| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Frank Fender (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loren Holleman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fellman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Harris Peavey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Merchant (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Patton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Schneider inbounds the ball | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:35 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Patton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-43 |
| 19:33 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 19:08 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant can't connect on a shot from the left block | 40-43 |
| 19:07 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Patton tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 19:05 | S. Dakota St. | Dikembe Banda tips it home | 40-45 |
| 18:57 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 18:56 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Schneider grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 18:51 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 18:49 | Florida Southern | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 18:39 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender is fouled on the floor by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Dikembe Dong (PF), Ricky Osburn (C) Robert Hill, Harris Peavey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Schweda (PG), Robert Fletcher (SF), Ricky Curry (PF), Gary Gibson (C) Michael Brown, Matthew Schneider, Dikembe Banda, Richard Patton | |
| 18:19 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ricky Osburn | 43-45 |
| 18:10 | S. Dakota St. | Ricky Curry drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Fletcher | 43-47 |
| 17:53 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman loses the dribble to Gary Gibson | 43-47 |
| 17:32 | S. Dakota St. | Ricky Curry hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 43-47 |
| 17:31 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:15 | S. Dakota St. | Ricky Curry drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Schweda | 43-49 |
| 16:57 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 16:55 | S. Dakota St. | Ricky Curry snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 16:35 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-49 |
| 16:34 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Gibson tips it in | 43-51 |
| 16:27 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Schweda - foul #3 on Andrew Schweda, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Leroy Jay (SG), Robert Hill (PF), Harris Peavey (C) Loren Holleman, Dikembe Dong, Ricky Osburn | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown (PG), Martin Craddock (SG), Matthew Schneider (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Richard Patton (C) Andrew Schweda, Samuel Merchant, Robert Fletcher, Ricky Curry, Gary Gibson | |
| 16:27 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 16:27 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 16:06 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Schneider is fouled on the floor by Leroy Jay - foul #2 on Leroy Jay, team foul #1 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Joshua Rew (PG) Frank Fender | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 15:56 | S. Dakota St. | Dikembe Banda knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Brown | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Joshua Rew (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Leroy Jay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fellman (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Harris Peavey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Craddock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Patton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Florida Southern | Joshua Rew hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Harris Peavey | 47-53 |
| 15:21 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Patton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Patton, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant (SF) James Fellman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Allan Brown (SF) Matthew Schneider | |
| 15:07 | Florida Southern | A charge is called on Richard Gallant - foul #4 on Richard Gallant, team foul #2 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | James Fellman (SF) Richard Gallant | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Cliff Carter (PG), Matthew Schneider (SF) Michael Brown, Martin Craddock | |
| 14:53 | S. Dakota St. | Allan Brown connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Cliff Carter | 47-55 |
| 14:34 | Florida Southern | Joshua Rew makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hill | 49-55 |
| 14:20 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Schneider is hacked by James Fellman - foul #3 on James Fellman, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Frank Fender (PG), Von Duszynski (SG) Joshua Rew, Leroy Jay | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Schweda (SG) Matthew Schneider | |
| 14:02 | S. Dakota St. | Allan Brown's pass is intercepted by Frank Fender | 49-55 |
| 13:58 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender lays it up and in | 51-55 |
| 13:50 | S. Dakota St. | Dikembe Banda is whistled for traveling | 51-55 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman (SG), Dikembe Dong (PF) Von Duszynski, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown (PG), Matthew Schneider (SF) Cliff Carter, Allan Brown | |
| 13:41 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 13:20 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Schneider misses the dunk | 54-55 |
| 13:19 | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Schweda pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 13:01 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown's pass is intercepted by Loren Holleman | 54-55 |
| 12:57 | Florida Southern | James Fellman dunks the ball set up by Loren Holleman | 56-55 |
| 12:49 | S. Dakota St. | Dikembe Banda hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Harris Peavey - foul #2 on Harris Peavey, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Joshua Rew (PG), Robert Hill (PF), Ricky Osburn (C) Frank Fender, Dikembe Dong, Harris Peavey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Martin Craddock (PG), Samuel Merchant (SG), Robert Fletcher (SF), Ricky Curry (C) Michael Brown, Andrew Schweda, Matthew Schneider, Richard Patton | |
