| Lineup | Cheyney U. | PG - Rodney Demaria (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arron Brownell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shane Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rufus Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Paul Gates (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Del Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Goldstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Oestreich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron Girard (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cheyney U. | Shane Knapp inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Cheyney U. | Cheyney U. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Cheyney U. | Paul Gates is called for the reach on Rufus Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Gates, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:36 | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 19:23 | S. Dakota St. | Cameron Girard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 19:21 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Oestreich gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:04 | S. Dakota St. | Cameron Girard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rufus Robinson - foul #1 on Rufus Robinson, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | George West (PG), Joshua Veit (SF), Thomas Sheilds (PF), Dale Taylor (C) Rodney Demaria, Shane Knapp, Rufus Robinson, Steve Murphy | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Donald Leclair (PG), Shawn Culver (SG), Rick Acree (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF) Paul Gates, Del Lee, Anthony Goldstein, Michael Oestreich | |
| 19:04 | S. Dakota St. | Cameron Girard misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:04 | S. Dakota St. | Cameron Girard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:44 | Cheyney U. | Thomas Sheilds hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:43 | S. Dakota St. | Cameron Girard gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:25 | S. Dakota St. | Joshua Veit is called for the reach on Rick Acree - foul #3 on Joshua Veit, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Willie Reason (SG), Ryan Ruff (SF) Arron Brownell, Joshua Veit | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brett Keeley (SF), Michael Kelly (C) Danny Reynolds, Cameron Girard | |
| 18:07 | S. Dakota St. | Brett Keeley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Culver and the foul's on Thomas Sheilds - foul #2 on Thomas Sheilds, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria (PG), Rufus Robinson (PF), Steve Murphy (C) George West, Thomas Sheilds, Dale Taylor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Paul Gates (PG), Douglas Kelly (SG), Michael Oestreich (PF) Donald Leclair, Shawn Culver, Rick Acree | |
| 18:07 | S. Dakota St. | Brett Keeley makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:46 | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 17:44 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Kelly gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:39 | S. Dakota St. | Paul Gates double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Arron Brownell (SG), Shane Knapp (SF) Willie Reason, Ryan Ruff | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Del Lee (SG), Anthony Goldstein (SF) Paul Gates, Brett Keeley | |
| 17:32 | Cheyney U. | Arron Brownell is hacked by Del Lee - foul #2 on Del Lee, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Donald Fields (PG) Rodney Demaria | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Cameron Girard (C) Michael Kelly | |
| 17:24 | Cheyney U. | Arron Brownell is fouled on the floor by Douglas Kelly - foul #1 on Douglas Kelly, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| 17:07 | Cheyney U. | Shane Knapp buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 16:39 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Goldstein connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Kelly | 37-37 |
| 16:23 | Cheyney U. | Steve Murphy is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 16:17 | S. Dakota St. | Del Lee makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Kelly | 39-40 |
| 16:00 | Cheyney U. | Shane Knapp hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Rufus Robinson | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Cheyney U. | PG - Donald Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arron Brownell (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Shane Knapp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rufus Robinson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Murphy (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Douglas Kelly (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Del Lee (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Goldstein (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Oestreich (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cameron Girard (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:56 | S. Dakota St. | Cameron Girard is hacked by Shane Knapp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shane Knapp, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria (PG), Joshua Veit (SG), Ryan Ruff (SF), Thomas Sheilds (PF), Dale Taylor (C) Donald Fields, Arron Brownell, Shane Knapp, Rufus Robinson, Steve Murphy | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Paul Gates (PG), Donald Leclair (SG), Brett Keeley (SF), Rick Acree (PF), Danny Reynolds (C) Douglas Kelly, Del Lee, Anthony Goldstein, Michael Oestreich, Cameron Girard | |
