| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Michael Herring (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Desoto (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 6 reb. PF - John Manzi (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Charles Hiller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harry Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Boyd (fresh) C - William Krier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Haven | Andrew Thomas inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | New Haven | Marvin Desoto misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 19:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Krier pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:22 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Hiller clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-30 |
| 19:20 | New Haven | John Manzi gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:15 | New Haven | Andrew Thomas is hacked by Robert Hicks - foul #1 on Robert Hicks, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 18:54 | New Haven | Marvin Desoto buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Herring | 32-30 |
| 18:36 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Hiller knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 18:27 | New Haven | John Carson hits a shot in the paint | 34-32 |
| 18:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Marvin Desoto is called for the reach on Robert Hicks - foul #2 on Marvin Desoto, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 17:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Hiller misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 17:55 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Andrew Thomas | 34-32 |
| 17:49 | New Haven | Michael Herring clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 17:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Boyd gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Brown | 34-35 |
| 17:11 | New Haven | Marvin Desoto can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 17:09 | New Haven | John Manzi misses the tip | 34-35 |
| 17:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Hiller snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 16:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks hits a jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:43 | New Haven | Andrew Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 16:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-37 |
| 16:31 | New Haven | Michael Herring gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:10 | New Haven | John Carson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Hicks - foul #2 on Robert Hicks, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | New Haven | Matthew Walls (PG), Charles Gilleland (SG), Kenneth Pires (SF), Roberto Bruno (PF) Michael Herring, Marvin Desoto, Andrew Thomas, John Manzi | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ben Michel (PG), Aaron Pasco (SG), Todd Holifield (SF), Stephen Tiggs (PF), Jon Carroll (C) Charles Hiller, Robert Hicks, Harry Brown, John Boyd, William Krier | |
| 16:10 | New Haven | John Carson makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:10 | New Haven | John Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jon Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:52 | New Haven | Matthew Walls gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Matthew Walls (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gilleland (fresh) SF - Kenneth Pires (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roberto Bruno (fresh) C - John Carson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Ben Michel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Pasco (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Todd Holifield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Tiggs (fresh) C - Jon Carroll (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | New Haven | Charles Gilleland misses the easy layup | 39-37 |
| 15:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Aaron Pasco | 39-37 |
| 15:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ben Michel travels with the ball | 39-37 |
| Subs | New Haven | Scott Kessler (PG), John Manzi (PF) Charles Gilleland, John Carson | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 15:19 | New Haven | John Manzi misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:18 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jon Carroll grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 15:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco clanks a turnaround from the left block | 39-37 |
| 15:12 | New Haven | Scott Kessler snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 15:01 | New Haven | Matthew Walls can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:00 | New Haven | Roberto Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:45 | New Haven | Ben Michel is called for the reach on Roberto Bruno - foul #2 on Ben Michel, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | New Haven | Michael Herring (SG), Andrew Thomas (SF) Matthew Walls, Roberto Bruno | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks (SG) Jon Carroll | |
| 14:21 | New Haven | John Manzi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 14:19 | New Haven | Andrew Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:03 | New Haven | Michael Herring hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 14:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 13:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Todd Holifield comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-37 |
| 13:44 | New Haven | The rebound goes to John Manzi | 39-37 |
| 13:37 | New Haven | Todd Holifield picks off the pass by Kenneth Pires | 39-37 |
| 13:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Todd Holifield lays it up and in | 39-39 |
| 13:10 | New Haven | Michael Herring buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Pires | 41-39 |
| 12:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks is whistled for a carry | 41-39 |
| Subs | New Haven | Marvin Desoto (SG), Roberto Bruno (SF), Andrew Gadson (PF), Matthew Walls (C) Michael Herring, Andrew Thomas, John Manzi, Kenneth Pires | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Hiller (PG), Harry Brown (SF), John Boyd (PF), William Krier (C) Ben Michel, Todd Holifield, Aaron Pasco, Stephen Tiggs | |
| 12:40 | New Haven | William Krier swats the layup by Matthew Walls | 41-39 |
| 12:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 12:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Boyd hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 12:13 | New Haven | Matthew Walls hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Kessler | 44-41 |
| 11:51 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 11:49 | New Haven | Roberto Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Scott Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Desoto (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Bruno (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Andrew Gadson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Walls (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Charles Hiller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Harry Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Krier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | New Haven | Marvin Desoto drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 11:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Krier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 47-41 |
| 11:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Krier tips it in | 47-43 |
| 10:57 | New Haven | Andrew Gadson buries a floater from the right block | 49-43 |
| 10:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Hiller | 49-46 |
| 10:23 | New Haven | Matthew Walls hits a runner near the basket set up by Scott Kessler and he's hacked by William Krier - foul #1 on William Krier, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | New Haven | Andrew Thomas (SF), John Manzi (PF), John Carson (C) Scott Kessler, Roberto Bruno, Andrew Gadson | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ben Michel (PG), Aaron Pasco (SG), Todd Holifield (SF) Charles Hiller, Robert Hicks, Harry Brown | |
| 10:23 | New Haven | Matthew Walls makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Matthew Walls is called for the reach on Ben Michel - foul #1 on Matthew Walls, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| Subs | New Haven | Michael Herring (PG) Matthew Walls | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Tiggs (PF), Jon Carroll (C) John Boyd, William Krier | |
