| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Michael Zolinas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Kendrick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Gerry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Bach (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Weis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Dale Starns (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Perrine (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Louden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ronald Zawislak (fresh) 5 reb. C - Roland Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:32 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Zolinas - foul #3 on Michael Zolinas, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith (PG) Michael Zolinas | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 19:32 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:32 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 19:18 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Weis is fouled on the floor by Roland Hughes - foul #1 on Roland Hughes, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Weis's layup is rejected by Ronald Zawislak | 36-38 |
| 19:08 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:46 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes is hacked by Roger Bach - foul #1 on Roger Bach, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 18:35 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Starns | 36-41 |
| 18:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 18:11 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:52 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak misses short on a shot from the right side | 36-41 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Charles Weis | 36-41 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Al Gerry and he's fouled by Ronald Zawislak - foul #2 on Ronald Zawislak, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith misses the free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:31 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:15 | N. Dakota | Al Gerry steals the ball from Jack Perrine | 38-41 |
| 17:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry hits the finger roll | 40-41 |
| 16:53 | N. Dakota | Charles Weis swats the layup by Donald Louden | 40-41 |
| 16:52 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes tips it in | 40-43 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Dale Starns steals the ball from Charles Weis | 40-43 |
| 16:21 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Bruce Smith - foul #1 on Bruce Smith, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Merritt (PG), Ralph Carnahan (SF), Rafael Yerkes (PF), Christopher Holloway (C) James Kendrick, Al Gerry, Roger Bach, Charles Weis | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols (SG), Milton Wright (SF), Joseph Tschida (PF) Jack Perrine, Donald Louden, Ronald Zawislak | |
| 16:21 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:21 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan hits the finger roll | 42-44 |
| 15:42 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 15:40 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida tips it home | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bruce Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Yerkes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Dale Starns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Tschida (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Hughes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Christopher Holloway loses the dribble to Dale Starns | 42-46 |
| 15:06 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bruce Smith - foul #2 on Bruce Smith, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas (PG) Bruce Smith | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | John Franklin (PG), Donald Louden (SF) Dale Starns, Roland Hughes | |
| 15:06 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 15:06 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ralph Carnahan, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick (SG), Roger Bach (PF) Michael Merritt, Christopher Holloway | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine (PG), Ronald Zawislak (PF) John Franklin, Joseph Tschida | |
| 14:33 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Louden | 42-51 |
| 14:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 14:12 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 13:58 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Roger Bach - foul #2 on Roger Bach, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry (SF), Charles Weis (C) Ralph Carnahan, Rafael Yerkes | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 13:58 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:58 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Weis snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-52 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry tips it in | 44-52 |
| 13:27 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden can't finish the layup | 44-52 |
| 13:26 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols grabs the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 13:10 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-52 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Weis gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 13:03 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 12:47 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden is fouled on the floor by Charles Weis - foul #3 on Charles Weis, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith (SG), Rafael Yerkes (PF) James Kendrick, Roger Bach | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG), John Franklin (SG), Joseph Tschida (PF), Roland Hughes (C) Jack Perrine, Danny Nichols, Ronald Zawislak, Milton Wright | |
| 12:47 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:47 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Weis snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 12:45 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas is fouled in the backcourt by John Franklin - foul #2 on John Franklin, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| 12:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Rafael Yerkes lays it up and in | 46-53 |
| 12:14 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Charles Weis - foul #4 on Charles Weis, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan (SG), Christopher Holloway (C) Michael Zolinas, Charles Weis | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 12:14 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 12:14 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 11:55 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Christopher Holloway hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Smith | 48-55 |
| 11:33 | N. Dakota | The short jumper by Joseph Tschida is denied by Rafael Yerkes | 48-55 |
| 11:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Ralph Carnahan | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Bruce Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Al Gerry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rafael Yerkes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Dale Starns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Louden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. PF - Joseph Tschida (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 11:03 | N. Dakota | John Franklin grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 10:57 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 10:56 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida gets the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:47 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes drills a fadeaway in the lane | 48-57 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Dale Starns steals it from Ralph Carnahan | 48-57 |