| 15:40 | S. Dakota St. | Rick Acree can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Sheilds - foul #3 on Thomas Sheilds, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 15:40 | S. Dakota St. | Rick Acree makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:40 | S. Dakota St. | Rick Acree misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:40 | Cheyney U. | Ryan Ruff gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:19 | Cheyney U. | Joshua Veit loses the ball out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | George West (SG) Dale Taylor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 15:00 | S. Dakota St. | Rick Acree hits a floater from close range set up by Donald Leclair | 42-43 |
| 14:54 | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ryan Ruff | 45-43 |
| 14:51 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Sheilds is called for the reach on Paul Gates in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Sheilds, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Willie Reason (SF), Rufus Robinson (PF), Steve Murphy (C) Rodney Demaria, Ryan Ruff, Thomas Sheilds | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Shawn Culver (SG), Anthony Goldstein (SF), Michael Oestreich (PF), Michael Kelly (C) Donald Leclair, Brett Keeley, Rick Acree, Danny Reynolds | |
| 14:31 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Oestreich misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-43 |
| 14:29 | Cheyney U. | Rufus Robinson gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:27 | Cheyney U. | Willie Reason loses the dribble to Shawn Culver in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 14:25 | S. Dakota St. | Shawn Culver lays it in | 45-45 |
| 14:20 | Cheyney U. | Joshua Veit is fouled on the floor by Michael Oestreich - foul #2 on Michael Oestreich, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Arron Brownell (SG), Shane Knapp (SF) George West, Joshua Veit | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 14:08 | Cheyney U. | The jump hook by Rufus Robinson is blocked by Michael Oestreich | 45-45 |
| 14:06 | Cheyney U. | Shane Knapp gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:50 | Cheyney U. | Steve Murphy is whistled for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria (PG), Dale Taylor (C) Willie Reason, Steve Murphy | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Donald Leclair (PG), Del Lee (SG), Rick Acree (SF), Cameron Girard (C) Paul Gates, Shawn Culver, Anthony Goldstein, Michael Kelly | |
| 13:36 | S. Dakota St. | Donald Leclair hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Del Lee | 45-48 |
| 13:20 | Cheyney U. | Rufus Robinson connects on the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Cameron Girard - foul #1 on Cameron Girard, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Donald Fields (PG), Joshua Veit (SG), Ryan Ruff (SF) Rodney Demaria, Arron Brownell, Shane Knapp | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 13:20 | Cheyney U. | Rufus Robinson makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:03 | S. Dakota St. | Donald Leclair hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-48 |
| 13:02 | Cheyney U. | Ryan Ruff snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 12:58 | Cheyney U. | Joshua Veit lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rufus Robinson and he's hacked by Del Lee - foul #3 on Del Lee, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Steve Murphy (C) Dale Taylor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Paul Gates (PG), Brett Keeley (SF) Donald Leclair, Michael Oestreich | |
| 12:58 | Cheyney U. | Joshua Veit makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:33 | S. Dakota St. | Rick Acree buries a jump hook near the basket | 51-50 |
| 12:14 | Cheyney U. | Ryan Ruff can't finish the layup | 51-50 |
| 12:12 | S. Dakota St. | Cameron Girard pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 11:50 | S. Dakota St. | Brett Keeley connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Cheyney U. | PG - Donald Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Veit (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Ruff (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rufus Robinson (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Murphy (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Paul Gates (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Del Lee (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brett Keeley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rick Acree (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Cameron Girard (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Cheyney U. | Steve Murphy comes up short on the shot from the right block | 51-52 |
| 11:37 | S. Dakota St. | Rick Acree grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 11:35 | S. Dakota St. | Donald Fields is called for the reach on Brett Keeley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Fields, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria (PG), George West (SG), Shane Knapp (SF), Dale Taylor (C) Donald Fields, Ryan Ruff, Rufus Robinson, Steve Murphy | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Shawn Culver (PG), Donald Leclair (SG), Danny Reynolds (PF), Michael Kelly (C) Paul Gates, Del Lee, Rick Acree, Cameron Girard | |
| 11:35 | S. Dakota St. | Brett Keeley misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 11:35 | Cheyney U. | Joshua Veit snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 11:29 | Cheyney U. | Brett Keeley is called for the reach on George West in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brett Keeley, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Goldstein (SF) Brett Keeley | |
