| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Lawrence Landrum (fresh) SG - Terry Hancock (fresh) SF - George Anthony (fresh) PF - Shane Miller (fresh) C - Kelly Talley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - Lewis Hickerson (fresh) SG - Allen Collins (fresh) SF - Brian Wiggins (fresh) PF - Walter Henderson (fresh) C - John Branch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Shane Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky St. | Kentucky St. is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony misses the wide open jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Allen Collins picks off the pass by Lawrence Landrum | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky St. | The refs have stopped play. Walter Henderson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 0-0 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | George Gero (SG) Walter Henderson | |
| 19:09 | Kentucky St. | The short jumper by Brian Wiggins is denied by George Anthony | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky St. | Brian Wiggins can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Shane Miller snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony misses badly on a shot from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Landrum | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Shane Miller misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Kentucky St. | John Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky St. | George Gero scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Wiggins - foul #1 on Brian Wiggins, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Hancock connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Landrum | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky St. | Brian Wiggins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Lawrence Landrum | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky St. | Lewis Hickerson grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky St. | Kelly Talley steals the ball from Brian Wiggins | 3-2 |
| 17:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Shane Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Pounders (SG), Harry Zurcher (SF), Charles Palmer (PF) Terry Hancock, George Anthony, Shane Miller | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Richard Miles (PG) Lewis Hickerson | |
| 16:50 | Kentucky St. | Brian Wiggins throws it down set up by Richard Miles and the foul's on Harry Zurcher - foul #1 on Harry Zurcher, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jack Andrews (PG), Louis Juan (C) Lawrence Landrum, Kelly Talley | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | | |
| 16:50 | Kentucky St. | Brian Wiggins makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jack Andrews misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-5 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky St. | John Branch snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky St. | George Gero misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Palmer snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jack Andrews is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Miles - foul #1 on Richard Miles, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum (PG), Terry Hancock (SG) Jack Andrews, Harry Zurcher | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Lewis Hickerson (PG) Richard Miles | |
| 15:51 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Hancock is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Landrum | 6-5 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Lawrence Landrum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Pounders (fresh) PF - Charles Palmer (fresh) C - Louis Juan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - Lewis Hickerson (fresh) SG - George Gero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Collins (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Wiggins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Branch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky St. | Brian Wiggins comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 6-5 |
| 15:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Palmer grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 15:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Hancock hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 6-5 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky St. | Lewis Hickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky St. | Allen Collins misses short on a floater from the right side | 6-5 |
| 14:45 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Palmer grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 14:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum's pass is intercepted by George Gero in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky St. | Allen Collins misses the easy layup | 6-5 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky St. | John Branch gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky St. | Donald Pounders steals the ball from Allen Collins | 6-5 |
| 14:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Louis Juan can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 6-5 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky St. | Brian Wiggins gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky St. | George Gero scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Wiggins and he's fouled by Lawrence Landrum - foul #1 on Lawrence Landrum, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jack Andrews (PG), Timothy Catchings (SG), George Anthony (SF), Shane Miller (PF), Kelly Talley (C) Lawrence Landrum, Terry Hancock, Donald Pounders, Charles Palmer, Louis Juan | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Richard Miles (PG) Lewis Hickerson | |
| 13:50 | Kentucky St. | George Gero makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Branch - foul #1 on John Branch, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| 13:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky St. | George Gero lays it up and in set up by John Branch | 7-10 |
| 13:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Collins - foul #1 on Allen Collins, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| 12:44 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jack Andrews misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky St. | Allen Collins pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky St. | George Gero scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 12:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Timothy Catchings clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 12:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Kelly Talley hits the follow up shot | 9-12 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky St. | Kentucky St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 9-12 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum (PG), Terry Hancock (SG) Jack Andrews, Timothy Catchings | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | | |
| 12:05 | Kentucky St. | George Gero is fouled on the floor by Kelly Talley - foul #1 on Kelly Talley, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky St. | George Gero is hacked by Terry Hancock - foul #1 on Terry Hancock, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky St. | Lawrence Landrum takes the ball from Brian Wiggins | 9-12 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Lawrence Landrum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Anthony (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Shane Miller (fresh) C - Kelly Talley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - Richard Miles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Gero (tired) 9 pts. SF - Allen Collins (tiring) PF - Brian Wiggins (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Branch (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony is fouled on the floor by Allen Collins - foul #2 on Allen Collins, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Pounders (SF) George Anthony | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Lewis Hickerson (PG), Mike McThune (SF) Richard Miles, Allen Collins | |
| 11:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Hancock drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Pounders and he's fouled by Mike McThune - foul #1 on Mike McThune, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Palmer (PF) Shane Miller | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Andres Hernandez (PF) Mike McThune | |
| 11:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Hancock misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky St. | John Branch pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky St. | Brian Wiggins is denied on a layup by Charles Palmer | 11-12 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky St. | Lewis Hickerson tips it home | 11-14 |
| 10:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Hancock is fouled on the floor by George Gero - foul #1 on George Gero, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Allen Collins (SF) Andres Hernandez | |
| 10:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Hancock misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky St. | The rebound goes to John Branch | 11-14 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky St. | Kelly Talley takes the ball from Lewis Hickerson | 11-14 |
| 09:55 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Palmer misses badly on the uncontested shot from the baseline | 11-14 |
| 09:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Kelly Talley tips it home | 13-14 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky St. | Lawrence Landrum takes the ball from George Gero | 13-14 |
| 09:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum banks in the layup | 15-14 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky St. | Kelly Talley blocks the jumper by George Gero | 15-14 |
| 09:17 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Hancock snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Pounders | 17-14 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky St. | Allen Collins knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lewis Hickerson | 17-16 |
| 08:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Collins - foul #3 on Allen Collins, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Timothy Catchings (SG), George Anthony (SF), Shane Miller (PF), Louis Juan (C) Terry Hancock, Donald Pounders, Charles Palmer, Kelly Talley | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Richard Miles (PG), Andres Hernandez (PF) Lewis Hickerson, Allen Collins | |
| 08:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky St. | George Anthony denies the turnaround by George Gero | 19-16 |
| 08:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Lawrence Landrum | 19-16 |
| 08:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Louis Juan is fouled on the floor by John Branch - foul #2 on John Branch, team foul #9 | 19-16 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jack Andrews (PG) Lawrence Landrum | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | | |
| 08:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Louis Juan makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Louis Juan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky St. | Brian Wiggins misses the jumper from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 08:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jack Andrews is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Catchings | 23-16 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky St. | George Anthony takes the ball from Brian Wiggins | 23-16 |
| 07:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Timothy Catchings lays it up and in set up by George Anthony | 25-16 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Jack Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Catchings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Anthony (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. PF - Shane Miller (fresh) C - Louis Juan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - Richard Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Gero (very tired) 9 pts. SF - Brian Wiggins (very tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andres Hernandez (fresh) C - John Branch (very tired) 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Kentucky St. | Richard Miles misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-16 |
| 07:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Jack Andrews | 25-16 |
| 07:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Louis Juan blows the wide open layup | 25-16 |
| 07:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Louis Juan pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 06:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jack Andrews is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-16 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky St. | George Gero misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 06:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Louis Juan grabs the board | 27-16 |
| 06:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Timothy Catchings can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-16 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky St. | John Branch gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky St. | The jumper by George Gero is denied by Louis Juan | 27-16 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky St. | Brian Wiggins grabs the offensive board | 27-16 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky St. | The pull-up jumper by George Gero is blocked by Shane Miller | 27-16 |
| 05:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 05:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony is hacked by John Branch - foul #3 on John Branch, team foul #10 | 27-16 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum (PG), Donald Pounders (SG), Charles Palmer (PF), Kelly Talley (C) Jack Andrews, Timothy Catchings, Shane Miller, Louis Juan | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Lewis Hickerson (PG), Allen Collins (SF) Richard Miles, Andres Hernandez | |
