| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - James Nevers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Potter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Orem (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Friedrich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Philip Balog (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Stumpf (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Blakely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Stumpf inbounds the ball | 45-39 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | N. Dakota | Charles Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sean Orem grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 19:37 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Philip Balog steps in front of the James Nevers pass in the backcourt | 45-39 |
| 19:36 | N. Dakota | Larry Moody dunks the ball set up by Philip Balog | 45-41 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steve Potter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 19:18 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Stumpf snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 19:09 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Stumpf misses short on a floater in the paint | 45-41 |
| 19:08 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Blakely tips it home | 45-43 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steve Potter misses the shot from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 18:57 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Blakely snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 18:51 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Stumpf hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 45-45 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Blakely - foul #1 on Kenneth Blakely, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 18:39 | N. Dakota | Larry Moody pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 18:17 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Blakely comes up short on the floater from the left side | 45-45 |
| 18:16 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to Steve Potter | 45-45 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Green makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Friedrich | 47-45 |
| 17:36 | N. Dakota | Larry Moody misses badly on a floater from the right side | 47-45 |
| 17:35 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sean Orem grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 17:09 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Kenneth Blakely blocks the short jumper by Michael Friedrich | 47-45 |
| 17:08 | N. Dakota | Larry Moody snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 17:02 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Stumpf's pass is intercepted by Steve Potter | 47-45 |
| 16:59 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steve Potter dunks the ball | 49-45 |
| 16:43 | N. Dakota | Philip Balog hits a shot from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 16:26 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Nevers makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Orem | 52-47 |
| 16:04 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Blakely misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-47 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sean Orem gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 15:42 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Charles Williams steps in front of the Richard Green pass | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - James Nevers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Potter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Orem (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Friedrich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Philip Balog (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Moody (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Stumpf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Blakely (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:16 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Blakely misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Sean Orem - foul #1 on Sean Orem, team foul #1 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Hobdy (PG), Edward Lee (SG), James Arreola (SF), John Laprade (PF), Brian Hughes (C) James Nevers, Steve Potter, Sean Orem, Richard Green, Michael Friedrich | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Ben Rizzo (PG), Gary Decesare (SG), Michael Wadley (SF), Neil Gaddis (PF) Philip Balog, Larry Moody, Kenneth Stumpf, Charles Williams | |
| 15:16 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Blakely makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 15:16 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Blakely makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 15:01 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Arreola hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Hughes | 54-49 |
| 14:37 | N. Dakota | Gary Decesare buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Ben Rizzo and he's fouled by Edward Lee - foul #3 on Edward Lee, team foul #2 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Donald Miller (PF) Kenneth Blakely | |
| 14:37 | N. Dakota | Gary Decesare makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Arreola can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Wadley - foul #3 on Michael Wadley, team foul #2 | 54-52 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Arreola makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Arreola makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 14:04 | N. Dakota | Ben Rizzo misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 14:02 | N. Dakota | Michael Wadley tips it in | 56-54 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Brian Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 13:40 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Donald Miller | 56-54 |
| 13:32 | N. Dakota | Neil Gaddis misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 13:30 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | John Laprade grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Hobdy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 13:15 | N. Dakota | Neil Gaddis grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 12:53 | N. Dakota | Gary Decesare buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ben Rizzo and the foul's on Edward Lee - foul #4 on Edward Lee, team foul #3 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Nevers (PG), Steve Potter (SG), Nicholas Wilford (SF), Michael Friedrich (C) Howard Hobdy, Edward Lee, James Arreola, Brian Hughes | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Spencer Zarebski (SG) Neil Gaddis | |
| 12:53 | N. Dakota | Gary Decesare makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich misses badly on a shot from the right block | 56-57 |
| 12:30 | N. Dakota | Gary Decesare snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 12:05 | N. Dakota | Spencer Zarebski's pass is intercepted by Michael Friedrich | 56-57 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Wilford banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Nevers | 58-57 |
| 11:31 | N. Dakota | Michael Wadley lays it in on a great pass from Gary Decesare | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - James Nevers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Potter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Wilford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Laprade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Friedrich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Ben Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Spencer Zarebski (fresh) SF - Gary Decesare (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Donald Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Wadley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Donald Miller picks off the pass by Nicholas Wilford | 58-59 |
| 10:49 | N. Dakota | Michael Wadley misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on James Nevers - foul #2 on James Nevers, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Hobdy (SG), Sean Orem (SF), Richard Green (PF) Steve Potter, Nicholas Wilford, John Laprade | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Philip Balog (PG), Larry Moody (SG), Kenneth Stumpf (SF), Charles Williams (PF) Ben Rizzo, Spencer Zarebski, Gary Decesare, Donald Miller | |
| 10:49 | N. Dakota | Michael Wadley makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 10:49 | N. Dakota | Michael Wadley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Green comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 10:26 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Charles Williams | 58-61 |
| 10:19 | N. Dakota | Philip Balog buries a fadeaway from the left side | 58-63 |
| 10:03 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Kenneth Stumpf takes the ball from Howard Hobdy | 58-63 |
| 09:38 | N. Dakota | Charles Williams is whistled for a carry | 58-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steve Potter (SG), Brian Hughes (C) James Nevers, Michael Friedrich | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Kenneth Blakely (C) Michael Wadley | |
