| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Gary Furst (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Pauls (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kidd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Bracken (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - John Yamaguchi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Hung (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Gates (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David Royston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Olaf | Eric Brown inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 19:44 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 19:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Pauls | 40-35 |
| 19:23 | St. Olaf | John Kidd steals it from Ernest Hung | 40-35 |
| 19:20 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Furst is hacked by Eric Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Brown, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Gagnier (SG), Millard Watson (SF) Thomas Pauls, John Kidd | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Stanley Kent (SF) Eric Brown | |
| 19:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tim Gates - foul #1 on Tim Gates, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kidd (SF) Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 19:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 19:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:50 | St. Olaf | Stanley Kent misses the jumper from the left side | 41-35 |
| 18:49 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Gary Furst | 41-35 |
| 18:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ernest Hung takes the ball from Joseph Gagnier | 41-35 |
| 18:15 | St. Olaf | Tim Gates misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 18:13 | St. Olaf | David Royston hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 18:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken banks in the layup set up by Gary Furst | 43-37 |
| 17:58 | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls (SG), Bruce Hicks (C) Joseph Gagnier, John Kidd | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | James Tolman (PG), Mack Frison (SG), Curtis Pool (PF), David Zingler (C) John Yamaguchi, Ernest Hung, Tim Gates, David Royston | |
| 17:56 | St. Mary's (MN) | Curtis Pool is called for the reach on Joseph Bracken in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Pool, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 17:42 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bruce Hicks knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Gary Furst | 45-37 |
| 17:37 | St. Olaf | James Tolman's pass is intercepted by Gary Furst in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 17:23 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bruce Hicks misses the easy layup | 45-37 |
| 17:22 | St. Olaf | Curtis Pool pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 17:06 | St. Olaf | Curtis Pool hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 17:05 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bruce Hicks grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 16:55 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken hits the finger roll on a great pass from Millard Watson | 47-37 |
| 16:33 | St. Olaf | Curtis Pool is hacked by Joseph Bracken - foul #3 on Joseph Bracken, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kidd (SF) Joseph Bracken | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Bernard Abel (PG), Ernest Hung (SG), Tim Gates (PF), David Royston (C) James Tolman, Mack Frison, Curtis Pool, David Zingler | |
| 16:10 | St. Olaf | Tim Gates buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 16:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Millard Watson's layup is rejected by Tim Gates | 47-40 |
| 16:02 | St. Olaf | David Royston gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Gary Furst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Pauls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Kidd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Millard Watson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Bernard Abel (fresh) SG - Ernest Hung (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tim Gates (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - David Royston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:53 | St. Olaf | Tim Gates misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 15:52 | St. Olaf | David Royston hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 15:37 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bruce Hicks lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Furst and he's hacked by David Royston - foul #2 on David Royston, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Dwight Vaughn (C) Millard Watson | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Eric Brown (SF) Stanley Kent | |
| 15:37 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bruce Hicks makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| 15:22 | St. Olaf | Eric Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Hicks - foul #1 on Bruce Hicks, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken (PF) Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi (PG) Bernard Abel | |
| 15:22 | St. Olaf | Eric Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 15:22 | St. Olaf | Eric Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 15:22 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 15:11 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken misses the lay-in | 50-43 |
| 15:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Dwight Vaughn gets the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 15:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-43 |
| 15:00 | St. Olaf | David Royston pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 14:39 | St. Olaf | Tim Gates misses short on a jumper in the lane | 50-43 |
| 14:37 | St. Olaf | David Royston grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 14:26 | St. Olaf | Tim Gates is hacked by Joseph Bracken - foul #4 on Joseph Bracken, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Bruce Hicks (PF) Joseph Bracken | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | James Tolman (PG), Mack Frison (SG), Curtis Pool (PF), David Zingler (C) John Yamaguchi, Ernest Hung, Tim Gates, David Royston | |
| 14:12 | St. Olaf | Mack Frison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 14:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Dwight Vaughn gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 14:08 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mack Frison is called for the reach on Thomas Pauls in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mack Frison, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Gagnier (SG) Thomas Pauls | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Bernard Abel (PG) Eric Brown | |
| 14:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Dwight Vaughn is whistled for a carry | 50-43 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls (SG) Joseph Gagnier | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 13:52 | St. Olaf | Bruce Hicks takes the ball from James Tolman | 50-43 |
| 13:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls's pass is intercepted by James Tolman in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 13:49 | St. Olaf | Bernard Abel misses the easy layup | 50-43 |
| 13:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bruce Hicks gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:43 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mack Frison is called for the reach on Thomas Pauls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mack Frison, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Gagnier (SG), Millard Watson (PF) Thomas Pauls, Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 13:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | James Tolman steps in front of the Joseph Gagnier pass | 50-43 |