| 11:29 | Cheyney U. | George West makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:29 | Cheyney U. | George West makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 11:17 | S. Dakota St. | Danny Reynolds clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 11:15 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Kelly snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 11:09 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Kelly misses the lay-in | 53-52 |
| 11:07 | Cheyney U. | Dale Taylor gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 11:05 | Cheyney U. | George West double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Willie Reason (SF) Shane Knapp | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Kelly (PG), Michael Oestreich (PF) Shawn Culver, Danny Reynolds | |
| 10:50 | S. Dakota St. | Donald Leclair misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 10:49 | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:42 | Cheyney U. | Michael Oestreich takes the ball from Rodney Demaria | 53-52 |
| 10:38 | S. Dakota St. | Rodney Demaria steals the ball from Michael Kelly in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 10:37 | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria lays it up and in | 55-52 |
| 10:23 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Kelly travels with the ball | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Arron Brownell (SG), Shane Knapp (SF), Rufus Robinson (PF) George West, Willie Reason, Joshua Veit | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Paul Gates (PG), Danny Reynolds (C) Douglas Kelly, Michael Kelly | |
| 10:08 | Cheyney U. | Shane Knapp misses the lay-in | 55-52 |
| 10:07 | Cheyney U. | Shane Knapp pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:50 | Cheyney U. | Arron Brownell can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Goldstein - foul #1 on Anthony Goldstein, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Steve Murphy (C) Dale Taylor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Shawn Culver (SG), Rick Acree (C) Donald Leclair, Danny Reynolds | |
| 09:50 | Cheyney U. | Arron Brownell makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:50 | Cheyney U. | Arron Brownell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:50 | S. Dakota St. | Shawn Culver pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 09:35 | S. Dakota St. | Rufus Robinson is called for the reach on Shawn Culver - foul #2 on Rufus Robinson, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Del Lee (SG), Brett Keeley (SF) Paul Gates, Anthony Goldstein | |
| 09:35 | S. Dakota St. | Shawn Culver makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:35 | S. Dakota St. | Shawn Culver makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:26 | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rufus Robinson | 58-54 |
| 09:23 | S. Dakota St. | Shane Knapp steps in front of the Shawn Culver pass in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 09:09 | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 09:08 | S. Dakota St. | Brett Keeley snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 09:02 | S. Dakota St. | Del Lee travels in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | George West (PG), Joshua Veit (PF) Rodney Demaria, Rufus Robinson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Danny Reynolds (PF), Cameron Girard (C) Michael Oestreich, Rick Acree | |
| 08:44 | Cheyney U. | Shane Knapp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 08:42 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Danny Reynolds | 58-54 |
| 08:27 | S. Dakota St. | Shawn Culver can't finish the layup | 58-54 |
| 08:26 | Cheyney U. | Joshua Veit gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:03 | Cheyney U. | Arron Brownell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George West | 60-54 |
| 07:34 | S. Dakota St. | Del Lee is fouled on the floor by Joshua Veit - foul #4 on Joshua Veit, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Donald Fields (PG), Willie Reason (SG), Ryan Ruff (SF), Rufus Robinson (PF), Thomas Sheilds (C) George West, Arron Brownell, Shane Knapp, Joshua Veit, Steve Murphy | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Kelly (PG), Anthony Goldstein (SF), Michael Oestreich (PF), Michael Kelly (C) Shawn Culver, Brett Keeley, Danny Reynolds, Cameron Girard | |
| 07:34 | S. Dakota St. | Del Lee misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:34 | Cheyney U. | Thomas Sheilds grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Cheyney U. | PG - Donald Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Reason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Ruff (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rufus Robinson (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Sheilds (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Douglas Kelly (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Del Lee (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Goldstein (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Oestreich (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Cheyney U. | Willie Reason clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 07:17 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Anthony Goldstein | 60-54 |