| 10:05 | N. Dakota | John Franklin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-57 |
| 10:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 09:51 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan is called for traveling | 48-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas (PG), James Kendrick (SG), Roger Bach (PF) Bruce Smith, Al Gerry, Rafael Yerkes | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine (PG), Danny Nichols (SG), Milton Wright (SF), Ronald Zawislak (PF) Dale Starns, John Franklin, Donald Louden, Joseph Tschida | |
| 09:32 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 09:30 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 09:20 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright's pass is intercepted by Ralph Carnahan | 48-57 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas hits the finger roll set up by Ralph Carnahan | 50-57 |
| 08:53 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 08:51 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 08:29 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak is called for traveling | 50-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith (SF), Rafael Yerkes (C) Ralph Carnahan, Christopher Holloway | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida (C) Roland Hughes | |
| 08:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith is fouled on the floor by Danny Nichols - foul #1 on Danny Nichols, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| 07:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Rafael Yerkes hits a runner from the left block | 52-57 |
| 07:38 | N. Dakota | Roger Bach steals the ball from Danny Nichols | 52-57 |
| 07:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Rafael Yerkes clanks a turnaround in the paint | 52-57 |
| 07:10 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Michael Zolinas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Kendrick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roger Bach (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rafael Yerkes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Jack Perrine (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Danny Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Zawislak (fresh) 6 reb. C - Joseph Tschida (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:51 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright is hacked by Bruce Smith - foul #3 on Bruce Smith, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Merritt (PG), Al Gerry (SF), Ralph Carnahan (PF), Charles Weis (C) Michael Zolinas, James Kendrick, Roger Bach, Rafael Yerkes | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG), Donald Louden (SG), Roland Hughes (C) Jack Perrine, Danny Nichols, Ronald Zawislak | |
| 06:51 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:51 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Charles Weis | 52-57 |
| 06:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Weis scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 54-57 |
| 06:15 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 06:13 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright hits the follow up shot | 54-59 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Milton Wright - foul #2 on Milton Wright, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Christopher Holloway (PF) Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | John Franklin (SG) Milton Wright | |
| 05:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:36 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns clanks a floater from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 05:35 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:14 | N. Dakota | The jump hook by Roland Hughes is blocked by Christopher Holloway | 55-59 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-59 |
| 04:45 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 04:45 | N. Dakota | N. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas (PG), James Kendrick (SG), Roger Bach (PF) Bruce Smith, Ralph Carnahan, Christopher Holloway | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine (SG), Ronald Zawislak (PF) John Franklin, Joseph Tschida | |
| 04:20 | N. Dakota | Charles Weis is called for the reach on Donald Louden - foul #5 on Charles Weis, team foul #10 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Rafael Yerkes (C) Charles Weis | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 04:20 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:20 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Zolinas | 58-61 |
| 03:43 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes can't finish the layup | 58-61 |
| 03:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:24 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Rafael Yerkes hits a shot from the right block | 60-61 |
| 03:03 | N. Dakota | Rafael Yerkes is called for the reach on Roland Hughes - foul #1 on Rafael Yerkes, team foul #11 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan (SF) Al Gerry | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 03:03 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:03 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Michael Zolinas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Kendrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Bach (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rafael Yerkes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Dale Starns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jack Perrine (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Donald Louden (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. PF - Ronald Zawislak (fresh) 6 reb. C - Roland Hughes (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry (SF) Ralph Carnahan | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Dale Starns - foul #1 on Dale Starns, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:46 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:30 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roland Hughes | 61-64 |
| 02:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ronald Zawislak is called for the reach on Michael Zolinas - foul #3 on Ronald Zawislak, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| 02:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:19 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Roland Hughes | 61-64 |
| 02:03 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 02:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 01:39 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:33 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 01:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 01:25 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 01:21 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 00:57 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes drills a runner from the right block set up by Dale Starns | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Rafael Yerkes pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:17 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes is hacked by James Kendrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Kendrick, team foul #12 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida (PF) Ronald Zawislak | |
| 00:14 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:14 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach grabs the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes grabs the board | 61-66 |