| Lineup | Rockhurst | PG - Henry Kersey (fresh) SG - David Schweiger (fresh) SF - Terry Pierce (fresh) PF - Elbert Hermanson (fresh) C - Clayton Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Harold Gallager (fresh) SG - Calvin Vasbinder (fresh) SF - Raymond Doran (fresh) PF - George Wagner (fresh) C - Christopher Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota | Christopher Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rockhurst | Rockhurst is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | N. Dakota | Christopher Brown scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Harold Gallager | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Rockhurst | David Schweiger connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Elbert Hermanson | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | N. Dakota | Calvin Vasbinder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Rockhurst | The rebound goes to David Schweiger | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Rockhurst | Clayton Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Rockhurst | Clayton Wilson hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | N. Dakota | George Wagner connects on the runner in the paint set up by Harold Gallager | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | Rockhurst | David Schweiger makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Kersey | 7-4 |
| 17:53 | N. Dakota | Harold Gallager is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| 17:46 | Rockhurst | Terry Pierce misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 17:44 | Rockhurst | Terry Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:25 | Rockhurst | Christopher Brown is called for the reach on Henry Kersey - foul #1 on Christopher Brown, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 17:13 | Rockhurst | Elbert Hermanson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 17:12 | N. Dakota | Harold Gallager grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:50 | N. Dakota | Christopher Brown can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 7-4 |
| 16:49 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Gallager | 7-4 |
| 16:36 | N. Dakota | David Schweiger is called for the reach on Calvin Vasbinder - foul #1 on David Schweiger, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Howard Zell (PF), Larry Absher (C) George Wagner, Christopher Brown | |
| 16:23 | N. Dakota | Raymond Doran hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by David Schweiger - foul #2 on David Schweiger, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Joseph Hopson (SG) David Schweiger | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 16:23 | N. Dakota | Raymond Doran misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:23 | N. Dakota | Raymond Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:04 | Rockhurst | Henry Kersey scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Hopson | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Rockhurst | PG - Henry Kersey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hopson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Pierce (fresh) PF - Elbert Hermanson (fresh) C - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Harold Gallager (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Calvin Vasbinder (fresh) SF - Raymond Doran (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Howard Zell (fresh) C - Larry Absher (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | N. Dakota | Larry Absher buries a 3 from straight away set up by Harold Gallager | 9-8 |
| 15:25 | Rockhurst | Terry Pierce can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Doran - foul #1 on Raymond Doran, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Jeff Harper (C) Clayton Wilson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Raymond Pollard (PG), Scott Haak (SG), George Wagner (PF) Harold Gallager, Calvin Vasbinder, Raymond Doran | |
| 15:25 | Rockhurst | Terry Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:25 | Rockhurst | Terry Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:06 | N. Dakota | Scott Haak hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:56 | Rockhurst | Joseph Hopson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeff Harper and the foul's on Scott Haak - foul #1 on Scott Haak, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Blake Reynolds (PG), Edward Monarrez (PF) Henry Kersey, Elbert Hermanson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Christopher Brown (C) Larry Absher | |
| 14:56 | Rockhurst | Joseph Hopson makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:36 | N. Dakota | Scott Haak hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by George Wagner | 14-14 |
| 14:29 | Rockhurst | Edward Monarrez's floater is tipped away by Howard Zell | 14-14 |
| 14:28 | Rockhurst | Jeff Harper misses the tip | 14-14 |
| 14:27 | N. Dakota | Howard Zell gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 14:08 | N. Dakota | Raymond Pollard clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 14:06 | N. Dakota | Scott Haak grabs the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 13:55 | N. Dakota | Edward Monarrez picks off the pass by Christopher Brown | 14-14 |
| 13:50 | Rockhurst | Blake Reynolds is hacked by Raymond Pollard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Pollard, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Henry Kersey (PG), Billy Seeber (SF), Elbert Hermanson (PF), Clayton Wilson (C) Blake Reynolds, Terry Pierce, Edward Monarrez, Jeff Harper | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Harold Gallager (PG), Calvin Vasbinder (SG), Raymond Doran (SF) Raymond Pollard, Scott Haak, Howard Zell | |
| 13:31 | Rockhurst | Clayton Wilson makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Kersey | 16-14 |
| 13:04 | N. Dakota | George Wagner can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 16-14 |
| 13:03 | Rockhurst | Clayton Wilson pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 12:58 | Rockhurst | Billy Seeber lays it up and in on a nice dish by Elbert Hermanson | 18-14 |
