| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Amos Ray (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elwood Sleeper (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Thomas Neilsen (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Dennis Howser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Layton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Claude Francois (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Cha (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Paine | Stephen Layton inbounds the ball | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Paine | Stephen Layton scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Neilsen | 47-46 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Amos Ray | 50-46 |
| 19:13 | Paine | Claude Francois misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Stewart - foul #2 on Daniel Stewart, team foul #1 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Garland Hamilton (PG), Melvin Bush (SG), Gene Stever (SF), Ralph Lambert (C) Amos Ray, Derrick Ballard, Elwood Sleeper, Daniel Stewart | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 19:13 | Paine | Claude Francois misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 19:13 | Paine | Claude Francois makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert scores on a shot in the paint set up by Garland Hamilton | 52-47 |
| 18:42 | Paine | Gary Cha connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Thomas Neilsen | 52-49 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 18:34 | Paine | The rebound goes to Thomas Neilsen | 52-49 |
| 18:14 | Paine | Gary Cha drills a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Garland Hamilton - foul #1 on Garland Hamilton, team foul #2 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray (PG), Derrick Ballard (SG), Elwood Sleeper (SF), Raymond Reeder (PF), Daniel Stewart (C) Garland Hamilton, Melvin Bush, Gene Stever, Christopher Lambert, Ralph Lambert | |
| Subs | Paine | John Willard (PG), Stanley Maheu (SG), David Brown (SF), George Jackson (PF) Thomas Neilsen, Dennis Howser, Stephen Layton, Claude Francois | |
| 18:14 | Paine | Gary Cha misses the free throw | 52-51 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota, Duluth | Raymond Reeder gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart misses the wide open jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Cha - foul #3 on Gary Cha, team foul #1 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert (PF) Raymond Reeder | |
| Subs | Paine | Dean Ingram (C) Gary Cha | |
| 17:52 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 17:52 | Paine | Dean Ingram pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 17:48 | Paine | Amos Ray steals it from John Willard in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota, Duluth | Derrick Ballard hits the finger roll set up by Amos Ray | 55-51 |
| 17:30 | Paine | Dean Ingram scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stanley Maheu | 55-53 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on George Jackson - foul #2 on George Jackson, team foul #2 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush (SG), Gene Stever (SF) Derrick Ballard, Elwood Sleeper | |
| Subs | Paine | Claude Francois (PF) George Jackson | |
| 17:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 17:06 | Paine | Claude Francois clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 17:01 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dean Ingram is called for the reach on Melvin Bush in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dean Ingram, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Derrick Ballard (SG), Elwood Sleeper (SF) Melvin Bush, Gene Stever | |
| Subs | Paine | Thomas Neilsen (PG), Kenneth Lage (SG), Stephen Layton (SF) John Willard, Stanley Maheu, David Brown | |
| 16:48 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert misses the lay-in | 57-53 |
| 16:47 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart tips it but misses | 57-53 |
| 16:45 | Paine | Stephen Layton grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 16:38 | Paine | Claude Francois's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush (SG), Gene Stever (SF), Raymond Reeder (PF) Derrick Ballard, Elwood Sleeper, Christopher Lambert | |
| Subs | Paine | Dennis Howser (SG), Vincent Reinhardt (C) Thomas Neilsen, Dean Ingram | |
| 16:10 | Minnesota, Duluth | Gene Stever is fouled on the floor by Vincent Reinhardt - foul #1 on Vincent Reinhardt, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Garland Hamilton (PG), Derrick Ballard (SG), Elwood Sleeper (SF), Christopher Lambert (PF) Amos Ray, Melvin Bush, Gene Stever, Raymond Reeder | |
| Subs | Paine | Thomas Neilsen (PG) Stephen Layton | |
| 15:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert clanks a 3 from straight away | 57-53 |
| 15:57 | Paine | Claude Francois pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Garland Hamilton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Derrick Ballard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elwood Sleeper (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Lambert (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Thomas Neilsen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Howser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lage (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Claude Francois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Reinhardt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 15:51 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 15:41 | Minnesota, Duluth | Elwood Sleeper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 15:39 | Minnesota, Duluth | Garland Hamilton tips it but misses | 57-53 |
| 15:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | Derrick Ballard tips it back up and in | 59-53 |
