| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - James Douthit (fresh) SG - David Mettler (fresh) SF - Richard Bankowski (fresh) PF - Morris Walls (fresh) C - Victor Maynard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Haywood Speed (fresh) SG - Leonard Pabon (fresh) SF - Jamie Plyler (fresh) PF - Victor Schmucker (fresh) C - Gary Bradley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | N. Colorado | Victor Maynard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Bradley connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Haywood Speed | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls hits the finger roll | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | St. Cloud St. | Leonard Pabon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Mettler - foul #1 on David Mettler, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | St. Cloud St. | Leonard Pabon makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:45 | St. Cloud St. | Leonard Pabon makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:38 | N. Colorado | David Mettler clanks a 3 from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:36 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | St. Cloud St. | Jamie Plyler can't connect on a shot from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Douthit | 4-5 |
| 17:47 | St. Cloud St. | Jamie Plyler connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 17:27 | N. Colorado | James Douthit connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-8 |
| 17:11 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-8 |
| 17:10 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to David Mettler | 6-8 |
| 17:03 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 17:01 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 16:45 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-8 |
| 16:44 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Morris Walls | 8-8 |
| 16:26 | N. Colorado | Gary Bradley is called for the reach on James Douthit - foul #1 on Gary Bradley, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Steele (PG), William Smith (SG), Thomas Houston (SF), William Lovelace (PF), Steven Bradsher (C) James Douthit, David Mettler, Richard Bankowski, Morris Walls, Victor Maynard | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Antonio Denton (PF), Ralph Griffith (C) Victor Schmucker, Gary Bradley | |
| 16:16 | N. Colorado | Thomas Houston misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 16:15 | St. Cloud St. | Antonio Denton gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:54 | St. Cloud St. | Antonio Denton is whistled for traveling | 8-8 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Patrick Oswalt (PG), Brian Sears (C) Haywood Speed, Leonard Pabon | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Donald Steele (fresh) SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Thomas Houston (fresh) PF - William Lovelace (fresh) C - Steven Bradsher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Patrick Oswalt (fresh) SG - Antonio Denton (fresh) SF - Jamie Plyler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Griffith (fresh) C - Brian Sears (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | N. Colorado | A charge is called on Donald Steele - foul #1 on Donald Steele, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Douthit (PG) Donald Steele | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Paul Jacinto (SF) Jamie Plyler | |
| 15:32 | St. Cloud St. | Brian Sears hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Bradsher - foul #1 on Steven Bradsher, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | David Mettler (SG) William Smith | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 15:32 | St. Cloud St. | Brian Sears makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:32 | St. Cloud St. | Brian Sears misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:32 | N. Colorado | Steven Bradsher pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:12 | N. Colorado | David Mettler scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Houston | 11-9 |
| 15:07 | St. Cloud St. | Patrick Oswalt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-9 |
| 15:05 | N. Colorado | Steven Bradsher grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 15:00 | N. Colorado | Steven Bradsher is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Steven Bradsher, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Morris Walls (PF) Steven Bradsher | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Leonard Pabon (SG), Victor Schmucker (PF) Paul Jacinto, Brian Sears | |
| 14:40 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker's pass is intercepted by Thomas Houston | 11-9 |
| 14:29 | N. Colorado | James Douthit knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Mettler | 13-9 |
| 14:16 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker hits a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by William Lovelace - foul #1 on William Lovelace, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Richard Bankowski (SF), Victor Maynard (C) Thomas Houston, William Lovelace | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Haywood Speed (PG), Jamie Plyler (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Patrick Oswalt, Antonio Denton, Ralph Griffith | |
| 14:16 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:58 | N. Colorado | Victor Maynard drills a turnaround from the right block set up by James Douthit | 15-12 |
| 13:43 | St. Cloud St. | Leonard Pabon travels with the ball | 15-12 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Steele (PG), William Smith (SG), Michael Wilson (PF) James Douthit, David Mettler, Morris Walls | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Antonio Denton (PF) Victor Schmucker | |
| 13:33 | N. Colorado | Richard Bankowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-12 |
| 13:31 | N. Colorado | Victor Maynard grabs the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:18 | N. Colorado | Michael Wilson misses badly on a shot from close range | 15-12 |
| 13:17 | St. Cloud St. | Leonard Pabon pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:54 | St. Cloud St. | Antonio Denton makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 12:41 | N. Colorado | Richard Bankowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Bankowski, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Douthit (PG), David Mettler (SG), Thomas Houston (SF), Morris Walls (PF), William Lovelace (C) Donald Steele, William Smith, Richard Bankowski, Michael Wilson, Victor Maynard | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Patrick Oswalt (SG), Ralph Griffith (C) Leonard Pabon, Gary Bradley | |
