| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Gary Keenan (fresh) SG - Mark Mattoon (fresh) SF - Victor Wilson (fresh) PF - Dean Broussard (fresh) C - Jerry Wondoloski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Nettles (fresh) SG - Michael Gregory (fresh) SF - Sidney Miller (fresh) PF - John Howard (fresh) C - Raymond Weingartner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerry Wondoloski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor Wilson comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on John Howard - foul #1 on John Howard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Raymond Weingartner | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | S. Dakota St. | Sidney Miller is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Sidney Miller, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor Wilson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 1-0 |
| 19:05 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Weingartner grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:56 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:54 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Weingartner gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:36 | S. Dakota St. | Victor Wilson is called for the reach on Michael Nettles - foul #1 on Victor Wilson, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:13 | S. Dakota St. | Sidney Miller throws it down on a great pass from Raymond Weingartner | 1-2 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark Mattoon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| 17:49 | S. Dakota St. | Sidney Miller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 1-2 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Dean Broussard gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor Wilson blows the wide open layup | 1-2 |
| 17:36 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Weingartner grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:21 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 1-2 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor Wilson grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerry Wondoloski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 17:03 | S. Dakota St. | John Howard grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 16:39 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 1-2 |
| 16:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerry Wondoloski gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 16:23 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark Mattoon is hacked by Sidney Miller - foul #2 on Sidney Miller, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gerald Sample (PG), Wally Rhodes (SG), Louis Shead (SF), Maynard Digiovanni (PF), Leon Bond (C) Gary Keenan, Mark Mattoon, Victor Wilson, Dean Broussard, Jerry Wondoloski | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Ricky O'Dowd (PG), Frank Whaley (SG), Robert Bernitsky (SF), Louis Iraheta (PF), William Langlois (C) Michael Nettles, Michael Gregory, Sidney Miller, John Howard, Raymond Weingartner | |
| 16:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Louis Shead clanks a turnaround in the lane | 1-2 |
| 16:10 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 15:57 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Bernitsky knocks in the 3 from straight away | 1-5 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Gerald Sample (fresh) SG - Wally Rhodes (fresh) SF - Louis Shead (fresh) PF - Maynard Digiovanni (fresh) C - Leon Bond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Ricky O'Dowd (fresh) SG - Frank Whaley (fresh) SF - Robert Bernitsky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Iraheta (fresh) C - William Langlois (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Wally Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 1-5 |
| 15:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Leon Bond grabs the offensive board | 1-5 |
| 15:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gerald Sample is called for traveling | 1-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Weingartner (C) Robert Bernitsky | |
| 15:09 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 15:08 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley snags the offensive board | 1-5 |
| 15:03 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 1-5 |
| 15:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Maynard Digiovanni | 1-5 |
| 14:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gerald Sample is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky O'Dowd - foul #1 on Ricky O'Dowd, team foul #4 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles (PG), Michael Gregory (SG) Ricky O'Dowd, William Langlois | |
| 14:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Louis Shead misses the shot from the right side | 1-5 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Maynard Digiovanni gets the offensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Wally Rhodes buries a jumper from the free throw line | 3-5 |
| 14:16 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Keenan (PG), Mark Mattoon (SG), Theodore Key (SF), Dean Broussard (PF), Jerry Wondoloski (C) Gerald Sample, Wally Rhodes, Louis Shead, Maynard Digiovanni, Leon Bond | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Bernitsky (SF), John Howard (PF) Frank Whaley, Louis Iraheta | |
| 14:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark Mattoon's pass is intercepted by Michael Gregory in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 14:00 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Bernitsky connects on the jumper from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Dean Broussard is alone and throws it down set up by Gary Keenan | 5-7 |
| 13:28 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Weingartner scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Nettles | 5-9 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Keenan is hacked by Michael Nettles - foul #1 on Michael Nettles, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor Wilson (SF), Maynard Digiovanni (PF) Theodore Key, Dean Broussard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Ricky O'Dowd (PG), Frank Whaley (SG), Louis Iraheta (PF), William Langlois (C) Michael Nettles, Michael Gregory, John Howard, Raymond Weingartner | |
