| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Robert Agnew (fresh) SG - Charles Browne (fresh) SF - Tommy Cardona (fresh) PF - Douglas Sandy (fresh) C - Roy King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - David Kelly (fresh) SG - William Pagan (fresh) SF - Randy Self (fresh) PF - Robert Berman (fresh) C - Dennis Bly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Northern St. | Robert Berman misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Sandy - foul #1 on Douglas Sandy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Northern St. | Robert Berman makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | Northern St. | Robert Berman makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Roy King | 3-2 |
| 19:19 | Northern St. | William Pagan misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Browne - foul #1 on Charles Browne, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 19:19 | Northern St. | William Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:19 | Northern St. | William Pagan misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:19 | Northern St. | Robert Berman grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 19:14 | Northern St. | Charles Browne is called for the reach on William Pagan - foul #2 on Charles Browne, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Dorazio (SG) Charles Browne | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 19:00 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly is fouled on the floor by Douglas Sandy - foul #2 on Douglas Sandy, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter McKee (PF) Douglas Sandy | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 18:42 | Northern St. | Randy Self hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 3-3 |
| 18:40 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter McKee pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona is whistled for traveling | 3-3 |
| 18:02 | Northern St. | William Pagan's pass is intercepted by Tommy Cardona | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dennis Bly swats the layup by Peter McKee | 3-3 |
| 17:49 | Northern St. | Robert Berman grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:32 | Northern St. | Robert Berman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter McKee gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:23 | Northern St. | Robert Berman grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:59 | Northern St. | Randy Self misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 3-3 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter McKee grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Donald Clayton (PG), Richard Siems (SF), Tommie Davis (PF), Anthony Haynes (C) Robert Agnew, Tommy Cardona, Peter McKee, Roy King | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 16:33 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly misses the jumper from the right block | 3-3 |
| 16:31 | Northern St. | David Kelly grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:22 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly is hacked by Anthony Haynes - foul #1 on Anthony Haynes, team foul #5 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona (SG) Jon Dorazio | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 16:09 | Northern St. | David Kelly makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Randy Self and he's hacked by Tommie Davis - foul #1 on Tommie Davis, team foul #6 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Dorazio (SG), Peter McKee (C) Tommy Cardona, Tommie Davis | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 16:09 | Northern St. | David Kelly makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:56 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Dorazio hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by William Pagan - foul #1 on William Pagan, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommie Davis (PF) Peter McKee | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Gilbert Smith (PF), Stanley Burrell (C) Robert Berman, Dennis Bly | |
| 15:56 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Dorazio makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:56 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Dorazio misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:56 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to Stanley Burrell | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Donald Clayton (fresh) SG - Jon Dorazio (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Siems (fresh) PF - Tommie Davis (fresh) C - Anthony Haynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - David Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Pagan (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Randy Self (fresh) PF - Gilbert Smith (fresh) C - Stanley Burrell (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Northern St. | Randy Self makes the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Richard Siems - foul #1 on Richard Siems, team foul #7 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona (SG), Peter McKee (PF), Roy King (C) Donald Clayton, Jon Dorazio, Tommie Davis | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Warren Larson (SG) William Pagan | |
| 15:39 | Northern St. | Randy Self makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 15:15 | Minnesota, Duluth | Roy King can't tip it in | 4-9 |
| 15:14 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to Gilbert Smith | 4-9 |
| 15:09 | Northern St. | Warren Larson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Siems - foul #2 on Richard Siems, team foul #8 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Donald Clayton (PG), Jon Dorazio (SG), Tommie Davis (PF) Richard Siems, Tommy Cardona, Roy King | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Kenneth Greig (PG) David Kelly | |
| 15:09 | Northern St. | Warren Larson misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:09 | Northern St. | Warren Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:42 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter McKee clanks a floater in the paint | 4-10 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter McKee misses the tip | 4-10 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter McKee tips it home | 6-10 |