| 07:00 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Kelly buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Kelly and he's hacked by Rufus Robinson - foul #3 on Rufus Robinson, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Arron Brownell (SG), Dale Taylor (C) Willie Reason, Rufus Robinson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Paul Gates (PG), Rick Acree (C) Del Lee, Michael Oestreich | |
| 07:00 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Kelly misses the free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:00 | Cheyney U. | Thomas Sheilds pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:42 | Cheyney U. | Thomas Sheilds buries a driving attempt from the left block | 62-56 |
| 06:30 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Kelly hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 62-56 |
| 06:29 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Kelly tips it home | 62-58 |
| 06:26 | Cheyney U. | Donald Fields is hacked by Anthony Goldstein in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Goldstein, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Shane Knapp (SF), Joshua Veit (PF) Ryan Ruff, Dale Taylor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Donald Leclair (SG), Michael Oestreich (PF) Douglas Kelly, Michael Kelly | |
| 06:26 | Cheyney U. | Donald Fields makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:26 | Cheyney U. | Donald Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:24 | S. Dakota St. | Donald Leclair's pass is intercepted by Shane Knapp in the backcourt | 64-58 |
| 06:13 | Cheyney U. | Donald Fields is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Donald Fields, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria (PG) Donald Fields | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Cameron Girard (C) Anthony Goldstein | |
| 05:58 | S. Dakota St. | Rodney Demaria steps in front of the Donald Leclair pass | 64-58 |
| 05:37 | Cheyney U. | Thomas Sheilds lays it up and in set up by Rodney Demaria | 66-58 |
| 05:37 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Willie Reason (SG), Ryan Ruff (SF), Rufus Robinson (PF) Arron Brownell, Shane Knapp, Joshua Veit | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Kelly (PG), Michael Kelly (C) Paul Gates, Cameron Girard | |
| 05:23 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Kelly hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Kelly | 66-60 |
| 05:03 | Cheyney U. | Thomas Sheilds scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ryan Ruff | 68-60 |
| 04:48 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Oestreich blows the layup but he's fouled by Rodney Demaria - foul #1 on Rodney Demaria, team foul #12 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Donald Fields (PG), Arron Brownell (SG), Joshua Veit (SF) Rodney Demaria, Willie Reason, Ryan Ruff | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Paul Gates (PG), Anthony Goldstein (SF), Cameron Girard (C) Douglas Kelly, Rick Acree, Michael Kelly | |
| 04:48 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Oestreich misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:48 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Oestreich misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:48 | Cheyney U. | Thomas Sheilds grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 04:24 | Cheyney U. | Joshua Veit knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 70-60 |
| 04:07 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Oestreich makes the jumper from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 04:05 | Cheyney U. | Thomas Sheilds's pass is intercepted by Donald Leclair in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| 03:49 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Goldstein travels with the ball | 70-62 |
| 03:49 | Cheyney U. | Cheyney U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | George West (SG), Shane Knapp (SF), Dale Taylor (C) Arron Brownell, Rufus Robinson, Thomas Sheilds | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Kelly (SG), Brett Keeley (SF), Michael Kelly (PF), Danny Reynolds (C) Donald Leclair, Anthony Goldstein, Michael Oestreich, Cameron Girard | |
| Game Plan | Cheyney U. | Cheyney U. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Cheyney U. | George West can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 03:28 | Cheyney U. | Shane Knapp can't tip it in | 70-62 |
| 03:26 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Kelly snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Cheyney U. | PG - Donald Fields (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George West (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Knapp (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joshua Veit (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Dale Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Paul Gates (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Douglas Kelly (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Brett Keeley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cheyney U. | Cheyney U. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:06 | S. Dakota St. | Paul Gates comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 03:04 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Kelly tips it back up and in | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Cheyney U. | Cheyney U. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:47 | Cheyney U. | Joshua Veit hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Danny Reynolds - foul #1 on Danny Reynolds, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria (PG), Willie Reason (SG), Ryan Ruff (SF), Thomas Sheilds (C) Donald Fields, George West, Shane Knapp, Dale Taylor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Shawn Culver (PG), Del Lee (SG), Rick Acree (PF), Cameron Girard (C) Paul Gates, Douglas Kelly, Michael Kelly, Danny Reynolds | |