| 12:55 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gerald Sample (SG), Louis Shead (PF) Mark Mattoon, Maynard Digiovanni | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 12:43 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Bernitsky hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Frank Whaley | 5-12 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Keenan's pass is intercepted by Louis Iraheta | 5-12 |
| 12:09 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Gerald Sample - foul #1 on Gerald Sample, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Wally Rhodes (SG), Maynard Digiovanni (C) Gary Keenan, Jerry Wondoloski | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory (SG), John Howard (PF) Robert Bernitsky, Louis Iraheta | |
| 12:09 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 12:09 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gerald Sample can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Howard - foul #2 on John Howard, team foul #6 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark Mattoon (SG), Theodore Key (SF), Leon Bond (C) Wally Rhodes, Victor Wilson, Louis Shead | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Byron Barham (PF), Raymond Weingartner (C) John Howard, William Langlois | |
| 11:54 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gerald Sample makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 11:54 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gerald Sample makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Gerald Sample (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Mattoon (fresh) SF - Theodore Key (fresh) PF - Maynard Digiovanni (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Bond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Ricky O'Dowd (fresh) SG - Michael Gregory (fresh) SF - Frank Whaley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Barham (fresh) C - Raymond Weingartner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Weingartner is fouled on the floor by Mark Mattoon - foul #1 on Mark Mattoon, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ray Hodge (PG) Gerald Sample | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles (PG) Ricky O'Dowd | |
| 11:31 | S. Dakota St. | Maynard Digiovanni swats the short shot by Michael Gregory | 7-14 |
| 11:30 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 11:24 | S. Dakota St. | Byron Barham misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 11:22 | S. Dakota St. | Byron Barham snags the offensive board | 7-14 |
| 11:14 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory travels with the ball | 7-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Louis Iraheta (SF) Frank Whaley | |
| 11:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Leon Bond blows the layup | 7-14 |
| 11:06 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Weingartner pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 10:43 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Iraheta hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Nettles | 7-17 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Leon Bond misses the lay-in | 7-17 |
| 10:31 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Weingartner grabs the board | 7-17 |
| 10:18 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles is hacked by Ray Hodge - foul #1 on Ray Hodge, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Keenan (PG), Gerald Sample (SG), Victor Wilson (SF), Dean Broussard (PF), Jerry Wondoloski (C) Ray Hodge, Mark Mattoon, Theodore Key, Maynard Digiovanni, Leon Bond | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Ricky O'Dowd (PG), Robert Bernitsky (SF), William Langlois (C) Michael Nettles, Byron Barham, Raymond Weingartner | |
| 10:01 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Bernitsky misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-17 |
| 09:59 | S. Dakota St. | William Langlois tips it in | 7-19 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor Wilson connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Gerald Sample | 9-19 |
| 09:33 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Iraheta travels with the ball | 9-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley (SG), Homer Peavler (C) Michael Gregory, Louis Iraheta | |
| 09:15 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Frank Whaley takes the ball from Gerald Sample | 9-19 |
| 08:56 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Bernitsky travels with the ball | 9-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Wally Rhodes (SG), Louis Shead (SF) Gerald Sample, Victor Wilson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles (PG), Michael Gregory (SG), Byron Barham (PF), Raymond Weingartner (C) Ricky O'Dowd, Robert Bernitsky, William Langlois, Homer Peavler | |
| 08:36 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Keenan drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Louis Shead | 11-19 |
| 08:19 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Whaley | 11-22 |
| 08:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Wally Rhodes's pass is intercepted by Byron Barham in the backcourt | 11-22 |
| 07:56 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory lays it up and in | 11-24 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Gary Keenan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wally Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Shead (fresh) PF - Dean Broussard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Wondoloski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Nettles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Whaley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Barham (fresh) C - Raymond Weingartner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Dean Broussard can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Byron Barham - foul #1 on Byron Barham, team foul #7 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ray Hodge (PG), Mark Mattoon (SG), Victor Wilson (SF), Maynard Digiovanni (C) Gary Keenan, Wally Rhodes, Louis Shead, Jerry Wondoloski | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Ricky O'Dowd (PG), Louis Iraheta (SF) Michael Nettles, Frank Whaley | |
| 07:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Dean Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Dean Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:20 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Iraheta is whistled for a carry | 13-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gerald Sample (PG), Leon Bond (C) Ray Hodge, Dean Broussard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Bernitsky (SF), Homer Peavler (C) Byron Barham, Raymond Weingartner | |