| 12:28 | St. Cloud St. | Haywood Speed misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 12:27 | St. Cloud St. | Jamie Plyler tips it in | 15-17 |
| 12:21 | N. Colorado | William Lovelace makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Douthit | 17-17 |
| 11:57 | St. Cloud St. | A charge is called on Jamie Plyler - foul #1 on Jamie Plyler, team foul #2 | 17-17 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Paul Jacinto (SG), Victor Schmucker (PF) Haywood Speed, Antonio Denton | |
| 11:44 | N. Colorado | William Lovelace scores on a jumper in the paint | 19-17 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - James Douthit (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Mettler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Houston (fresh) PF - Morris Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lovelace (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Patrick Oswalt (fresh) SG - Paul Jacinto (fresh) SF - Jamie Plyler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Victor Schmucker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ralph Griffith (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 11:19 | N. Colorado | William Lovelace pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 11:09 | N. Colorado | James Douthit comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Oswalt - foul #1 on Patrick Oswalt, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Richard Bankowski (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Victor Maynard (C) Thomas Houston, Morris Walls, William Lovelace | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Leonard Pabon (SG), Brian Sears (C) Paul Jacinto, Jamie Plyler | |
| 11:09 | N. Colorado | James Douthit makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 11:09 | N. Colorado | James Douthit makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:52 | St. Cloud St. | Michael Wilson blocks the short jumper by Patrick Oswalt | 21-17 |
| 10:50 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker can't tip it in | 21-17 |
| 10:49 | St. Cloud St. | Brian Sears tips it but misses | 21-17 |
| 10:48 | N. Colorado | Victor Maynard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:41 | N. Colorado | Michael Wilson is denied on a layup by Victor Schmucker | 21-17 |
| 10:40 | St. Cloud St. | Brian Sears grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 10:27 | St. Cloud St. | Patrick Oswalt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 10:25 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 21-17 |
| 10:12 | N. Colorado | James Douthit's pass is intercepted by Patrick Oswalt | 21-17 |
| 10:08 | St. Cloud St. | Patrick Oswalt hits the finger roll | 21-19 |
| 09:59 | N. Colorado | James Douthit hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 09:58 | St. Cloud St. | Leonard Pabon snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 09:53 | St. Cloud St. | Ralph Griffith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-19 |
| 09:52 | N. Colorado | James Douthit pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:38 | N. Colorado | Richard Bankowski connects on the jumper in the paint | 23-19 |
| 09:24 | St. Cloud St. | Leonard Pabon drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Oswalt | 23-22 |
| 09:15 | N. Colorado | Ralph Griffith takes the ball from David Mettler | 23-22 |
| 08:56 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Schmucker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-22 |
| 08:55 | N. Colorado | Richard Bankowski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 08:49 | N. Colorado | Brian Sears takes the ball from David Mettler | 23-22 |
| 08:25 | St. Cloud St. | Leonard Pabon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Steele (PG), William Smith (SG), Thomas Houston (SF), Morris Walls (PF), William Lovelace (C) James Douthit, David Mettler, Richard Bankowski, Michael Wilson, Victor Maynard | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Haywood Speed (PG), Paul Jacinto (SG), Jamie Plyler (SF), Antonio Denton (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Patrick Oswalt, Leonard Pabon, Ralph Griffith, Victor Schmucker, Brian Sears | |
| 08:11 | N. Colorado | Thomas Houston clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 08:09 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 07:50 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Bradley misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 07:48 | St. Cloud St. | Antonio Denton misses the tip | 23-22 |
| 07:46 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 07:38 | St. Cloud St. | Antonio Denton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 07:36 | St. Cloud St. | Jamie Plyler snags the offensive board | 23-22 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Donald Steele (fresh) SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Thomas Houston (fresh) PF - Morris Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lovelace (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Haywood Speed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Jacinto (fresh) SF - Jamie Plyler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Denton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | St. Cloud St. | Paul Jacinto can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-22 |
| 07:25 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 07:08 | N. Colorado | Gary Bradley is called for the reach on Donald Steele - foul #2 on Gary Bradley, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Ralph Griffith (C) Gary Bradley | |
| 06:57 | N. Colorado | William Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-22 |
| 06:56 | St. Cloud St. | Jamie Plyler grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 06:43 | St. Cloud St. | Paul Jacinto hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 06:42 | N. Colorado | William Lovelace gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 06:26 | N. Colorado | Paul Jacinto steps in front of the Morris Walls pass | 23-22 |
| 06:06 | St. Cloud St. | Ralph Griffith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ralph Griffith, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Douthit (PG), David Mettler (SG), Richard Bankowski (SF), Michael Wilson (PF), Victor Maynard (C) Donald Steele, William Smith, Thomas Houston, Morris Walls, William Lovelace | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Timothy Shope (PG), Leonard Pabon (SG), Victor Schmucker (PF) Haywood Speed, Paul Jacinto, Antonio Denton | |
| 05:51 | N. Colorado | Richard Bankowski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-22 |
| 05:50 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Victor Schmucker | 23-22 |
| 05:46 | St. Cloud St. | Timothy Shope is hacked by Victor Maynard - foul #1 on Victor Maynard, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Brian Sears (C) Ralph Griffith | |
