| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Ulysses Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Close (fresh) 11 pts. SF - George Kordowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Marvin Rabin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Nelson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Ralph Shain (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Dove (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Hicks (fresh) PF - Quinton Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Macalester | Jeffrey Hicks inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Macalester | Eric Dove hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Jones | 28-33 |
| 19:31 | Carleton | Ulysses Gibson loses the dribble to Quinton Davis | 28-33 |
| 19:26 | Macalester | John Close is called for the reach on Eric Dove - foul #2 on John Close, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:11 | Macalester | Jeffrey Hicks hits a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by George Kordowski - foul #2 on George Kordowski, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 19:11 | Macalester | Jeffrey Hicks misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:11 | Carleton | Scott Nelson snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 18:50 | Carleton | Marvin Rabin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 18:49 | Macalester | Steven Jones grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 18:34 | Macalester | Eric Dove can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-35 |
| 18:33 | Carleton | Marvin Rabin pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:23 | Carleton | Ulysses Gibson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Rabin | 31-35 |
| 18:06 | Macalester | Steven Jones is fouled on the floor by Scott Nelson - foul #2 on Scott Nelson, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| 17:43 | Macalester | Steven Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Quinton Davis | 31-38 |
| 17:23 | Carleton | George Kordowski buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 17:03 | Macalester | Eric Dove knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-40 |
| 16:51 | Carleton | John Close knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ulysses Gibson | 37-40 |
| 16:27 | Macalester | Ralph Shain clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ulysses Gibson - foul #1 on Ulysses Gibson, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Carleton | Joseph Whitmore (PG), Paul Flanary (SF), Charles Perl (PF), Clyde Cray (C) Ulysses Gibson, George Kordowski, Marvin Rabin, Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | Macalester | Peter Zhanel (SG), Jack Hanrahan (SF), John Douglas (PF), Ray Sterling (C) Eric Dove, Jeffrey Hicks, Quinton Davis, Steven Jones | |
| 16:27 | Macalester | Ralph Shain makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:27 | Macalester | Ralph Shain misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:27 | Carleton | Charles Perl gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:12 | Carleton | John Close connects on the 3 from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 15:56 | Macalester | John Douglas makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Shain | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Joseph Whitmore (fresh) SG - John Close (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Paul Flanary (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Perl (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Cray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Ralph Shain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Zhanel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Hanrahan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ray Sterling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Carleton | Joseph Whitmore misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 15:42 | Carleton | Charles Perl tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 15:21 | Macalester | Ralph Shain connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jack Hanrahan | 42-47 |
| 15:00 | Carleton | Paul Flanary drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 14:31 | Macalester | Ray Sterling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clyde Cray - foul #1 on Clyde Cray, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Carleton | Malcolm Bedwell (PG), Ulysses Gibson (SG), George Kordowski (SF), Marvin Rabin (PF) Joseph Whitmore, John Close, Paul Flanary, Clyde Cray | |
| Subs | Macalester | Eric Dove (SG), Jeffrey Hicks (SF), Steven Jones (C) Ralph Shain, Jack Hanrahan, John Douglas | |
| 14:31 | Macalester | Ray Sterling misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:31 | Macalester | Ray Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:21 | Carleton | Ulysses Gibson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Malcolm Bedwell | 48-48 |
| 14:05 | Macalester | Jeffrey Hicks scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Ray Sterling | 48-50 |
| 13:51 | Carleton | Malcolm Bedwell connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Charles Perl | 50-50 |
| 13:49 | Macalester | Malcolm Bedwell picks off the pass by Peter Zhanel in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 13:47 | Carleton | Malcolm Bedwell hits the finger roll | 52-50 |
| 13:29 | Macalester | Steven Jones is fouled on the floor by Charles Perl - foul #2 on Charles Perl, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Carleton | Scott Nelson (C) Charles Perl | |
| Subs | Macalester | Michael Davis (PG), Quinton Davis (PF) Peter Zhanel, Ray Sterling | |
| 13:09 | Macalester | Michael Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 13:07 | Macalester | Steven Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:53 | Macalester | Quinton Davis hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Dove | 52-52 |
| 12:28 | Carleton | Malcolm Bedwell comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #1 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Carleton | Paul Flanary (SF), Clyde Cray (PF) George Kordowski, Marvin Rabin | |
| Subs | Macalester | Ralph Shain (PG), John Douglas (SF), Matthew Trent (C) Michael Davis, Jeffrey Hicks, Steven Jones | |
| 12:28 | Carleton | Malcolm Bedwell makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:28 | Carleton | Malcolm Bedwell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:08 | Macalester | Scott Nelson swats the short shot by Matthew Trent | 54-52 |
