| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Dale Starns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Perrine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Louden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Zawislak (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Randy Luciani (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Calvin Shouse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Larsen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Harrell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Calvin Shouse inbounds the ball | 38-22 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | St. Anselm | Wayne Harrell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randy Luciani and he's hacked by Roland Hughes - foul #1 on Roland Hughes, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| 19:34 | St. Anselm | Wayne Harrell makes the free throw | 38-25 |
| 19:17 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 19:15 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak tips it in | 40-25 |
| 19:00 | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dale Starns - foul #1 on Dale Starns, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| 19:00 | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 19:00 | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 18:42 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Dale Starns and the foul's on Nicholas Sanders - foul #2 on Nicholas Sanders, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 18:42 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine makes the free throw | 43-27 |
| 18:28 | St. Anselm | Nicholas Sanders is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Nicholas Sanders, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Monroe Nelson (SG) Nicholas Sanders | |
| 18:12 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-27 |
| 18:01 | St. Anselm | Wayne Harrell drills a runner from the right block | 46-29 |
| 17:52 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 17:51 | St. Anselm | Roy Larsen grabs the board | 46-29 |
| 17:35 | St. Anselm | Monroe Nelson misses the 3 from straight away | 46-29 |
| 17:33 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Donald Louden | 46-29 |
| 17:17 | N. Dakota | Randy Luciani steals the ball from Dale Starns | 46-29 |
| 17:14 | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani hits the finger roll | 46-31 |
| 17:05 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Starns | 48-31 |
| 16:55 | St. Anselm | Monroe Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-31 |
| 16:54 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 16:50 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden is hacked by Monroe Nelson - foul #2 on Monroe Nelson, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols (PG), John Franklin (SG), Milton Wright (SF), Joseph Tschida (PF) Dale Starns, Jack Perrine, Donald Louden, Ronald Zawislak | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks (PG), Bryan Mantz (SF), William Easton (PF), Robert Leath (C) Randy Luciani, Calvin Shouse, Roy Larsen, Wayne Harrell | |
| 16:36 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 48-31 |
| 16:35 | St. Anselm | William Easton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 16:14 | St. Anselm | Bryan Mantz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gene Wicks | 48-33 |
| 16:00 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes travels with the ball | 48-33 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Donald Louden (SF) Roland Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Nicholas Sanders (SG), Albert Tran (PF) Monroe Nelson, Robert Leath | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Danny Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Franklin (fresh) SF - Donald Louden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Tschida (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Milton Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Gene Wicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Mantz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Tran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Easton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks is hacked by Danny Nichols - foul #2 on Danny Nichols, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Calvin Shouse (SF), Roy Larsen (C) Bryan Mantz, William Easton | |
| 15:33 | St. Anselm | Milton Wright steps in front of the Calvin Shouse pass | 48-33 |
| 15:13 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida misses short on a shot from the right block | 48-33 |
| 15:11 | St. Anselm | Calvin Shouse grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 14:57 | St. Anselm | Albert Tran misses the jump hook from the baseline | 48-33 |
| 14:56 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:48 | N. Dakota | John Franklin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Franklin, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG), Jack Perrine (SG), Ronald Zawislak (PF) Danny Nichols, John Franklin, Donald Louden | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani (PG) Gene Wicks | |
| 14:36 | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani scores on a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Dale Starns - foul #2 on Dale Starns, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes (C) Joseph Tschida | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 14:36 | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani misses the free throw | 48-35 |
| 14:36 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 14:16 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Donald Louden (SF) Milton Wright | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Wayne Harrell (C) Roy Larsen | |
| 13:59 | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Calvin Shouse | 48-37 |
| 13:40 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 13:36 | St. Anselm | Wayne Harrell loses the dribble to Jack Perrine | 50-37 |
| 13:31 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden lays it in on a great pass from Jack Perrine | 52-37 |
| 13:21 | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Albert Tran | 52-39 |
| 13:04 | N. Dakota | The jump hook by Ronald Zawislak is blocked by Wayne Harrell | 52-39 |
| 13:02 | St. Anselm | Calvin Shouse pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:47 | St. Anselm | Dale Starns is called for the reach on Albert Tran - foul #3 on Dale Starns, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols (PG), John Franklin (SG), Milton Wright (SF), Joseph Tschida (PF) Dale Starns, Jack Perrine, Donald Louden, Ronald Zawislak | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Monroe Nelson (SG), Roy Larsen (SF), William Easton (PF), Robert Leath (C) Nicholas Sanders, Calvin Shouse, Albert Tran, Wayne Harrell | |
| 12:32 | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani loses the ball out of bounds | 52-39 |
| 12:18 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Leath | 52-39 |
| 12:16 | N. Dakota | John Franklin tips it home | 54-39 |
| 12:00 | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani hits the finger roll | 54-41 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Danny Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Milton Wright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Tschida (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Hughes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Randy Luciani (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Monroe Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roy Larsen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Easton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Leath (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:48 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 11:47 | St. Anselm | Robert Leath gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 11:41 | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 11:40 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 11:20 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida travels with the ball | 54-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG), Jack Perrine (SG), Donald Louden (SF), Ronald Zawislak (PF) Danny Nichols, John Franklin, Joseph Tschida, Roland Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Nicholas Sanders (SG), Wayne Harrell (C) Randy Luciani, Robert Leath | |
| 10:52 | St. Anselm | The jump hook by Wayne Harrell is blocked by Ronald Zawislak | 54-41 |
| 10:51 | St. Anselm | Roy Larsen grabs the offensive board | 54-41 |
| 10:38 | St. Anselm | Monroe Nelson misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Dale Starns - foul #4 on Dale Starns, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols (PG), Joseph Tschida (C) Dale Starns, Milton Wright | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Calvin Shouse (SF), Albert Tran (PF) Roy Larsen, William Easton | |
| 10:38 | St. Anselm | Monroe Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 10:38 | St. Anselm | Monroe Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 10:22 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Danny Nichols | 56-43 |
| 10:03 | St. Anselm | Albert Tran hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Harrell | 56-45 |
| 09:44 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 58-45 |
| 09:22 | St. Anselm | Nicholas Sanders hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Monroe Nelson | 58-48 |
| 09:01 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden is fouled on the floor by Calvin Shouse - foul #1 on Calvin Shouse, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | John Franklin (PG), Milton Wright (SF), Roland Hughes (C) Danny Nichols, Donald Louden, Ronald Zawislak | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani (PG), Bryan Mantz (SG), Roy Larsen (C) Monroe Nelson, Nicholas Sanders, Wayne Harrell | |
| 08:53 | N. Dakota | Roland Hughes lays it in | 60-48 |
| 08:41 | St. Anselm | Roy Larsen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 08:40 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:36 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roy Larsen - foul #3 on Roy Larsen, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak (PF) Joseph Tschida | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 08:36 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 08:36 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 08:15 | St. Anselm | Albert Tran misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by John Franklin - foul #2 on John Franklin, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | William Easton (C) Calvin Shouse | |
| 08:15 | St. Anselm | Albert Tran makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:15 | St. Anselm | Albert Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 07:56 | N. Dakota | John Franklin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Randy Luciani - foul #2 on Randy Luciani, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Dale Starns (PG) Jack Perrine | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Leath (C) Albert Tran | |
| 07:56 | N. Dakota | John Franklin misses the free throw | 64-50 |
| 07:56 | St. Anselm | William Easton grabs the board | 64-50 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Dale Starns (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Milton Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Zawislak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Randy Luciani (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Mantz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roy Larsen (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Easton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Leath (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:47 | St. Anselm | Roy Larsen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 07:46 | St. Anselm | Randy Luciani grabs the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 07:21 | St. Anselm | William Easton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 07:19 | N. Dakota | John Franklin gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:58 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Dale Starns | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:41 | St. Anselm | Roy Larsen scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Mantz | 66-52 |
| 06:27 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 06:26 | N. Dakota | John Franklin grabs the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 06:07 | N. Dakota | John Franklin's pass is intercepted by Roy Larsen | 66-52 |
| 06:02 | St. Anselm | Bryan Mantz loses the dribble to Milton Wright | 66-52 |
| 05:59 | N. Dakota | Ronald Zawislak lays it up and in set up by Milton Wright | 68-52 |
| 05:59 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-52 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine (SG), Donald Louden (SF), Joseph Tschida (PF) John Franklin, Milton Wright, Ronald Zawislak | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Nicholas Sanders (SG), Calvin Shouse (SF), Albert Tran (PF), Wayne Harrell (C) Bryan Mantz, Roy Larsen, William Easton, Robert Leath | |
| 05:48 | St. Anselm | Albert Tran clanks a shot from close range | 68-52 |
| 05:46 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida pulls down the rebound | 68-52 |
| 05:32 | N. Dakota | Jack Perrine comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 05:30 | St. Anselm | Calvin Shouse gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| 05:25 | St. Anselm | Albert Tran is whistled for a carry | 68-52 |
| 05:10 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden scores on a jumper from the right wing | 70-52 |
| 04:55 | St. Anselm | Nicholas Sanders can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Perrine - foul #2 on Jack Perrine, team foul #9 | 70-52 |
| 04:55 | St. Anselm | Nicholas Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 04:55 | St. Anselm | Nicholas Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 04:55 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Donald Louden | 70-53 |
| 04:26 | N. Dakota | Dale Starns misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-53 |
| 04:24 | St. Anselm | Nicholas Sanders grabs the board | 70-53 |
| 04:08 | St. Anselm | Wayne Harrell is fouled on the floor by Roland Hughes - foul #2 on Roland Hughes, team foul #10 | 70-53 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols (PG), Ronald Zawislak (PF) Dale Starns, Joseph Tschida | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Monroe Nelson (PG) Randy Luciani | |
| 04:08 | St. Anselm | Wayne Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:08 | St. Anselm | Wayne Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 03:46 | N. Dakota | Albert Tran steals the ball from Donald Louden | 70-55 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Danny Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Perrine (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Louden (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Zawislak (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Monroe Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Shouse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Tran (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Harrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | St. Anselm | Ronald Zawislak steals it from Albert Tran | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden hits a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Wayne Harrell - foul #2 on Wayne Harrell, team foul #7 | 72-55 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Steven Beland (SF), Joseph Tschida (PF), Milton Wright (C) Jack Perrine, Ronald Zawislak, Roland Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Bryan Mantz (SG), Roy Larsen (SF), William Easton (PF), Robert Leath (C) Nicholas Sanders, Calvin Shouse, Albert Tran, Wayne Harrell | |
| 03:10 | N. Dakota | Donald Louden makes the free throw | 73-55 |
| 03:02 | St. Anselm | Bryan Mantz misses the fadeaway from the left side | 73-55 |
| 03:00 | St. Anselm | Bryan Mantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 02:53 | St. Anselm | Roy Larsen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Beland - foul #1 on Steven Beland, team foul #11 | 73-55 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | John Franklin (SG) Donald Louden | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 02:53 | St. Anselm | Roy Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:53 | St. Anselm | Roy Larsen misses the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:53 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright grabs the board | 73-56 |
| 02:35 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright's pass is intercepted by Robert Leath | 73-56 |
| 02:17 | St. Anselm | Monroe Nelson is hacked by John Franklin - foul #3 on John Franklin, team foul #12 | 73-56 |
| 02:17 | St. Anselm | Monroe Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 02:17 | St. Anselm | Monroe Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 01:51 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 73-58 |
| 01:49 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to William Easton | 73-58 |
| 01:44 | St. Anselm | Monroe Nelson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Leath | 73-61 |
| 01:27 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 73-61 |
| 01:25 | St. Anselm | Roy Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 01:19 | St. Anselm | Danny Nichols picks off the pass by Roy Larsen | 73-61 |
| 00:57 | N. Dakota | Joseph Tschida knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Danny Nichols | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | St. Anselm | Roy Larsen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 00:49 | St. Anselm | Roy Larsen can't tip it in | 75-61 |
| 00:48 | N. Dakota | Milton Wright pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | N. Dakota | Bryan Mantz is called for the reach on Danny Nichols - foul #2 on Bryan Mantz, team foul #8 | 75-61 |
| 00:19 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:19 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 00:13 | St. Anselm | Roy Larsen hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bryan Mantz | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Danny Nichols runs out the clock | 77-64 |