| 12:46 | N. Dakota | Raymond Doran misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 12:44 | Rockhurst | Clayton Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 12:39 | Rockhurst | Raymond Doran picks off the pass by Joseph Hopson | 18-14 |
| 12:24 | N. Dakota | Joseph Hopson takes the ball from Raymond Doran | 18-14 |
| 12:21 | Rockhurst | Joseph Hopson misses the easy layup | 18-14 |
| 12:20 | N. Dakota | George Wagner snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 11:58 | N. Dakota | George Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 11:57 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Brown | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Rockhurst | PG - Henry Kersey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Hopson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Seeber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elbert Hermanson (fresh) C - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Harold Gallager (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Calvin Vasbinder (fresh) SF - Raymond Doran (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | N. Dakota | Harold Gallager connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Brown | 18-17 |
| 11:25 | Rockhurst | Elbert Hermanson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 11:24 | N. Dakota | Christopher Brown gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:55 | N. Dakota | Raymond Doran drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from George Wagner and the foul's on Clayton Wilson - foul #1 on Clayton Wilson, team foul #3 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Blake Reynolds (PG), Terry Pierce (SF), Edward Monarrez (PF), Jeff Harper (C) Henry Kersey, Joseph Hopson, Elbert Hermanson, Clayton Wilson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Howard Zell (PF), Larry Absher (C) George Wagner, Christopher Brown | |
| 10:55 | N. Dakota | Raymond Doran makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| 10:37 | Rockhurst | Edward Monarrez misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-20 |
| 10:36 | Rockhurst | Terry Pierce tips it in | 20-20 |
| 10:28 | N. Dakota | Howard Zell can't connect on a runner near the basket | 20-20 |
| 10:26 | N. Dakota | Larry Absher grabs the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 10:15 | N. Dakota | Calvin Vasbinder misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-20 |
| 10:14 | Rockhurst | Terry Pierce pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 10:07 | Rockhurst | Jeff Harper clanks a jump hook from close range | 20-20 |
| 10:05 | N. Dakota | Harold Gallager gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:45 | N. Dakota | Raymond Doran is fouled on the floor by Jeff Harper - foul #1 on Jeff Harper, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Henry Kersey (PG) Billy Seeber | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Raymond Pollard (PG), Milton McClinsey (SG), Scott Haak (SF) Harold Gallager, Calvin Vasbinder, Raymond Doran | |
| 09:29 | N. Dakota | Raymond Pollard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 09:20 | Rockhurst | Henry Kersey hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 09:19 | N. Dakota | Scott Haak gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 09:04 | N. Dakota | Larry Absher misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 09:02 | Rockhurst | Edward Monarrez grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 08:57 | Rockhurst | Blake Reynolds misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 08:55 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Howard Zell | 20-23 |
| 08:37 | N. Dakota | Howard Zell knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Milton McClinsey | 20-25 |
| 08:29 | Rockhurst | Blake Reynolds misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-25 |
| 08:28 | N. Dakota | Scott Haak grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 08:11 | N. Dakota | Henry Kersey is called for the reach on Milton McClinsey - foul #1 on Henry Kersey, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Joseph Hopson (SG), Elbert Hermanson (PF), Clayton Wilson (C) Blake Reynolds, Edward Monarrez, Jeff Harper | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Harold Gallager (PG), Calvin Vasbinder (SG), George Wagner (PF), Christopher Brown (C) Raymond Pollard, Milton McClinsey, Howard Zell, Larry Absher | |
| 07:58 | N. Dakota | George Wagner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Terry Pierce - foul #1 on Terry Pierce, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Jake Burch (PG) Henry Kersey | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 07:58 | N. Dakota | George Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:58 | N. Dakota | George Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:58 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Brown | 20-26 |
| 07:48 | N. Dakota | Harold Gallager scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Wagner | 20-29 |
| Lineup | Rockhurst | PG - Jake Burch (fresh) SG - Joseph Hopson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elbert Hermanson (fresh) C - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Harold Gallager (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Vasbinder (fresh) SF - Scott Haak (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Rockhurst | Jake Burch connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Pierce | 22-29 |
| 07:19 | N. Dakota | George Wagner drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Calvin Vasbinder | 22-31 |
| 06:58 | Rockhurst | Clayton Wilson blows the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Brown - foul #2 on Christopher Brown, team foul #5 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Henry Kersey (PG), Billy Seeber (SF) Jake Burch, Terry Pierce | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Raymond Doran (SF), Howard Zell (C) Scott Haak, Christopher Brown | |
| 06:58 | Rockhurst | Clayton Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 06:58 | Rockhurst | Clayton Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 06:42 | N. Dakota | George Wagner's pass is intercepted by Billy Seeber | 24-31 |
| 06:23 | Rockhurst | Joseph Hopson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Kersey | 27-31 |