| 12:07 | Macalester | Ralph Shain pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 11:51 | Macalester | John Douglas is hacked by Ulysses Gibson - foul #2 on Ulysses Gibson, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Carleton | Charles Perl (PF) Clyde Cray | |
| Subs | Macalester | Ray Sterling (C) Matthew Trent | |
| 11:51 | Macalester | John Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 11:51 | Macalester | John Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Malcolm Bedwell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ulysses Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Flanary (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Perl (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Nelson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Ralph Shain (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Dove (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Quinton Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ray Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Carleton | Ulysses Gibson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Malcolm Bedwell | 57-54 |
| 11:15 | Macalester | Ralph Shain makes the 3 from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 10:54 | Carleton | Paul Flanary knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Ulysses Gibson | 59-57 |
| 10:48 | Macalester | Ray Sterling drills a runner from the left block set up by Ralph Shain | 59-59 |
| 10:29 | Carleton | Scott Nelson hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ulysses Gibson | 61-59 |
| 10:26 | Macalester | Malcolm Bedwell is called for the reach on Ralph Shain in the backcourt - foul #4 on Malcolm Bedwell, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Carleton | John Close (SG), George Kordowski (SF), Marvin Rabin (PF) Malcolm Bedwell, Ulysses Gibson, Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | Macalester | Jeffrey Hicks (SF), Steven Jones (C) Eric Dove, Quinton Davis | |
| 10:26 | Macalester | Ralph Shain makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 10:26 | Macalester | Ralph Shain makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 10:18 | Carleton | Marvin Rabin hits a shot in the paint | 63-61 |
| 09:55 | Macalester | Steven Jones can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Perl - foul #3 on Charles Perl, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Carleton | Clyde Cray (C) Charles Perl | |
| Subs | Macalester | Peter Zhanel (SG), Johnny Law (PF) John Douglas, Ray Sterling | |
| 09:55 | Macalester | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 09:55 | Macalester | Steven Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 09:55 | Carleton | Clyde Cray grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 09:39 | Carleton | John Close's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Jones | 63-62 |
| 09:38 | Macalester | Johnny Law grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 09:33 | Macalester | Peter Zhanel is called for a charge - foul #2 on Peter Zhanel, team foul #2 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Carleton | Joseph Whitmore (PG) Paul Flanary | |
| Subs | Macalester | Eric Dove (SG) Peter Zhanel | |
| 09:16 | Carleton | Johnny Law takes the ball from Joseph Whitmore | 63-62 |
| 09:08 | Macalester | Clyde Cray steals it from Johnny Law | 63-62 |
| 08:47 | Carleton | Marvin Rabin buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Clyde Cray | 65-62 |
| 08:29 | Macalester | Johnny Law misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 08:27 | Macalester | Steven Jones snags the offensive board | 65-62 |
| 08:21 | Macalester | George Kordowski blocks the short jumper by Johnny Law | 65-62 |
| 08:20 | Carleton | Marvin Rabin grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 08:04 | Carleton | John Close makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Whitmore | 68-62 |
| 07:46 | Macalester | Ralph Shain misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 07:44 | Carleton | George Kordowski grabs the board | 68-62 |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Joseph Whitmore (fresh) SG - John Close (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - George Kordowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marvin Rabin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Cray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Ralph Shain (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Dove (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Law (fresh) C - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Carleton | Clyde Cray makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Close and the foul's on Steven Jones - foul #2 on Steven Jones, team foul #3 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Carleton | Malcolm Bedwell (PG), Ulysses Gibson (SG), Paul Flanary (SF), Scott Nelson (C) Joseph Whitmore, John Close, George Kordowski, Marvin Rabin | |
| Subs | Macalester | Peter Zhanel (PG), John Douglas (SF), Quinton Davis (PF), Ray Sterling (C) Ralph Shain, Jeffrey Hicks, Johnny Law, Steven Jones | |
| 07:40 | Carleton | Clyde Cray makes the free throw | 71-62 |
| 07:26 | Macalester | Quinton Davis hits the finger roll set up by John Douglas | 71-64 |
| 07:14 | Carleton | Clyde Cray blows the layup | 71-64 |
| 07:12 | Macalester | Ray Sterling snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 06:53 | Macalester | Eric Dove misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 06:52 | Carleton | Clyde Cray pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 06:48 | Carleton | Ulysses Gibson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 71-64 |
| 06:47 | Macalester | The rebound goes to John Douglas | 71-64 |
| 06:33 | Macalester | John Douglas misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Malcolm Bedwell - foul #5 on Malcolm Bedwell, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Carleton | Cordell Shaffer (SF), Charles Perl (PF) Malcolm Bedwell, Clyde Cray | |
| Subs | Macalester | Ralph Shain (PG), Jeffrey Hicks (SF) Peter Zhanel, Eric Dove | |
| 06:33 | Macalester | John Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 06:33 | Macalester | John Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 06:20 | Carleton | Ulysses Gibson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 06:18 | Macalester | Quinton Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 06:16 | Macalester | Ralph Shain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-66 |
| Subs | Carleton | John Close (SG), George Kordowski (SF) Paul Flanary, Cordell Shaffer | |
