| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Deming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Benton (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Odell Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ira Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Lamphear (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Maurice Green (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Berkeley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Myrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Randle (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Boos (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota | Odell Smith inbounds the ball | 45-43 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | S. Dakota | Ted Benton is hacked by Harold Myrick - foul #1 on Harold Myrick, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| 19:34 | S. Dakota | Larry Berkeley takes the ball from Ronald Lamphear | 45-43 |
| 19:19 | N. Dakota | Harry Randle hits a fadeaway from the left block | 45-45 |
| 19:07 | S. Dakota | Ronald Lamphear dunks the ball set up by Ira Smith | 47-45 |
| 18:38 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos is open and lays it up and in set up by Harold Myrick | 47-47 |
| 18:20 | S. Dakota | Harold Myrick is called for the reach on Ira Smith - foul #2 on Harold Myrick, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell (PG), Robert Ehlers (SG), James Felix (SF), Jeffery Baldree (PF), Thomas Avans (C) John Deming, Ted Benton, Odell Smith, Ira Smith, Ronald Lamphear | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | William Lane (SF), Robert French (C) Harold Myrick, Paul Boos | |
| 18:15 | S. Dakota | Robert Ehlers hits a 3 from straight away set up by James Felix | 50-47 |
| 18:00 | N. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree picks off the pass by Harry Randle | 50-47 |
| 17:32 | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 50-47 |
| 17:31 | N. Dakota | Robert French snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 17:29 | N. Dakota | Larry Berkeley is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ehlers - foul #1 on Robert Ehlers, team foul #1 | 50-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Walter Just (PG), Vincent Glen (SG), Patrick Rudolph (PF) Maurice Green, Larry Berkeley, Harry Randle | |
| 17:20 | N. Dakota | Thomas Avans swats the short shot by William Lane | 50-47 |
| 17:19 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to James Felix | 50-47 |
| 17:03 | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 17:02 | S. Dakota | Robert Ehlers pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 16:48 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Patrick Rudolph - foul #3 on Patrick Rudolph, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Deming (PG), Ted Benton (SG), Ira Smith (PF), Ronald Lamphear (C) Nelson Caldwell, Robert Ehlers, James Felix, Thomas Avans | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick (SF), Paul Boos (C) William Lane, Patrick Rudolph | |
| 16:48 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 16:48 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 16:48 | N. Dakota | Robert French snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 16:46 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Lamphear - foul #1 on Ronald Lamphear, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Odell Smith (SF) Jeffery Baldree | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 16:33 | N. Dakota | Odell Smith swats the short shot by Harold Myrick | 51-47 |
| 16:32 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick grabs the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 16:12 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 16:11 | S. Dakota | Ira Smith gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:51 | S. Dakota | Ted Benton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 15:50 | N. Dakota | Robert French gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Deming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Benton (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Odell Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ira Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Lamphear (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Walter Just (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Vincent Glen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Myrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert French (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Boos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | N. Dakota | Walter Just misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Odell Smith - foul #1 on Odell Smith, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Felix (SG), Jeffery Baldree (SF), Garrett Noyes (PF), Thomas Avans (C) Ted Benton, Odell Smith, Ira Smith, Ronald Lamphear | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Maurice Green (PG), Larry Berkeley (SG), William Lane (SF), Harry Randle (PF) Vincent Glen, Harold Myrick, Robert French, Paul Boos | |
| 15:26 | N. Dakota | Walter Just makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 15:26 | N. Dakota | Walter Just makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 15:01 | S. Dakota | Thomas Avans misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Just - foul #1 on Walter Just, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Ehlers (SG) John Deming | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Paul Boos (C) Walter Just | |
| 15:01 | S. Dakota | Thomas Avans makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 15:01 | S. Dakota | Thomas Avans makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 14:43 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Maurice Green | 53-51 |
| 14:31 | S. Dakota | Maurice Green steals it from James Felix | 53-51 |
| 14:27 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green banks in the layup | 53-53 |
| 14:25 | S. Dakota | James Felix throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell (PG), Gordon Warrior (C) Jeffery Baldree, Thomas Avans | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 14:20 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Maurice Green | 53-55 |
| 14:02 | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 14:00 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 13:58 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ted Benton (SG), Ira Smith (PF), Ronald Lamphear (C) James Felix, Garrett Noyes, Gordon Warrior | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Patrick Rudolph (PF) Harry Randle | |
