| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Scotty Williams (fresh) SG - Scott Whittingham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Betts (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Jastremski (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Watts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - James Croxton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth McGlaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Legge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry May (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Chance Palczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Legge inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | N. Dakota St. | Terry May hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from James Croxton | 33-38 |
| 19:27 | Central Oklahoma | William Watts misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Legge - foul #2 on Michael Legge, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 19:27 | Central Oklahoma | William Watts misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:27 | Central Oklahoma | William Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:27 | Central Oklahoma | John Betts grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 19:10 | Central Oklahoma | John Betts hits the finger roll | 35-38 |
| 18:44 | N. Dakota St. | Chance Palczynski misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-38 |
| 18:42 | Central Oklahoma | Scotty Williams grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 18:15 | Central Oklahoma | William Watts double dribbles | 35-38 |
| 17:54 | N. Dakota St. | John Betts takes the ball from Terry May | 35-38 |
| 17:37 | Central Oklahoma | Terry May steals the ball from William Watts | 35-38 |
| 17:19 | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin makes the shot from the right side set up by James Croxton and he's hacked by Scott Whittingham - foul #2 on Scott Whittingham, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Robert Lee (PG), Donald Brandt (SG), Ronald Natali (PF), Jeffrey Soluri (C) Scotty Williams, Scott Whittingham, John Jastremski, William Watts | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alfred Green (SG), James Barrientes (SF), Donovan Dunlap (C) James Croxton, Michael Legge, Chance Palczynski | |
| 17:19 | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:59 | Central Oklahoma | The pull-up jumper by Donald Brandt is blocked by James Barrientes | 35-41 |
| 16:57 | Central Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to John Betts | 35-41 |
| 16:52 | Central Oklahoma | Robert Lee makes the shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Alfred Green - foul #2 on Alfred Green, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Stephen Schober (SF) John Betts | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | John Scheller (PG), Robert Collum (PF) Kenneth McGlaughlin, Terry May | |
| 16:52 | Central Oklahoma | Robert Lee makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:37 | N. Dakota St. | Alfred Green can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-41 |
| 16:35 | N. Dakota St. | James Barrientes misses the tip | 38-41 |
| 16:33 | Central Oklahoma | Donald Brandt snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 16:17 | Central Oklahoma | Donald Brandt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Scott Whittingham (SG) Stephen Schober | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 15:56 | N. Dakota St. | James Barrientes misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 15:54 | Central Oklahoma | Ronald Natali pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Donald Brandt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Whittingham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Natali (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Soluri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - John Scheller (fresh) SG - Alfred Green (fresh) SF - James Barrientes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Collum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donovan Dunlap (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Central Oklahoma | Ronald Natali hits a floater from the right block | 40-41 |
| 15:10 | N. Dakota St. | Robert Collum misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 15:09 | Central Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Donald Brandt | 40-41 |
| 14:56 | Central Oklahoma | Scott Whittingham is hacked by John Scheller - foul #1 on John Scheller, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Scotty Williams (PG), John Betts (SF), John Jastremski (PF), William Watts (C) Scott Whittingham, Robert Lee, Ronald Natali, Jeffrey Soluri | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | James Croxton (PG), Timothy Adkins (SG), Michael Legge (SF), Terry May (PF), Chance Palczynski (C) John Scheller, Alfred Green, James Barrientes, Robert Collum, Donovan Dunlap | |
| 14:46 | Central Oklahoma | Scotty Williams is hacked by Chance Palczynski - foul #2 on Chance Palczynski, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| 14:34 | Central Oklahoma | John Jastremski lays it up and in | 42-41 |
| 14:05 | N. Dakota St. | James Croxton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 14:04 | Central Oklahoma | John Jastremski pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:37 | Central Oklahoma | William Watts drills a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Terry May - foul #3 on Terry May, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Scott Whittingham (SG) Donald Brandt | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 13:37 | Central Oklahoma | William Watts misses the free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:37 | N. Dakota St. | Terry May snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 13:10 | N. Dakota St. | Scott Whittingham is called for the reach on Terry May - foul #3 on Scott Whittingham, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| 12:59 | N. Dakota St. | Chance Palczynski makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Legge | 44-43 |
| 12:42 | Central Oklahoma | John Betts connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 12:23 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Whittingham - foul #4 on Scott Whittingham, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Robert Lee (PG), Marc Burke (SG), Ronald Natali (PF), Jeffrey Soluri (C) Scotty Williams, Scott Whittingham, John Jastremski, William Watts | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin (PG), James Barrientes (SF) James Croxton, Michael Legge | |
