. | Eli Tapia misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:28 | S. Dakota St. | Eli Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:24 | N. Dakota St. | Marty Sales is called for the reach on Cornell Oakley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marty Sales, team foul #14 | 63-64 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John Cox (C) Eli Tapia | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon (C) Brian Roth | |
| 04:24 | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:24 | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:24 | S. Dakota St. | John Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:08 | S. Dakota St. | Jeremy Hilton is hacked by Nicholas Perkins - foul #4 on Nicholas Perkins, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| 04:08 | S. Dakota St. | Jeremy Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:08 | S. Dakota St. | John Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 03:56 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales is hacked by Cornell Oakley - foul #1 on Cornell Oakley, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson (SG) Leon Bedell | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 03:56 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:56 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:33 | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley hits a jumper near the basket set up by Mark Jackson | 65-67 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Marty Sales (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Hilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Sokolski (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Cornell Oakley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jamie Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Wesley Gagnon (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:15 | S. Dakota St. | Jeremy Hilton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 03:14 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to John Cox | 65-67 |
| 02:55 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Cox | 68-67 |
| 02:55 | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner (SG), Oscar Selby (PF), Eli Tapia (C) Frank Jackson, Frank Sokolski, John Cox | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Scott Maginnis (PG), James Smith (SF), Brian Roth (PF) Cornell Oakley, Jamie Matthews, Nicholas Perkins | |
| 02:45 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Maginnis | 68-69 |
| 02:45 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Joubert (PG), Louis Mack (SF), Samuel Rowland (C) Eric Gardner, Jeremy Hilton, Eli Tapia | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 02:31 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Joubert | 71-69 |
| 02:16 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Maginnis misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-69 |
| 02:15 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 02:15 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Sokolski (PF) Oscar Selby | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 01:54 | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-69 |
| 01:52 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to James Smith | 71-69 |
| 01:25 | N. Dakota St. | Mark Jackson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint | 71-69 |
| 01:24 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Sokolski gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:00 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland is whistled for traveling | 71-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell (SG) Marty Sales | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:53 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Maginnis | 71-72 |
| 00:34 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Rowland misses the turnaround near the basket | 71-72 |
| 00:33 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon grabs the defensive rebound | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon is hacked by William Joubert in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Joubert, team foul #15 | 71-72 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Marty Sales (PG) William Joubert | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:31 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:31 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon misses the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:31 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Sokolski gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:14 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Roth blocks the short jumper by Louis Mack | 71-73 |
| 00:13 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Roth grabs the board | 71-73 |
| 00:11 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Roth is fouled in the backcourt by Marty Sales - foul #5 on Marty Sales, team foul #16 | 71-73 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Eric Gardner (PG) Marty Sales | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:11 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Roth makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:11 | N. Dakota St. | Brian Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | S. Dakota St. | Leon Bedell connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-75 |
| 00:03 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith is hacked by Leon Bedell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leon Bedell, team foul #17 | 74-75 |
| 00:03 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:03 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:03 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Mack comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-77 |