| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - John Ostrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Britton (fresh) PF - Peter Tomko (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shannon Cataldo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Link (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tracy Tobias (fresh) C - Tony Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Britton inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Tomko misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-36 |
| 19:42 | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:33 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tony Fleming | 39-39 |
| 19:16 | S. Dakota St. | Larry Link steps in front of the Jeffrey Gilbert pass | 39-39 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia State | Larry Link lays it up and in | 39-41 |
| 18:53 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 18:52 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Tomko hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Brown | 41-43 |
| 18:15 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Anthony Britton | 44-43 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 17:52 | S. Dakota St. | Harvey Ingram snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 17:50 | S. Dakota St. | Shannon Cataldo steals it from Jeffrey Gilbert in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia State | Larry Link can't finish the uncontested layup | 44-43 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia State | Shannon Cataldo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal (PG), Gregory Hornback (SG), Raymond Knutson (SF), Dallas Bliss (PF), Louis Robbins (C) John Ostrowski, Jeffrey Gilbert, Anthony Britton, Peter Tomko, Harvey Ingram | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford (PG), Mike Caudillo (SG), Gregg Weatherford (SF), Keith Smith (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Christopher Brown, Shannon Cataldo, Larry Link, Tracy Tobias, Tony Fleming | |
| 17:07 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith is denied on a layup by Dallas Bliss | 47-43 |
| 16:57 | S. Dakota St. | Dallas Bliss pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 16:53 | S. Dakota St. | Gregory Hornback is hacked by Mike Caudillo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Caudillo, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| 16:32 | S. Dakota St. | Dallas Bliss banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Knutson | 49-43 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia State | Mike Caudillo is hacked by Gary Madrigal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Madrigal, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert (SG), Michael Tiernan (SF), Harvey Ingram (C) Gregory Hornback, Dallas Bliss, Louis Robbins | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Shannon Cataldo (SG), Lee Smith (SF), Edward Davison (PF) Mike Caudillo, Gregg Weatherford, Brian Thomas | |
| 16:14 | West Virginia State | Lee Smith buries a runner from close range set up by Harvey Retherford | 49-45 |
| 16:12 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tiernan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John Ostrowski (PG), Peter Tomko (PF) Gary Madrigal, Raymond Knutson | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown (PG) Harvey Retherford | |
| 16:00 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith connects on the open jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Edward Davison | 49-47 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - John Ostrowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gilbert (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tiernan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Tomko (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Harvey Ingram (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Christopher Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shannon Cataldo (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Davison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:56 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Ostrowski | 52-47 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia State | Edward Davison clanks a jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 15:38 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Peter Tomko | 52-47 |
| 15:31 | S. Dakota St. | John Ostrowski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gilbert | 55-47 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia State | Lee Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-47 |
| 15:11 | S. Dakota St. | Harvey Ingram grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 15:09 | S. Dakota St. | Shannon Cataldo picks off the pass by Jeffrey Gilbert in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia State | Shannon Cataldo lays it in | 55-49 |
| 14:51 | S. Dakota St. | Shannon Cataldo is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gilbert - foul #3 on Shannon Cataldo, team foul #2 | 55-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis (PG), Gregory Hornback (SG), Anthony Britton (SF), Dallas Bliss (PF), Louis Robbins (C) John Ostrowski, Jeffrey Gilbert, Michael Tiernan, Peter Tomko, Harvey Ingram | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mike Caudillo (PG), Harvey Retherford (SG), Gregg Weatherford (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), Tony Fleming (C) Christopher Brown, Shannon Cataldo, Lee Smith, Edward Davison, Keith Smith | |
| 14:37 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis is whistled for a carry | 55-49 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming double dribbles | 55-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Knutson (PF) Dallas Bliss | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 14:09 | S. Dakota St. | Gregory Hornback is whistled for traveling | 55-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal (SG) Gregory Hornback | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown (PG), Tracy Tobias (PF) Mike Caudillo, Brian Thomas | |
| 13:48 | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford loses the ball out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Dallas Bliss (PF) Louis Robbins | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 13:30 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Knutson makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Dallas Bliss | 57-49 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-49 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford is fouled on the floor by Anthony Britton - foul #2 on Anthony Britton, team foul #2 | 57-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John Ostrowski (SG), Peter Tomko (PF), Harvey Ingram (C) Gary Madrigal, Anthony Britton, Dallas Bliss | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mike Caudillo (PG), Shannon Cataldo (SG), Larry Link (SF), Keith Smith (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Christopher Brown, Harvey Retherford, Gregg Weatherford, Tracy Tobias, Tony Fleming | |
| 12:51 | West Virginia State | Larry Link is open and buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Shannon Cataldo | 57-51 |
| 12:26 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Tomko hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Keith Smith | 57-51 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia State | The short jumper by Brian Thomas is denied by Harvey Ingram | 57-51 |