| 12:49 | S. Dakota St. | Dikembe Banda misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 12:49 | S. Dakota St. | Dikembe Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 12:34 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 12:33 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 12:13 | S. Dakota St. | Loren Holleman steps in front of the Robert Fletcher pass | 56-56 |
| 11:55 | Florida Southern | James Fellman misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Fletcher - foul #1 on Robert Fletcher, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Leroy Jay (SG) Loren Holleman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Schweda (PG), Allan Brown (SF), Gary Gibson (C) Martin Craddock, Dikembe Banda, Ricky Curry | |
| 11:55 | Florida Southern | James Fellman misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 11:55 | Florida Southern | James Fellman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Joshua Rew (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Leroy Jay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Fellman (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Osburn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Andrew Schweda (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Merchant (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Allan Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Gibson knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Schweda and he's hacked by Ricky Osburn - foul #3 on Ricky Osburn, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Frank Fender (PG), Harris Peavey (C) Joshua Rew, Ricky Osburn | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 11:32 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Gibson makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 11:17 | Florida Southern | Robert Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 11:15 | S. Dakota St. | Allan Brown gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 11:09 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Schweda | 57-61 |
| 10:55 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane set up by Leroy Jay | 59-61 |
| 10:33 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Gibson is hacked by Leroy Jay - foul #3 on Leroy Jay, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman (SG), Dikembe Dong (PF), Ricky Osburn (C) Leroy Jay, Robert Hill, Harris Peavey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown (PG), Martin Craddock (SG), Matthew Schneider (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Richard Patton (C) Andrew Schweda, Samuel Merchant, Allan Brown, Gary Gibson, Robert Fletcher | |
| 10:14 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Patton buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 59-63 |
| 09:55 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 09:37 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 09:35 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Craddock pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 09:11 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 09:07 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender is hacked by Michael Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Joshua Rew (PG), Leroy Jay (SG), Harris Peavey (C) Frank Fender, Loren Holleman, Ricky Osburn | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Cliff Carter (PG), Samuel Merchant (SG), Andrew Schweda (SF), Ricky Curry (PF), Gary Gibson (C) Michael Brown, Martin Craddock, Matthew Schneider, Dikembe Banda, Richard Patton | |
| 08:50 | Florida Southern | Leroy Jay hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 08:49 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Gibson grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 08:35 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Dong - foul #1 on Dikembe Dong, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Robert Hill (PF) Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Allan Brown (SF) Cliff Carter | |
| 08:35 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 08:35 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 08:27 | Florida Southern | Joshua Rew misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 08:26 | Florida Southern | Robert Hill tips it back up and in | 64-67 |
| 08:05 | S. Dakota St. | Allan Brown hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by James Fellman - foul #4 on James Fellman, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman (SG), Richard Gallant (SF) Leroy Jay, James Fellman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Cliff Carter (PG), Robert Fletcher (C) Andrew Schweda, Gary Gibson | |
| 08:05 | S. Dakota St. | Allan Brown makes the free throw | 64-70 |
| 07:53 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 07:51 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Fletcher grabs the board | 64-70 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Joshua Rew (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Loren Holleman (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Gallant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Hill (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Harris Peavey (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Cliff Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Merchant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Allan Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Curry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | S. Dakota St. | Allan Brown misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-70 |
| 07:24 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 07:20 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant is hacked by Samuel Merchant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Merchant, team foul #6 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Frank Fender (PG), Ricky Osburn (C) Joshua Rew, Harris Peavey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown (PG), Martin Craddock (SG), Matthew Schneider (SF), Richard Patton (C) Cliff Carter, Samuel Merchant, Allan Brown, Ricky Curry | |
| 07:07 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Robert Fletcher - foul #2 on Robert Fletcher, team foul #7 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Dikembe Dong (PF) Robert Hill | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Schweda (SF) Matthew Schneider | |
| 07:07 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 07:07 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 07:00 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Gallant picks off the pass by Richard Patton | 66-70 |
| 06:57 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender misses the lay-in | 66-70 |
| 06:56 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 06:49 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Craddock misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Dong - foul #2 on Dikembe Dong, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Leroy Jay (SG) Loren Holleman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Dikembe Banda (PF) Robert Fletcher | |
