| Lineup | Bemidji St. | PG - Larry Gibbons (fresh) SG - Joel Lheureux (fresh) SF - Daniel Cook (fresh) PF - Todd Greiner (fresh) C - Joe Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fresh) SG - Ralph Smythe (fresh) SF - Ray Sumter (fresh) PF - James Nelson (fresh) C - Dan Stewart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Dan Stewart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bemidji St. | Bemidji St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Pace | Ralph Smythe makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dan Stewart | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner buries a 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Pace | Ray Sumter is fouled on the floor by Daniel Cook - foul #1 on Daniel Cook, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Pace | Gary Hairston knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Nelson | 3-4 |
| 18:35 | Bemidji St. | Joel Lheureux knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 18:15 | Pace | Ralph Smythe is hacked by Larry Gibbons - foul #1 on Larry Gibbons, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Pace | Ralph Smythe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Hairston | 5-6 |
| 17:35 | Bemidji St. | Dan Stewart blocks the jumper by Joe Bradley | 5-6 |
| 17:33 | Pace | Gary Hairston snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:28 | Pace | Ralph Smythe travels with the ball | 5-6 |
| 17:11 | Bemidji St. | Daniel Cook misses the 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 17:09 | Pace | Ray Sumter snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:04 | Pace | Ralph Smythe comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | Bemidji St. | Daniel Cook pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:42 | Bemidji St. | Joe Bradley makes the floater from the right block set up by Daniel Cook and he's hacked by Dan Stewart - foul #1 on Dan Stewart, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | | |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff (C) Dan Stewart | |
| 16:42 | Bemidji St. | Joe Bradley makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:14 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-6 |
| 16:13 | Bemidji St. | Joe Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:56 | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Todd Greiner, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Tim Patterson (SF), Lee Cummins (C) Daniel Cook, Joe Bradley | |
| Subs | Pace | David Crawford (SF), John Carneal (C) Ray Sumter, James Nelson | |
| Lineup | Bemidji St. | PG - Larry Gibbons (fresh) SG - Joel Lheureux (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Patterson (fresh) PF - Todd Greiner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lee Cummins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Smythe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - Kevin Eckhoff (fresh) C - John Carneal (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Pace | John Carneal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Louis Glenn (C) Todd Greiner | |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (SG) Ralph Smythe | |
| 15:17 | Bemidji St. | Larry Gibbons drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Tim Patterson | 10-6 |
| 14:51 | Pace | Milton Alexander misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 14:50 | Bemidji St. | Tim Patterson gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:31 | Bemidji St. | Tim Patterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 14:29 | Bemidji St. | Tim Patterson grabs the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:18 | Bemidji St. | Lee Cummins is hacked by Kevin Eckhoff - foul #1 on Kevin Eckhoff, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Daniel Blair (PG), Dan King (SG), Daniel Cook (SF), Todd Greiner (PF), Joe Bradley (C) Larry Gibbons, Joel Lheureux, Tim Patterson, Lee Cummins, Louis Glenn | |
| Subs | Pace | Ralph Smythe (SG), Ray Sumter (SF), James Nelson (PF), Dan Stewart (C) Gary Hairston, David Crawford, Kevin Eckhoff, John Carneal | |
| 14:04 | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Ray Sumter - foul #1 on Ray Sumter, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| 14:04 | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:04 | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:53 | Pace | Milton Alexander can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 13:52 | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 13:46 | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by James Nelson - foul #1 on James Nelson, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| 13:46 | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:46 | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner misses the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:46 | Pace | Dan Stewart snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 13:29 | Pace | Milton Alexander misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 13:28 | Pace | James Nelson snags the offensive board | 12-6 |
| 13:08 | Pace | Joe Bradley denies the turnaround by Dan Stewart | 12-6 |
| 13:07 | Pace | Dan Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:02 | Pace | Ralph Smythe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 13:00 | Bemidji St. | Joe Bradley grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 12:42 | Bemidji St. | Joe Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Larry Gibbons (PG), Joel Lheureux (SG) Daniel Blair, Dan King | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Hairston (PG) Milton Alexander | |
| 12:22 | Pace | Dan Stewart misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joe Bradley - foul #1 on Joe Bradley, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Lee Cummins (PF), Tim Patterson (C) Todd Greiner, Joe Bradley | |