| 14:17 | Northern St. | Stanley Burrell lays it up and in | 6-12 |
| 13:57 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter McKee knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Kenneth Greig - foul #1 on Kenneth Greig, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Robert Agnew (PG), Tommy Cardona (SG), Roy King (C) Donald Clayton, Jon Dorazio, Tommie Davis | |
| Subs | Northern St. | David Kelly (PG), William Pagan (SG), Robert Berman (PF), Dennis Bly (C) Warren Larson, Randy Self, Gilbert Smith, Stanley Burrell | |
| 13:57 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter McKee makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:31 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly banks in the layup on a great pass from William Pagan | 9-14 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 13:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Anthony Haynes tips it back up and in | 11-14 |
| 12:53 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by David Kelly | 11-16 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 12:07 | Northern St. | William Pagan's pass is intercepted by Robert Agnew | 14-16 |
| 12:04 | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona can't finish the layup | 14-16 |
| 12:03 | Northern St. | Robert Berman pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:40 | Northern St. | David Kelly slams it home and he's hacked by Peter McKee - foul #1 on Peter McKee, team foul #9 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Dorazio (SG), Tommie Davis (PF) Anthony Haynes, Peter McKee | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Randy Self (SF) Kenneth Greig | |
| 11:40 | Northern St. | David Kelly makes the free throw | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Robert Agnew (fresh) SG - Jon Dorazio (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Tommy Cardona (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tommie Davis (fresh) C - Roy King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - David Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pagan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Self (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Berman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Bly (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Minnesota, Duluth | Robert Agnew misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-19 |
| 11:17 | Minnesota, Duluth | Roy King pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Dorazio misses short on a shot from the right side | 14-19 |
| 10:58 | Northern St. | William Pagan pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:29 | Northern St. | Robert Berman drills a shot from the right side set up by David Kelly | 14-21 |
| 10:10 | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-21 |
| 10:09 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:48 | Northern St. | Robert Agnew is called for the reach on David Kelly - foul #1 on Robert Agnew, team foul #10 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Donald Clayton (PG), Charles Browne (SG), Anthony Haynes (SF), Peter McKee (PF) Robert Agnew, Jon Dorazio, Tommy Cardona, Tommie Davis | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Warren Larson (SG), Gilbert Smith (PF), Stanley Burrell (C) William Pagan, Robert Berman, Dennis Bly | |
| 09:48 | Northern St. | David Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:48 | Northern St. | David Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:32 | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Browne clanks a 3 from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 09:30 | Northern St. | Gilbert Smith gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 09:06 | Northern St. | David Kelly hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Warren Larson | 14-25 |
| 08:39 | Minnesota, Duluth | Anthony Haynes loses the ball out of bounds | 14-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Robert Agnew (PG), Jon Dorazio (SG), Tommy Cardona (SF) Donald Clayton, Charles Browne, Anthony Haynes | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Kenneth Greig (PG), William Pagan (SG) David Kelly, Warren Larson | |
| 08:30 | Northern St. | Randy Self drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Greig | 14-27 |
| 08:08 | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-27 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter McKee tips it back up and in | 16-27 |
| 07:51 | Northern St. | William Pagan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 07:49 | Northern St. | Kenneth Greig grabs the offensive board | 16-27 |
| 07:44 | Northern St. | William Pagan drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gilbert Smith | 16-29 |
| 07:21 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Dorazio connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-29 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Robert Agnew (fresh) SG - Jon Dorazio (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tommy Cardona (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter McKee (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy King (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Kenneth Greig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Pagan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Self (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gilbert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Burrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Northern St. | Stanley Burrell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 19-29 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | Roy King gets the rebound | 19-29 |
| 06:47 | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Donald Clayton (PG), Charles Browne (SG), Anthony Haynes (SF), Douglas Sandy (PF) Robert Agnew, Jon Dorazio, Tommy Cardona, Peter McKee | |