| 06:49 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Craddock makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 06:49 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Craddock makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 06:29 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant blows the layup | 66-72 |
| 06:28 | Florida Southern | Ricky Osburn gets the offensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 06:12 | Florida Southern | Ricky Osburn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Andrew Schweda - foul #4 on Andrew Schweda, team foul #8 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Joshua Rew (PG), Robert Hill (PF) Frank Fender, Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Cliff Carter (PG), Samuel Merchant (SG), Matthew Schneider (SF), Gary Gibson (C) Michael Brown, Martin Craddock, Andrew Schweda, Richard Patton | |
| 06:12 | Florida Southern | Ricky Osburn makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 06:12 | Florida Southern | Ricky Osburn misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 06:12 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Schneider gets the rebound | 67-72 |
| 05:51 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Schneider can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 67-72 |
| 05:50 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant gets the rebound | 67-72 |
| 05:35 | Florida Southern | Joshua Rew is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 05:33 | Florida Southern | Ricky Osburn snags the offensive board | 67-72 |
| 05:24 | Florida Southern | Ricky Osburn connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 69-72 |
| 05:05 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Rew - foul #1 on Joshua Rew, team foul #10 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Frank Fender (PG), Loren Holleman (SG), Dikembe Dong (PF), Harris Peavey (C) Joshua Rew, Leroy Jay, Robert Hill, Ricky Osburn | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Schweda (PG), Allan Brown (SF), Robert Fletcher (PF), Richard Patton (C) Cliff Carter, Matthew Schneider, Dikembe Banda, Gary Gibson | |
| 05:05 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 05:05 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 05:05 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant makes the 3rd free throw | 69-74 |
| 05:01 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-74 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown (PG) Samuel Merchant | |
| 04:41 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Patton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 69-74 |
| 04:40 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender grabs the defensive rebound | 69-74 |
| 04:29 | Florida Southern | Harris Peavey lays it up and in set up by Frank Fender | 71-74 |
| 04:10 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Patton makes the shot from the right block | 71-76 |
| 04:04 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Loren Holleman and he's hacked by Allan Brown - foul #2 on Allan Brown, team foul #9 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Robert Hill (PF) Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Martin Craddock (SG), Matthew Schneider (SF), Ricky Curry (PF) Andrew Schweda, Allan Brown, Richard Patton | |
| 04:04 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant makes the free throw | 74-76 |
| 03:43 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Craddock misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Harris Peavey - foul #3 on Harris Peavey, team foul #11 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Joshua Rew (PG) Frank Fender | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant (SG) Michael Brown | |
| 03:43 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Craddock makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:43 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Craddock makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Joshua Rew (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Loren Holleman (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Gallant (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Robert Hill (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Harris Peavey (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Martin Craddock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Merchant (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Schneider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fletcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Florida Southern | Harris Peavey is fouled on the floor by Ricky Curry - foul #1 on Ricky Curry, team foul #10 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Cliff Carter (PG), Gary Gibson (C) Samuel Merchant, Robert Fletcher | |
| 03:21 | Florida Southern | Harris Peavey makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 03:21 | Florida Southern | Harris Peavey makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 03:07 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Gibson's floater is tipped away by Richard Gallant | 76-78 |
| 03:06 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant grabs the defensive rebound | 76-78 |
| 03:03 | Florida Southern | Cliff Carter steals the ball from Joshua Rew in the backcourt | 76-78 |
| 02:49 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Craddock banks in the layup on a great pass from Cliff Carter | 76-80 |
| 02:36 | Florida Southern | Harris Peavey buries a floater from the right side set up by Joshua Rew | 78-80 |
| 02:36 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-80 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Frank Fender (PG), Dikembe Dong (PF), Ricky Osburn (C) Joshua Rew, Robert Hill, Harris Peavey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown (PG), Samuel Merchant (SG), Andrew Schweda (SF) Cliff Carter, Martin Craddock, Matthew Schneider | |
| 02:19 | S. Dakota St. | 3 seconds is called on Gary Gibson | 78-80 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Dikembe Banda (PF) Ricky Curry | |
| 02:05 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Gibson - foul #3 on Gary Gibson, team foul #11 | 78-80 |
| 02:05 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender misses the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 02:05 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:53 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-80 |
| 01:51 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant grabs the board | 79-80 |
| 01:39 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Frank Fender | 81-80 |
| 01:17 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-80 |
| 01:16 | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Schweda grabs the offensive board | 81-80 |