| 09:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Hobdy makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Sean Orem and the foul's on Philip Balog - foul #2 on Philip Balog, team foul #3 | 60-63 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Hobdy makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 09:07 | N. Dakota | Richard Green is called for the reach on Philip Balog - foul #2 on Richard Green, team foul #5 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Nevers (PG) Howard Hobdy | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 08:57 | N. Dakota | Larry Moody connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Williams | 61-66 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sean Orem throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | John Laprade (C) Brian Hughes | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Gary Decesare (SF) Kenneth Stumpf | |
| 08:13 | N. Dakota | Gary Decesare throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Arreola (SF), Brian Hughes (C) Sean Orem, Richard Green | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Ben Rizzo (PG), Spencer Zarebski (SG), Neil Gaddis (PF) Philip Balog, Larry Moody, Charles Williams | |
| 08:01 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steve Potter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Brian Hughes grabs the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steve Potter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Spencer Zarebski - foul #1 on Spencer Zarebski, team foul #4 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Edward Lee (PG), Michael Friedrich (C) James Nevers, Brian Hughes | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Donald Miller (PF) Kenneth Blakely | |
| 07:49 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steve Potter makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steve Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 07:49 | N. Dakota | Neil Gaddis pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 07:34 | N. Dakota | Gary Decesare makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ben Rizzo | 62-68 |
| 07:26 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 62-68 |
| 07:25 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | John Laprade gets the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Edward Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steve Potter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Arreola (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Laprade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Friedrich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Ben Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Spencer Zarebski (fresh) SF - Gary Decesare (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Donald Miller (fresh) 7 pts. C - Neil Gaddis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | John Laprade's floater is tipped away by Neil Gaddis | 62-68 |
| 07:09 | N. Dakota | Neil Gaddis pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 06:52 | N. Dakota | Spencer Zarebski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 06:50 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Arreola pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 06:27 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Donald Miller is called for the reach on Edward Lee - foul #1 on Donald Miller, team foul #5 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Nevers (PG), Sean Orem (SF), Richard Green (PF) Steve Potter, James Arreola, John Laprade | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Philip Balog (PG), Larry Moody (SG), Kenneth Stumpf (SF), Charles Williams (PF), Kenneth Blakely (C) Ben Rizzo, Spencer Zarebski, Gary Decesare, Donald Miller, Neil Gaddis | |
| 06:03 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #6 | 62-68 |
| 06:03 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 06:03 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 05:43 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Stumpf misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 63-68 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Green gets the rebound | 63-68 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Green hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Sean Orem and he's fouled by Larry Moody - foul #2 on Larry Moody, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Brian Hughes (C) Michael Friedrich | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 05:34 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Green makes the free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:23 | N. Dakota | Charles Williams misses long on a shot near the basket | 66-68 |
| 05:22 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Stumpf pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 05:06 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Blakely loses the ball out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | John Laprade (C) Brian Hughes | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Wadley (C) Kenneth Blakely | |
| 04:49 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Green hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Nevers | 68-68 |
| 04:31 | N. Dakota | Philip Balog is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Philip Balog, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Hobdy (PG), Steve Potter (SG), Michael Friedrich (C) James Nevers, Edward Lee, Richard Green | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Neil Gaddis (C) Kenneth Stumpf | |
| 04:13 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Ben Rizzo (SG), Gary Decesare (SF) Larry Moody, Charles Williams | |
| 03:55 | N. Dakota | Ben Rizzo is whistled for a carry | 68-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Arreola (SF) Sean Orem | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Kenneth Blakely (C) Philip Balog | |
| 03:36 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Blakely - foul #2 on Kenneth Blakely, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Brian Hughes (PF) John Laprade | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 03:36 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:36 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:22 | N. Dakota | Ben Rizzo drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Blakely and he's hacked by Howard Hobdy - foul #3 on Howard Hobdy, team foul #6 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Nevers (PG), Edward Lee (SF) Howard Hobdy, James Arreola | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Kenneth Stumpf (SF) Neil Gaddis | |
| 03:22 | N. Dakota | Ben Rizzo misses the free throw | 70-70 |
| 03:22 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Brian Hughes gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - James Nevers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steve Potter (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Brian Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Friedrich (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Ben Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Decesare (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Stumpf (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Wadley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Blakely (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steve Potter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 03:08 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Blakely pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:45 | N. Dakota | Michael Friedrich steals it from Ben Rizzo | 70-70 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sean Orem (SF), Richard Green (PF) Edward Lee, Brian Hughes | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Philip Balog (PG), Larry Moody (SG), Charles Williams (PF) Ben Rizzo, Gary Decesare, Michael Wadley | |
| 02:18 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Friedrich, team foul #7 | 70-70 |
| 02:04 | N. Dakota | Philip Balog misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to Sean Orem | 70-70 |
| 01:58 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steve Potter misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-70 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Green tips it back up and in | 72-70 |
| 01:32 | N. Dakota | Larry Moody misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sean Orem loses the ball out of bounds | 72-70 |
| 00:43 | N. Dakota | Larry Moody makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-73 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Friedrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Stumpf is hacked by James Nevers in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Nevers, team foul #8 | 72-73 |
| 00:24 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Stumpf makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:24 | N. Dakota | Kenneth Stumpf makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Nevers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Sean Orem pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Nevers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Green snags the offensive board | 72-75 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Nevers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Larry Moody gets the rebound | 72-75 |