| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - John Christiansen (fresh) SG - John Hardy (fresh) SF - Terry Chaidez (fresh) PF - Randy Graham (fresh) C - Adam Vegas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Adam Hale (fresh) SG - Robert Lavelle (fresh) SF - Kevin Betts (fresh) PF - Jon Simms (fresh) C - Robert Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith is playing a motion offense 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) | |
| 19:41 | St. Cloud St. | Jon Simms misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to Adam Vegas | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Davis grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Lavelle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Johnson C. Smith | Adam Vegas grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Johnson C. Smith | Adam Vegas comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Johnson C. Smith | Adam Vegas tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Betts - foul #1 on Kevin Betts, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Davis misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 18:09 | St. Cloud St. | Kevin Betts tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | St. Cloud St. | Jon Simms buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Lavelle | 6-4 |
| 17:15 | Johnson C. Smith | Kevin Betts is called for the reach on John Hardy - foul #2 on Kevin Betts, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James West (PG), Brian Charles (PF) John Christiansen, Randy Graham | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | David McLaughlin (PG), Miro Koralewski (SF), Edwin Caldwell (PF), Jeff Gama (C) Adam Hale, Kevin Betts, Jon Simms, Robert Davis | |
| 17:00 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Terry Chaidez, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski (SG), Thomas Williams (SF) John Hardy, Terry Chaidez | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Mark Bennett (SG) Robert Lavelle | |
| 16:36 | St. Cloud St. | David McLaughlin connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Miro Koralewski | 6-6 |
| 16:23 | Johnson C. Smith | Adam Vegas drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from James West | 8-6 |
| 16:02 | St. Cloud St. | David McLaughlin misses long on a jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 16:01 | Johnson C. Smith | James West snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - James West (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob Zagorski (fresh) SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) PF - Brian Charles (fresh) C - Adam Vegas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - David McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Bennett (fresh) SF - Miro Koralewski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edwin Caldwell (fresh) C - Jeff Gama (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 15:42 | Johnson C. Smith | Adam Vegas tips it but misses | 8-6 |
| 15:40 | St. Cloud St. | Edwin Caldwell grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 15:20 | St. Cloud St. | Bob Zagorski steals the ball from Mark Bennett | 8-6 |
| 15:05 | Johnson C. Smith | James West is called for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen (PG), John Hardy (SG), Terry Chaidez (SF), Randy Graham (PF) James West, Bob Zagorski, Thomas Williams, Adam Vegas | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Adam Hale (PG), Robert Lavelle (SG), Jon Simms (PF), Robert Davis (C) Mark Bennett, Miro Koralewski, Edwin Caldwell, Jeff Gama | |
| 14:47 | St. Cloud St. | David McLaughlin loses the dribble to Randy Graham | 8-6 |
| 14:30 | Johnson C. Smith | Randy Graham makes the floater from the baseline | 10-6 |
| 14:15 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Lavelle makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jon Simms | 10-8 |
| 14:03 | Johnson C. Smith | Adam Hale is called for the reach on Terry Chaidez - foul #1 on Adam Hale, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Adam Vegas (C) Brian Charles | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Kenneth Zicker (SF) David McLaughlin | |
| 13:50 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:48 | Johnson C. Smith | Adam Vegas grabs the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:26 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Christiansen | 13-8 |
| 13:03 | St. Cloud St. | Adam Vegas is called for the reach on Adam Hale - foul #1 on Adam Vegas, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | David McLaughlin (SF), Edwin Caldwell (PF), Jeff Gama (C) Kenneth Zicker, Jon Simms, Robert Davis | |
| 12:45 | St. Cloud St. | Jeff Gama misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Adam Vegas - foul #2 on Adam Vegas, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James West (PG), Thomas Williams (SG), Bob Zagorski (PF), Charles Fisher (C) John Christiansen, John Hardy, Randy Graham, Adam Vegas | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 12:45 | St. Cloud St. | Jeff Gama makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:45 | St. Cloud St. | Jeff Gama makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:25 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 12:23 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to David McLaughlin | 13-10 |
| 12:17 | St. Cloud St. | Edwin Caldwell misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Bob Zagorski - foul #1 on Bob Zagorski, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles (PF) Terry Chaidez | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Miro Koralewski (SF) Adam Hale | |
| 12:17 | St. Cloud St. | Edwin Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:17 | St. Cloud St. | Edwin Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:55 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fisher knocks in the shot from close range and he's hacked by Jeff Gama - foul #1 on Jeff Gama, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Mark Bennett (SG) Robert Lavelle | |