| 09:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jon Carroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | New Haven | Charles Gilleland (SG) Marvin Desoto | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 09:29 | New Haven | John Carson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Tiggs - foul #3 on Stephen Tiggs, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| 09:29 | New Haven | John Carson makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:29 | New Haven | John Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Herring steals the ball from Aaron Pasco | 54-46 |
| 09:11 | New Haven | Jon Carroll steals the ball from John Carson | 54-46 |
| 08:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Gilleland - foul #1 on Charles Gilleland, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | New Haven | Scott Kessler (PG), Marvin Desoto (SG), Kenneth Pires (C) Michael Herring, Charles Gilleland, John Carson | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown (SF), John Boyd (PF), William Krier (C) Todd Holifield, Stephen Tiggs, Jon Carroll | |
| 08:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:26 | New Haven | Marvin Desoto hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Kessler | 57-48 |
| 08:09 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Boyd comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 57-48 |
| 08:07 | New Haven | John Manzi pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:02 | New Haven | William Krier is called for the reach on Kenneth Pires - foul #2 on William Krier, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Hiller (PG), Robert Hicks (SG) Ben Michel, Aaron Pasco | |
| 07:48 | New Haven | John Manzi comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Hiller - foul #1 on Charles Hiller, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| 07:48 | New Haven | John Manzi makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:48 | New Haven | John Manzi misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to William Krier | 58-48 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Scott Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Desoto (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Pires (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Charles Hiller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Harry Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Krier (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 07:38 | New Haven | John Manzi grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 07:32 | New Haven | Charles Hiller steals it from Scott Kessler | 58-48 |
| 07:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Boyd | 58-50 |
| 06:56 | New Haven | Marvin Desoto scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Kessler | 61-50 |
| 06:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 06:24 | New Haven | Charles Hiller picks off the pass by Marvin Desoto | 61-52 |
| 06:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Hiller | 61-54 |
| 06:04 | New Haven | Andrew Thomas knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Scott Kessler and the foul's on Charles Hiller - foul #2 on Charles Hiller, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | New Haven | Michael Herring (PG), Matthew Walls (SG), Roberto Bruno (PF), John Carson (C) Scott Kessler, Marvin Desoto, John Manzi, Kenneth Pires | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ben Michel (PG), Todd Holifield (SF), Aaron Pasco (PF), Stephen Tiggs (C) Charles Hiller, Harry Brown, John Boyd, William Krier | |
| 06:04 | New Haven | Andrew Thomas makes the free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:44 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Herring is called for the reach on Aaron Pasco - foul #3 on Michael Herring, team foul #4 | 64-54 |
| Subs | New Haven | Andrew Gadson (PF) Andrew Thomas | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 05:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 05:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco grabs the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 05:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Todd Holifield misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 04:59 | New Haven | Matthew Walls gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:41 | New Haven | Michael Herring scores on a 3 from straight away | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks misses short on a jumper in the paint | 67-54 |
| 04:29 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Holifield | 67-54 |
| 04:09 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Tiggs connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Hicks | 67-56 |
| 04:09 | New Haven | New Haven calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | New Haven | Scott Kessler (PG), Marvin Desoto (SG), Andrew Thomas (SF), John Manzi (PF) Michael Herring, Matthew Walls, Roberto Bruno, Andrew Gadson | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Hiller (PG), Harry Brown (SF), John Boyd (PF), William Krier (C) Ben Michel, Todd Holifield, Aaron Pasco, Stephen Tiggs | |
| 03:52 | New Haven | Andrew Thomas misses long on a runner in the paint | 67-56 |
| 03:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to William Krier | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Scott Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Desoto (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Carson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Charles Hiller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Krier (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Carson takes the ball from William Krier | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | New Haven | John Manzi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 03:09 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to William Krier | 67-56 |
| 03:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Boyd double dribbles | 67-56 |
| Subs | New Haven | Kenneth Pires (C) John Carson | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco (SG) Robert Hicks | |
| 02:31 | New Haven | Andrew Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-56 |
| 02:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco lays it in set up by Charles Hiller | 67-58 |
| 01:54 | New Haven | Charles Hiller steals it from John Manzi | 67-58 |
| 01:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Boyd misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Manzi - foul #1 on John Manzi, team foul #5 | 67-58 |
| Subs | New Haven | John Carson (C) Kenneth Pires | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks (SG) Aaron Pasco | |
| 01:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:39 | New Haven | John Carson gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:13 | New Haven | Andrew Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 01:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:55 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Hiller scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by William Krier | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | New Haven | John Carson is hacked by Robert Hicks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Hicks, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | New Haven | Michael Herring (SG) Marvin Desoto | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 00:54 | New Haven | John Carson makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:54 | New Haven | John Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 00:47 | New Haven | John Carson snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | New Haven | John Carson is hacked by Robert Hicks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Hicks, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| 00:46 | New Haven | John Carson makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:46 | New Haven | John Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-61 |
| Subs | New Haven | Jeffrey Tibbetts (PG), Kenneth Pires (SF), Roberto Bruno (PF), Matthew Walls (C) Scott Kessler, Andrew Thomas, John Manzi, John Carson | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ben Michel (PG), Aaron Pasco (SG), Todd Holifield (SF), Stephen Tiggs (PF), Jon Carroll (C) Charles Hiller, Robert Hicks, Harry Brown, John Boyd, William Krier | |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | New Haven | Matthew Walls lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey Tibbetts | 73-61 |
| 00:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Matthew Walls is called for the reach on Todd Holifield - foul #2 on Matthew Walls, team foul #6 | 73-61 |
| Subs | New Haven | Andrew Gadson (PF) Jeffrey Tibbetts | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 00:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Tiggs double dribbles | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | New Haven | Michael Herring runs out the clock | 73-61 |