| 06:07 | N. Dakota | Raymond Doran's fadeaway is rejected by Clayton Wilson | 27-31 |
| 06:06 | Rockhurst | Billy Seeber pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 06:00 | Rockhurst | Elbert Hermanson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Doran - foul #2 on Raymond Doran, team foul #6 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Blake Reynolds (SG), Terry Pierce (SF) Joseph Hopson, Billy Seeber | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Scott Haak (SF), Larry Absher (C) Raymond Doran, George Wagner | |
| 05:47 | Rockhurst | Terry Pierce misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 05:46 | Rockhurst | Elbert Hermanson grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 05:29 | Rockhurst | Clayton Wilson is hacked by Calvin Vasbinder - foul #1 on Calvin Vasbinder, team foul #7 | 27-31 |
| 05:29 | Rockhurst | Clayton Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:29 | Rockhurst | Clayton Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:17 | N. Dakota | Scott Haak misses the floater from the baseline | 29-31 |
| 05:16 | N. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Zell | 29-31 |
| 05:01 | N. Dakota | Blake Reynolds steps in front of the Larry Absher pass | 29-31 |
| 04:40 | Rockhurst | Henry Kersey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Joseph Hopson (SG), Edward Monarrez (PF), Jeff Harper (C) Henry Kersey, Elbert Hermanson, Clayton Wilson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Raymond Pollard (PG), George Wagner (PF) Harold Gallager, Larry Absher | |
| 04:31 | N. Dakota | Joseph Hopson steals the ball from Raymond Pollard | 29-31 |
| 04:08 | Rockhurst | Jeff Harper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 04:06 | N. Dakota | Calvin Vasbinder grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 04:00 | N. Dakota | Howard Zell is hacked by Joseph Hopson - foul #1 on Joseph Hopson, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | David Schweiger (SG) Joseph Hopson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Milton McClinsey (SG), Raymond Doran (SF), Christopher Brown (C) Calvin Vasbinder, Scott Haak, George Wagner | |
| 04:00 | N. Dakota | Howard Zell misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:00 | Rockhurst | Jeff Harper gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 03:49 | Rockhurst | Jeff Harper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 03:47 | Rockhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Pierce | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Rockhurst | PG - Blake Reynolds (fresh) SG - David Schweiger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Monarrez (fresh) C - Jeff Harper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Raymond Pollard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Milton McClinsey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Doran (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Howard Zell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Rockhurst | Blake Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 03:26 | N. Dakota | Howard Zell grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 03:00 | N. Dakota | Milton McClinsey blows the layup | 29-31 |
| 02:58 | N. Dakota | Christopher Brown tips it back up and in | 29-33 |
| 02:36 | Rockhurst | Jeff Harper misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Milton McClinsey - foul #1 on Milton McClinsey, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Henry Kersey (PG), Joseph Hopson (SF), Elbert Hermanson (PF) Blake Reynolds, Terry Pierce, Edward Monarrez | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Harold Gallager (PG), Calvin Vasbinder (SG), George Wagner (PF) Raymond Pollard, Milton McClinsey, Howard Zell | |
| 02:36 | Rockhurst | Jeff Harper makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:36 | Rockhurst | Jeff Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:13 | N. Dakota | Raymond Doran hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Gallager | 31-35 |
| 01:55 | Rockhurst | Henry Kersey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-35 |
| 01:53 | N. Dakota | Christopher Brown gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:33 | N. Dakota | Harold Gallager misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 01:32 | Rockhurst | Jeff Harper gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:27 | Rockhurst | Joseph Hopson's layup is rejected by Christopher Brown | 31-35 |
| 01:26 | N. Dakota | George Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:21 | N. Dakota | Calvin Vasbinder clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Jeff Harper - foul #2 on Jeff Harper, team foul #8 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Terry Pierce (SF), Clayton Wilson (C) Joseph Hopson, Jeff Harper | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Larry Absher (C) Christopher Brown | |
| 01:21 | N. Dakota | Calvin Vasbinder makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:21 | N. Dakota | Calvin Vasbinder makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:11 | Rockhurst | David Schweiger clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 01:10 | N. Dakota | Raymond Doran pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:48 | N. Dakota | George Wagner drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Vasbinder and he's hacked by Henry Kersey - foul #2 on Henry Kersey, team foul #9 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Rockhurst | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Scott Haak (SF), Howard Zell (C) Raymond Doran, Larry Absher | |
| 00:48 | N. Dakota | George Wagner makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:31 | Rockhurst | Terry Pierce buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Schweiger | 34-40 |
| 00:16 | N. Dakota | Calvin Vasbinder misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-40 |
| 00:15 | N. Dakota | Howard Zell tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 00:03 | Rockhurst | David Schweiger drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Kersey | 37-42 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Calvin Vasbinder misses the halfcourt shot | 37-42 |