| 15:28 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Garland Hamilton - foul #2 on Garland Hamilton, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray (PG) Garland Hamilton | |
| Subs | Paine | Stanley Maheu (SG), David Brown (SF), George Jackson (PF), Gary Cha (C) Dennis Howser, Kenneth Lage, Claude Francois, Vincent Reinhardt | |
| 15:28 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 15:28 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Thomas Neilsen steals it from Amos Ray in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| 15:17 | Paine | Stanley Maheu's pass is intercepted by Amos Ray | 59-54 |
| 14:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 14:57 | Minnesota, Duluth | Derrick Ballard hits the follow up shot | 61-54 |
| 14:47 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 14:46 | Paine | George Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 14:36 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Cha | 61-56 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota, Duluth | David Brown steals the ball from Derrick Ballard in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 14:20 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 14:19 | Paine | George Jackson snags the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 14:14 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen loses the dribble to Derrick Ballard | 61-56 |
| 14:10 | Minnesota, Duluth | Derrick Ballard misses the dunk | 61-56 |
| 14:09 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 13:58 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen is fouled on the floor by Christopher Lambert - foul #2 on Christopher Lambert, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush (SG), Gene Stever (SF), Raymond Reeder (PF), Ralph Lambert (C) Derrick Ballard, Elwood Sleeper, Christopher Lambert, Daniel Stewart | |
| Subs | Paine | John Willard (PG), Dennis Howser (SG), Stephen Layton (SF), Claude Francois (PF), Dean Ingram (C) Thomas Neilsen, Stanley Maheu, David Brown, George Jackson, Gary Cha | |
| 13:39 | Paine | Claude Francois comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 13:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | Ralph Lambert gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 13:32 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-56 |
| 13:31 | Paine | Claude Francois grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 13:18 | Paine | Claude Francois connects on the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Raymond Reeder - foul #1 on Raymond Reeder, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert (PF), Daniel Stewart (C) Raymond Reeder, Ralph Lambert | |
| Subs | Paine | Kenneth Lage (SG) Dennis Howser | |
| 13:18 | Paine | Claude Francois makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 13:06 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 13:04 | Paine | Dean Ingram grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 12:57 | Paine | Stephen Layton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dean Ingram - foul #2 on Dean Ingram, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Garland Hamilton (PG), Derrick Ballard (SG), Elwood Sleeper (SF) Amos Ray, Melvin Bush, Gene Stever | |
| Subs | Paine | Dennis Howser (SG), Vincent Reinhardt (PF), Gary Cha (C) John Willard, Claude Francois, Dean Ingram | |
| 12:36 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 12:20 | Paine | Gary Cha is fouled on the floor by Garland Hamilton - foul #3 on Garland Hamilton, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray (PG) Garland Hamilton | |
| Subs | Paine | Thomas Neilsen (PG), George Jackson (PF) Kenneth Lage, Vincent Reinhardt | |
| 12:11 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 12:09 | Minnesota, Duluth | The rebound goes to Daniel Stewart | 63-62 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota, Duluth | Elwood Sleeper can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-62 |
| 11:52 | Minnesota, Duluth | Elwood Sleeper grabs the offensive board | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Amos Ray (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Derrick Ballard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elwood Sleeper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Lambert (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Stewart (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Thomas Neilsen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Howser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Layton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - George Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Cha (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 11:26 | Paine | Gary Cha grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 11:13 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Elwood Sleeper grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Neilsen - foul #3 on Thomas Neilsen, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush (SG), Gene Stever (SF), Raymond Reeder (PF), Ralph Lambert (C) Derrick Ballard, Elwood Sleeper, Christopher Lambert, Daniel Stewart | |
| Subs | Paine | John Willard (PG), Stanley Maheu (SG), David Brown (SF), Claude Francois (PF), Dean Ingram (C) Thomas Neilsen, Dennis Howser, Stephen Layton, George Jackson, Gary Cha | |
| 10:55 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 10:38 | Paine | Gene Stever picks off the pass by David Brown | 64-62 |
| 10:35 | Minnesota, Duluth | Gene Stever blows the layup | 64-62 |
| 10:33 | Paine | Dean Ingram pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 10:10 | Paine | Claude Francois misses the jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 10:08 | Paine | Dean Ingram tips it but misses | 64-62 |
| 10:06 | Paine | Claude Francois tips it home | 64-64 |
| 09:54 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 09:52 | Paine | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 09:46 | Paine | Amos Ray picks off the pass by Claude Francois | 64-64 |
