| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Earnest Swensen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Duvall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Strawbridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russel Caplinger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry May (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Merle Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Handley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rex Nardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wade Rose (fresh) C - Douglas Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tampa | Stephen Strawbridge inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Tampa | James Duvall misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-43 |
| 19:50 | Tampa | Terry May misses the tip | 38-43 |
| 19:49 | Tampa | James Duvall pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 19:34 | Tampa | Stephen Strawbridge misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 19:33 | N. Dakota St. | Douglas Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 19:28 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe buries a shot from the right wing and the foul's on James Duvall - foul #3 on James Duvall, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Tampa | Bruce Albers (SG) James Duvall | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 19:28 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 19:08 | Tampa | Terry May is called for traveling | 38-46 |
| 18:42 | N. Dakota St. | Harry Handley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rex Nardi | 38-49 |
| 18:22 | Tampa | Earnest Swensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 18:21 | N. Dakota St. | Douglas Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 18:16 | N. Dakota St. | Bruce Albers takes the ball from Harry Handley | 38-49 |
| 17:52 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Earnest Swensen and he's fouled by Wade Rose - foul #2 on Wade Rose, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Glen Cannon (PF), Bennie Sharper (C) Wade Rose, Douglas Ellis | |
| 17:52 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 17:52 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 17:34 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Cole (SG), James Haddox (SF), Herbert McKinney (PF), Randy Cottman (C) Earnest Swensen, Stephen Strawbridge, Russel Caplinger, Terry May | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor (PG) Merle Lowe | |
| 17:15 | Tampa | Randy Cottman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 17:14 | Tampa | James Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 16:56 | Tampa | Herbert McKinney is hacked by Glen Cannon - foul #2 on Glen Cannon, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Tampa | Chris Cunningham (SG) Bruce Albers | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Culpepper (SG), Levi Cunningham (SF) Harry Handley, Rex Nardi | |
| 16:36 | Tampa | James Haddox is called for traveling | 40-49 |
| Subs | Tampa | Russel Caplinger (PF), Terry May (C) Herbert McKinney, Randy Cottman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Douglas Ellis (C) Bennie Sharper | |
| 16:20 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Levi Cunningham | 40-51 |
| 16:05 | Tampa | James Haddox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 16:04 | N. Dakota St. | Glen Cannon snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 16:00 | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Culpepper connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Taylor | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - James Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) SF - James Haddox (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russel Caplinger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry May (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Billy Taylor (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexander Culpepper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glen Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Tampa | Douglas Ellis steals it from James Cole | 40-54 |
| 15:28 | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Culpepper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 15:26 | Tampa | The rebound goes to James Haddox | 40-54 |
| 15:19 | Tampa | Chris Cunningham misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 15:18 | N. Dakota St. | Levi Cunningham snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 15:11 | N. Dakota St. | James Cole steps in front of the Billy Taylor pass | 40-54 |
| 15:07 | Tampa | Chris Cunningham misses the easy layup | 40-54 |
| 15:05 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 14:42 | N. Dakota St. | James Cole takes the ball from Alexander Culpepper | 40-54 |
| 14:17 | Tampa | Alexander Culpepper steps in front of the James Haddox pass | 40-54 |
| 14:00 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor lays it in | 40-56 |
| 13:46 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger's floater is tipped away by Douglas Ellis | 40-56 |
| 13:44 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger grabs the offensive board | 40-56 |
| 13:33 | Tampa | James Haddox is hacked by Billy Taylor - foul #1 on Billy Taylor, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Tampa | Earnest Swensen (PG), James Duvall (SG), Stephen Strawbridge (SF), Herbert McKinney (PF), Randy Cottman (C) James Cole, Chris Cunningham, James Haddox, Russel Caplinger, Terry May | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe (PG), Harry Handley (SG), Rex Nardi (SF), Wade Rose (PF), Bennie Sharper (C) Billy Taylor, Alexander Culpepper, Levi Cunningham, Glen Cannon, Douglas Ellis | |
| 13:13 | Tampa | Stephen Strawbridge is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Stephen Strawbridge, team foul #2 | 40-56 |
| 12:48 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 40-56 |
| 12:47 | Tampa | Stephen Strawbridge pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 12:29 | Tampa | Stephen Strawbridge misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bennie Sharper - foul #2 on Bennie Sharper, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| 12:29 | Tampa | Stephen Strawbridge misses the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 12:29 | Tampa | Stephen Strawbridge makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:15 | N. Dakota St. | Wade Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 12:13 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper tips it home | 41-58 |
| 11:51 | Tampa | Earnest Swensen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 11:49 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper grabs the board | 41-58 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Earnest Swensen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Duvall (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Strawbridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Herbert McKinney (fresh) 3 pts. C - Randy Cottman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Merle Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Handley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rex Nardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wade Rose (fresh) C - Bennie Sharper (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe misses the 3 from straight away | 41-58 |
| 11:32 | N. Dakota St. | Rex Nardi can't tip it in | 41-58 |
| 11:31 | Tampa | Herbert McKinney snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:19 | Tampa | Stephen Strawbridge makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Duvall | 43-58 |
| 10:56 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe double dribbles | 43-58 |
| Subs | Tampa | Bruce Albers (PG), James Cole (SG), James Haddox (SF), Russel Caplinger (PF), Terry May (C) Earnest Swensen, James Duvall, Stephen Strawbridge, Herbert McKinney, Randy Cottman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor (PG), Levi Cunningham (PF), Douglas Ellis (C) Merle Lowe, Wade Rose, Bennie Sharper | |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:42 | Tampa | Bruce Albers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 10:40 | Tampa | The offensive rebound goes to Russel Caplinger | 43-58 |
| 10:25 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-58 |