| 02:47 | Cheyney U. | Joshua Veit makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 02:47 | Cheyney U. | Joshua Veit makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 02:35 | S. Dakota St. | Brett Keeley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-64 |
| 02:34 | Cheyney U. | The rebound goes to Thomas Sheilds | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Cheyney U. | Cheyney U. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Cheyney U. | Willie Reason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 02:28 | S. Dakota St. | Brett Keeley gets the rebound | 72-64 |
| 02:11 | S. Dakota St. | Cameron Girard misses the jump hook from the right block | 72-64 |
| 02:10 | Cheyney U. | Willie Reason gets the rebound | 72-64 |
| 02:07 | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-64 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Arron Brownell (SG), Rufus Robinson (PF), Steve Murphy (C) Willie Reason, Joshua Veit, Thomas Sheilds | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Donald Leclair (PG), Anthony Goldstein (SF), Michael Oestreich (PF) Del Lee, Brett Keeley, Cameron Girard | |
| 01:52 | S. Dakota St. | Donald Leclair is fouled on the floor by Ryan Ruff - foul #3 on Ryan Ruff, team foul #13 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Shane Knapp (SF) Ryan Ruff | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Del Lee (SG), Cameron Girard (C) Shawn Culver, Rick Acree | |
| 01:52 | S. Dakota St. | Donald Leclair makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:52 | S. Dakota St. | Donald Leclair makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Cheyney U. | Cheyney U. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:44 | Cheyney U. | Steve Murphy makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Shane Knapp | 75-66 |
| 01:44 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Paul Gates (PG) Donald Leclair | |
| 01:30 | S. Dakota St. | Del Lee connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 75-68 |
| 01:06 | Cheyney U. | Shane Knapp knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Arron Brownell | 77-68 |
| 01:06 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-68 |
| 01:04 | S. Dakota St. | Arron Brownell steps in front of the Anthony Goldstein pass in the backcourt | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Cheyney U. | Cheyney U. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Cheyney U. | Arron Brownell banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Rodney Demaria | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Cheyney U. | Cheyney U. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | S. Dakota St. | Cameron Girard banks in the layup | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Cheyney U. | Cheyney U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria is hacked by Paul Gates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Gates, team foul #11 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | Ryan Ruff (SF), Joshua Veit (PF) Shane Knapp, Rufus Robinson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:47 | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:47 | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria misses the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:47 | S. Dakota St. | Cameron Girard pulls down the rebound | 80-70 |
| 00:41 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Goldstein makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Del Lee | 80-72 |
| 00:39 | Cheyney U. | Ryan Ruff is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Gates - foul #3 on Paul Gates, team foul #12 | 80-72 |
| 00:39 | Cheyney U. | Ryan Ruff makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:39 | Cheyney U. | Ryan Ruff makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:34 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Oestreich makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Cheyney U. | Cheyney U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Cheyney U. | Joshua Veit is fouled in the backcourt by Del Lee - foul #4 on Del Lee, team foul #13 | 82-75 |
| 00:32 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-75 |
| 00:32 | Cheyney U. | Joshua Veit makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:32 | Cheyney U. | Joshua Veit misses the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:32 | Cheyney U. | Ryan Ruff snags the offensive board | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Cheyney U. | Cheyney U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Cheyney U. | Ryan Ruff is fouled on the floor by Del Lee - foul #5 on Del Lee, team foul #14 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Cheyney U. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Donald Leclair (SG) Del Lee | |
| 00:30 | Cheyney U. | Ryan Ruff makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:30 | Cheyney U. | Ryan Ruff makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:23 | S. Dakota St. | Donald Leclair clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 85-75 |
| 00:22 | Cheyney U. | Steve Murphy snags the defensive board | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Cheyney U. | Cheyney U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cheyney U. | Rodney Demaria runs out the clock | 85-75 |