| 13:27 | St. Olaf | David Zingler knocks in the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Millard Watson - foul #2 on Millard Watson, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls (SG), Bruce Hicks (PF) Joseph Gagnier, Millard Watson | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Eric Brown (SF) Mack Frison | |
| 13:27 | St. Olaf | David Zingler misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bruce Hicks hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Furst | 52-45 |
| 12:54 | St. Olaf | James Tolman hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Curtis Pool | 52-47 |
| 12:51 | St. Mary's (MN) | Eric Brown is called for the reach on Gary Furst in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Brown, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Millard Watson (PF) Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi (PG), Ernest Hung (SG), Stanley Kent (SF), Tim Gates (PF), David Royston (C) Bernard Abel, James Tolman, Eric Brown, David Zingler, Curtis Pool | |
| 12:51 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Furst makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 12:51 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Furst makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 12:28 | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi's pass is intercepted by Dwight Vaughn | 54-47 |
| 12:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 12:12 | St. Mary's (MN) | Dwight Vaughn misses the tip | 54-47 |
| 12:10 | St. Olaf | Stanley Kent snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 11:53 | St. Olaf | Tim Gates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Gagnier (SG), Bruce Hicks (PF) Thomas Pauls, Millard Watson | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | James Tolman (SG), Mack Frison (SF) Ernest Hung, Stanley Kent | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Gary Furst (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Gagnier (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kidd (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Dwight Vaughn (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - John Yamaguchi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Tolman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Mack Frison (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tim Gates (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - David Royston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Furst misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 11:40 | St. Olaf | James Tolman snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 11:34 | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Gary Furst - foul #3 on Gary Furst, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls (SG) Joseph Gagnier | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Curtis Pool (C) David Royston | |
| 11:34 | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 11:34 | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 11:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bruce Hicks gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 11:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | James Tolman is called for the reach on Thomas Pauls in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Tolman, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| 11:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 11:31 | St. Olaf | Curtis Pool grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 11:20 | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mack Frison | 54-50 |
| 10:58 | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-50 |
| 10:57 | St. Olaf | Mack Frison grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 10:41 | St. Olaf | Mack Frison drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John Yamaguchi | 54-53 |
| 10:22 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kidd clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Yamaguchi - foul #1 on John Yamaguchi, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Gagnier (SG), Millard Watson (PF) Thomas Pauls, Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Bernard Abel (PG), Ernest Hung (SG), Stanley Kent (SF), David Royston (C) John Yamaguchi, James Tolman, Mack Frison, Tim Gates | |
| 10:22 | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| 10:22 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:22 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kidd makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 10:06 | St. Olaf | Curtis Pool misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 10:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Dwight Vaughn grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 09:44 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Kent steps in front of the Gary Furst pass | 56-53 |
| 09:30 | St. Olaf | Bernard Abel is fouled on the floor by Gary Furst - foul #4 on Gary Furst, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Merkel (PG), Thomas Pauls (SG), Bruce Hicks (PF) Gary Furst, Joseph Gagnier, Millard Watson | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | David Zingler (PF) Curtis Pool | |
| 09:12 | St. Olaf | Stanley Kent is hacked by John Kidd - foul #1 on John Kidd, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi (PG) Bernard Abel | |
| 09:12 | St. Olaf | Stanley Kent makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:12 | St. Olaf | Stanley Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Merkel is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 58-55 |
| 08:48 | St. Olaf | David Zingler makes the floater from the right side set up by John Yamaguchi | 58-57 |
| 08:46 | St. Mary's (MN) | Dwight Vaughn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Millard Watson (PF) Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | James Tolman (SG), Tim Gates (PF) Ernest Hung, David Royston | |
| 08:28 | St. Olaf | David Merkel is called for the reach on Stanley Kent - foul #1 on David Merkel, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Bruce Hicks (PF) Millard Watson | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Mack Frison (SG) John Yamaguchi | |
| 08:28 | St. Olaf | Stanley Kent makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:28 | St. Olaf | Stanley Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Dwight Vaughn buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Kidd | 60-59 |
| 07:52 | St. Olaf | Tim Gates clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-59 |
| 07:51 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bruce Hicks gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - David Merkel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Pauls (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Kidd (very tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Dwight Vaughn (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - James Tolman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mack Frison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Kent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tim Gates (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - David Zingler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kidd is fouled on the floor by Stanley Kent - foul #2 on Stanley Kent, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Furst (PG), Joseph Bracken (PF) David Merkel, Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Bernard Abel (PG), Ernest Hung (SG), Eric Brown (SF), Curtis Pool (PF), David Royston (C) James Tolman, Mack Frison, Stanley Kent, Tim Gates, David Zingler | |
| 07:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kidd misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:38 | St. Olaf | David Royston grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 07:09 | St. Olaf | Eric Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Pool | 61-62 |
| 06:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ernest Hung steps in front of the John Kidd pass | 61-62 |
| 06:27 | St. Olaf | Bernard Abel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-62 |
| 06:25 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 06:21 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Furst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-62 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Gagnier (SG), Millard Watson (SF) Thomas Pauls, John Kidd | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi (PG), James Tolman (SG), Tim Gates (PF) Bernard Abel, Ernest Hung, Curtis Pool | |
