| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Jeff Noble (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Preston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Fitch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Belknap (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Richard Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Triggs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Hall (fresh) PF - John Nasser (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronnie Finkbeiner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Cloud St. | Nicholas Hall inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | St. Cloud St. | James Triggs misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 19:43 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 19:14 | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Preston | 28-26 |
| 18:55 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| 18:43 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Preston buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeff Noble | 31-26 |
| 18:36 | St. Cloud St. | Nicholas Hall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 18:34 | S. Dakota St. | Kevin Belknap grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 18:13 | S. Dakota St. | Kevin Belknap clanks a jump hook from the right block | 31-26 |
| 18:12 | St. Cloud St. | John Nasser grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 18:07 | St. Cloud St. | Nicholas Hall misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 18:06 | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:49 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Garland James (PG), Frankie Powell (SG), Nick Lister (SF), David Anderson (PF), Charles Wilson (C) Jeff Noble, Mark Preston, Joel Fitch, Wesley Mathews, Kevin Belknap | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | David Coppin (PG), Randy Lytton (SG), Shayne Morris (SF), Martin Cowan (PF), James Piszczatowski (C) Richard Knudson, James Triggs, Nicholas Hall, John Nasser, Ronnie Finkbeiner | |
| 17:47 | St. Cloud St. | Shayne Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 17:37 | S. Dakota St. | Nick Lister scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Garland James | 33-26 |
| 17:34 | St. Cloud St. | Randy Lytton is hacked by Frankie Powell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frankie Powell, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 17:29 | St. Cloud St. | David Coppin hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Piszczatowski | 33-28 |
| 17:02 | S. Dakota St. | Garland James misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 17:01 | S. Dakota St. | Nick Lister can't tip it in | 33-28 |
| 17:00 | St. Cloud St. | Shayne Morris snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 16:37 | St. Cloud St. | Martin Cowan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Wilson - foul #1 on Charles Wilson, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble (PG), Mark Preston (SG), Joel Fitch (SF), Wesley Mathews (PF) Garland James, Frankie Powell, Nick Lister, David Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Richard Knudson (PG) David Coppin | |
| 16:37 | St. Cloud St. | Martin Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:37 | St. Cloud St. | Martin Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:24 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Martin Cowan - foul #2 on Martin Cowan, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 16:24 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:24 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:24 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Martin Cowan | 33-30 |
| 16:22 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Knudson is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Noble - foul #2 on Jeff Noble, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Kevin Belknap (C) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | John Nasser (PF), Ronnie Finkbeiner (C) Martin Cowan, James Piszczatowski | |
| 15:58 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Knudson is hacked by Mark Preston - foul #3 on Mark Preston, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James Triggs (SG), Nicholas Hall (SF) Randy Lytton, Shayne Morris | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Jeff Noble (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Preston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Fitch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Belknap (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Richard Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Triggs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Hall (fresh) PF - John Nasser (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronnie Finkbeiner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | St. Cloud St. | James Triggs knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Knudson | 33-32 |
| 15:13 | S. Dakota St. | Kevin Belknap is fouled on the floor by John Nasser - foul #2 on John Nasser, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frankie Powell (SG), Nick Lister (SF), David Anderson (PF), Charles Wilson (C) Mark Preston, Joel Fitch, Wesley Mathews, Kevin Belknap | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | David Coppin (PG), Martin Cowan (PF), James Piszczatowski (C) Richard Knudson, John Nasser, Ronnie Finkbeiner | |
| 14:50 | S. Dakota St. | Frankie Powell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 14:30 | St. Cloud St. | James Piszczatowski slams it home on a nice dish by David Coppin | 35-34 |
| 14:10 | S. Dakota St. | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Triggs - foul #3 on James Triggs, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Garland James (PG), Mark Preston (SG) Jeff Noble, Frankie Powell | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Randy Lytton (SG), Shayne Morris (SF), John Nasser (PF), Ronnie Finkbeiner (C) James Triggs, Nicholas Hall, Martin Cowan, James Piszczatowski | |
| 14:10 | S. Dakota St. | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:10 | S. Dakota St. | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:08 | St. Cloud St. | Randy Lytton is hacked by David Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews (PF) David Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 13:52 | St. Cloud St. | David Coppin is whistled for traveling | 37-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch (SF), Kevin Belknap (C) Nick Lister, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Richard Knudson (PG) David Coppin | |
| 13:31 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Shayne Morris - foul #3 on Shayne Morris, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| 13:31 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:31 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:29 | St. Cloud St. | Shayne Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Preston - foul #4 on Mark Preston, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frankie Powell (SG) Mark Preston | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 13:15 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner's pass is intercepted by Wesley Mathews | 39-34 |
| 12:52 | S. Dakota St. | Garland James travels with the ball | 39-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble (PG), Nick Lister (SF), David Anderson (PF), Charles Wilson (C) Garland James, Joel Fitch, Wesley Mathews, Kevin Belknap | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James Piszczatowski (C) Ronnie Finkbeiner | |
| 12:48 | St. Cloud St. | Randy Lytton's pass is intercepted by David Anderson in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 12:29 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Wilson misses long on a jumper from close range | 39-34 |
| 12:28 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Noble | 39-34 |
| 12:03 | S. Dakota St. | Nick Lister connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jeff Noble | 41-34 |
| 11:45 | St. Cloud St. | John Nasser is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 41-36 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Jeff Noble (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frankie Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nick Lister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Richard Knudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Lytton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shayne Morris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Nasser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - James Piszczatowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | S. Dakota St. | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-36 |
| 11:16 | S. Dakota St. | David Anderson grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 10:49 | S. Dakota St. | David Anderson connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Frankie Powell | 43-36 |
