| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Nicholas Neill (fresh) SG - Roger Robinson (fresh) SF - Willard Vaillancourt (fresh) PF - John Rudy (fresh) C - Robert Hamilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Dwayne Purdue (fresh) SG - Patrick Weisgerber (fresh) SF - Michael Gailey (fresh) PF - Michael Parrish (fresh) C - Rodger Coble (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oberlin | Oberlin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Hamilton - foul #1 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:26 | Oberlin | Nicholas Neill misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | Oberlin | Willard Vaillancourt pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:01 | Oberlin | John Rudy misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to Patrick Weisgerber | 0-1 |
| 18:41 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Dwayne Purdue | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Oberlin | John Rudy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Patrick Weisgerber - foul #1 on Patrick Weisgerber, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Oberlin | John Rudy makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:18 | Oberlin | John Rudy makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble's floater is tipped away by Robert Hamilton | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to John Rudy | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Oberlin | John Rudy can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Gailey - foul #1 on Michael Gailey, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Paul Bartling (SF), John Usher (PF), Marvin Kimberlin (C) Dwayne Purdue, Patrick Weisgerber, Michael Gailey, Michael Parrish, Rodger Coble | |
| 17:41 | Oberlin | John Rudy makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:41 | Oberlin | John Rudy misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:41 | Oberlin | Robert Hamilton snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:22 | Oberlin | Nicholas Neill misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:20 | Oberlin | John Rudy tips it in | 5-3 |
| 17:00 | St. Olaf | Willard Vaillancourt takes the ball from Marvin Kimberlin | 5-3 |
| 16:53 | Oberlin | Rodney Matthews is called for the reach on Roger Robinson - foul #1 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| 16:48 | Oberlin | Willard Vaillancourt is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:47 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to John Usher | 5-3 |
| 16:28 | St. Olaf | John Usher can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Rudy - foul #1 on John Rudy, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), Patrick Weisgerber (SG), Rodger Coble (C) Claude Bradley, Rodney Matthews, Paul Bartling | |
| 16:28 | St. Olaf | John Usher makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:28 | St. Olaf | John Usher makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:12 | Oberlin | Roger Robinson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Nicholas Neill | 8-5 |
| 15:55 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue is hacked by Roger Robinson - foul #1 on Roger Robinson, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Keith Tucker (SF) Willard Vaillancourt | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey (SF), Michael Parrish (PF) John Usher, Marvin Kimberlin | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Nicholas Neill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Tucker (fresh) PF - John Rudy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Dwayne Purdue (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Weisgerber (fresh) SF - Michael Gailey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Parrish (fresh) C - Rodger Coble (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Weisgerber | 8-8 |
| 15:31 | Oberlin | Roger Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Weisgerber - foul #2 on Patrick Weisgerber, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley (SG) Patrick Weisgerber | |
| 15:11 | Oberlin | Nicholas Neill hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 14:57 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-8 |
| 14:56 | Oberlin | The rebound goes to Roger Robinson | 11-8 |
| 14:36 | Oberlin | Roger Robinson is hacked by Claude Bradley - foul #1 on Claude Bradley, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Willard Vaillancourt (PG), Howard Cliff (SG) Nicholas Neill, Roger Robinson | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews (SG), Paul Bartling (SF), John Usher (PF), Marvin Kimberlin (C) Dwayne Purdue, Michael Gailey, Michael Parrish, Rodger Coble | |
| 14:19 | Oberlin | Keith Tucker misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Rodney Matthews - foul #2 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons (SG) Rodney Matthews | |
| 14:19 | Oberlin | Keith Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:19 | Oberlin | Keith Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:04 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 14:03 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling snags the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 13:52 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling travels with the ball | 13-8 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Roger Robinson (SG) Howard Cliff | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 13:35 | Oberlin | Roger Robinson buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-8 |
| 13:11 | St. Olaf | The short jumper by Paul Bartling is denied by John Rudy | 16-8 |
| 13:10 | Oberlin | John Rudy snags the defensive board | 16-8 |
| 13:00 | Oberlin | Richard Simmons steals it from Willard Vaillancourt | 16-8 |
| 12:39 | St. Olaf | John Usher is fouled on the floor by Roger Robinson - foul #2 on Roger Robinson, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Nicholas Neill (PG), Howard Cliff (SG), Luis Lavelle (SF), Manuel Walter (PF), Walter Brown (C) Willard Vaillancourt, Roger Robinson, Keith Tucker, John Rudy, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), Michael Gailey (SF), Michael Parrish (PF), Rodger Coble (C) Richard Simmons, Paul Bartling, John Usher, Marvin Kimberlin | |