| 12:11 | S. Dakota St. | John Ostrowski gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 11:53 | S. Dakota St. | The refs have stopped play. Harold Gaddis is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 57-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal (PG), Gregory Hornback (SG), Michael Tiernan (SF), Dallas Bliss (PF), Louis Robbins (C) Harold Gaddis, John Ostrowski, Raymond Knutson, Peter Tomko, Harvey Ingram | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford (PG), Gregg Weatherford (SF), Tracy Tobias (PF), Tony Fleming (C) Mike Caudillo, Larry Link, Keith Smith, Brian Thomas | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Gary Madrigal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Hornback (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Michael Tiernan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dallas Bliss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Harvey Retherford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shannon Cataldo (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gregg Weatherford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Tobias (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Fleming (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | S. Dakota St. | Harvey Retherford takes the ball from Gregory Hornback | 57-51 |
| 11:41 | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford misses the easy layup | 57-51 |
| 11:39 | S. Dakota St. | Dallas Bliss snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 11:20 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal knocks in the floater from the right side and he's fouled by Shannon Cataldo - foul #4 on Shannon Cataldo, team foul #3 | 59-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Britton (SF) Michael Tiernan | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown (PG), Edward Davison (PF) Shannon Cataldo, Tracy Tobias | |
| 11:20 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia State | Louis Robbins swats the shot by Christopher Brown | 60-51 |
| 11:05 | West Virginia State | Edward Davison pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia State | Edward Davison tips it home | 60-53 |
| 10:46 | S. Dakota St. | Gregory Hornback throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John Ostrowski (PG), Jeffrey Gilbert (SG), Peter Tomko (PF) Gary Madrigal, Gregory Hornback, Dallas Bliss | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Lee Smith (SF), Keith Smith (PF) Gregg Weatherford, Edward Davison | |
| 10:28 | West Virginia State | Tony Fleming loses the dribble to Anthony Britton | 60-53 |
| 10:13 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Robbins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 10:12 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert snags the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 10:03 | S. Dakota St. | Lee Smith steals the ball from Anthony Britton | 60-53 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia State | Lee Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 09:51 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Peter Tomko | 60-53 |
| 09:34 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Britton's floater is knocked away by Keith Smith | 60-53 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia State | Keith Smith gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia State | West Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal (PG), Gregory Hornback (SG), Michael Tiernan (SF), Harvey Ingram (C) John Ostrowski, Jeffrey Gilbert, Anthony Britton, Louis Robbins | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mike Caudillo (SG), Larry Link (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), Edward Davison (C) Harvey Retherford, Lee Smith, Keith Smith, Tony Fleming | |
| 09:18 | West Virginia State | Brian Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 09:17 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tiernan snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 09:15 | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Brown picks off the pass by Gary Madrigal in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia State | Brian Thomas buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Brown and the foul's on Peter Tomko - foul #1 on Peter Tomko, team foul #3 | 60-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis (PG), Dallas Bliss (PF) Gary Madrigal, Peter Tomko | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford (SG) Christopher Brown | |
| 09:04 | West Virginia State | Brian Thomas makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:50 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 60-56 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia State | Edward Davison pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:32 | West Virginia State | Larry Link hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Brian Thomas | 60-58 |
| 08:21 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tiernan is whistled for a carry | 60-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert (SG), Raymond Knutson (SF) Gregory Hornback, Michael Tiernan | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown (PG), Gregg Weatherford (SF), Tracy Tobias (PF) Harvey Retherford, Larry Link, Edward Davison | |
| 08:04 | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Peter Tomko (PF) Dallas Bliss | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Keith Smith (C) Brian Thomas | |
| 08:02 | S. Dakota St. | Christopher Brown is called for the reach on Harold Gaddis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Brown, team foul #4 | 60-58 |
| 07:44 | S. Dakota St. | Tracy Tobias swats the layup by Peter Tomko | 60-58 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Gregg Weatherford | 60-58 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Harold Gaddis (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gilbert (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Knutson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Tomko (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Harvey Ingram (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Christopher Brown (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Mike Caudillo (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Weatherford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tracy Tobias (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | West Virginia State | Jeffrey Gilbert steals the ball from Gregg Weatherford in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 07:39 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Tomko banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gilbert | 62-58 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Britton (SF), Louis Robbins (C) Peter Tomko, Harvey Ingram | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Shannon Cataldo (SG) Christopher Brown | |
| 07:23 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Knutson misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 62-58 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia State | Shannon Cataldo gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Shannon Cataldo | 62-60 |
| 07:03 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal (PG), Gregory Hornback (SG), Michael Tiernan (SF), Peter Tomko (PF) Harold Gaddis, Jeffrey Gilbert, Anthony Britton, Raymond Knutson | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford (PG), Lee Smith (SF), Edward Davison (PF), Tony Fleming (C) Mike Caudillo, Gregg Weatherford, Tracy Tobias, Keith Smith | |
| 06:44 | S. Dakota St. | Lee Smith is called for the reach on Michael Tiernan - foul #1 on Lee Smith, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Dallas Bliss (PF), Harvey Ingram (C) Peter Tomko, Louis Robbins | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 06:23 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Tiernan | 64-60 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia State | Edward Davison connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 05:43 | S. Dakota St. | Dallas Bliss misses the easy open layup | 64-63 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia State | Edward Davison grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia State | Harvey Ingram picks off the pass by Shannon Cataldo | 64-63 |