| 10:23 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 10:17 | N. Dakota St. | Douglas Ellis hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Rex Nardi | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:02 | Tampa | James Haddox is fouled on the floor by Billy Taylor - foul #2 on Billy Taylor, team foul #5 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Culpepper (SG), Glen Cannon (PF) Harry Handley, Rex Nardi | |
| 09:50 | Tampa | Bruce Albers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Ellis - foul #1 on Douglas Ellis, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| 09:50 | Tampa | Bruce Albers makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 09:50 | Tampa | Bruce Albers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 09:25 | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Culpepper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 09:24 | Tampa | Terry May grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:18 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Cole | 47-60 |
| 09:06 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-60 |
| 09:04 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| 08:51 | Tampa | Glen Cannon denies the turnaround by James Haddox | 47-60 |
| 08:49 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 08:32 | N. Dakota St. | Levi Cunningham drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Alexander Culpepper | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:23 | Tampa | James Haddox banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Cole and the foul's on Billy Taylor - foul #3 on Billy Taylor, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Tampa | Earnest Swensen (PG), James Duvall (SG), Stephen Strawbridge (SF), Randy Cottman (C) Bruce Albers, James Cole, Russel Caplinger, Terry May | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe (PG), Harry Handley (SG), Rex Nardi (SF), Wade Rose (PF), Bennie Sharper (C) Billy Taylor, Alexander Culpepper, Levi Cunningham, Glen Cannon, Douglas Ellis | |
| 08:23 | Tampa | James Haddox misses the free throw | 49-62 |
| 08:23 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 08:10 | N. Dakota St. | Wade Rose loses the dribble to James Duvall | 49-62 |
| 08:06 | Tampa | Earnest Swensen misses the easy layup | 49-62 |
| 08:05 | N. Dakota St. | Harry Handley gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 07:45 | N. Dakota St. | James Haddox swats the short shot by Rex Nardi | 49-62 |
| 07:43 | Tampa | James Haddox pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Earnest Swensen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Duvall (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Strawbridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Haddox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Cottman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Merle Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Handley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rex Nardi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Rose (fresh) C - Bennie Sharper (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:26 | Tampa | Earnest Swensen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 07:25 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 07:19 | N. Dakota St. | Rex Nardi drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Harry Handley | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:05 | Tampa | Earnest Swensen scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Duvall | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:41 | N. Dakota St. | Randy Cottman steps in front of the Bennie Sharper pass | 51-65 |
| 06:23 | Tampa | James Haddox misses the jumpshot from the right side | 51-65 |
| 06:22 | Tampa | James Haddox gets the offensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 06:11 | Tampa | Randy Cottman misses the floater from the free throw line | 51-65 |
| 06:09 | Tampa | Stephen Strawbridge tips it back up and in | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:52 | N. Dakota St. | Wade Rose's pass is intercepted by Earnest Swensen | 53-65 |
| 05:52 | Tampa | Tampa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Tampa | Russel Caplinger (PF), Terry May (C) James Haddox, Randy Cottman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Glen Cannon (PF), Douglas Ellis (C) Wade Rose, Bennie Sharper | |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:37 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Rex Nardi - foul #1 on Rex Nardi, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| 05:37 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:37 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:20 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Rex Nardi | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:11 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | Tampa | Bruce Albers (SG) James Duvall | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:50 | N. Dakota St. | Harry Handley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Cole (SG) Earnest Swensen | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 04:39 | Tampa | Harry Handley steps in front of the Bruce Albers pass | 54-67 |
| 04:22 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 54-67 |
| 04:21 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 04:10 | Tampa | Rex Nardi blocks the short jumper by Russel Caplinger | 54-67 |
| 04:09 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Merle Lowe | 54-67 |
| 03:45 | N. Dakota St. | Glen Cannon hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Harry Handley | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Bruce Albers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Strawbridge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russel Caplinger (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry May (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Merle Lowe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Handley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rex Nardi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glen Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Ellis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Tampa | Harry Handley takes the ball from Russel Caplinger | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | N. Dakota St. | Merle Lowe misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 03:04 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Bruce Albers | 54-69 |
| 02:44 | Tampa | The short jumper by Bruce Albers is denied by Glen Cannon | 54-69 |
| 02:43 | N. Dakota St. | Rex Nardi grabs the board | 54-69 |
| 02:22 | N. Dakota St. | Harry Handley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-69 |
| 02:21 | Tampa | Bruce Albers grabs the board | 54-69 |
| 02:11 | Tampa | Stephen Strawbridge misses long on a shot from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 02:09 | N. Dakota St. | Glen Cannon snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| 01:48 | N. Dakota St. | Harry Handley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-69 |
| 01:47 | Tampa | Stephen Strawbridge pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 01:36 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 01:35 | Tampa | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Strawbridge | 54-69 |
| 01:18 | Tampa | Harry Handley is called for the reach on Stephen Strawbridge - foul #1 on Harry Handley, team foul #9 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Haddox (PF), Randy Cottman (C) Russel Caplinger, Terry May | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor (PG), Alexander Culpepper (SG), Levi Cunningham (SF), Bennie Sharper (C) Merle Lowe, Harry Handley, Rex Nardi, Douglas Ellis | |
| 01:18 | Tampa | Stephen Strawbridge makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:18 | Tampa | Stephen Strawbridge makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:50 | N. Dakota St. | Bennie Sharper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 00:48 | N. Dakota St. | Glen Cannon snags the offensive board | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | N. Dakota St. | Alexander Culpepper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-69 |
| Subs | Tampa | Herbert McKinney (PF) Stephen Strawbridge | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Tampa | Randy Cottman jams it set up by Bruce Albers | 58-69 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | Billy Taylor runs out the clock | 58-69 |