| 13:38 | S. Dakota | Ted Benton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 13:37 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 13:11 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos connects on the runner from the left block and he's fouled by Ronald Lamphear - foul #2 on Ronald Lamphear, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Deming (PG), Jeffery Baldree (SF), Thomas Avans (C) Nelson Caldwell, Robert Ehlers, Ronald Lamphear | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Walter Just (PG), Vincent Glen (SG), Harold Myrick (SF), Robert French (PF) Maurice Green, Larry Berkeley, William Lane, Patrick Rudolph | |
| 13:11 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 12:50 | S. Dakota | Ira Smith drills a jumper in the paint | 55-58 |
| 12:48 | N. Dakota | Walter Just is hacked by John Deming in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Deming, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Felix (SG), Odell Smith (SF) Ted Benton, Ira Smith | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Harry Randle (PF) Paul Boos | |
| 12:29 | N. Dakota | Walter Just can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-58 |
| 12:27 | N. Dakota | Vincent Glen snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 12:07 | N. Dakota | Vincent Glen misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 12:06 | S. Dakota | Thomas Avans gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 11:46 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 11:45 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick grabs the board | 55-58 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Deming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Felix (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Odell Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffery Baldree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Avans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Walter Just (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Vincent Glen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Myrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Randle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert French (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | N. Dakota | Walter Just knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Myrick | 55-60 |
| 11:09 | S. Dakota | James Felix hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 11:04 | N. Dakota | Vincent Glen buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Harold Myrick | 58-62 |
| 10:44 | S. Dakota | James Felix is whistled for a carry | 58-62 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell (PG), Ted Benton (SG), Robert Ehlers (SF), Garrett Noyes (PF), Ronald Lamphear (C) John Deming, James Felix, Odell Smith, Jeffery Baldree, Thomas Avans | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Maurice Green (PG), Larry Berkeley (SG), William Lane (SF), Patrick Rudolph (PF), Paul Boos (C) Walter Just, Vincent Glen, Harold Myrick, Harry Randle, Robert French | |
| 10:28 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 10:09 | S. Dakota | Ted Benton knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nelson Caldwell | 60-65 |
| 09:49 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-65 |
| 09:48 | S. Dakota | Garrett Noyes snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 09:27 | S. Dakota | Robert Ehlers misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 09:26 | N. Dakota | Patrick Rudolph snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 09:17 | N. Dakota | Larry Berkeley misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 09:16 | N. Dakota | Larry Berkeley gets the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 08:58 | N. Dakota | William Lane makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Patrick Rudolph | 60-68 |
| 08:38 | S. Dakota | Robert Ehlers misses the jumpshot from the left side | 60-68 |
| 08:37 | S. Dakota | Robert Ehlers snags the offensive board | 60-68 |
| 08:23 | S. Dakota | Ronald Lamphear connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Nelson Caldwell | 62-68 |
| 08:20 | N. Dakota | Robert Ehlers steals the ball from Maurice Green in the backcourt | 62-68 |
| 07:54 | S. Dakota | Paul Boos picks off the pass by Robert Ehlers | 62-68 |
| 07:34 | N. Dakota | William Lane can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Lamphear - foul #3 on Ronald Lamphear, team foul #6 | 62-68 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Deming (PG), James Felix (SG), Odell Smith (SF), Ira Smith (PF), Thomas Avans (C) Nelson Caldwell, Ted Benton, Robert Ehlers, Garrett Noyes, Ronald Lamphear | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Walter Just (SG), Harold Myrick (SF), Harry Randle (PF), Robert French (C) Maurice Green, Larry Berkeley, Patrick Rudolph, Paul Boos | |
| 07:34 | N. Dakota | William Lane misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 07:34 | N. Dakota | William Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Deming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Felix (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Odell Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ira Smith (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Avans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - William Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Just (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Harold Myrick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Randle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert French (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | S. Dakota | James Felix misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Lane - foul #2 on William Lane, team foul #5 | 62-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Vincent Glen (SG) William Lane | |
| 07:11 | S. Dakota | James Felix makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 07:11 | S. Dakota | James Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 06:52 | N. Dakota | Robert French can't finish the layup but the foul's on Odell Smith - foul #2 on Odell Smith, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree (SF) Odell Smith | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 06:52 | N. Dakota | Robert French makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 06:52 | N. Dakota | Robert French makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 06:31 | S. Dakota | James Felix misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-71 |