| 10:20 | St. Cloud St. | James Piszczatowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 10:19 | St. Cloud St. | James Piszczatowski grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 10:01 | St. Cloud St. | John Nasser hits a runner from close range | 43-38 |
| 09:37 | S. Dakota St. | Frankie Powell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 09:35 | St. Cloud St. | John Nasser pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 09:15 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Knudson makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 08:50 | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble is hacked by Richard Knudson - foul #2 on Richard Knudson, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Garland James (PG), Dale Spicher (SG), Joel Fitch (SF), Wesley Mathews (PF), Kevin Belknap (C) Jeff Noble, Frankie Powell, Nick Lister, David Anderson, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | David Coppin (PG), James Triggs (SG), Nicholas Hall (SF), Martin Cowan (PF), Ronnie Finkbeiner (C) Richard Knudson, Randy Lytton, Shayne Morris, John Nasser, James Piszczatowski | |
| 08:41 | S. Dakota St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner picks off the pass by Kevin Belknap | 43-41 |
| 08:24 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Dale Spicher - foul #1 on Dale Spicher, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| 08:24 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:24 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:01 | S. Dakota St. | Kevin Belknap dunks the ball set up by Joel Fitch | 45-43 |
| 07:54 | St. Cloud St. | Garland James picks off the pass by David Coppin in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 07:32 | S. Dakota St. | Nicholas Hall takes the ball from Kevin Belknap | 45-43 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Garland James (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Spicher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Fitch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Belknap (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - David Coppin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Triggs (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Hall (fresh) PF - Martin Cowan (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronnie Finkbeiner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | St. Cloud St. | Nicholas Hall hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 06:50 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Dale Spicher | 47-45 |
| 06:32 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner makes the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Dale Spicher - foul #2 on Dale Spicher, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble (PG), Mark Preston (SG), Joseph Bryant (C) Garland James, Dale Spicher, Kevin Belknap | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Richard Knudson (PG) David Coppin | |
| 06:32 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:13 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews makes the shot from the left side | 49-48 |
| 05:59 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner misses the fadeaway in the paint | 49-48 |
| 05:58 | St. Cloud St. | Martin Cowan tips it but misses | 49-48 |
| 05:57 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 05:46 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Knudson misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 05:45 | St. Cloud St. | James Triggs grabs the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:31 | St. Cloud St. | Martin Cowan is open and lays it up and in | 49-50 |
| 05:11 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Martin Cowan - foul #3 on Martin Cowan, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Garland James (PG), Nick Lister (SF), David Anderson (C) Jeff Noble, Joel Fitch, Joseph Bryant | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | John Nasser (PF) Martin Cowan | |
| 05:11 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:11 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:57 | St. Cloud St. | James Triggs clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 04:55 | St. Cloud St. | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Finkbeiner | 51-50 |
| 04:37 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Triggs | 51-52 |
| 04:08 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Preston misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 04:07 | St. Cloud St. | John Nasser grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 03:41 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner makes the wide open runner near the basket | 51-54 |
| 03:39 | S. Dakota St. | Richard Knudson steps in front of the Garland James pass in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| 03:37 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Knudson lays it up and in | 51-56 |
| 03:21 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews is fouled on the floor by John Nasser - foul #3 on John Nasser, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble (PG), Frankie Powell (SG), Dale Spicher (SF), Kevin Belknap (C) Garland James, Mark Preston, Nick Lister, David Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | David Coppin (PG), Randy Lytton (SG), Shayne Morris (SF), James Piszczatowski (C) Richard Knudson, James Triggs, Nicholas Hall, Ronnie Finkbeiner | |
| 03:21 | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:21 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to John Nasser | 51-56 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Jeff Noble (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frankie Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Spicher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wesley Mathews (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Belknap (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - David Coppin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Lytton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shayne Morris (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Nasser (tiring) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - James Piszczatowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | St. Cloud St. | David Coppin can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 03:09 | St. Cloud St. | James Piszczatowski tips it home | 51-58 |
| 02:47 | S. Dakota St. | Kevin Belknap hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeff Noble | 53-58 |
| 02:40 | St. Cloud St. | John Nasser misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dale Spicher - foul #3 on Dale Spicher, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch (SF), Joseph Bryant (PF) Dale Spicher, Wesley Mathews | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 02:40 | St. Cloud St. | John Nasser misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 02:40 | St. Cloud St. | John Nasser misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 02:40 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Bryant grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 02:21 | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch lays it up and in | 55-58 |
| 02:03 | St. Cloud St. | James Piszczatowski lays it in | 55-60 |
| 01:39 | S. Dakota St. | Kevin Belknap hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| 01:38 | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 01:15 | S. Dakota St. | Frankie Powell is fouled on the floor by Randy Lytton - foul #2 on Randy Lytton, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wesley Mathews (PF) Joseph Bryant | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Richard Knudson (PG), James Triggs (SG), Nicholas Hall (SF), Ronnie Finkbeiner (C) David Coppin, Randy Lytton, Shayne Morris, James Piszczatowski | |
| 01:15 | S. Dakota St. | Frankie Powell makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:15 | S. Dakota St. | Frankie Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:57 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 00:56 | S. Dakota St. | Frankie Powell pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:41 | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 00:40 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-60 |
| 00:10 | St. Cloud St. | James Triggs can't tip it in | 57-60 |
| 00:09 | S. Dakota St. | Joel Fitch pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:09 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Mark Preston (SG) Frankie Powell | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 00:04 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Preston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | St. Cloud St. | Jeff Noble is called for the reach on Ronnie Finkbeiner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Noble, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Randy Lytton (SF), Martin Cowan (PF) Nicholas Hall, John Nasser | |
| 00:01 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:01 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Finkbeiner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | Jeff Noble hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 57-62 |