| Subs | Pace | David Crawford (SF) Ray Sumter | |
| 12:22 | Pace | Dan Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:22 | Pace | Dan Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:22 | Bemidji St. | The rebound goes to Tim Patterson | 12-7 |
| 12:06 | Bemidji St. | Tim Patterson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-7 |
| 12:04 | Bemidji St. | Lee Cummins hits the follow up shot | 14-7 |
| 11:38 | Pace | James Nelson comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Tim Patterson - foul #1 on Tim Patterson, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Louis Glenn (C) Daniel Cook | |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff (C) Dan Stewart | |
| 11:38 | Pace | James Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 11:38 | Pace | James Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Bemidji St. | PG - Larry Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joel Lheureux (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lee Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Glenn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Smythe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - James Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kevin Eckhoff (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Bemidji St. | Joel Lheureux misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 11:25 | Pace | Ralph Smythe grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 11:12 | Pace | James Nelson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 11:10 | Bemidji St. | Louis Glenn grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 11:04 | Bemidji St. | James Nelson is called for the reach on Joel Lheureux - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner (PF), Joe Bradley (C) Lee Cummins, Louis Glenn | |
| Subs | Pace | Ray Sumter (SF), John Carneal (C) David Crawford, James Nelson | |
| 10:49 | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-8 |
| 10:48 | Pace | John Carneal grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 10:44 | Pace | The pull-up jumper by Ralph Smythe is blocked by Joe Bradley | 14-8 |
| 10:42 | Pace | John Carneal snags the offensive board | 14-8 |
| 10:29 | Pace | Ralph Smythe can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 14-8 |
| 10:28 | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 10:23 | Bemidji St. | Joel Lheureux comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by John Carneal - foul #1 on John Carneal, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | | |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (SG), Dan Stewart (C) Ralph Smythe, John Carneal | |
| 10:23 | Bemidji St. | Joel Lheureux makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 10:23 | Bemidji St. | Joel Lheureux makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 10:10 | Pace | Ray Sumter misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 10:08 | Pace | Milton Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 09:54 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Milton Alexander | 16-10 |
| 09:35 | Bemidji St. | Joel Lheureux is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joel Lheureux, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Daniel Blair (PG), Daniel Cook (SF) Larry Gibbons, Joe Bradley | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 09:17 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff loses the dribble to Joel Lheureux | 16-10 |
| 08:57 | Bemidji St. | Joel Lheureux clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-10 |
| 08:56 | Pace | Ray Sumter grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 08:37 | Pace | Gary Hairston's floater is knocked away by Tim Patterson | 16-10 |
| 08:36 | Pace | Dan Stewart grabs the offensive board | 16-10 |
| 08:21 | Pace | Gary Hairston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 08:19 | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 07:55 | Bemidji St. | Todd Greiner is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Todd Greiner, team foul #7 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Larry Gibbons (PG), Lee Cummins (PF), Joe Bradley (C) Joel Lheureux, Todd Greiner, Tim Patterson | |
| Subs | Pace | Ralph Smythe (SG), David Crawford (SF), Vincent Mahoney (PF), John Carneal (C) Gary Hairston, Ray Sumter, Kevin Eckhoff, Dan Stewart | |
| 07:44 | Pace | Ralph Smythe banks in the layup on a great pass from Milton Alexander and the foul's on Daniel Blair - foul #1 on Daniel Blair, team foul #8 | 16-12 |
| 07:44 | Pace | Ralph Smythe makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 07:23 | Bemidji St. | Vincent Mahoney denies the turnaround by Larry Gibbons | 16-13 |
| 07:21 | Bemidji St. | Lee Cummins snags the offensive board | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Bemidji St. | PG - Larry Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Blair (fresh) SF - Daniel Cook (fresh) PF - Lee Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Milton Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Smythe (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - Vincent Mahoney (fresh) C - John Carneal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Bemidji St. | Daniel Blair connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Cook | 19-13 |
| 06:54 | Pace | David Crawford is fouled on the floor by Daniel Cook - foul #2 on Daniel Cook, team foul #9 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Joel Lheureux (SG), Kenneth Hersom (SF) Daniel Blair, Daniel Cook | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Hairston (PG) Milton Alexander | |
| 06:54 | Pace | David Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:54 | Pace | David Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 06:35 | Bemidji St. | Lee Cummins misses short on a shot from the right block | 19-15 |