| 05:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 05:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky St. | John Branch misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kelly Talley - foul #2 on Kelly Talley, team foul #5 | 29-16 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Hancock (SG), Harry Zurcher (C) George Anthony, Kelly Talley | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | | |
| 05:05 | Kentucky St. | Kentucky St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-16 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky St. | John Branch misses the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky St. | John Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 05:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Palmer pulls down the rebound | 29-16 |
| 04:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Palmer misses the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 29-16 |
| 04:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Palmer tips it in | 31-16 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky St. | Charles Palmer swats the layup by Allen Collins | 31-16 |
| 04:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Charles Palmer | 31-16 |
| 04:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum is hacked by Lewis Hickerson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Hickerson, team foul #11 | 31-16 |
| 04:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum makes the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 04:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum makes the 2nd free throw | 33-16 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky St. | John Branch's floater is tipped away by Charles Palmer | 33-16 |
| 04:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Pounders grabs the board | 33-16 |
| 03:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Pounders can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-16 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky St. | Allen Collins snags the defensive board | 33-16 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky St. | Brian Wiggins scores on a jump hook from close range | 33-18 |
| 03:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Allen Collins steps in front of the Terry Hancock pass | 33-18 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Lawrence Landrum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Hancock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Pounders (fresh) PF - Charles Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Harry Zurcher (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - Lewis Hickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Gero (very tired) 9 pts. SF - Allen Collins (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brian Wiggins (very tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Branch (very tired) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Kentucky St. | George Gero is fouled on the floor by Terry Hancock - foul #2 on Terry Hancock, team foul #6 | 33-18 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Timothy Catchings (SG), George Anthony (SF), Shane Miller (PF), Kelly Talley (C) Terry Hancock, Donald Pounders, Charles Palmer, Harry Zurcher | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky St. | Brian Wiggins can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-18 |
| 02:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Shane Miller | 33-18 |
| 02:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony banks in the wide open layup set up by Timothy Catchings | 35-18 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky St. | Allen Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on George Anthony - foul #1 on George Anthony, team foul #7 | 35-18 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jack Andrews (PG), Alfred Schwaller (SG) Lawrence Landrum, Timothy Catchings | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | | |
| 02:22 | Kentucky St. | Allen Collins makes the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky St. | Allen Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 02:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Allen Collins steals it from Shane Miller | 35-20 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky St. | Kelly Talley swats the short shot by Brian Wiggins | 35-20 |
| 01:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Anthony snags the defensive board | 35-20 |
| 01:45 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian Wiggins is called for the reach on Shane Miller - foul #2 on Brian Wiggins, team foul #12 | 35-20 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Hancock (SG), Donald Pounders (SF) Alfred Schwaller, George Anthony | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Richard Miles (PG) Lewis Hickerson | |
| 01:45 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Shane Miller makes the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 01:45 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Shane Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 37-20 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky St. | Kelly Talley blocks the jumper by George Gero | 37-20 |
| 01:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Terry Hancock | 37-20 |
| 01:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jack Andrews misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Branch - foul #4 on John Branch, team foul #13 | 37-20 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Palmer (PF), Louis Juan (C) Shane Miller, Kelly Talley | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Andres Hernandez (PF) John Branch | |
| 01:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jack Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 01:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jack Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 39-20 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky St. | Allen Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-20 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky St. | Andres Hernandez tips it in | 39-22 |
| 00:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Allen Collins is called for the reach on Donald Pounders - foul #4 on Allen Collins, team foul #14 | 39-22 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lawrence Landrum (PG), Harry Zurcher (SF) Jack Andrews, Terry Hancock | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Lewis Hickerson (PG), Mike McThune (SF) Richard Miles, Allen Collins | |
| 00:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Pounders makes the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 00:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Pounders makes the 2nd free throw | 41-22 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky St. | George Gero's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Landrum | 41-22 |
| 00:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Zurcher pulls down the rebound | 41-22 |
| 00:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Zurcher is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block | 43-22 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky St. | Mike McThune can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 43-22 |