| 12:23 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:23 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:23 | Central Oklahoma | Ronald Natali snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 12:10 | Central Oklahoma | Terry May is called for the reach on Robert Lee - foul #4 on Terry May, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Robert Collum (PF), Donovan Dunlap (C) Terry May, Chance Palczynski | |
| 11:57 | Central Oklahoma | John Betts misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 11:55 | Central Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Natali | 46-44 |
| 11:39 | Central Oklahoma | Marc Burke hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 46-44 |
| 11:38 | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Marc Burke (fresh) SF - John Betts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Natali (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Soluri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Kenneth McGlaughlin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Adkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Barrientes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Collum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donovan Dunlap (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Donald Brandt (SG), Stephen Schober (SF) Marc Burke, John Betts | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alfred Green (SG) Timothy Adkins | |
| 11:16 | Central Oklahoma | Ronald Natali comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 11:15 | N. Dakota St. | Alfred Green grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 11:03 | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin can't finish the layup | 46-44 |
| 11:01 | Central Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Stephen Schober | 46-44 |
| 10:36 | Central Oklahoma | Robert Collum swats the short shot by Jeffrey Soluri | 46-44 |
| 10:35 | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 10:14 | N. Dakota St. | James Barrientes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 10:12 | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin misses the tip | 46-44 |
| 10:11 | Central Oklahoma | Stephen Schober grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:07 | Central Oklahoma | Stephen Schober hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 10:05 | N. Dakota St. | James Barrientes pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:51 | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-44 |
| 09:50 | Central Oklahoma | Ronald Natali gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:32 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Soluri misses the floater from the right side | 46-44 |
| 09:31 | N. Dakota St. | Robert Collum snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 09:05 | N. Dakota St. | Donovan Dunlap hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 09:03 | N. Dakota St. | Donovan Dunlap misses the tip | 46-44 |
| 09:01 | N. Dakota St. | Donovan Dunlap snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 08:46 | N. Dakota St. | Donovan Dunlap is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Soluri - foul #1 on Jeffrey Soluri, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Scotty Williams (PG), Marc Burke (SG), John Betts (SF), John Jastremski (PF), William Watts (C) Robert Lee, Donald Brandt, Stephen Schober, Ronald Natali, Jeffrey Soluri | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | James Croxton (PG), Timothy Adkins (SG), Michael Legge (SF), Chance Palczynski (C) Kenneth McGlaughlin, Alfred Green, Robert Collum, Donovan Dunlap | |
| 08:33 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 08:16 | Central Oklahoma | Marc Burke buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Scotty Williams | 49-46 |
| 07:55 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins lays it up and in | 49-48 |
| 07:42 | Central Oklahoma | Timothy Adkins takes the ball from Marc Burke | 49-48 |
| 07:39 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins lays it in | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Scotty Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marc Burke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Betts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jastremski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - James Croxton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Adkins (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Legge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Barrientes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chance Palczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Central Oklahoma | John Jastremski loses the dribble to James Croxton | 49-50 |
| 07:10 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chance Palczynski | 49-52 |
| 07:03 | Central Oklahoma | John Jastremski's fadeaway is rejected by Chance Palczynski | 49-52 |
| 07:02 | N. Dakota St. | Chance Palczynski snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 06:49 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins is fouled on the floor by Marc Burke - foul #1 on Marc Burke, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Scott Whittingham (SG) Marc Burke | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Terry May (PF) James Barrientes | |
| 06:30 | N. Dakota St. | James Croxton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Scotty Williams - foul #2 on Scotty Williams, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| 06:30 | N. Dakota St. | James Croxton makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:30 | N. Dakota St. | James Croxton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:07 | Central Oklahoma | Scott Whittingham connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Chance Palczynski - foul #3 on Chance Palczynski, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Robert Lee (PG), Ronald Natali (PF), Stephen Schober (C) Scotty Williams, John Jastremski, William Watts | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin (PG), Robert Collum (SF), Donovan Dunlap (C) James Croxton, Michael Legge, Chance Palczynski | |