| Subs | Macalester | Steven Jones (C) Ray Sterling | |
| 05:56 | Carleton | John Close hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 05:55 | Carleton | George Kordowski can't tip it in | 71-66 |
| 05:53 | Carleton | Charles Perl grabs the offensive board | 71-66 |
| 05:46 | Carleton | John Close throws it down on a nice dish by George Kordowski | 73-66 |
| 05:21 | Macalester | Ralph Shain drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Jones | 73-68 |
| 04:56 | Carleton | Quinton Davis is called for the reach on Scott Nelson - foul #3 on Quinton Davis, team foul #4 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Carleton | Paul Flanary (SG), Cordell Shaffer (SF), Marvin Rabin (PF) John Close, George Kordowski, Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | Macalester | Eric Dove (SG), Jack Hanrahan (SF), Ray Sterling (PF) John Douglas, Jeffrey Hicks, Quinton Davis | |
| 04:38 | Carleton | Marvin Rabin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Ray Sterling - foul #1 on Ray Sterling, team foul #5 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Carleton | Joseph Whitmore (SG) Ulysses Gibson | |
| Subs | Macalester | Matthew Trent (C) Steven Jones | |
| 04:38 | Carleton | Marvin Rabin makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 04:38 | Carleton | Marvin Rabin misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 04:38 | Macalester | Matthew Trent gets the rebound | 74-68 |
| 04:24 | Macalester | Jack Hanrahan is hacked by Cordell Shaffer - foul #4 on Cordell Shaffer, team foul #11 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| Subs | Macalester | Peter Zhanel (PG) Ralph Shain | |
| 04:24 | Macalester | Jack Hanrahan makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 04:24 | Macalester | Jack Hanrahan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 04:07 | Carleton | Charles Perl lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Whitmore | 76-70 |
| 03:44 | Macalester | Peter Zhanel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-70 |
| 03:43 | Carleton | Paul Flanary gets the rebound | 76-70 |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Paul Flanary (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Whitmore (fresh) SF - Cordell Shaffer (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Marvin Rabin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Perl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Peter Zhanel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Dove (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Hanrahan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ray Sterling (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Trent (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Carleton | Peter Zhanel is called for the reach on Paul Flanary - foul #3 on Peter Zhanel, team foul #6 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Carleton | Ulysses Gibson (PG), John Close (SG), George Kordowski (SF), Scott Nelson (C) Paul Flanary, Joseph Whitmore, Cordell Shaffer, Charles Perl | |
| Subs | Macalester | Ralph Shain (PG), Jeffrey Hicks (SF), Quinton Davis (PF), Steven Jones (C) Peter Zhanel, Jack Hanrahan, Ray Sterling, Matthew Trent | |
| 03:12 | Carleton | John Close can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-70 |
| 03:11 | Macalester | Eric Dove grabs the board | 76-70 |
| 03:06 | Macalester | Jeffrey Hicks is whistled for traveling | 76-70 |
| 02:48 | Carleton | George Kordowski connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Close | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:36 | Macalester | Eric Dove hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Jones | 78-72 |
| 02:19 | Carleton | John Close can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 78-72 |
| 02:17 | Carleton | Scott Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 02:01 | Carleton | John Close drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ulysses Gibson | 81-72 |
| 01:49 | Macalester | Jeffrey Hicks hits a runner from the left block and the foul's on George Kordowski - foul #3 on George Kordowski, team foul #12 | 81-74 |
| 01:49 | Macalester | Jeffrey Hicks makes the free throw | 81-75 |
| 01:20 | Carleton | George Kordowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-75 |
| 01:19 | Macalester | Steven Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:00 | Macalester | Quinton Davis clanks a floater in the paint | 81-75 |
| 00:58 | Macalester | Eric Dove snags the offensive board | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Macalester | Jeffrey Hicks hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 81-75 |
| 00:44 | Carleton | John Close gets the rebound | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Carleton | Eric Dove is called for the reach on John Close in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Dove, team foul #7 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Carleton | Clyde Cray (PF), Frank Stovall (C) Marvin Rabin, Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| 00:42 | Carleton | John Close makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:42 | Carleton | John Close makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Macalester | Jeffrey Hicks misses the 3 from straight away | 83-75 |
| 00:34 | Macalester | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Jones | 83-75 |
| 00:31 | Macalester | Eric Dove misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-75 |
| 00:29 | Carleton | Clyde Cray grabs the defensive rebound | 83-75 |
| 00:29 | Carleton | Carleton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Carleton | John Close is hacked by Eric Dove in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Dove, team foul #8 | 83-75 |
| 00:27 | Carleton | John Close makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:27 | Carleton | John Close makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:21 | Macalester | Quinton Davis knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Dove | 85-77 |
| 00:20 | Carleton | John Close is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Dove - foul #3 on Eric Dove, team foul #9 | 85-77 |
| 00:20 | Carleton | John Close makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:20 | Carleton | John Close makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:14 | Macalester | Ralph Shain misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 87-77 |
| 00:13 | Carleton | Clyde Cray snags the defensive board | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Carleton | Ulysses Gibson runs out the clock | 87-77 |