| 05:22 | S. Dakota St. | Harvey Ingram's floater is tipped away by Edward Davison | 64-63 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia State | Shannon Cataldo snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia State | Gary Madrigal picks off the pass by Edward Davison in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 04:57 | S. Dakota St. | Shannon Cataldo is called for the reach on Gary Madrigal - foul #5 on Shannon Cataldo, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis (PG), John Ostrowski (SG), Anthony Britton (SF), Peter Tomko (PF), Louis Robbins (C) Gary Madrigal, Gregory Hornback, Michael Tiernan, Dallas Bliss, Harvey Ingram | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown (PG), Gregg Weatherford (SG), Larry Link (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), Keith Smith (C) Harvey Retherford, Shannon Cataldo, Lee Smith, Edward Davison, Tony Fleming | |
| 04:47 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Tomko hits a wide open runner in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Gaddis | 66-63 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown hits a wide open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Smith | 66-66 |
| 04:41 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Thomas - foul #1 on Brian Thomas, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| 04:41 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:41 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia State | Larry Link is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-66 |
| 04:19 | S. Dakota St. | John Ostrowski snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 04:11 | S. Dakota St. | John Ostrowski misses the 3 from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 04:09 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Robbins gets the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:49 | S. Dakota St. | John Ostrowski's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Smith | 68-66 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia State | Brian Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:23 | West Virginia State | Gregg Weatherford misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia State | Brian Thomas hits the follow up shot | 68-68 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Harold Gaddis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Ostrowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Britton (tired) PF - Peter Tomko (tired) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Robbins (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Christopher Brown (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gregg Weatherford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Link (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Keith Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:57 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Thomas swats the layup by John Ostrowski | 68-68 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia State | Brian Thomas pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia State | Larry Link drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Brown | 68-70 |
| 02:44 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert (SG), Michael Tiernan (SF), Raymond Knutson (PF), Harvey Ingram (C) Harold Gaddis, Anthony Britton, Peter Tomko, Louis Robbins | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Mike Caudillo (PG), Harvey Retherford (SG), Tracy Tobias (PF), Tony Fleming (C) Christopher Brown, Larry Link, Keith Smith, Brian Thomas | |
| 02:25 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert is open and buries a shot near the basket | 70-70 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mike Caudillo | 70-73 |
| 01:41 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Knutson misses short on an open floater in the paint but he's hacked by Harvey Retherford - foul #1 on Harvey Retherford, team foul #8 | 70-73 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis (PG), Peter Tomko (PF) John Ostrowski, Michael Tiernan | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown (PG), Larry Link (SF) Mike Caudillo, Gregg Weatherford | |
| 01:41 | West Virginia State | West Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| 01:41 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Knutson makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:41 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Knutson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia State | Jeffrey Gilbert steals the ball from Christopher Brown in the backcourt | 72-73 |
| 01:27 | S. Dakota St. | Harvey Ingram is fouled on the floor by Tony Fleming - foul #2 on Tony Fleming, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Britton (SF) Raymond Knutson | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 01:27 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-73 |
| 01:27 | S. Dakota St. | Harvey Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:27 | S. Dakota St. | Harvey Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Gaddis - foul #4 on Harold Gaddis, team foul #4 | 74-73 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford is fouled on the floor by Peter Tomko - foul #2 on Peter Tomko, team foul #5 | 74-73 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia State | Larry Link hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the right block | 74-73 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia State | Larry Link grabs the offensive board | 74-73 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias blows the dunk but he's fouled by Peter Tomko - foul #3 on Peter Tomko, team foul #6 | 74-73 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia State | West Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-73 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:49 | S. Dakota St. | Harvey Ingram snags the defensive board | 74-73 |
| 00:49 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:47 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Brown - foul #2 on Christopher Brown, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| 00:47 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:47 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia State | Tracy Tobias hits the easy wide open finger roll | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Tomko is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Brown - foul #3 on Christopher Brown, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| 00:19 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Tomko makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:19 | S. Dakota St. | Peter Tomko misses the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Tracy Tobias | 77-75 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia State | West Virginia State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-75 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Brown and he's hacked by Jeffrey Gilbert - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gilbert, team foul #7 | 77-77 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia State | Harvey Retherford makes the free throw | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:05 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis loses the dribble to Larry Link in the backcourt | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown is fouled on the floor by Harold Gaddis - foul #5 on Harold Gaddis, team foul #8 | 77-78 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John Ostrowski (PG) Harold Gaddis | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia State | Christopher Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Britton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 77-80 |