| 12:24 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-8 |
| 12:23 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley snags the offensive board | 16-8 |
| 12:05 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-8 |
| 12:04 | Oberlin | Luis Lavelle pulls down the rebound | 16-8 |
| 12:02 | Oberlin | Rodger Coble takes the ball from Howard Cliff in the backcourt | 16-8 |
| 11:45 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Parrish, team foul #7 | 16-8 |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Nicholas Neill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Cliff (fresh) SF - Luis Lavelle (fresh) PF - Manuel Walter (fresh) C - Walter Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Dwayne Purdue (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Gailey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Parrish (fresh) C - Rodger Coble (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Oberlin | Howard Cliff misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 11:20 | Oberlin | Walter Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 11:07 | Oberlin | Luis Lavelle buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Neill and he's fouled by Michael Gailey - foul #2 on Michael Gailey, team foul #8 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Willard Vaillancourt (SF), John Rudy (PF), Robert Hamilton (C) Howard Cliff, Manuel Walter, Walter Brown | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons (SG), Paul Bartling (SF), Marvin Kimberlin (C) Claude Bradley, Michael Gailey, Rodger Coble | |
| 11:07 | Oberlin | Luis Lavelle misses the free throw | 18-8 |
| 11:07 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to Marvin Kimberlin | 18-8 |
| 10:56 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Willard Vaillancourt - foul #1 on Willard Vaillancourt, team foul #5 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Usher (PF) Michael Parrish | |
| 10:56 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling misses the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 10:56 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 10:36 | Oberlin | Luis Lavelle blows the layup | 18-9 |
| 10:35 | St. Olaf | Marvin Kimberlin grabs the defensive rebound | 18-9 |
| 10:29 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Bartling | 18-11 |
| 10:27 | Oberlin | Luis Lavelle is fouled in the backcourt by Dwayne Purdue - foul #1 on Dwayne Purdue, team foul #9 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Oberlin | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis (PG) Dwayne Purdue | |
| 10:27 | Oberlin | Luis Lavelle makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:27 | Oberlin | Luis Lavelle makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 10:01 | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-11 |
| 09:59 | Oberlin | Willard Vaillancourt pulls down the rebound | 20-11 |
| 09:43 | Oberlin | John Rudy hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-11 |
| 09:41 | Oberlin | Robert Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 09:24 | Oberlin | Nicholas Neill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Luis Lavelle | 23-11 |
| 09:08 | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Simmons, team foul #10 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Joseph Warner (PG), Howard Cliff (SG), Keith Tucker (SF), Manuel Walter (PF), Walter Brown (C) Nicholas Neill, Luis Lavelle, Willard Vaillancourt, John Rudy, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), Claude Bradley (SG), Michael Parrish (PF), Rodger Coble (C) Steven Lewis, Richard Simmons, John Usher, Marvin Kimberlin | |
| 08:50 | Oberlin | Walter Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 23-11 |
| 08:48 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish pulls down the rebound | 23-11 |
| 08:19 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Bartling | 23-14 |
| 08:08 | Oberlin | Manuel Walter misses the lay-in | 23-14 |
| 08:07 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble grabs the board | 23-14 |
| 07:42 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 07:40 | Oberlin | Walter Brown grabs the board | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Joseph Warner (fresh) SG - Howard Cliff (fresh) SF - Keith Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Walter (fresh) C - Walter Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Dwayne Purdue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Bartling (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Parrish (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodger Coble (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Oberlin | Joseph Warner is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Warner, team foul #6 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Nicholas Neill (PG), Willard Vaillancourt (SF), John Rudy (PF) Joseph Warner, Keith Tucker, Manuel Walter | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis (PG), Marvin Kimberlin (PF) Dwayne Purdue, Michael Parrish | |
| 07:03 | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis misses the lay-in | 23-14 |
| 07:01 | Oberlin | Howard Cliff pulls down the rebound | 23-14 |
| 06:50 | Oberlin | Nicholas Neill hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 23-14 |
| 06:49 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 06:30 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley's fadeaway is rejected by John Rudy | 23-14 |
| 06:29 | Oberlin | Walter Brown snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 06:27 | Oberlin | Howard Cliff is hacked by Claude Bradley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Claude Bradley, team foul #11 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Robert Hamilton (C) Walter Brown | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons (SG), John Usher (SF), Michael Parrish (PF) Claude Bradley, Paul Bartling, Rodger Coble | |
