| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Roy Richards (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dean Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Newton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Schermerhorn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - James Stokes (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Tellez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Plyler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Peters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Shuler (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. Cloud St. | Jamie Plyler inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | St. Cloud St. | Dennis Schermerhorn blocks the short jumper by Jamie Plyler | 29-28 |
| 19:44 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:25 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roy Richards | 32-28 |
| 18:57 | St. Cloud St. | Jamie Plyler knocks in the 3 from straight away | 32-31 |
| 18:38 | Abilene Christian | Dean Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-31 |
| 18:37 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Joseph Shuler | 32-31 |
| 18:33 | St. Cloud St. | James Stokes is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 32-31 |
| 18:32 | Abilene Christian | Dean Thompson gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:18 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ralph Newton | 35-31 |
| 18:11 | St. Cloud St. | James Stokes misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 18:10 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Peters hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 17:57 | Abilene Christian | Dennis Schermerhorn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Shuler - foul #1 on Joseph Shuler, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 17:57 | Abilene Christian | Dennis Schermerhorn makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:57 | Abilene Christian | Dennis Schermerhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:39 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Shuler splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 17:37 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:17 | Abilene Christian | Dennis Schermerhorn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Shuler - foul #2 on Joseph Shuler, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker (PG) Roy Richards | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker (SF), John Roberts (C) Jamie Plyler, Joseph Shuler | |
| 17:17 | Abilene Christian | Dennis Schermerhorn makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:17 | Abilene Christian | Dennis Schermerhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:00 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Peters can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Ralph Newton - foul #1 on Ralph Newton, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr (SF), William Langworthy (C) Philip Gardner, Dennis Schermerhorn | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Young (PG) James Stokes | |
| 17:00 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Peters makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:00 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:35 | Abilene Christian | William Langworthy scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-35 |
| 16:22 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Young is fouled on the floor by Terry Walker - foul #1 on Terry Walker, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Roy Richards (PG), Geoffrey Dorado (SG), Terry Lesage (PF) Terry Walker, Dean Thompson, Ralph Newton | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Antonio Denton (SG), Joseph Shuler (C) John Tellez, Arthur Peters | |
| 16:09 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Young misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-35 |
| 16:07 | Abilene Christian | William Langworthy grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 15:50 | Abilene Christian | Roy Richards comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-35 |
| 15:48 | St. Cloud St. | Antonio Denton snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Roy Richards (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Dorado (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ryan Furr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Lesage (fresh) C - William Langworthy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Arthur Young (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Antonio Denton (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Victor Schmucker (fresh) PF - John Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Shuler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Shuler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 15:37 | St. Cloud St. | Antonio Denton pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:19 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 15:17 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:13 | Abilene Christian | Antonio Denton picks off the pass by William Langworthy | 41-35 |
| 15:05 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker's fadeaway is rejected by William Langworthy | 41-35 |
| 15:04 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 14:58 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 14:57 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Shuler grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:49 | St. Cloud St. | John Roberts is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Young | 41-37 |
| 14:22 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 41-37 |
| 14:21 | St. Cloud St. | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:01 | St. Cloud St. | John Roberts misses short on a shot from the baseline | 41-37 |
| 13:59 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:43 | St. Cloud St. | Antonio Denton's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Dorado | 41-37 |
| 13:18 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roy Richards and he's hacked by Victor Schmucker - foul #2 on Victor Schmucker, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker (PG), Philip Gardner (SF), Ralph Newton (PF), Dennis Schermerhorn (C) Roy Richards, Ryan Furr, Terry Lesage, William Langworthy | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James Stokes (PG), John Tellez (SG), Jamie Plyler (SF), Arthur Peters (PF), Larry Evangelista (C) Arthur Young, Antonio Denton, Victor Schmucker, John Roberts, Joseph Shuler | |
| 13:18 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:04 | St. Cloud St. | James Stokes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Peters | 44-39 |
| 12:48 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 12:46 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 12:31 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Newton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Stokes - foul #1 on James Stokes, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Dean Thompson (SG) Geoffrey Dorado | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 12:31 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Newton makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:31 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:31 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Larry Evangelista | 45-39 |
| 12:04 | St. Cloud St. | Jamie Plyler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Stokes | 45-42 |
| 11:49 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 11:48 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Evangelista pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Terry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dean Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Schermerhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - James Stokes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tellez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Plyler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Evangelista (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Evangelista connects on the jump hook from the right block | 45-44 |
| 11:12 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Terry Walker | 48-44 |
| 10:48 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Peters misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 10:46 | Abilene Christian | Dennis Schermerhorn grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:20 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker loses the dribble to Arthur Peters | 48-44 |
| 10:00 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Peters misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 48-44 |
| 09:58 | Abilene Christian | Dennis Schermerhorn grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 09:44 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Walker | 51-44 |
| 09:33 | St. Cloud St. | John Tellez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 09:32 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:25 | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker is fouled on the floor by James Stokes - foul #2 on James Stokes, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Roy Richards (PG), Geoffrey Dorado (SG), Ryan Furr (SF), Terry Lesage (PF), William Langworthy (C) Terry Walker, Dean Thompson, Philip Gardner, Ralph Newton, Dennis Schermerhorn | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Young (PG), David Thurman (SG), Victor Schmucker (SF), John Roberts (PF), Joseph Shuler (C) James Stokes, John Tellez, Jamie Plyler, Arthur Peters, Larry Evangelista | |
| 09:13 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr throws it down on a nice dish by Roy Richards | 53-44 |
| 08:44 | St. Cloud St. | David Thurman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 08:18 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr is fouled on the floor by David Thurman - foul #4 on David Thurman, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Dean Thompson (SG) Geoffrey Dorado | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | John Tellez (SG) David Thurman | |
| 08:08 | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage is whistled for traveling | 53-46 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Ralph Newton (PF) Terry Lesage | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Antonio Denton (SF) Victor Schmucker | |
| 08:01 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Shuler splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 08:00 | St. Cloud St. | John Roberts snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 07:39 | St. Cloud St. | John Roberts connects on the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Ralph Newton - foul #2 on Ralph Newton, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner (SF) Ryan Furr | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James Stokes (PG), David Thurman (SF) Arthur Young, Antonio Denton | |
| 07:39 | St. Cloud St. | John Roberts makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Roy Richards (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Gardner (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Langworthy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - James Stokes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tellez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Thurman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Shuler (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-49 |
| 07:04 | St. Cloud St. | David Thurman clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Dean Thompson - foul #2 on Dean Thompson, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Dennis Schermerhorn (C) William Langworthy | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Peters (PF) John Roberts | |
| 07:04 | St. Cloud St. | David Thurman makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:04 | St. Cloud St. | David Thurman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:53 | Abilene Christian | A charge is called on Ralph Newton - foul #3 on Ralph Newton, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jamie Plyler (SF) David Thurman | |
| 06:33 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Shuler is fouled on the floor by Dennis Schermerhorn - foul #3 on Dennis Schermerhorn, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker (PG) Roy Richards | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Young (SG), Larry Evangelista (C) John Tellez, Joseph Shuler | |
| 06:14 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Peters travels with the ball | 55-51 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Terry Lesage (PF) Ralph Newton | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 06:02 | Abilene Christian | Dean Thompson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Gardner | 58-51 |
| 05:52 | St. Cloud St. | Jamie Plyler makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Stokes | 58-53 |
