| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bruce Potter (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Vallejo (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Randal Noble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Heflin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Stoffel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Matthew Sardina (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlton Roberson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Olguin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri S&T | Carlton Roberson inbounds the ball | 36-43 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri S&T | Carlton Roberson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 19:40 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 19:17 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 19:15 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| 19:06 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Sardina buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Olguin | 38-46 |
| 18:55 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Heflin | 41-46 |
| 18:44 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Olguin hits a fadeaway from the right block | 41-48 |
| 18:24 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel is hacked by Matthew Olguin - foul #2 on Matthew Olguin, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Micheal West (SF), Peter Murphy (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Bruce Potter, Douglas Vallejo, Randal Noble, Gary Heflin, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | George Ferguson (SF), Willie Colton (PF), James Herron (C) Carlton Roberson, Andrew Graham, Matthew Olguin | |
| 18:02 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia blows the wide open layup | 41-48 |
| 18:00 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia snags the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 17:34 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Brendan Job and he's fouled by James Herron - foul #2 on James Herron, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG), Douglas Vallejo (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Gary Heflin (PF) Gary Zybia, Brendan Job, Micheal West, Peter Murphy | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Carlton Roberson (SF), Andrew Graham (PF), James Samuel (C) George Ferguson, Willie Colton, James Herron | |
| 17:34 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 17:32 | Missouri S&T | Jesse McKay picks off the pass by Matthew Sardina in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 17:24 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay scores on a runner from the right block set up by Kirk Smith | 46-48 |
| 17:07 | Missouri S&T | Carlton Roberson is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 17:05 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 16:50 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Graham - foul #1 on Andrew Graham, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (SF), Peter Murphy (C) Randal Noble, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | George Ferguson (PF), Matthew Olguin (C) Andrew Graham, James Samuel | |
| 16:50 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 16:50 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 16:30 | Missouri S&T | Charles Armstrong clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 16:29 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 16:07 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kirk Smith | 49-48 |
| 16:05 | Missouri S&T | Micheal West is called for the reach on Carlton Roberson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Micheal West, team foul #1 | 49-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Gary Zybia (SF), Gary Stoffel (C) Kirk Smith, Douglas Vallejo, Micheal West, Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Willie Colton (PF), James Herron (C) George Ferguson, Matthew Olguin | |
| 15:52 | Missouri S&T | Carlton Roberson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 15:51 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bruce Potter (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brendan Job (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Zybia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Stoffel (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Matthew Sardina (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Armstrong (tired) 1 ast. SF - Carlton Roberson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Willie Colton (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Herron (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Willie Colton - foul #1 on Willie Colton, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Grady Rendon (PG), Elias Frederick (SG), Daniel Brauer (SF) Matthew Sardina, Charles Armstrong, Carlton Roberson | |
| 15:45 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 15:45 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 15:45 | Missouri S&T | Willie Colton snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 15:29 | Missouri S&T | Elias Frederick scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Gary Stoffel - foul #2 on Gary Stoffel, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Gary Heflin (PF) Brendan Job, Gary Zybia, Peter Murphy | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Andrew Graham (PF), James Samuel (C) Willie Colton, James Herron | |
| 15:29 | Missouri S&T | Elias Frederick makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 15:16 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble misses long on a jumper in the paint | 50-51 |
| 15:15 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble tips it home | 52-51 |
| 15:05 | Missouri S&T | Andrew Graham misses short on an open jump hook in the paint | 52-51 |
| 15:03 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 14:56 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 14:54 | Missouri S&T | Andrew Graham grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 14:52 | Missouri S&T | Daniel Brauer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (SF), Peter Murphy (PF) Randal Noble, Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Matthew Olguin (C) James Samuel | |