| 06:30 | N. Dakota | Harry Randle gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 06:28 | N. Dakota | Vincent Glen double dribbles in the backcourt | 64-71 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Gordon Warrior (C) Thomas Avans | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 06:16 | S. Dakota | Ira Smith comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 64-71 |
| 06:14 | N. Dakota | Robert French gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 06:09 | N. Dakota | James Felix steals the ball from Robert French | 64-71 |
| 06:05 | S. Dakota | Ira Smith banks in the layup set up by James Felix | 66-71 |
| 05:43 | N. Dakota | Robert French is hacked by John Deming - foul #3 on John Deming, team foul #8 | 66-71 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ted Benton (SG), Odell Smith (SF) James Felix, Ira Smith | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Maurice Green (PG), Larry Berkeley (SG) Vincent Glen, Harry Randle | |
| 05:43 | N. Dakota | Robert French makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 05:43 | N. Dakota | Robert French misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 05:43 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Jeffery Baldree | 66-72 |
| 05:16 | S. Dakota | Gordon Warrior knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 68-72 |
| 05:00 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 68-72 |
| 04:59 | N. Dakota | Larry Berkeley grabs the offensive board | 68-72 |
| 04:49 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Deming - foul #4 on John Deming, team foul #9 | 68-72 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Ehlers (SG), Garrett Noyes (PF), Thomas Avans (C) Ted Benton, Jeffery Baldree, Gordon Warrior | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Gary Beach (PF) Walter Just | |
| 04:49 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 04:49 | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 04:35 | S. Dakota | Robert French steps in front of the Thomas Avans pass | 68-73 |
| 04:14 | N. Dakota | John Deming steals it from Larry Berkeley | 68-73 |
| 03:58 | S. Dakota | Robert Ehlers is fouled on the floor by Robert French - foul #2 on Robert French, team foul #6 | 68-73 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell (PG), James Felix (SF), Ira Smith (PF), Ronald Lamphear (C) John Deming, Odell Smith, Garrett Noyes, Thomas Avans | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Vincent Glen (SG), Patrick Rudolph (SF), Harry Randle (PF), William Lane (C) Larry Berkeley, Harold Myrick, Gary Beach, Robert French | |
| 03:39 | S. Dakota | Harry Randle swats the short shot by Ronald Lamphear | 68-73 |
| 03:37 | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell gets the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 03:22 | S. Dakota | Ira Smith's pass is intercepted by Harry Randle | 68-73 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Nelson Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ehlers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Felix (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ira Smith (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Lamphear (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Maurice Green (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Glen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harry Randle (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 03:14 | N. Dakota | The short jumper by Harry Randle is denied by Ira Smith | 68-73 |
| 03:12 | S. Dakota | Ronald Lamphear grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 03:06 | S. Dakota | Nelson Caldwell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 03:04 | N. Dakota | Vincent Glen gets the rebound | 68-73 |
| 02:58 | N. Dakota | N. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ted Benton (SG), Jeffery Baldree (SF) Nelson Caldwell, Robert Ehlers | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Larry Berkeley (SG), Walter Just (C) Vincent Glen, Patrick Rudolph | |
| 02:53 | N. Dakota | Walter Just hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 02:51 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Baldree pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| 02:51 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Deming (PG), Odell Smith (SF), Garrett Noyes (PF) James Felix, Jeffery Baldree, Ira Smith | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Paul Boos (C) Walter Just | |
| 02:38 | S. Dakota | Odell Smith connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Garrett Noyes | 70-73 |
| 02:21 | N. Dakota | Garrett Noyes swats the short shot by William Lane | 70-73 |
| 02:19 | S. Dakota | Ronald Lamphear snags the defensive board | 70-73 |
| 02:05 | S. Dakota | John Deming clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Maurice Green - foul #1 on Maurice Green, team foul #7 | 70-73 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Ira Smith (PF) Garrett Noyes | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 02:05 | S. Dakota | John Deming makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 02:05 | S. Dakota | John Deming makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:03 | N. Dakota | Ted Benton steals the ball from Larry Berkeley in the backcourt | 72-73 |
| 01:52 | S. Dakota | Ira Smith misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 72-73 |
| 01:50 | N. Dakota | Larry Berkeley grabs the board | 72-73 |
| 01:29 | N. Dakota | John Deming takes the ball from William Lane | 72-73 |
| 01:26 | S. Dakota | John Deming banks in the layup | 74-73 |
| 01:06 | N. Dakota | Larry Berkeley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-73 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Garrett Noyes (PF) Ira Smith | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Harold Myrick (SF) William Lane | |
| 00:50 | S. Dakota | John Deming hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 74-73 |
| 00:49 | N. Dakota | Paul Boos gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 00:31 | N. Dakota | Harry Randle hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Maurice Green | 74-75 |
| 00:25 | S. Dakota | Garrett Noyes hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Maurice Green - foul #2 on Maurice Green, team foul #8 | 74-75 |
| 00:25 | S. Dakota | Garrett Noyes misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:25 | S. Dakota | Garrett Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green is hacked by John Deming - foul #5 on John Deming, team foul #10 | 75-75 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Felix (PG) John Deming | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Maurice Green makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |