| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Micheal Dear (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Keele (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Modlin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Quinn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Robert Sheeran (fresh) SG - Larry Ellard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Newell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Roger Wolfe inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-27 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Moody gets the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:31 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Moody travels with the ball | 35-27 |
| 19:12 | Minnesota, Duluth | James Keele hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-27 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Adrian Howard gets the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:57 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Modlin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Moody pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Moody drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Sheeran | 35-29 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Modlin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Moody grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Micheal Dear picks off the pass by Robert Sheeran | 35-29 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota, Duluth | James Keele hits the finger roll on a great pass from Micheal Dear | 37-29 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Adrian Howard takes the ball from Robert Sheeran | 37-29 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Quinn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 37-29 |
| 17:15 | Minnesota, Duluth | Adrian Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:57 | Minnesota, Duluth | James Keele clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico Highlands | Stephen Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Adrian Howard - foul #1 on Adrian Howard, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest (PG), Dustin Duncan (SG), Darren Borquez (SF), Bill Ingram (PF), Harold Ross (C) Micheal Dear, James Keele, John Modlin, John Quinn, Adrian Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender (PG), Robert Thomas (PF), Danny Green (C) Robert Sheeran, Stephen Newell, Jerry Moody | |
| 16:34 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:34 | Minnesota, Duluth | Bill Ingram pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Bill Ingram comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 16:15 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Roger Wolfe steals it from Harold Ross | 37-30 |
| 15:56 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender lays it in on a nice dish by Roger Wolfe | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Terry Forrest (fresh) SG - Dustin Duncan (fresh) SF - Darren Borquez (fresh) PF - Bill Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Derrick Allender (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Ellard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Wolfe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) C - Danny Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest's pass is intercepted by Derrick Allender | 37-32 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Roger Wolfe | 37-34 |
| 15:15 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 15:13 | Minnesota, Duluth | Harold Ross misses the tip | 37-34 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico Highlands | Roger Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:48 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 14:23 | Minnesota, Duluth | Harold Ross misses long on a shot from the right block | 37-36 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota, Duluth | Harold Ross tips it in | 39-36 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 14:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Bill Ingram grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota, Duluth | Darren Borquez makes the shot in the lane set up by Harold Ross | 41-36 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Thomas drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Ellard | 41-38 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dustin Duncan | 44-38 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico Highlands | Dustin Duncan is called for the reach on Danny Green - foul #3 on Dustin Duncan, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Micheal Dear (PG), James Keele (SG), John Modlin (SF), John Quinn (PF), Adrian Howard (C) Terry Forrest, Dustin Duncan, Darren Borquez, Bill Ingram, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran (PG), Alvin Marshall (SG), Gerald Telford (SF), Stephen Newell (PF), Jerry Moody (C) Derrick Allender, Larry Ellard, Roger Wolfe, Robert Thomas, Danny Green | |
| 12:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Gerald Telford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Modlin snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota, Duluth | Adrian Howard can't throw it down | 44-38 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico Highlands | Stephen Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 44-38 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota, Duluth | Micheal Dear grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Micheal Dear (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Keele (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Modlin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Quinn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Robert Sheeran (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alvin Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Telford (fresh) PF - Stephen Newell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Modlin misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Gerald Telford - foul #1 on Gerald Telford, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan (SG) James Keele | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| 11:24 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Modlin makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:24 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Modlin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico Highlands | Alvin Marshall drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Telford | 46-40 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico Highlands | Alvin Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-40 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Moody tips it in | 49-42 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 10:24 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Modlin tips it home | 51-42 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran is hacked by Micheal Dear - foul #2 on Micheal Dear, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest (PG), James Keele (SG), Darren Borquez (SF), Bill Ingram (PF), Harold Ross (C) Micheal Dear, Dustin Duncan, John Modlin, John Quinn, Adrian Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender (PG), Larry Ellard (SG), Roger Wolfe (SF), Robert Thomas (PF), Danny Green (C) Robert Sheeran, Alvin Marshall, Gerald Telford, Stephen Newell, Jerry Moody | |
| 09:28 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender is hacked by Darren Borquez - foul #1 on Darren Borquez, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Thomas misses short on a shot from the left side | 51-42 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico Highlands | Danny Green gets the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard lays it in set up by Derrick Allender | 51-44 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota, Duluth | James Keele misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 08:39 | Minnesota, Duluth | Bill Ingram tips it back up and in | 53-44 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico Highlands | Bill Ingram steals the ball from Roger Wolfe | 53-44 |
| 08:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Darren Borquez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Micheal Dear (PG), John Modlin (SF), John Quinn (PF), Adrian Howard (C) Terry Forrest, James Keele, Darren Borquez, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Stephen Newell (PF) Robert Thomas | |
| 07:57 | New Mexico Highlands | Stephen Newell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Ellard | 53-46 |
| 07:39 | Minnesota, Duluth | Bill Ingram can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Larry Ellard - foul #1 on Larry Ellard, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran (PG), Jerry Moody (C) Derrick Allender, Danny Green | |
| 07:39 | Minnesota, Duluth | Bill Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:39 | Minnesota, Duluth | Bill Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Micheal Dear (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Ingram (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Modlin (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Quinn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Robert Sheeran (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Ellard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roger Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Newell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Moody (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico Highlands | Roger Wolfe tips it back up and in | 55-48 |
| 07:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Bill Ingram's pass is intercepted by Roger Wolfe | 55-48 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Bill Ingram - foul #3 on Bill Ingram, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest (SG), Harold Ross (C) Bill Ingram, Adrian Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| 06:43 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Harold Ross grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 06:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Modlin knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Moody double dribbles | 58-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | James Keele (SG) Terry Forrest | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender (PG), Alvin Marshall (SG), Gerald Telford (SF), Danny Green (C) Robert Sheeran, Larry Ellard, Roger Wolfe, Jerry Moody | |
| 05:44 | Minnesota, Duluth | Harold Ross can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-49 |
| 05:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Harold Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota, Duluth | Micheal Dear hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico Highlands | Stephen Newell gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico Highlands | Gerald Telford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by John Modlin - foul #1 on John Modlin, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest (PG), Bill Ingram (SF), Adrian Howard (C) Micheal Dear, John Modlin, John Quinn | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard (SG), Robert Thomas (PF) Alvin Marshall, Stephen Newell | |
| 04:58 | New Mexico Highlands | Gerald Telford makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Ellard is called for the reach on Harold Ross - foul #2 on Larry Ellard, team foul #3 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Roger Wolfe (SF) Gerald Telford | |
| 04:33 | Minnesota, Duluth | The jump hook by Bill Ingram is blocked by Robert Thomas | 58-52 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Thomas grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-52 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico Highlands | Roger Wolfe pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender is fouled on the floor by Terry Forrest - foul #3 on Terry Forrest, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Darren Borquez (SF), John Quinn (PF) James Keele, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Stephen Newell (PF), Jerry Moody (C) Robert Thomas, Danny Green | |
| 04:03 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:44 | Minnesota, Duluth | Derrick Allender steps in front of the Terry Forrest pass | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Terry Forrest (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bill Ingram (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Darren Borquez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Quinn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Derrick Allender (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Ellard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roger Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Newell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Moody (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico Highlands | Roger Wolfe drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Ellard | 58-56 |
| 03:01 | Minnesota, Duluth | Bill Ingram drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Darren Borquez | 60-56 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico Highlands | Adrian Howard denies the turnaround by Jerry Moody | 60-56 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender snags the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 02:23 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender is fouled on the floor by Bill Ingram - foul #4 on Bill Ingram, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Micheal Dear (PG), Dustin Duncan (SG), John Modlin (SF), Harold Ross (C) Terry Forrest, Bill Ingram, Darren Borquez, Adrian Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Alvin Marshall (SG), Robert Thomas (PF) Larry Ellard, Stephen Newell | |
| 02:23 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:23 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:21 | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | James Keele (SG) Dustin Duncan | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran (PG), Larry Ellard (SG), Stephen Newell (PF) Derrick Allender, Alvin Marshall, Robert Thomas | |
| 02:08 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Quinn loses the dribble to Larry Ellard | 60-58 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico Highlands | Stephen Newell misses the jump hook from the baseline | 60-58 |
| 01:51 | Minnesota, Duluth | The rebound goes to Harold Ross | 60-58 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Modlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 01:44 | Minnesota, Duluth | Micheal Dear grabs the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Modlin comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Moody gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico Highlands | Roger Wolfe clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Harold Ross - foul #2 on Harold Ross, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Adrian Howard (C) Harold Ross | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| 01:12 | New Mexico Highlands | Roger Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico Highlands | Roger Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota, Duluth | Micheal Dear loses the dribble to Stephen Newell | 60-60 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico Highlands | Stephen Newell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Modlin drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Micheal Dear | 62-60 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Moody misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Adrian Howard - foul #2 on Adrian Howard, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Moody misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Minnesota, Duluth | Robert Sheeran is called for the reach on Micheal Dear in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Sheeran, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | Adrian Howard is fouled on the floor by Jerry Moody - foul #1 on Jerry Moody, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota, Duluth | Micheal Dear is fouled on the floor by Stephen Newell - foul #1 on Stephen Newell, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Micheal Dear is hacked by Larry Ellard - foul #3 on Larry Ellard, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Micheal Dear misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico Highlands | Stephen Newell grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 62-61 |