| 05:46 | St. Cloud St. | Timothy Shope makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:46 | St. Cloud St. | Timothy Shope makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:31 | N. Colorado | Michael Wilson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 05:29 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Victor Schmucker | 23-24 |
| 05:08 | St. Cloud St. | Brian Sears's floater is knocked away by James Douthit | 23-24 |
| 05:07 | St. Cloud St. | Timothy Shope misses the tip | 23-24 |
| 05:06 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Victor Maynard | 23-24 |
| 04:52 | N. Colorado | Michael Wilson lays it in set up by James Douthit and he's fouled by Victor Schmucker - foul #1 on Victor Schmucker, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Morris Walls (PF) Richard Bankowski | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Haywood Speed (PG), Antonio Denton (PF), Ralph Griffith (C) Timothy Shope, Victor Schmucker, Brian Sears | |
| 04:52 | N. Colorado | Michael Wilson makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:34 | St. Cloud St. | Ralph Griffith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Houston (SF), William Lovelace (C) Michael Wilson, Victor Maynard | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 04:34 | St. Cloud St. | Ralph Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:34 | St. Cloud St. | Ralph Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:19 | N. Colorado | William Lovelace comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 04:17 | N. Colorado | William Lovelace grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 04:07 | N. Colorado | James Douthit misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Haywood Speed - foul #1 on Haywood Speed, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | William Smith (SG) David Mettler | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Paul Jacinto (SF) Jamie Plyler | |
| 04:07 | N. Colorado | James Douthit makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:07 | N. Colorado | James Douthit makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:49 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Houston blocks the short jumper by Ralph Griffith | 28-26 |
| 03:48 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Thomas Houston | 28-26 |
| 03:34 | N. Colorado | The jump hook by Thomas Houston is blocked by Paul Jacinto | 28-26 |
| 03:33 | N. Colorado | William Smith gets the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - James Douthit (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Thomas Houston (fresh) PF - Morris Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Lovelace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Haywood Speed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Pabon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Jacinto (fresh) PF - Antonio Denton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Griffith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | N. Colorado | Thomas Houston drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Douthit | 31-26 |
| 03:11 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Houston takes the ball from Leonard Pabon | 31-26 |
| 02:48 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ralph Griffith - foul #2 on Ralph Griffith, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Steele (PG), David Mettler (SG), Richard Bankowski (SF), Victor Maynard (C) James Douthit, William Smith, Thomas Houston, William Lovelace | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Timothy Shope (PG), Patrick Oswalt (SG), Brian Sears (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Haywood Speed, Leonard Pabon, Antonio Denton, Ralph Griffith | |
| 02:48 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:48 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:20 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Bradley misses the lay-in | 32-26 |
| 02:18 | N. Colorado | David Mettler snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 02:04 | N. Colorado | Victor Maynard banks in the layup set up by Donald Steele | 34-26 |
| 01:48 | St. Cloud St. | Patrick Oswalt is whistled for traveling | 34-26 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Douthit (PG), Michael Wilson (PF) Donald Steele, Morris Walls | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jamie Plyler (SF), Victor Schmucker (PF) Paul Jacinto, Brian Sears | |
| 01:35 | N. Colorado | James Douthit drills a shot from the left wing set up by Richard Bankowski | 36-26 |
| 01:19 | St. Cloud St. | Patrick Oswalt is fouled on the floor by David Mettler - foul #2 on David Mettler, team foul #9 | 36-26 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Leonard Pabon (SG) Timothy Shope | |
| 01:19 | St. Cloud St. | Patrick Oswalt makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:19 | St. Cloud St. | Patrick Oswalt misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:19 | N. Colorado | Michael Wilson grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 01:06 | N. Colorado | Victor Maynard misses short on a floater from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 01:05 | N. Colorado | David Mettler can't tip it in | 36-27 |
| 01:03 | N. Colorado | Victor Maynard gets the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 00:58 | N. Colorado | David Mettler knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Douthit and he's fouled by Victor Schmucker - foul #2 on Victor Schmucker, team foul #9 | 38-27 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | William Lovelace (PF) Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Haywood Speed (PG), Brian Sears (C) Patrick Oswalt, Gary Bradley | |
| 00:58 | N. Colorado | David Mettler misses the free throw | 38-27 |
| 00:58 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Brian Sears | 38-27 |
| 00:51 | St. Cloud St. | Leonard Pabon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-27 |
| 00:50 | N. Colorado | Victor Maynard gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 00:29 | N. Colorado | Victor Maynard misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Sears - foul #1 on Brian Sears, team foul #10 | 38-27 |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Houston (SF) Richard Bankowski | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 00:29 | N. Colorado | Victor Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 00:29 | N. Colorado | Victor Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 00:01 | St. Cloud St. | Leonard Pabon scores on a 3 from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 00:00 | N. Colorado | David Mettler hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 40-30 |