| 05:44 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner blows the layup but he's hacked by Jamie Plyler - foul #1 on Jamie Plyler, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado (SG), Kenneth Busse (C) Dean Thompson, Dennis Schermerhorn | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | John Tellez (SG), John Roberts (C) James Stokes, Larry Evangelista | |
| 05:44 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:44 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:30 | St. Cloud St. | John Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Roy Richards (PG), William Langworthy (C) Terry Walker, Kenneth Busse | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Shuler (C) John Roberts | |
| 05:20 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Geoffrey Dorado | 63-53 |
| 04:51 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Shuler drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Peters | 63-56 |
| 04:30 | Abilene Christian | Philip Gardner buries a jumper near the basket | 65-56 |
| 04:09 | St. Cloud St. | Terry Lesage is called for the reach on Arthur Peters - foul #2 on Terry Lesage, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker (PG), Dean Thompson (SG), Ryan Furr (SF), Ralph Newton (PF), Dennis Schermerhorn (C) Roy Richards, Geoffrey Dorado, Philip Gardner, Terry Lesage, William Langworthy | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James Stokes (PG), David Thurman (SF) Arthur Young, Jamie Plyler | |
| 04:09 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Peters misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:09 | Abilene Christian | Dean Thompson snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 03:55 | Abilene Christian | Dean Thompson scores on a jumper from the left wing | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Shuler is called for traveling | 67-56 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker (SF), John Roberts (PF), Larry Evangelista (C) John Tellez, Arthur Peters, Joseph Shuler | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Terry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Furr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Schermerhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - James Stokes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thurman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Victor Schmucker (fresh) PF - John Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Larry Evangelista (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Abilene Christian | A charge is called on Ralph Newton - foul #4 on Ralph Newton, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| 03:00 | St. Cloud St. | James Stokes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-56 |
| 02:59 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Newton snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 02:59 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Roy Richards (PG), Philip Gardner (SF) Terry Walker, Ryan Furr | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | John Tellez (SG), Jamie Plyler (SF), Arthur Peters (PF), Joseph Shuler (C) David Thurman, Victor Schmucker, John Roberts, Larry Evangelista | |
| 02:30 | Abilene Christian | Ralph Newton misses the jump hook from close range | 67-56 |
| 02:29 | Abilene Christian | Dean Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:08 | Abilene Christian | Dean Thompson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Gardner | 70-56 |
| 01:54 | St. Cloud St. | John Tellez misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Dean Thompson - foul #3 on Dean Thompson, team foul #9 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Terry Walker (PG), Geoffrey Dorado (SG), Ryan Furr (SF), Terry Lesage (PF), William Langworthy (C) Roy Richards, Dean Thompson, Philip Gardner, Ralph Newton, Dennis Schermerhorn | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Young (PG), David Thurman (SF), John Roberts (PF), Larry Evangelista (C) James Stokes, Jamie Plyler, Arthur Peters, Joseph Shuler | |
| 01:54 | St. Cloud St. | John Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:54 | St. Cloud St. | John Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:36 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado loses the dribble to John Roberts | 70-58 |
| 01:22 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Evangelista makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 01:04 | Abilene Christian | Geoffrey Dorado misses badly on a shot from the left side | 70-60 |
| 01:03 | St. Cloud St. | John Roberts pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | St. Cloud St. | John Tellez clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 00:56 | Abilene Christian | William Langworthy snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Abilene Christian | William Langworthy is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Young - foul #1 on Arthur Young, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker (SF) John Tellez | |
| 00:53 | Abilene Christian | William Langworthy misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:53 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Evangelista grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 00:47 | St. Cloud St. | David Thurman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 00:45 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Ryan Furr | 70-60 |
| 00:43 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr is fouled in the backcourt by David Thurman - foul #5 on David Thurman, team foul #9 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Antonio Denton (SG) David Thurman | |
| 00:43 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:43 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:37 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Victor Schmucker, team foul #10 | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Abilene Christian | Victor Schmucker is called for the reach on Ryan Furr - foul #4 on Victor Schmucker, team foul #11 | 72-60 |
| 00:09 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr misses the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:09 | Abilene Christian | Ryan Furr makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:05 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Evangelista is denied on a layup by Terry Lesage | 73-60 |
| 00:03 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Evangelista grabs the offensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Young scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 73-62 |