| 06:56 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor Wilson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Sample | 15-24 |
| 06:51 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Maynard Digiovanni - foul #1 on Maynard Digiovanni, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Louis Shead (PF) Leon Bond | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | William Langlois (C) Homer Peavler | |
| 06:51 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:51 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark Mattoon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-26 |
| 06:34 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Iraheta grabs the defensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 06:14 | S. Dakota St. | William Langlois hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky O'Dowd | 15-28 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Louis Shead clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 05:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark Mattoon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-28 |
| 05:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Wilson | 15-28 |
| 05:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Louis Shead banks in the layup | 17-28 |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota St. | William Langlois misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 17-28 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor Wilson gets the rebound | 17-28 |
| 04:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor Wilson is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Mark Mattoon | 19-28 |
| 04:38 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Mattoon steals the ball from Ricky O'Dowd | 19-28 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Maynard Digiovanni drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Victor Wilson | 22-28 |
| 03:54 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Bernitsky double dribbles | 22-28 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Keenan (PG), Wally Rhodes (SG), Theodore Key (SF), Dean Broussard (PF), Jerry Wondoloski (C) Gerald Sample, Mark Mattoon, Victor Wilson, Louis Shead, Maynard Digiovanni | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles (PG), Frank Whaley (SG), Sidney Miller (SF), John Howard (PF), Raymond Weingartner (C) Ricky O'Dowd, Michael Gregory, Robert Bernitsky, Louis Iraheta, William Langlois | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Gary Keenan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wally Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Theodore Key (fresh) PF - Dean Broussard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Wondoloski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Michael Nettles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sidney Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Howard (fresh) C - Raymond Weingartner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Wally Rhodes comes up short on the floater from the right side | 22-28 |
| 03:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerry Wondoloski misses the tip | 22-28 |
| 03:35 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 03:23 | S. Dakota St. | Frank Whaley scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 03:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Nettles picks off the pass by Gary Keenan in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| 03:01 | S. Dakota St. | Sidney Miller's floater is tipped away by Jerry Wondoloski | 22-31 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Wally Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Keenan is hacked by Michael Nettles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Nettles, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Keenan makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Keenan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:43 | S. Dakota St. | Jerry Wondoloski steps in front of the Frank Whaley pass | 24-31 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Keenan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Leon Bond (PF) Dean Broussard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 02:36 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Weingartner misses long on a floater from the left block | 24-31 |
| 02:34 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles tips it home | 24-33 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Wally Rhodes loses the dribble to Sidney Miller | 24-33 |
| 02:09 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Weingartner is hacked by Gary Keenan - foul #1 on Gary Keenan, team foul #6 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Byron Barham (PF) John Howard | |
| 01:43 | S. Dakota St. | Sidney Miller misses the jumper from the left side | 24-33 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Leon Bond | 24-33 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Keenan makes the 3 from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 01:23 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Nettles makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Whaley | 27-36 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerry Wondoloski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerry Wondoloski gets the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerry Wondoloski is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 00:31 | S. Dakota St. | Sidney Miller makes the jumper from close range set up by Frank Whaley and the foul's on Jerry Wondoloski - foul #1 on Jerry Wondoloski, team foul #7 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ray Hodge (PG), Mark Mattoon (SG), Louis Shead (SF), Dean Broussard (PF), Maynard Digiovanni (C) Gary Keenan, Wally Rhodes, Theodore Key, Leon Bond, Jerry Wondoloski | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Ricky O'Dowd (PG), Louis Iraheta (SG), John Howard (PF), Homer Peavler (C) Michael Nettles, Frank Whaley, Byron Barham, Raymond Weingartner | |
| 00:31 | S. Dakota St. | Sidney Miller makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Dean Broussard comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 30-39 |
| 00:04 | S. Dakota St. | John Howard snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | John Howard hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 30-39 |