| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Bryan Steele (fresh) SG - Jim Bowman (fresh) SF - John Jordon (fresh) PF - John Faucher (fresh) C - Allen Smith (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. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Weisgerber - foul #1 on Patrick Weisgerber, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | St. John's (MN) | John Faucher clanks a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | St. Olaf | Patrick Weisgerber pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Steele - foul #1 on Bryan Steele, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | St. Olaf | Patrick Weisgerber is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | St. John's (MN) | John Jordon gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | St. John's (MN) | John Faucher can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | St. John's (MN) | Allen Smith misses the floater from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish's fadeaway is rejected by John Faucher | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | St. Olaf | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Purdue | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on John Jordon - foul #1 on John Jordon, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin (PG), Jason Dimartino (SG), Doug Mann (SF), Manuel Trader (PF), Alan Hough (C) Bryan Steele, Jim Bowman, John Jordon, John Faucher, Allen Smith | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley (SG), Paul Bartling (SF), Marvin Kimberlin (PF), Rodney Matthews (C) Patrick Weisgerber, Michael Gailey, Michael Parrish, Rodger Coble | |
| 17:35 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:19 | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Trader is fouled on the floor by Marvin Kimberlin - foul #1 on Marvin Kimberlin, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Usher (PF) Dwayne Purdue | |
| 17:00 | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Trader scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Alan Hough | 2-3 |
| 16:56 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews is open and buries a shot from the baseline set up by Marvin Kimberlin | 2-5 |
| 16:40 | St. John's (MN) | Paul Bartling picks off the pass by Manuel Trader | 2-5 |
| 16:36 | St. Olaf | John Usher comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Manuel Trader - foul #1 on Manuel Trader, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 16:36 | St. Olaf | John Usher makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | St. Olaf | John Usher makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:18 | St. John's (MN) | Jason Dimartino misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Rodney Matthews - foul #1 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Radford (PF), Stjepan Zentz (C) Manuel Trader, Alan Hough | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Patrick Weisgerber (SG) Rodney Matthews | |
| 16:18 | St. John's (MN) | Jason Dimartino misses the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:18 | St. John's (MN) | Jason Dimartino makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:58 | St. Olaf | Patrick Weisgerber misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 15:56 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Radford snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - John Griffin (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Dimartino (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Doug Mann (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Radford (fresh) C - Stjepan Zentz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Claude Bradley (fresh) SG - Patrick Weisgerber (fresh) SF - Paul Bartling (fairly fresh) PF - John Usher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Kimberlin (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin is hacked by Marvin Kimberlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Kimberlin, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele (PG), Jim Bowman (SG), John Jordon (SF) John Griffin, Jason Dimartino, Doug Mann | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), Michael Gailey (SF), Michael Parrish (PF), Rodger Coble (C) Claude Bradley, Paul Bartling, John Usher, Marvin Kimberlin | |
| 15:36 | St. John's (MN) | John Jordon connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Bryan Steele and the foul's on Rodger Coble - foul #1 on Rodger Coble, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons (SG) Patrick Weisgerber | |
| 15:36 | St. John's (MN) | John Jordon misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:36 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:19 | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:17 | St. John's (MN) | John Jordon snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:14 | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele's pass is intercepted by Richard Simmons in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 15:00 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Stjepan Zentz - foul #1 on Stjepan Zentz, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Doug Mann (SF), John Faucher (PF), Allen Smith (C) John Jordon, Ronald Radford, Stjepan Zentz | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG) Dwayne Purdue, Michael Gailey | |
| 15:00 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:00 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:00 | St. John's (MN) | Allen Smith snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:55 | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin (PG) Bryan Steele | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 14:39 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews can't finish the layup | 5-8 |
