| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Low (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Simpkins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Sims (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Richard Willson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jon Carlisle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Terry Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Julius Yohe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Harding | Paul Thompson steals the ball from Roy Jeffrey | 29-32 |
| 19:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Paul Thompson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Todd Low - foul #1 on Todd Low, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Paul Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Paul Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:02 | Harding | Larry Graf misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-34 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota, Duluth | Julius Yohe pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:46 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Richard Willson and the foul's on Mark Sims - foul #3 on Mark Sims, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Harding | Randy Johnson (PF) Mark Sims | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| 18:46 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:29 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 18:28 | Harding | Todd Low snags the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 18:12 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 18:11 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey snags the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 18:06 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins hits the finger roll set up by Todd Low and the foul's on Terry Anderson - foul #2 on Terry Anderson, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 18:06 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Anderson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Terry Anderson, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Eugene Orth (PF) Terry Anderson | |
| 17:38 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-37 |
| 17:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | Richard Willson pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-37 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eugene Orth grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:06 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle lays it up and in set up by Paul Thompson | 32-39 |
| 16:48 | Harding | Randy Johnson's floater is tipped away by Eugene Orth | 32-39 |
| 16:46 | Harding | Todd Low gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:37 | Harding | Todd Low is fouled on the floor by Jon Carlisle - foul #3 on Jon Carlisle, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG), George Matteson (SG), Bill Richardson (SF), Michael Palm (C) Larry Graf, Todd Low, Kevin Simpkins, Roy Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Carlson (PG), Irvin Plain (SG), Leslie Gist (C) Richard Willson, Jon Carlisle, Julius Yohe | |
| 16:17 | Harding | Bill Richardson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Leslie Gist knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Charles Carlson | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Thomas King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Matteson (fresh) SF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Palm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Charles Carlson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Irvin Plain (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Eugene Orth (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Leslie Gist (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Harding | Michael Palm's pass is intercepted by Eugene Orth | 35-41 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Leslie Gist can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas King - foul #2 on Thomas King, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG), Todd Low (SG), Mark Sims (PF) Thomas King, George Matteson, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Richard Willson (PG), Jon Carlisle (SG), Terry Anderson (PF), Julius Yohe (C) Charles Carlson, Irvin Plain, Paul Thompson, Eugene Orth | |
| 15:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Leslie Gist makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Leslie Gist misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:25 | Harding | The rebound goes to Mark Sims | 35-42 |
| 15:17 | Harding | Bill Richardson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 15:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 15:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | Richard Willson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 35-42 |
| 15:03 | Harding | Michael Palm gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 14:50 | Harding | Mark Sims misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Leslie Gist - foul #1 on Leslie Gist, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Roy Jeffrey (C) Michael Palm | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Forrest Belmont (SF) Leslie Gist | |
| 14:50 | Harding | Mark Sims makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:50 | Harding | Mark Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:50 | Minnesota, Duluth | Julius Yohe grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 14:39 | Minnesota, Duluth | Julius Yohe connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jon Carlisle | 36-44 |
| 14:18 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-44 |
| Subs | Harding | Kevin Simpkins (SF) Bill Richardson | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Paul Thompson (SF) Forrest Belmont | |
| 14:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Richard Willson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Terry Anderson and he's fouled by Larry Graf - foul #2 on Larry Graf, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| 14:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Richard Willson makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:44 | Harding | Mark Sims scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-47 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 13:33 | Harding | Mark Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:20 | Harding | Mark Sims loses the ball out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG), George Matteson (SG) Larry Graf, Todd Low | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Carlson (SG), Eugene Orth (C) Jon Carlisle, Julius Yohe | |
| 12:51 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eugene Orth hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 39-47 |
| 12:49 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Harding | Bill Richardson (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Michael Palm (C) Kevin Simpkins, Mark Sims, Roy Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Irvin Plain (SG) Richard Willson | |
| 12:12 | Harding | George Matteson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 12:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Paul Thompson gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 12:03 | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Carlson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 12:01 | Harding | The rebound goes to Randy Johnson | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Thomas King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Matteson (fresh) SF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Palm (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Charles Carlson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Irvin Plain (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Orth (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:49 | Harding | Bill Richardson is whistled for traveling | 39-47 |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG), Todd Low (SG) Thomas King, George Matteson | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle (SG), Julius Yohe (C) Irvin Plain, Terry Anderson | |
| 11:33 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Carlson | 39-50 |
| 11:15 | Harding | Michael Palm clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 11:13 | Harding | Michael Palm grabs the offensive board | 39-50 |
| 10:57 | Harding | Randy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Julius Yohe - foul #1 on Julius Yohe, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Harding | Kevin Simpkins (SF), Roy Jeffrey (C) Bill Richardson, Michael Palm | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Richard Willson (PG), Forrest Belmont (SF) Charles Carlson, Paul Thompson | |