| 11:55 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fisher misses the free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:55 | Johnson C. Smith | Thomas Williams snags the offensive board | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - James West (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob Zagorski (fresh) SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) PF - Brian Charles (fresh) C - Charles Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - David McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Bennett (fresh) SF - Miro Koralewski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edwin Caldwell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeff Gama (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-11 |
| 11:37 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fisher hits the follow up shot | 17-11 |
| 11:19 | St. Cloud St. | Jeff Gama is whistled for a carry | 17-11 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen (PG), John Hardy (SG), Randy Graham (PF) James West, Thomas Williams, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jon Simms (PF), Robert Davis (C) Edwin Caldwell, Jeff Gama | |
| 11:03 | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez (SF) Bob Zagorski | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Adam Hale (PG) Mark Bennett | |
| 11:03 | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 11:03 | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:43 | St. Cloud St. | Jon Simms hits the finger roll | 19-13 |
| 10:15 | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Christiansen, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fisher (C) Brian Charles | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Robert Lavelle (SG) David McLaughlin | |
| 10:00 | St. Cloud St. | Jon Simms misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Randy Graham - foul #1 on Randy Graham, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| 10:00 | St. Cloud St. | Jon Simms makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:00 | St. Cloud St. | Jon Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:38 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fisher is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Fisher, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James West (PG), Bob Zagorski (SF) John Christiansen, Terry Chaidez | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Kenneth Zicker (SF), Edwin Caldwell (PF), Jeff Gama (C) Miro Koralewski, Jon Simms, Robert Davis | |
| 09:20 | St. Cloud St. | James West steps in front of the Robert Lavelle pass | 19-15 |
| 09:17 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski banks in the layup on a nice dish by James West | 21-15 |
| 08:58 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Lavelle knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-18 |
| 08:32 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fisher makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 08:12 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Lavelle scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Adam Hale and he's fouled by John Hardy - foul #1 on John Hardy, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen (PG), Thomas Williams (SG), Terry Chaidez (SF), Brian Charles (C) James West, John Hardy, Randy Graham, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | David McLaughlin (PG), Miro Koralewski (SF), Jon Simms (PF), Robert Davis (C) Adam Hale, Kenneth Zicker, Edwin Caldwell, Jeff Gama | |
| 08:12 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Lavelle misses the free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:12 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:07 | Johnson C. Smith | Thomas Williams comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 08:06 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Jon Simms | 23-20 |
| 07:44 | St. Cloud St. | Jon Simms misses short on a runner from close range | 23-20 |
| 07:42 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Lavelle pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - John Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Williams (fresh) SF - Terry Chaidez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bob Zagorski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Charles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - David McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Lavelle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miro Koralewski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jon Simms (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Davis (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | St. Cloud St. | Jon Simms hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Bob Zagorski - foul #2 on Bob Zagorski, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Randy Graham (PF) Bob Zagorski | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 07:28 | St. Cloud St. | Jon Simms makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:28 | St. Cloud St. | Jon Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:09 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Christiansen | 25-22 |
| 06:54 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Lavelle buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David McLaughlin | 25-25 |
| 06:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Randy Graham misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jon Simms - foul #1 on Jon Simms, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Brian Looney (PG), Mark Bennett (SG), Edwin Caldwell (PF) Robert Lavelle, Miro Koralewski, Jon Simms | |
| 06:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Randy Graham makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Randy Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:20 | St. Cloud St. | Brian Looney hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Christiansen - foul #2 on John Christiansen, team foul #10 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James West (PG), William Coakley (SF), Charles Fisher (C) John Christiansen, Terry Chaidez, Brian Charles | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jeff Gama (C) Robert Davis | |