| 14:38 | St. John's (MN) | John Faucher gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:32 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Parrish steals it from Jim Bowman | 5-8 |
| 14:30 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish's pass is intercepted by Allen Smith in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 14:24 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Simmons takes the ball from John Faucher | 5-8 |
| 14:00 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Faucher - foul #1 on John Faucher, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele (PG), Jason Dimartino (SG), John Jordon (SF), Manuel Trader (PF), Alan Hough (C) John Griffin, Jim Bowman, Doug Mann, John Faucher, Allen Smith | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Patrick Weisgerber (SG), Paul Bartling (SF), John Usher (PF) Claude Bradley, Richard Simmons, Michael Parrish | |
| 14:00 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:00 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:46 | St. John's (MN) | John Jordon can't finish the layup | 5-10 |
| 13:44 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:39 | St. Olaf | Patrick Weisgerber can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 13:37 | St. John's (MN) | Alan Hough gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:21 | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 5-10 |
| 13:20 | St. John's (MN) | Jason Dimartino grabs the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:13 | St. John's (MN) | Alan Hough is hacked by Patrick Weisgerber - foul #2 on Patrick Weisgerber, team foul #6 | 5-10 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin (PG), Doug Mann (SF), John Faucher (PF), Allen Smith (C) Bryan Steele, John Jordon, Manuel Trader, Alan Hough | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), Claude Bradley (SG), Michael Gailey (SF), Michael Parrish (PF) Rodney Matthews, Patrick Weisgerber, Paul Bartling, John Usher | |
| 13:05 | St. John's (MN) | John Faucher dunks the ball and he's hacked by Claude Bradley - foul #1 on Claude Bradley, team foul #7 | 7-10 |
| 13:05 | St. John's (MN) | John Faucher makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:01 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey loses the dribble to Allen Smith in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 12:52 | St. John's (MN) | Allen Smith blows the layup | 8-10 |
| 12:51 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:28 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey makes the floater from the left side | 8-12 |
| 12:24 | St. John's (MN) | Rodger Coble picks off the pass by Jason Dimartino in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 12:10 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley buries a jumper from the right block | 8-14 |
| 11:51 | St. John's (MN) | Jason Dimartino misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-14 |
| 11:50 | St. John's (MN) | Allen Smith tips it in | 10-14 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - John Griffin (tiring) SG - Jason Dimartino (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Doug Mann (tiring) PF - John Faucher (tiring) 3 pts. C - Allen Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Dwayne Purdue (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Claude Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Gailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Parrish (tiring) 2 reb. C - Rodger Coble (tired) 1 pts. | |
| 11:32 | St. Olaf | John Faucher swats the shot by Michael Gailey | 10-14 |
| 11:30 | St. John's (MN) | Allen Smith pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:10 | St. John's (MN) | John Faucher misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 11:08 | St. John's (MN) | John Faucher misses the tip | 10-14 |
| 11:06 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to Michael Gailey | 10-14 |
| 10:53 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Gailey | 10-16 |
| 10:53 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-16 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele (PG), Jim Bowman (SG), Manuel Trader (SF), Ronald Radford (PF), Alan Hough (C) John Griffin, Jason Dimartino, Doug Mann, John Faucher, Allen Smith | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Richard Simmons (SF), John Usher (PF), Paul Bartling (C) Dwayne Purdue, Claude Bradley, Michael Gailey, Michael Parrish, Rodger Coble | |
| 10:50 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Simmons is called for the reach on Jim Bowman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Simmons, team foul #8 | 10-16 |
| 10:50 | St. John's (MN) | Jim Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:50 | St. John's (MN) | Jim Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:33 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 10:32 | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 10:09 | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Steven Lewis - foul #1 on Steven Lewis, team foul #9 | 12-16 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Jordon (SF), Stjepan Zentz (C) Ronald Radford, Alan Hough | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley (SG), Michael Gailey (SF) Rodney Matthews, Richard Simmons | |
| 10:09 | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:09 | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:45 | St. Olaf | Manuel Trader takes the ball from Michael Gailey | 14-16 |
| 09:35 | St. John's (MN) | Jim Bowman is called for 10 seconds | 14-16 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), Michael Parrish (PF) Steven Lewis, John Usher | |
| 09:26 | St. Olaf | Bryan Steele picks off the pass by Dwayne Purdue | 14-16 |
| 09:13 | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Stjepan Zentz | 16-16 |
| 09:09 | St. Olaf | Bryan Steele picks off the pass by Claude Bradley in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 09:08 | St. John's (MN) | John Jordon lays it in on a great pass from Bryan Steele | 18-16 |
| 09:01 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Jordon - foul #2 on John Jordon, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin (PG), Doug Mann (SF), John Faucher (PF), Alan Hough (C) Bryan Steele, John Jordon, Manuel Trader, Stjepan Zentz | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews (SG), Rodger Coble (C) Claude Bradley, Paul Bartling | |
| 09:01 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:01 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:01 | St. John's (MN) | John Faucher gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:52 | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 08:51 | St. John's (MN) | John Faucher tips it back up and in | 20-16 |
| 08:43 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish misses the 3 from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 08:41 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey snags the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 08:26 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 08:25 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to John Faucher | 20-16 |
| 08:12 | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin loses the ball out of bounds | 20-16 |
| 08:12 | St. Olaf | St. Olaf calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-16 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jason Dimartino (SG), Ronald Radford (PF), Allen Smith (C) Jim Bowman, John Faucher, Alan Hough | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis (PG), Claude Bradley (SG), Richard Simmons (SF), John Usher (PF), Paul Bartling (C) Dwayne Purdue, Rodney Matthews, Michael Gailey, Michael Parrish, Rodger Coble | |
| 08:08 | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| 07:53 | St. John's (MN) | Jason Dimartino can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 07:52 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Radford grabs the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:43 | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Griffin, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele (PG), Stjepan Zentz (C) John Griffin, Allen Smith | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG) Steven Lewis | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Bryan Steele (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Dimartino (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Doug Mann (tiring) PF - Ronald Radford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stjepan Zentz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Dwayne Purdue (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Claude Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Simmons (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Usher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Bartling (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:40 | St. Olaf | Jason Dimartino is called for the reach on Dwayne Purdue in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Dimartino, team foul #8 | 20-16 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble (C) John Usher | |
| 07:40 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:40 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:12 | St. John's (MN) | Doug Mann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jim Bowman (SG), John Faucher (PF), Allen Smith (C) Jason Dimartino, Ronald Radford, Stjepan Zentz | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews (SG), Michael Parrish (PF) Claude Bradley, Richard Simmons | |
| 06:51 | St. Olaf | Allen Smith steals it from Michael Parrish | 20-18 |
| 06:36 | St. John's (MN) | John Faucher knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Bryan Steele | 22-18 |
| 06:09 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Bryan Steele - foul #2 on Bryan Steele, team foul #9 | 22-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin (PG), Jason Dimartino (SG), Manuel Trader (SF), Alan Hough (C) Bryan Steele, Jim Bowman, Doug Mann, Allen Smith | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis (PG), Claude Bradley (SG), John Usher (SF) Dwayne Purdue, Rodney Matthews, Paul Bartling | |
| 06:09 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:09 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:09 | St. Olaf | John Usher pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:49 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-18 |
| 05:47 | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis grabs the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 05:31 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley misses the easy open layup | 22-18 |
| 05:30 | St. John's (MN) | John Faucher pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:26 | St. John's (MN) | John Usher is called for the reach on Manuel Trader in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Usher, team foul #10 | 22-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Radford (PF), Stjepan Zentz (C) John Faucher, Alan Hough | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), Michael Gailey (SF), Rodney Matthews (C) Steven Lewis, Michael Parrish, Rodger Coble | |
| 05:26 | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Trader makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:26 | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Trader makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:24 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue is hacked by John Griffin in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Griffin, team foul #10 | 24-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Doug Mann (PG) John Griffin | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 05:24 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:24 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:04 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Radford is open but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 24-19 |
| 05:03 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to Michael Gailey | 24-19 |
| 04:46 | St. Olaf | John Usher banks in the layup | 24-21 |
| 04:22 | St. John's (MN) | Jason Dimartino buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Doug Mann and the foul's on Claude Bradley - foul #2 on Claude Bradley, team foul #11 | 26-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jim Bowman (SG), John Faucher (PF), Alan Hough (C) Manuel Trader, Ronald Radford, Stjepan Zentz | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons (SG), Paul Bartling (PF), Rodger Coble (C) Claude Bradley, John Usher, Rodney Matthews | |
| 04:22 | St. John's (MN) | Jason Dimartino makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:01 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-21 |
| 03:59 | St. John's (MN) | Jim Bowman snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 03:43 | St. John's (MN) | The jump hook by John Faucher is blocked by Rodger Coble | 27-21 |
| 03:42 | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Doug Mann (very tired) 1 ast. SG - Jim Bowman (tired) 2 pts. SF - Jason Dimartino (tired) 4 pts. PF - John Faucher (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Hough (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Dwayne Purdue (tired) 4 pts. SG - Richard Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Michael Gailey (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Bartling (tiring) C - Rodger Coble (tired) 1 pts. | |
| 03:25 | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 03:23 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Alan Hough | 27-21 |
| 03:23 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 27-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele (PG), John Griffin (SG), John Jordon (SF), Ronald Radford (PF), Allen Smith (C) Doug Mann, Jim Bowman, Jason Dimartino, John Faucher, Alan Hough | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis (PG), Patrick Weisgerber (SG), Marvin Kimberlin (PF) Dwayne Purdue, Michael Gailey, Rodger Coble | |
| 02:56 | St. John's (MN) | Steven Lewis is called for the reach on Bryan Steele - foul #2 on Steven Lewis, team foul #12 | 27-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Trader (PF) Ronald Radford | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey (SF), Michael Parrish (PF) Richard Simmons, Paul Bartling | |
| 02:56 | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:56 | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:53 | St. Olaf | Manuel Trader steals it from Steven Lewis in the backcourt | 29-21 |
| 02:34 | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Parrish - foul #1 on Michael Parrish, team foul #13 | 29-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stjepan Zentz (C) Allen Smith | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley (PG) Steven Lewis | |
| 02:34 | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:34 | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 02:13 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Bryan Steele - foul #3 on Bryan Steele, team foul #11 | 31-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jim Bowman (SG), John Faucher (PF), Allen Smith (C) Bryan Steele, Manuel Trader, Stjepan Zentz | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling (SF), John Usher (PF) Michael Gailey, Michael Parrish | |
| 02:13 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:13 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 01:54 | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin misses short on an open floater from the right side | 31-23 |
| 01:52 | St. John's (MN) | John Faucher gets the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 01:44 | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Jordon | 33-23 |
| 01:34 | St. Olaf | Patrick Weisgerber misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-23 |
| 01:32 | St. Olaf | Patrick Weisgerber snags the offensive board | 33-23 |
| 01:22 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley is whistled for traveling | 33-23 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Radford (PF), Alan Hough (C) John Faucher, Allen Smith | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis (PG), Richard Simmons (SF), Rodney Matthews (C) Claude Bradley, Paul Bartling, John Usher | |
| 01:01 | St. John's (MN) | John Jordon loses the ball out of bounds | 33-23 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jason Dimartino (SG), Stjepan Zentz (C) Jim Bowman, Alan Hough | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 00:44 | St. Olaf | The pull-up jumper by Steven Lewis is blocked by Ronald Radford | 33-23 |
| 00:42 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Radford gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 00:38 | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin is hacked by Richard Simmons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Simmons, team foul #14 | 33-23 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), Michael Gailey (SF) Steven Lewis, Richard Simmons | |
| 00:38 | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 00:38 | St. John's (MN) | John Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 00:12 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey misses the shot from the left side | 34-23 |
| 00:10 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Stjepan Zentz | 34-23 |
| 00:04 | St. John's (MN) | John Jordon can't finish the uncontested layup | 34-23 |
| 00:02 | St. Olaf | Marvin Kimberlin gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 00:00 | St. Olaf | Marvin Kimberlin misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-23 |