| 09:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | David Brown picks off the pass by Gene Stever | 64-64 |
| 09:27 | Paine | Dean Ingram loses the ball out of bounds | 64-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Garland Hamilton (PG), Derrick Ballard (SG), Elwood Sleeper (SF), Christopher Lambert (PF), Daniel Stewart (C) Amos Ray, Melvin Bush, Gene Stever, Raymond Reeder, Ralph Lambert | |
| Subs | Paine | Kenneth Lage (PG), Dennis Howser (SG), Stephen Layton (SF), Gary Cha (C) John Willard, Stanley Maheu, David Brown, Dean Ingram | |
| 09:13 | Minnesota, Duluth | Derrick Ballard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-64 |
| 09:11 | Paine | Gary Cha snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 08:59 | Paine | Kenneth Lage is hacked by Daniel Stewart - foul #3 on Daniel Stewart, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | Paine | Vincent Reinhardt (PF) Claude Francois | |
| 08:59 | Paine | Kenneth Lage misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 08:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 08:57 | Minnesota, Duluth | Garland Hamilton is hacked by Stephen Layton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Layton, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | Paine | Thomas Neilsen (PG), George Jackson (PF) Stephen Layton, Vincent Reinhardt | |
| 08:57 | Minnesota, Duluth | Garland Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 08:57 | Minnesota, Duluth | Garland Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 08:46 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 66-64 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Garland Hamilton | 68-64 |
| 08:01 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Lage | 68-66 |
| 07:33 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 68-66 |
| 07:31 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart tips it home | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Garland Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Ballard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elwood Sleeper (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lambert (tired) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Stewart (tiring) 11 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Thomas Neilsen (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Howser (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lage (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - George Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Cha (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Paine | Dennis Howser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 07:15 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Garland Hamilton is hacked by Thomas Neilsen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Neilsen, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | Paine | John Willard (PG), Stanley Maheu (SG), Stephen Layton (SF), Claude Francois (PF), Dean Ingram (C) Thomas Neilsen, Dennis Howser, Kenneth Lage, George Jackson, Gary Cha | |
| 07:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Garland Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 07:11 | Paine | The rebound goes to Claude Francois | 70-66 |
| 06:57 | Paine | Garland Hamilton is called for the reach on Claude Francois - foul #4 on Garland Hamilton, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray (PG) Garland Hamilton | |
| Subs | Paine | David Brown (SF) Stephen Layton | |
| 06:57 | Paine | Claude Francois misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 06:57 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 06:34 | Minnesota, Duluth | Elwood Sleeper misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-66 |
| 06:32 | Paine | Dean Ingram pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 06:25 | Paine | Claude Francois buries a jumper from the left side set up by John Willard | 70-68 |
| 06:06 | Minnesota, Duluth | Stanley Maheu picks off the pass by Christopher Lambert | 70-68 |
| 05:59 | Paine | Stanley Maheu makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Ingram | 70-70 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush (SG), Gene Stever (SF) Derrick Ballard, Elwood Sleeper | |
| Subs | Paine | Stephen Layton (SF), Gary Cha (C) David Brown, Dean Ingram | |
| 05:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| 05:42 | Minnesota, Duluth | Gene Stever tips it in | 72-70 |
| 05:24 | Paine | Stanley Maheu misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota, Duluth | The rebound goes to Daniel Stewart | 72-70 |
| 05:17 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Melvin Bush | 74-70 |
| 05:08 | Paine | Stanley Maheu can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-70 |
| 05:06 | Minnesota, Duluth | Gene Stever gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray throws it down | 76-70 |
| 04:43 | Paine | Christopher Lambert steals the ball from Stanley Maheu | 76-70 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray is fouled in the backcourt by John Willard - foul #3 on John Willard, team foul #9 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Derrick Ballard (SG), Elwood Sleeper (SF) Melvin Bush, Gene Stever | |
| Subs | Paine | Thomas Neilsen (PG), Kenneth Lage (SG), David Brown (SF), Dean Ingram (C) John Willard, Stanley Maheu, Stephen Layton, Gary Cha | |
| 04:41 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 04:41 | Paine | Dean Ingram gets the rebound | 77-70 |
| 04:32 | Paine | Christopher Lambert is called for the reach on Kenneth Lage - foul #3 on Christopher Lambert, team foul #9 | 77-70 |
| 04:32 | Paine | Kenneth Lage misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart grabs the board | 77-70 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota, Duluth | Elwood Sleeper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-70 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-70 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dean Ingram - foul #3 on Dean Ingram, team foul #10 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Raymond Reeder (PF) Christopher Lambert | |