| 06:09 | St. Olaf | The short jumper by James Tolman is denied by Joseph Bracken | 61-62 |
| 06:07 | St. Olaf | The offensive rebound goes to David Royston | 61-62 |
| 05:50 | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 05:49 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 05:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Dwight Vaughn is whistled for a carry | 61-62 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls (SG) Joseph Gagnier | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Mack Frison (SG), Curtis Pool (C) James Tolman, David Royston | |
| 05:19 | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi is whistled for traveling | 61-62 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kidd (SF) Millard Watson | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Stanley Kent (SF) Eric Brown | |
| 05:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken drills a jump hook from the left block | 63-62 |
| 04:51 | St. Olaf | Tim Gates misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-62 |
| 04:49 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:44 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Furst misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Yamaguchi - foul #2 on John Yamaguchi, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Millard Watson (SF) John Kidd | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Bernard Abel (PG), James Tolman (SG), David Zingler (C) John Yamaguchi, Mack Frison, Curtis Pool | |
| 04:44 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Furst misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:44 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Furst makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:28 | St. Olaf | James Tolman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 04:26 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Gary Furst | 64-62 |
| 04:05 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Furst misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-62 |
| 04:04 | St. Olaf | Stanley Kent snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 03:41 | St. Olaf | Bernard Abel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 03:39 | St. Olaf | Tim Gates snags the offensive board | 64-62 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Gary Furst (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Pauls (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Millard Watson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Bracken (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Dwight Vaughn (very tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Bernard Abel (fairly fresh) SG - James Tolman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Kent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tim Gates (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - David Zingler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:20 | St. Olaf | Gary Furst is called for the reach on James Tolman - foul #5 on Gary Furst, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Merkel (PG), John Kidd (SF), Bruce Hicks (C) Gary Furst, Millard Watson, Dwight Vaughn | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Mack Frison (SG), Eric Brown (SF), Curtis Pool (PF), David Royston (C) Bernard Abel, Stanley Kent, Tim Gates, David Zingler | |
| 03:20 | St. Olaf | James Tolman makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:20 | St. Olaf | James Tolman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:20 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 03:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-63 |
| 03:07 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to David Royston | 64-63 |
| 03:03 | St. Olaf | Eric Brown comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 64-63 |
| 03:01 | St. Olaf | David Royston pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:53 | St. Olaf | David Royston loses the dribble to Joseph Bracken | 64-63 |
| 02:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kidd connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Merkel and he's fouled by Eric Brown - foul #5 on Eric Brown, team foul #12 | 66-63 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Gagnier (SG), Dwight Vaughn (C) Thomas Pauls, Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi (PG), Ernest Hung (SG), Stanley Kent (SF) James Tolman, Mack Frison, Eric Brown | |
| 02:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kidd misses the free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:36 | St. Olaf | Curtis Pool grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 02:18 | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by David Merkel - foul #2 on David Merkel, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls (SG) Joseph Gagnier | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 02:18 | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 02:18 | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:18 | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls is called for traveling in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Mack Frison (PF) Curtis Pool | |
| 02:02 | St. Olaf | Ernest Hung clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Kidd - foul #2 on John Kidd, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Bernard Abel (PG), David Zingler (PF) John Yamaguchi, David Royston | |
| 02:02 | St. Olaf | Ernest Hung makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:02 | St. Olaf | Ernest Hung misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:02 | St. Olaf | The offensive rebound goes to David Zingler | 66-66 |
| 02:02 | St. Olaf | St. Olaf calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| 01:47 | St. Olaf | David Zingler double dribbles | 66-66 |
| 01:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi (PG), Tim Gates (PF), David Royston (C) Bernard Abel, David Zingler, Mack Frison | |
| 01:44 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Kent takes the ball from John Kidd in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| 01:33 | St. Olaf | Tim Gates comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 01:32 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Joseph Bracken | 66-66 |
| 01:26 | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Pauls misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 01:25 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken tips it home | 68-66 |
| 01:07 | St. Olaf | Stanley Kent buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest Hung | 68-68 |
| 01:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 68-68 |
| 01:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Yamaguchi picks off the pass by Thomas Pauls in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| 00:48 | St. Olaf | John Yamaguchi makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-70 |
| 00:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken blows the wide open layup | 68-70 |
| 00:32 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to David Royston | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | St. Olaf | David Royston is hacked by David Merkel in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Merkel, team foul #12 | 68-70 |
| 00:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 68-70 |
| 00:31 | St. Olaf | David Royston misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:31 | St. Olaf | David Royston makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | St. Olaf | Ernest Hung snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | St. Olaf | Thomas Pauls is called for the reach on Ernest Hung in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Pauls, team foul #13 | 68-71 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | James Tolman (PG) John Yamaguchi | |
| 00:06 | St. Olaf | Ernest Hung misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | St. Olaf | Ernest Hung makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Bracken can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-72 |