| 14:40 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Bruce Potter | 54-51 |
| 14:36 | Missouri S&T | Grady Rendon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 14:35 | Missouri S&T | Andrew Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 14:25 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Olguin hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Brauer | 54-53 |
| 14:05 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel Brauer is called for the reach on Micheal West - foul #4 on Daniel Brauer, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Gary Zybia (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Bruce Potter, Douglas Vallejo, Micheal West, Peter Murphy, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | George Ferguson (SF), Willie Colton (PF), James Herron (C) Daniel Brauer, Andrew Graham, Matthew Olguin | |
| 13:48 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-53 |
| 13:47 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to George Ferguson | 54-53 |
| 13:20 | Missouri S&T | Elias Frederick is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Grady Rendon | 54-55 |
| 13:07 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 13:05 | Missouri S&T | James Herron gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 13:03 | Missouri S&T | Elias Frederick is fouled in the backcourt by Brendan Job - foul #3 on Brendan Job, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Douglas Vallejo (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Peter Murphy (PF) Kirk Smith, Brendan Job, Gary Zybia, Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Carlton Roberson (SF), James Samuel (C) Willie Colton, James Herron | |
| 12:46 | Missouri S&T | Randal Noble picks off the pass by James Samuel | 54-55 |
| 12:43 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter lays it in on a nice dish by Randal Noble | 56-55 |
| 12:19 | Missouri S&T | James Samuel hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 12:17 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Peter Murphy | 56-55 |
| 11:56 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 11:54 | Missouri S&T | The rebound goes to George Ferguson | 56-55 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bruce Potter (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Vallejo (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Randal Noble (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Murphy (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse McKay (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Grady Rendon (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elias Frederick (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carlton Roberson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Ferguson (tiring) 4 reb. C - James Samuel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Missouri S&T | Grady Rendon misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-55 |
| 11:31 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Randal Noble | 56-55 |
| 11:29 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Micheal West (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Gary Stoffel (C) Bruce Potter, Douglas Vallejo, Randal Noble, Peter Murphy, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Matthew Sardina (PG), Willie Colton (PF), James Herron (C) Grady Rendon, George Ferguson, James Samuel | |
| 11:16 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 11:15 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia misses the tip | 56-55 |
| 11:14 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West tips it but misses | 56-55 |
| 11:13 | Missouri S&T | James Herron snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 10:54 | Missouri S&T | Elias Frederick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 10:52 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:47 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 10:46 | Missouri S&T | Carlton Roberson snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 10:41 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Sardina is fouled on the floor by Gary Zybia - foul #2 on Gary Zybia, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG), Douglas Vallejo (SG) Gary Zybia, Brendan Job | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Charles Armstrong (SG), Andrew Graham (PF), Matthew Olguin (C) Elias Frederick, Willie Colton, James Herron | |
| 10:16 | Missouri S&T | Charles Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Gary Heflin - foul #2 on Gary Heflin, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble (SF) Douglas Vallejo | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Grady Rendon (PG) Matthew Sardina | |
| 10:03 | Missouri S&T | Grady Rendon makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Olguin | 56-57 |
| 09:50 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 09:49 | Missouri S&T | Carlton Roberson gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:37 | Missouri S&T | Grady Rendon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Armstrong | 56-60 |
| 09:17 | S. Dakota St. | Grady Rendon steals it from Randal Noble | 56-60 |
| 08:59 | Missouri S&T | Carlton Roberson makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Armstrong | 56-63 |
| 08:46 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 08:45 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin grabs the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 08:34 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble hits a shot from the left side | 58-63 |
| 08:31 | Missouri S&T | Carlton Roberson is fouled in the backcourt by Randal Noble - foul #3 on Randal Noble, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Gary Zybia (SF), Jesse McKay (PF), Peter Murphy (C) Kirk Smith, Micheal West, Randal Noble, Gary Heflin, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Matthew Sardina (PG), Elias Frederick (SG), George Ferguson (SF), Willie Colton (PF), James Herron (C) Grady Rendon, Charles Armstrong, Carlton Roberson, Andrew Graham, Matthew Olguin | |