| 06:33 | Bemidji St. | Joe Bradley tips it home | 21-15 |
| 06:26 | Pace | David Crawford scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Smythe | 21-17 |
| 06:14 | Bemidji St. | Joel Lheureux scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Lee Cummins | 23-17 |
| 05:53 | Pace | John Carneal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Tim Patterson (SF), Louis Glenn (C) Kenneth Hersom, Joe Bradley | |
| Subs | Pace | Ray Sumter (SF), Kevin Eckhoff (PF), Dan Stewart (C) David Crawford, Vincent Mahoney, John Carneal | |
| 05:30 | Bemidji St. | Lee Cummins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Gibbons | 25-17 |
| 05:11 | Pace | Gary Hairston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 05:10 | Bemidji St. | Lee Cummins pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 04:50 | Bemidji St. | Louis Glenn makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Gibbons | 27-17 |
| 04:48 | Pace | The refs have stopped play. Dan Stewart is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 27-17 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Daniel Blair (PG) Larry Gibbons | |
| Subs | Pace | John Carneal (C) Dan Stewart | |
| 04:45 | Pace | Ray Sumter hits a runner from the baseline set up by Gary Hairston | 27-19 |
| 04:26 | Bemidji St. | Lee Cummins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Lee Cummins, team foul #10 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Dan King (SG), Joe Bradley (C) Joel Lheureux, Louis Glenn | |
| Subs | Pace | David Crawford (SF) Ray Sumter | |
| 04:15 | Pace | Dan King is called for the reach on Ralph Smythe - foul #1 on Dan King, team foul #11 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Kenneth Hersom (SF), Louis Glenn (PF) Tim Patterson, Lee Cummins | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 04:15 | Pace | Ralph Smythe misses the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:15 | Pace | Ralph Smythe makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:07 | Bemidji St. | Joe Bradley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Eckhoff - foul #2 on Kevin Eckhoff, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | | |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (SG), Vincent Mahoney (PF) Ralph Smythe, Kevin Eckhoff | |
| 04:07 | Bemidji St. | Joe Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:07 | Bemidji St. | Joe Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:07 | Bemidji St. | Louis Glenn grabs the offensive board | 28-20 |
| 03:57 | Bemidji St. | Dan King misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 03:55 | Pace | John Carneal pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 03:50 | Pace | John Carneal's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Hersom | 28-20 |
| 03:29 | Bemidji St. | Daniel Blair can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 03:27 | Bemidji St. | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Bradley | 28-20 |
| 03:12 | Bemidji St. | Dan King knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Blair and the foul's on Milton Alexander - foul #1 on Milton Alexander, team foul #8 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Larry Gibbons (PG), Daniel Cook (SF), Todd Greiner (PF) Daniel Blair, Kenneth Hersom, Louis Glenn | |
| Subs | Pace | Ralph Smythe (SG), Ray Sumter (SF), James Nelson (PF) Gary Hairston, David Crawford, Vincent Mahoney | |
| 03:12 | Bemidji St. | Dan King makes the free throw | 31-20 |
| Lineup | Bemidji St. | PG - Larry Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Cook (fresh) PF - Todd Greiner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Milton Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Smythe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Sumter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Carneal (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Pace | Ray Sumter hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Smythe | 31-22 |
| 02:46 | Bemidji St. | Larry Gibbons's pass is intercepted by Milton Alexander in the backcourt | 31-22 |
| 02:23 | Pace | Milton Alexander knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Ray Sumter | 31-24 |
| 02:13 | Bemidji St. | Joe Bradley hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 02:12 | Pace | Ray Sumter grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:06 | Pace | John Carneal hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 02:04 | Bemidji St. | The rebound goes to Joe Bradley | 31-24 |
| 01:49 | Bemidji St. | Joe Bradley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-24 |
| 01:32 | Pace | Todd Greiner takes the ball from James Nelson | 33-24 |
| 01:22 | Bemidji St. | Daniel Cook travels with the ball | 33-24 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Joel Lheureux (SG), Tim Patterson (C) Dan King, Joe Bradley | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Hairston (PG), David Crawford (SF), Dan Stewart (C) Milton Alexander, Ray Sumter, John Carneal | |
| 01:05 | Pace | Gary Hairston buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Crawford | 33-27 |
| 00:53 | Bemidji St. | Ralph Smythe is called for the reach on Daniel Cook - foul #1 on Ralph Smythe, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Dougherty (SF) Ralph Smythe | |
| 00:53 | Bemidji St. | Daniel Cook makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:53 | Bemidji St. | Daniel Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:28 | Pace | Dan Stewart is called for traveling | 35-27 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Daniel Blair (PG), Lee Cummins (PF), Louis Glenn (C) Larry Gibbons, Daniel Cook, Todd Greiner | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 00:01 | Bemidji St. | Tim Patterson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-27 |
| 00:00 | Bemidji St. | The clock runs out | 35-27 |