I'm fairly certain that due to the timing of the foul, even if a technical foul had been issued, the rules state that OT happens no matter what the outcome of the foul shots.
The other team North beat was Staples-Motley.
IMHO, the current four-class product is a result of the League panicking after Khalid El-Amin's Minneapolis North teams won both Sweet 16 titles.
The winter he was up for his deal was the winter before Target Field opened. He had the Pohlads over a barrel at the negotiating table. If they would have let him walk because they wouldn't pay him the going rate, there would have been a fan rebellion going into the opening of the new ballpark.
IIRC, the closest any sport at the U outside of FB/MBB/MHK has gotten to profitability is women's basketball during the early 2000s, when they were regularly drawing 12K+ to Williams Arena.
SPEED UP STADIUM ENTRY
It is inexcusable to have lines at the gate back to the street late in the first quarter. Not only is it a PR problem, it's a far bigger security risk than smuggling a flask into the stadium.