| 10:57 | Harding | Randy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 10:57 | Harding | Randy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:48 | Minnesota, Duluth | Richard Willson hits a floater from the baseline set up by Jon Carlisle | 41-52 |
| 10:19 | Harding | Larry Graf misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 10:18 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | Todd Low takes the ball from Julius Yohe | 41-52 |
| 09:49 | Harding | Randy Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Roy Jeffrey | 43-52 |
| 09:33 | Minnesota, Duluth | Kevin Simpkins steals the ball from Forrest Belmont | 43-52 |
| 09:11 | Harding | Todd Low hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 09:10 | Minnesota, Duluth | The rebound goes to Jon Carlisle | 43-52 |
| 09:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | Richard Willson connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Jon Carlisle | 43-54 |
| 08:48 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey comes up short on the floater from the right side | 43-54 |
| 08:46 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota, Duluth | Richard Willson's floater is knocked away by Randy Johnson | 43-54 |
| 08:38 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 08:23 | Harding | Todd Low connects on the 3 from straight away | 46-54 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eugene Orth hits a floater from the left side | 46-56 |
| 07:47 | Harding | Randy Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Forrest Belmont - foul #1 on Forrest Belmont, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG), George Matteson (SG), Bill Richardson (SF), Mark Sims (PF) Larry Graf, Todd Low, Kevin Simpkins, Roy Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Carlson (PG), Irvin Plain (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Terry Anderson (PF), Leslie Gist (C) Richard Willson, Jon Carlisle, Forrest Belmont, Eugene Orth, Julius Yohe | |
| 07:47 | Harding | Randy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:47 | Harding | Randy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Thomas King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Matteson (fresh) SF - Bill Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Charles Carlson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Irvin Plain (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Leslie Gist (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Carlson buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 07:13 | Harding | George Matteson's floater is tipped away by Leslie Gist | 48-58 |
| 07:12 | Minnesota, Duluth | Leslie Gist grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | Irvin Plain comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by George Matteson - foul #1 on George Matteson, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Harding | Michael Palm (C) Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| 07:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | Irvin Plain makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | Irvin Plain makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 06:48 | Harding | Bill Richardson hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by George Matteson | 50-60 |
| 06:35 | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Carlson misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 06:34 | Minnesota, Duluth | Paul Thompson hits the follow up shot | 50-62 |
| 06:14 | Harding | Bill Richardson is fouled on the floor by Paul Thompson - foul #1 on Paul Thompson, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Harding | Larry Graf (PG) George Matteson | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Richard Willson (PG), Julius Yohe (C) Irvin Plain, Leslie Gist | |
| 06:14 | Harding | Bill Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:14 | Harding | Bill Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Paul Thompson drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Anderson | 52-64 |
| 05:45 | Harding | Larry Graf clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-64 |
| 05:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Carlson grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Carlson is fouled on the floor by Michael Palm - foul #1 on Michael Palm, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Harding | Todd Low (SG), Kevin Simpkins (SF), Roy Jeffrey (C) Thomas King, Bill Richardson, Michael Palm | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle (SG) Charles Carlson | |
| 05:12 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Anderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Julius Yohe | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:00 | Harding | Todd Low misses the easy layup | 52-67 |
| 04:59 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey grabs the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 04:48 | Harding | Larry Graf misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:17 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle can't connect on a shot near the basket | 52-67 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Willson | 52-67 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Carlisle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 04:01 | Harding | Kevin Simpkins gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Harding | Mark Sims scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Todd Low | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | Paul Thompson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jon Carlisle | 54-69 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Larry Graf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Low (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Simpkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Sims (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Jeffrey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Richard Willson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jon Carlisle (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Thompson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Julius Yohe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 03:30 | Minnesota, Duluth | Julius Yohe snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| 03:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Paul Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Willson | 54-72 |
| 02:58 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Julius Yohe - foul #2 on Julius Yohe, team foul #8 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Harding | Thomas King (PG), George Matteson (SG), Bill Richardson (SF), Randy Johnson (PF) Larry Graf, Todd Low, Kevin Simpkins, Mark Sims | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Carlson (PG), Irvin Plain (SG), Forrest Belmont (SF), Eugene Orth (PF), Leslie Gist (C) Richard Willson, Jon Carlisle, Paul Thompson, Terry Anderson, Julius Yohe | |
| 02:58 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey misses the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 02:58 | Harding | Roy Jeffrey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota, Duluth | George Matteson picks off the pass by Forrest Belmont | 55-72 |
| 02:15 | Harding | Thomas King misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-72 |
| 02:14 | Harding | Randy Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 01:59 | Harding | George Matteson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bill Richardson and he's fouled by Forrest Belmont - foul #2 on Forrest Belmont, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Harding | Michael Palm (C) Roy Jeffrey | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| 01:59 | Harding | George Matteson makes the free throw | 58-72 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota, Duluth | Forrest Belmont's pass is intercepted by Bill Richardson | 58-72 |
| 01:32 | Harding | Thomas King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-72 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota, Duluth | Leslie Gist misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-72 |
| 01:05 | Harding | Bill Richardson snags the defensive board | 58-72 |
| 00:54 | Harding | Randy Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Orth | 58-72 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota, Duluth | Leslie Gist grabs the board | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Carlson hits the finger roll | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Harding | George Matteson misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-74 |
| 00:17 | Harding | Randy Johnson tips it back up and in | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Charles Carlson runs out the clock | 60-74 |