| 08:18 | Missouri S&T | Willie Colton makes the floater from the right block set up by Matthew Sardina and he's fouled by Gary Zybia - foul #3 on Gary Zybia, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| 08:18 | Missouri S&T | Willie Colton misses the free throw | 58-65 |
| 08:18 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 08:04 | S. Dakota St. | George Ferguson steps in front of the Peter Murphy pass | 58-65 |
| 07:45 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Sardina can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 58-65 |
| 07:43 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Murphy pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Bruce Potter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brendan Job (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Zybia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Murphy (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Jesse McKay (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Matthew Sardina (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elias Frederick (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Ferguson (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Willie Colton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Herron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Brendan Job and he's fouled by George Ferguson - foul #2 on George Ferguson, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG) Brendan Job | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Daniel Brauer (SF), Andrew Graham (PF), James Samuel (C) George Ferguson, Willie Colton, James Herron | |
| 07:31 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 07:12 | Missouri S&T | Douglas Vallejo takes the ball from Andrew Graham | 61-65 |
| 07:07 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo is fouled in the backcourt by Elias Frederick - foul #4 on Elias Frederick, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| 07:07 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 07:07 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:54 | Missouri S&T | Daniel Brauer banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Sardina and the foul's on Gary Zybia - foul #4 on Gary Zybia, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Grady Rendon (PG), Willie Colton (PF) Matthew Sardina, Andrew Graham | |
| 06:54 | Missouri S&T | Daniel Brauer makes the free throw | 63-68 |
| 06:48 | S. Dakota St. | Daniel Brauer is called for the reach on Gary Zybia in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Brauer, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | George Ferguson (SF), James Herron (C) Daniel Brauer, James Samuel | |
| 06:48 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 06:48 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 06:48 | Missouri S&T | Willie Colton grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 06:22 | Missouri S&T | Grady Rendon is whistled for a carry | 64-68 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Gary Stoffel (C) Gary Zybia, Peter Murphy, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Charles Armstrong (SG), Carlton Roberson (SF) Elias Frederick, George Ferguson | |
| 06:20 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-68 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Matthew Olguin (C) James Herron | |
| 06:10 | Missouri S&T | Carlton Roberson travels with the ball | 64-68 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Andrew Graham (PF) Willie Colton | |
| 05:46 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from close range | 64-68 |
| 05:45 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 05:32 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter is hacked by Grady Rendon - foul #4 on Grady Rendon, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job (SG), Micheal West (SF), Peter Murphy (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Douglas Vallejo, Randal Noble, Gary Heflin, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Matthew Sardina (PG), George Ferguson (PF), James Samuel (C) Grady Rendon, Andrew Graham, Matthew Olguin | |
| 05:32 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:32 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:04 | Missouri S&T | Charles Armstrong clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Brendan Job - foul #4 on Brendan Job, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG) Bruce Potter | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Willie Colton (PF), James Herron (C) Carlton Roberson, James Samuel | |
| 05:04 | Missouri S&T | Charles Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:04 | Missouri S&T | Charles Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 05:02 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job is hacked by Matthew Sardina in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Sardina, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Elias Frederick (SG) Charles Armstrong | |
| 05:02 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:02 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:02 | Missouri S&T | James Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 04:40 | Missouri S&T | George Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 04:39 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Jesse McKay | 66-69 |
| 04:16 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Sardina - foul #3 on Matthew Sardina, team foul #11 | 66-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG), Gary Zybia (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Gary Stoffel (C) Kirk Smith, Micheal West, Peter Murphy, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Grady Rendon (PG), Carlton Roberson (SF), Andrew Graham (PF) Matthew Sardina, George Ferguson, Willie Colton | |
| 04:16 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:16 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:16 | Missouri S&T | Andrew Graham snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 04:12 | Missouri S&T | Brendan Job steals the ball from James Herron in the backcourt | 67-69 |
| 04:01 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job is hacked by Grady Rendon - foul #5 on Grady Rendon, team foul #12 | 67-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Matthew Sardina (PG), James Samuel (C) Grady Rendon, James Herron | |