| 06:07 | Central Oklahoma | Scott Whittingham misses the free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:07 | N. Dakota St. | Donovan Dunlap gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:48 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Natali steps in front of the Donovan Dunlap pass | 51-54 |
| 05:34 | Central Oklahoma | Ronald Natali hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Robert Collum - foul #1 on Robert Collum, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Donald Brandt (PG) John Betts | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Alfred Green (SG) Timothy Adkins | |
| 05:34 | Central Oklahoma | Ronald Natali makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:34 | Central Oklahoma | Ronald Natali misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:34 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Robert Collum | 52-54 |
| 05:11 | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin makes the 3 from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 04:57 | Central Oklahoma | Donald Brandt makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Whittingham | 54-57 |
| 04:35 | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Brandt - foul #2 on Donald Brandt, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Scotty Williams (PG), John Jastremski (PF), William Watts (C) Donald Brandt, Ronald Natali, Stephen Schober | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins (SG), Michael Legge (SF), Chance Palczynski (C) Alfred Green, Robert Collum, Donovan Dunlap | |
| 04:35 | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:35 | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:16 | Central Oklahoma | John Jastremski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Terry May - foul #5 on Terry May, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Donald Brandt (SG), John Betts (SF) Scott Whittingham, Robert Lee | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | James Croxton (PG), Robert Collum (PF) Kenneth McGlaughlin, Terry May | |
| 04:16 | Central Oklahoma | John Jastremski makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:16 | Central Oklahoma | John Jastremski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:16 | Central Oklahoma | John Jastremski makes the 3rd free throw | 56-59 |
| 03:58 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins misses the easy layup | 56-59 |
| 03:56 | Central Oklahoma | William Watts pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 03:28 | Central Oklahoma | Scotty Williams clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Croxton - foul #1 on James Croxton, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| 03:28 | Central Oklahoma | Scotty Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:28 | Central Oklahoma | Scotty Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Scotty Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Brandt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Betts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jastremski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - William Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - James Croxton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Adkins (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Legge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Collum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chance Palczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 03:17 | Central Oklahoma | John Betts pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 02:51 | Central Oklahoma | John Jastremski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 02:49 | Central Oklahoma | Donald Brandt tips it in | 60-59 |
| 02:20 | N. Dakota St. | Robert Collum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Scott Whittingham (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Ronald Natali (PF), Jeffrey Soluri (C) Scotty Williams, John Betts, John Jastremski, William Watts | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kenneth McGlaughlin (SG), James Barrientes (SF), Donovan Dunlap (PF) Timothy Adkins, Michael Legge, Robert Collum | |
| 02:15 | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | John Betts (SF) Donald Brandt | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins (SG), Michael Legge (SF), Robert Collum (PF) Kenneth McGlaughlin, James Barrientes, Donovan Dunlap | |
| 02:02 | Central Oklahoma | The short jumper by Jeffrey Soluri is denied by Robert Collum | 60-59 |
| 02:01 | Central Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Whittingham | 60-59 |
| 01:46 | Central Oklahoma | Timothy Adkins steps in front of the Ronald Natali pass | 60-59 |
| 01:33 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Legge is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Legge, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Scotty Williams (PG), John Jastremski (PF), William Watts (C) Robert Lee, Ronald Natali, Jeffrey Soluri | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 01:06 | Central Oklahoma | John Betts knocks in the jumper in the lane | 62-59 |
| 00:41 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from James Croxton | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Central Oklahoma | John Jastremski clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 00:14 | Central Oklahoma | John Betts hits the follow up shot | 64-61 |
| 00:06 | N. Dakota St. | James Croxton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 64-61 |
| 00:04 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Legge snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 00:02 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins is hacked by Scott Whittingham - foul #5 on Scott Whittingham, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Donald Brandt (SG) Scott Whittingham | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:02 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:02 | N. Dakota St. | Timothy Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Central Oklahoma | Donald Brandt is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Adkins - foul #4 on Timothy Adkins, team foul #12 | 64-63 |
| 00:01 | Central Oklahoma | Donald Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:01 | Central Oklahoma | Donald Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | James Croxton misses the fullcourt shot | 66-63 |