| 01:16 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-80 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Robert Hill (PF), Harris Peavey (C) Dikembe Dong, Ricky Osburn | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Schneider (SF), Richard Patton (C) Andrew Schweda, Gary Gibson | |
| 01:01 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-83 |
| 00:46 | Florida Southern | Harris Peavey hits a wide open jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hill | 83-83 |
| 00:41 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 83-83 |
| 00:13 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Patton snags the defensive board | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:04 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant can't connect on a floater from the left side | 83-83 |
| 00:02 | S. Dakota St. | Dikembe Banda gets the offensive rebound | 83-83 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | The clock runs out | 83-83 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Frank Fender (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Loren Holleman (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Gallant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Harris Peavey (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Merchant (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Schneider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Richard Patton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | S. Dakota St. | Dikembe Banda wins the tip | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:43 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Schneider blows the layup | 83-83 |
| 04:42 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman grabs the defensive rebound | 83-83 |
| 04:35 | Florida Southern | Harris Peavey can't connect on a floater from the left side | 83-83 |
| 04:34 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 83-83 |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Loren Holleman - foul #1 on Loren Holleman, team foul #12 | 83-83 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Dikembe Dong (PF), Ricky Osburn (C) Robert Hill, Harris Peavey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Schweda (SF), Robert Fletcher (PF), Ricky Curry (C) Matthew Schneider, Dikembe Banda, Richard Patton | |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 83-84 |
| 04:06 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 83-84 |
| 04:05 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant grabs the offensive rebound | 83-84 |
| 03:58 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant is whistled for traveling | 83-84 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Gibson (C) Michael Brown | |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Fletcher drills a jumper from the left block | 83-86 |
| 03:36 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Fender | 86-86 |
| 03:17 | S. Dakota St. | Ricky Osburn swats the dunk try by Robert Fletcher | 86-86 |
| 03:15 | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Schweda tips it home | 86-88 |
| 03:12 | Florida Southern | Andrew Schweda takes the ball from Frank Fender in the backcourt | 86-88 |
| 03:02 | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Schweda comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 86-88 |
| 03:00 | Florida Southern | Ricky Osburn grabs the defensive rebound | 86-88 |
| 02:50 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Fender | 89-88 |
| 02:50 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 89-88 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | James Fellman (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Harris Peavey (C) Richard Gallant, Dikembe Dong, Ricky Osburn | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown (PG), Matthew Schneider (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Richard Patton (C) Andrew Schweda, Robert Fletcher, Ricky Curry, Gary Gibson | |
| 02:38 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 89-88 |
| 02:36 | S. Dakota St. | Dikembe Banda grabs the offensive rebound | 89-88 |
| 02:20 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Schneider misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 89-88 |
| 02:18 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Schneider tips it home | 89-90 |
| 02:08 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 91-90 |
| 02:04 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 91-90 |
| 02:02 | Florida Southern | James Fellman grabs the defensive rebound | 91-90 |
| 01:51 | Florida Southern | Harris Peavey is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Hill and he's fouled by Samuel Merchant - foul #4 on Samuel Merchant, team foul #12 | 93-90 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant (SF) James Fellman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 01:51 | Florida Southern | Harris Peavey makes the free throw | 94-90 |
| 01:29 | S. Dakota St. | Dikembe Banda misses the easy layup | 94-90 |
| 01:27 | Florida Southern | The rebound goes to Richard Gallant | 94-90 |
| 01:13 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 94-90 |
| 01:11 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant pulls down the rebound | 94-90 |
| 00:55 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Patton drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 94-92 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Frank Fender (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Loren Holleman (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Gallant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Harris Peavey (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Merchant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Schneider (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Richard Patton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Florida Southern | Frank Fender double dribbles in the backcourt | 94-92 |
| 00:39 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 94-95 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Florida Southern | Loren Holleman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Fender | 97-95 |
| 00:06 | S. Dakota St. | Samuel Merchant is called for a charge - foul #5 on Samuel Merchant, team foul #13 | 97-95 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Andrew Schweda (SG) Samuel Merchant | |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Florida Southern | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Richard Gallant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Brown, team foul #14 | 97-95 |
| 00:04 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant makes the 1st free throw | 98-95 |
| 00:04 | Florida Southern | Richard Gallant makes the 2nd free throw | 99-95 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | Matthew Schneider misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 99-95 |