| 04:01 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:01 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:47 | Missouri S&T | James Samuel hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 68-69 |
| 03:46 | Missouri S&T | Andrew Graham misses the tip | 68-69 |
| 03:44 | Missouri S&T | James Samuel tips it but misses | 68-69 |
| 03:42 | Missouri S&T | James Samuel pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 03:42 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kirk Smith (PG), Randal Noble (SF) Brendan Job, Gary Zybia | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Charles Armstrong (SG) Elias Frederick | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Kirk Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Vallejo (tiring) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Randal Noble (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gary Heflin (very tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stoffel (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri S&T | PG - Matthew Sardina (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Armstrong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlton Roberson (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Graham (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Samuel (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Missouri S&T | Andrew Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-69 |
| 03:25 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Willie Colton (PF) Andrew Graham | |
| 03:16 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble misses short on a floater in the lane | 68-69 |
| 03:15 | Missouri S&T | Willie Colton gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:53 | Missouri S&T | Willie Colton comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Gary Heflin - foul #3 on Gary Heflin, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia (SF), Peter Murphy (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Randal Noble, Gary Heflin, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Elias Frederick (SG), George Ferguson (SF) Charles Armstrong, Carlton Roberson | |
| 02:53 | Missouri S&T | Willie Colton makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:53 | Missouri S&T | Willie Colton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:35 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-71 |
| 02:33 | Missouri S&T | Willie Colton grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 02:33 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Brendan Job (SG) Kirk Smith, Douglas Vallejo | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | James Herron (PF), Matthew Olguin (C) Willie Colton, James Samuel | |
| 02:12 | Missouri S&T | Elias Frederick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-71 |
| 02:10 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 02:06 | S. Dakota St. | George Ferguson steals it from Gary Zybia | 68-71 |
| 01:53 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Sardina hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side | 68-73 |
| 01:34 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter clanks a floater from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 01:32 | Missouri S&T | George Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| 01:32 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Gary Stoffel (C) Brendan Job, Gary Zybia, Peter Murphy, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Carlton Roberson (SF), Andrew Graham (PF) George Ferguson, James Herron | |
| 01:06 | Missouri S&T | Randal Noble picks off the pass by Matthew Olguin | 68-73 |
| 00:54 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo is called for a charge - foul #3 on Douglas Vallejo, team foul #11 | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 68-73 |
| 00:32 | Missouri S&T | Andrew Graham connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline set up by Elias Frederick | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-75 |
| 00:24 | Missouri S&T | Andrew Graham grabs the board | 68-75 |
| 00:24 | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Sardina is hacked by Bruce Potter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Potter, team foul #12 | 68-75 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Willie Colton (PF) Andrew Graham | |
| 00:23 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Sardina makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:23 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Sardina makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:18 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-77 |
| 00:17 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Stoffel pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-77 |
| 00:14 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-77 |
| 00:13 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Olguin gets the rebound | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Missouri S&T | Douglas Vallejo is called for the reach on Matthew Olguin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Vallejo, team foul #13 | 68-77 |
| 00:11 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Olguin misses the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:11 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Olguin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:07 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter is hacked by Elias Frederick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Elias Frederick, team foul #13 | 68-78 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West (SG), Gary Zybia (SF), Peter Murphy (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Douglas Vallejo, Randal Noble, Gary Heflin, Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | Missouri S&T | Charles Armstrong (SG), George Ferguson (PF), James Herron (C) Elias Frederick, Willie Colton, Matthew Olguin | |
| 00:07 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:07 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:07 | Missouri S&T | Carlton Roberson gets the rebound | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri S&T | Missouri S&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri S&T | Matthew Sardina runs out the clock | 69-78 |