| Subs | Paine | Dennis Howser (SG), George Jackson (PF) Thomas Neilsen, Claude Francois | |
| 03:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:40 | Paine | Dennis Howser misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-70 |
| 03:39 | Paine | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Ingram | 79-70 |
| 03:23 | Paine | George Jackson knocks in the runner from the left block | 79-72 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Amos Ray (tiring) 20 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - Derrick Ballard (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elwood Sleeper (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Reeder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Stewart (tired) 13 pts. 16 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Kenneth Lage (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Howser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - George Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dean Ingram (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray drills a jumper from the right side | 81-72 |
| 02:58 | Paine | Dennis Howser connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Lage | 81-75 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lage - foul #2 on Kenneth Lage, team foul #11 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush (SG), Gene Stever (SF), Christopher Lambert (PF), Ralph Lambert (C) Derrick Ballard, Elwood Sleeper, Raymond Reeder, Daniel Stewart | |
| Subs | Paine | Thomas Neilsen (PG), Stephen Layton (SF), Claude Francois (PF), Gary Cha (C) Kenneth Lage, David Brown, George Jackson, Dean Ingram | |
| 02:34 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray misses the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:21 | Paine | Claude Francois hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Layton | 82-77 |
| 01:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray loses the dribble to Claude Francois | 82-77 |
| 01:45 | Paine | Stephen Layton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-77 |
| 01:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Ralph Lambert snags the defensive board | 82-77 |
| 01:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert's layup is rejected by Gary Cha | 82-77 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Lambert hits the follow up shot | 84-77 |
| 01:19 | Paine | Stephen Layton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-77 |
| 01:18 | Paine | Claude Francois misses the tip | 84-77 |
| 01:16 | Paine | Claude Francois snags the offensive board | 84-77 |
| 01:03 | Paine | Claude Francois knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Layton | 84-80 |
| 01:03 | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 84-80 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Derrick Ballard (SG), Elwood Sleeper (SF), Daniel Stewart (C) Melvin Bush, Gene Stever, Ralph Lambert | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 01:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Elwood Sleeper loses the dribble to Thomas Neilsen in the backcourt | 84-80 |
| 00:59 | Paine | Dennis Howser lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Neilsen | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Howser - foul #2 on Dennis Howser, team foul #12 | 84-82 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray makes the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:34 | Minnesota, Duluth | Amos Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 86-82 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Paine | Thomas Neilsen buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Howser | 86-85 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 86-85 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Thomas Neilsen is called for the reach on Elwood Sleeper in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Neilsen, team foul #13 | 86-85 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | Paine | John Willard (PG) Thomas Neilsen | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Elwood Sleeper makes the 1st free throw | 87-85 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Elwood Sleeper misses the 2nd free throw | 87-85 |
| 00:25 | Paine | Gary Cha pulls down the rebound | 87-85 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Paine | Stephen Layton clanks a jump hook from the left block | 87-85 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart snags the defensive board | 87-85 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Howser - foul #3 on Dennis Howser, team foul #14 | 87-85 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 88-85 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Daniel Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 89-85 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Paine | Claude Francois clanks a 3 from straight away | 89-85 |
| 00:07 | Paine | Stephen Layton gets the offensive rebound | 89-85 |
| 00:05 | Paine | Dennis Howser misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 89-85 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota, Duluth | Elwood Sleeper grabs the defensive rebound | 89-85 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Elwood Sleeper is fouled in the backcourt by John Willard - foul #4 on John Willard, team foul #15 | 89-85 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Raymond Reeder (PF) Christopher Lambert | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 00:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Elwood Sleeper makes the 1st free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Elwood Sleeper misses the 2nd free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:02 | Paine | Gary Cha pulls down the rebound | 90-85 |
| 00:00 | Paine | Gary Cha can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 90-85 |