| 06:27 | Oberlin | Howard Cliff misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:27 | Oberlin | Howard Cliff misses the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:27 | Oberlin | Robert Hamilton snags the offensive board | 23-14 |
| 06:11 | Oberlin | Nicholas Neill misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-14 |
| 06:10 | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons gets the rebound | 23-14 |
| 06:05 | St. Olaf | Nicholas Neill is called for the reach on Steven Lewis - foul #1 on Nicholas Neill, team foul #7 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Luis Lavelle (SG) Howard Cliff | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG) Richard Simmons | |
| 06:05 | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:05 | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:51 | Oberlin | Steven Lewis takes the ball from Luis Lavelle | 23-16 |
| 05:46 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish jams it set up by Steven Lewis | 23-18 |
| 05:44 | Oberlin | Robert Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Keith Tucker (PF) John Rudy | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons (SG), Rodger Coble (C) Steven Lewis, Marvin Kimberlin | |
| 05:32 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Purdue | 23-21 |
| 05:18 | Oberlin | Michael Parrish is called for the reach on Keith Tucker - foul #2 on Michael Parrish, team foul #12 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Walter Brown (C) Willard Vaillancourt | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Marvin Kimberlin (PF) Michael Parrish | |
| 05:18 | Oberlin | Keith Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:18 | Oberlin | Keith Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:01 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Dwayne Purdue | 24-23 |
| 04:44 | Oberlin | Robert Hamilton's floater is knocked away by Rodger Coble | 24-23 |
| 04:43 | Oberlin | Robert Hamilton tips it but misses | 24-23 |
| 04:42 | Oberlin | Keith Tucker grabs the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 04:31 | Oberlin | Rodger Coble is called for the reach on Walter Brown - foul #1 on Rodger Coble, team foul #13 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Joseph Warner (PG), John Rudy (PF) Nicholas Neill, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis (PG), Paul Bartling (SF) Dwayne Purdue, John Usher | |
| 04:31 | Oberlin | Walter Brown misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:31 | Oberlin | Walter Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:17 | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 03:55 | Oberlin | Keith Tucker is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Rudy | 27-26 |
| 03:45 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 03:42 | Oberlin | Steven Lewis steps in front of the Joseph Warner pass in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| 03:22 | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis double dribbles | 27-28 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Nicholas Neill (PG), Roger Robinson (SG), Willard Vaillancourt (SF), Manuel Walter (PF), William Skomsky (C) Joseph Warner, Luis Lavelle, Keith Tucker, John Rudy, Walter Brown | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley (PG), Patrick Weisgerber (SG), Michael Gailey (SF), Michael Parrish (PF), Rodney Matthews (C) Steven Lewis, Richard Simmons, Paul Bartling, Marvin Kimberlin, Rodger Coble | |
| Lineup | Oberlin | PG - Nicholas Neill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willard Vaillancourt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Walter (fresh) C - William Skomsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Claude Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Weisgerber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gailey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Parrish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Matthews (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Oberlin | Roger Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 02:58 | Oberlin | Nicholas Neill gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:40 | Oberlin | Nicholas Neill scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Robinson | 30-28 |
| 02:18 | St. Olaf | Patrick Weisgerber is hacked by Roger Robinson - foul #3 on Roger Robinson, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Howard Cliff (SG), John Rudy (PF), Robert Hamilton (C) Roger Robinson, Manuel Walter, William Skomsky | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), John Usher (PF) Claude Bradley, Michael Parrish | |
| 02:18 | St. Olaf | Patrick Weisgerber misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:18 | Oberlin | Robert Hamilton gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:53 | Oberlin | Willard Vaillancourt scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Nicholas Neill | 32-28 |
| 01:42 | St. Olaf | Nicholas Neill steps in front of the Dwayne Purdue pass | 32-28 |
| 01:38 | Oberlin | Nicholas Neill lays it in | 34-28 |
| 01:17 | St. Olaf | Patrick Weisgerber is called for traveling | 34-28 |
| Subs | Oberlin | Joseph Warner (PG), Luis Lavelle (SF), Keith Tucker (PF) Nicholas Neill, Willard Vaillancourt, John Rudy | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley (SG), Michael Parrish (PF), Rodger Coble (C) Patrick Weisgerber, John Usher, Rodney Matthews | |
| 01:04 | Oberlin | Robert Hamilton comes up short on the runner from the left block | 34-28 |
| 01:02 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 00:58 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| 00:48 | Oberlin | Robert Hamilton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-28 |
| 00:24 | St. Olaf | Keith Tucker steals it from Michael Gailey | 36-28 |
| 00:03 | Oberlin | Luis Lavelle's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Purdue | 36-28 |
| 00:00 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue misses long on a halfcourt shot | 36-28 |