| Subs | Northern St. | David Kelly (PG), Warren Larson (SG), Robert Berman (PF), Dennis Bly (C) William Pagan, Randy Self, Gilbert Smith, Stanley Burrell | |
| 06:28 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 19-29 |
| 06:27 | Northern St. | Robert Berman gets the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 06:19 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by David Kelly and he's fouled by Roy King - foul #1 on Roy King, team foul #11 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Robert Agnew (PG), Richard Siems (SF) Donald Clayton, Roy King | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 06:19 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly makes the free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota, Duluth | 3 seconds is called on Charles Browne | 19-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | William Pagan (SG) Warren Larson | |
| 05:44 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Kelly | 19-34 |
| 05:21 | Minnesota, Duluth | Douglas Sandy dunks the ball | 21-34 |
| 04:58 | Northern St. | William Pagan banks in the layup on a great pass from David Kelly | 21-36 |
| 04:40 | Minnesota, Duluth | Douglas Sandy lays it in | 23-36 |
| 04:26 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Donald Clayton (PG), Roy King (C) Robert Agnew, Anthony Haynes | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Randy Self (SF) Kenneth Greig | |
| 04:18 | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Browne misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 04:17 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to Robert Berman | 23-36 |
| 03:58 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 23-36 |
| 03:57 | Minnesota, Duluth | Roy King grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota, Duluth | Douglas Sandy misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Berman - foul #1 on Robert Berman, team foul #3 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona (SF), Peter McKee (C) Donald Clayton, Roy King | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Warren Larson (SG) William Pagan | |
| 03:51 | Minnesota, Duluth | Douglas Sandy makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota, Duluth | Douglas Sandy misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 03:51 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to Warren Larson | 24-36 |
| 03:29 | Northern St. | Warren Larson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 03:28 | Northern St. | Randy Self hits the follow up shot | 24-38 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota, Duluth | Richard Siems is fouled on the floor by Dennis Bly - foul #1 on Dennis Bly, team foul #4 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Dorazio (SG), Roy King (C) Tommy Cardona, Peter McKee | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Gilbert Smith (PF), Stanley Burrell (C) Robert Berman, Dennis Bly | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Charles Browne (fairly fresh) SG - Jon Dorazio (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Siems (fresh) PF - Douglas Sandy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Roy King (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - David Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Warren Larson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Self (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gilbert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Burrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Douglas Sandy misses short on a floater from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 02:59 | Northern St. | David Kelly snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 02:50 | Northern St. | Randy Self is fouled on the floor by Douglas Sandy - foul #3 on Douglas Sandy, team foul #12 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Robert Agnew (PG), Peter McKee (PF) Jon Dorazio, Douglas Sandy | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Kenneth Greig (PG), William Pagan (SG) David Kelly, Warren Larson | |
| 02:50 | Northern St. | Randy Self misses the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 02:50 | Northern St. | Randy Self misses the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter McKee pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota, Duluth | Robert Agnew connects on the shot from the right block set up by Richard Siems | 26-38 |
| 02:18 | Northern St. | Stanley Burrell scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Greig | 26-40 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota, Duluth | Kenneth Greig is called for the reach on Robert Agnew - foul #2 on Kenneth Greig, team foul #5 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona (SF) Robert Agnew | |
| Subs | Northern St. | David Kelly (PG), Robert Berman (PF), Dennis Bly (C) Kenneth Greig, Gilbert Smith, Stanley Burrell | |
| 01:41 | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Browne can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-40 |
| 01:40 | Northern St. | Randy Self pulls down the rebound | 26-40 |
| 01:25 | Northern St. | Tommy Cardona takes the ball from William Pagan | 26-40 |
| 01:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Tommy Cardona drills a 3 from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 00:49 | Northern St. | Dennis Bly jams it on a great pass from David Kelly | 29-42 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota, Duluth | Richard Siems is hacked by Dennis Bly - foul #2 on Dennis Bly, team foul #6 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Dorazio (SG), Anthony Haynes (PF) Tommy Cardona, Peter McKee | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Warren Larson (SG) William Pagan | |
| 00:26 | Minnesota, Duluth | Randy Self steps in front of the Charles Browne pass | 29-42 |
| 00:22 | Northern St. | David Kelly scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Self | 29-45 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Robert Berman takes the ball from Roy King | 29-45 |
| 00:00 | Northern St. | Robert Berman misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-45 |