| 06:20 | St. Cloud St. | Brian Looney makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:20 | St. Cloud St. | Brian Looney makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:00 | Johnson C. Smith | Randy Graham banks in the layup | 29-27 |
| 05:41 | St. Cloud St. | David McLaughlin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Randy Graham - foul #2 on Randy Graham, team foul #11 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy (SG), Brian Charles (PF) William Coakley, Randy Graham | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Adam Hale (PG) Brian Looney | |
| 05:41 | St. Cloud St. | David McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:41 | St. Cloud St. | David McLaughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fisher pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:26 | Johnson C. Smith | James West scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Hardy | 31-28 |
| 05:15 | St. Cloud St. | Adam Hale is fouled on the floor by James West - foul #1 on James West, team foul #12 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez (SF) Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Robert Lavelle (SG), Jon Simms (PF) Mark Bennett, Jeff Gama | |
| 05:15 | St. Cloud St. | Adam Hale makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:15 | St. Cloud St. | Adam Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:04 | Johnson C. Smith | Edwin Caldwell denies the turnaround by Terry Chaidez | 31-30 |
| 05:03 | St. Cloud St. | Jon Simms snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 04:45 | St. Cloud St. | Adam Hale hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Jon Simms and he's hacked by Terry Chaidez - foul #2 on Terry Chaidez, team foul #13 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | William Coakley (SF) Terry Chaidez | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Miro Koralewski (SF), Robert Davis (C) David McLaughlin, Edwin Caldwell | |
| 04:45 | St. Cloud St. | Adam Hale misses the free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:45 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 04:22 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles lays it up and in on a nice dish by James West | 33-32 |
| 04:01 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Lavelle's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Charles | 33-32 |
| 04:00 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Lavelle pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 03:47 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Davis is denied on a layup by Charles Fisher | 33-32 |
| 03:45 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - James West (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Coakley (fresh) PF - Brian Charles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Adam Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lavelle (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miro Koralewski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jon Simms (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy loses the ball out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen (PG), Thomas Williams (SG), Terry Chaidez (SF), Bob Zagorski (PF), Adam Vegas (C) James West, John Hardy, William Coakley, Brian Charles, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Kevin Betts (SF), Edwin Caldwell (PF) Miro Koralewski, Jon Simms | |
| 03:18 | St. Cloud St. | Adam Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-32 |
| 03:17 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 02:59 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Davis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 02:58 | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 02:40 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Christiansen | 35-32 |
| 02:24 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Davis is hacked by Adam Vegas - foul #3 on Adam Vegas, team foul #14 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Randy Graham (PF) Adam Vegas | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | David McLaughlin (PG), Mark Bennett (SG) Adam Hale, Robert Lavelle | |
| 02:24 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:24 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:11 | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 02:10 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 01:48 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Christiansen | 37-34 |
| 01:26 | St. Cloud St. | Kevin Betts is fouled on the floor by Terry Chaidez - foul #3 on Terry Chaidez, team foul #15 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy (SG), Charles Fisher (C) Thomas Williams, Terry Chaidez | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jon Simms (PF), Jeff Gama (C) Edwin Caldwell, Robert Davis | |
| 01:26 | St. Cloud St. | Kevin Betts makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:26 | St. Cloud St. | Kevin Betts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:12 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 01:11 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Jon Simms | 37-36 |
| 00:57 | St. Cloud St. | David McLaughlin knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Betts | 37-38 |
| 00:42 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Randy Graham | 40-38 |
| 00:25 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Bennett's floater is knocked away by Charles Fisher | 40-38 |
| 00:23 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 00:03 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 00:02 | St. Cloud St. | Jeff Gama gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 00:00 | St. Cloud St. | Jeff Gama misses the fullcourt shot | 40-38 |