| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Mervin Orzechowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Schendel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Rakestraw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Michael Zolinas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kendrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Al Gerry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Bach (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Weis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Belmont Abbey | Anthony Reynolds buries a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Al Gerry - foul #1 on Al Gerry, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:40 | Belmont Abbey | Anthony Reynolds misses the free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Weis grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 19:04 | Belmont Abbey | Roger Bach denies the turnaround by Oscar Williams | 31-31 |
| 19:02 | Belmont Abbey | Anthony Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:39 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 18:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from James Kendrick | 31-33 |
| 17:55 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel loses the dribble to Roger Bach | 31-33 |
| 17:29 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Weis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 17:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The offensive rebound goes to Al Gerry | 31-33 |
| 17:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 17:05 | Belmont Abbey | The rebound goes to Mervin Orzechowski | 31-33 |
| 16:52 | Belmont Abbey | Bobby Rakestraw is fouled on the floor by Al Gerry - foul #2 on Al Gerry, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Jerry Bryant (PG) Mervin Orzechowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Merritt (PG), Bruce Smith (SG), Ralph Carnahan (SF), Rafael Yerkes (PF), Christopher Holloway (C) Michael Zolinas, James Kendrick, Al Gerry, Roger Bach, Charles Weis | |
| 16:28 | Belmont Abbey | Anthony Reynolds misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Holloway - foul #1 on Christopher Holloway, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Donald Brenneman (SF), Bruce Dixion (PF), Jason Kaufman (C) Nicholas Schendel, Oscar Williams, Bobby Rakestraw | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 16:28 | Belmont Abbey | Anthony Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:28 | Belmont Abbey | Anthony Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 16:10 | Belmont Abbey | Bruce Dixion gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 15:52 | Belmont Abbey | Jason Kaufman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Christopher Holloway | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Jerry Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Brenneman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Dixion (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Kaufman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Yerkes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Christopher Holloway's pass is intercepted by Bruce Dixion | 33-33 |
| 15:06 | Belmont Abbey | Donald Brenneman lays it in | 35-33 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jason Kaufman - foul #2 on Jason Kaufman, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Mark Wampler (PG), Mervin Orzechowski (SG), Nicholas Schendel (SF), Oscar Williams (PF), Bobby Rakestraw (C) Jerry Bryant, Anthony Reynolds, Donald Brenneman, Bruce Dixion, Jason Kaufman | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas (PG), James Kendrick (SG), Roger Bach (PF), Charles Weis (C) Michael Merritt, Bruce Smith, Rafael Yerkes, Christopher Holloway | |
| 14:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:33 | Belmont Abbey | Oscar Williams misses the fadeaway from the right side | 35-35 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Michael Zolinas | 35-35 |
| 14:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Zolinas | 35-38 |
| 13:58 | Belmont Abbey | Oscar Williams buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Schendel | 37-38 |
| 13:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas can't tip it in | 37-38 |
| 13:43 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:39 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel can't finish the layup | 37-38 |
| 13:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Charles Weis | 37-38 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Kendrick | 37-40 |
| 13:11 | Belmont Abbey | Oscar Williams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Weis - foul #1 on Charles Weis, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry (SF) Ralph Carnahan | |
| 13:11 | Belmont Abbey | Oscar Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:11 | Belmont Abbey | Oscar Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 12:35 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Zolinas - foul #3 on Michael Zolinas, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Anthony Reynolds (SG) Mervin Orzechowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Rafael Yerkes (C) Charles Weis | |
| 12:35 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:35 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 12:08 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry misses short on a runner from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 12:06 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 11:45 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 11:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Mark Wampler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Schendel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Oscar Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Rakestraw (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Michael Zolinas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Kendrick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Al Gerry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Bach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Rafael Yerkes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Rafael Yerkes lays it in | 40-42 |
| 11:19 | Belmont Abbey | Oscar Williams banks in the layup | 42-42 |
| 11:15 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry misses long on a jumper from close range | 42-42 |
| 11:13 | Belmont Abbey | Oscar Williams grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 10:57 | Belmont Abbey | Mark Wampler clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 10:34 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Al Gerry | 42-45 |
| 10:21 | Belmont Abbey | Anthony Reynolds misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 10:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 10:15 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Oscar Williams steals the ball from Al Gerry | 42-45 |
| 10:04 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 44-45 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick connects on the 3 from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 09:42 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 09:41 | Belmont Abbey | Bobby Rakestraw tips it home | 46-48 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bobby Rakestraw takes the ball from Rafael Yerkes | 46-48 |
| 09:23 | Belmont Abbey | Oscar Williams makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Michael Zolinas - foul #4 on Michael Zolinas, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Mervin Orzechowski (PG), Jerry Bryant (SG), Bruce Dixion (SF), Donald Brenneman (C) Mark Wampler, Anthony Reynolds, Nicholas Schendel, Bobby Rakestraw | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Merritt (PG), Bruce Smith (SG), Ralph Carnahan (SF), Christopher Holloway (PF), Charles Weis (C) Michael Zolinas, James Kendrick, Al Gerry, Roger Bach, Rafael Yerkes | |
| 09:23 | Belmont Abbey | Oscar Williams makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Merritt loses the dribble to Mervin Orzechowski in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 09:13 | Belmont Abbey | Bruce Dixion misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-48 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Christopher Holloway gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:56 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-51 |
| 08:38 | Belmont Abbey | Mervin Orzechowski is hacked by Christopher Holloway - foul #2 on Christopher Holloway, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Jason Kaufman (C) Oscar Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 08:38 | Belmont Abbey | Mervin Orzechowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:38 | Belmont Abbey | Mervin Orzechowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mervin Orzechowski steals the ball from Bruce Smith | 51-51 |
| 08:21 | Belmont Abbey | Mervin Orzechowski slams it home | 53-51 |
| 08:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Merritt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 53-51 |
| 08:00 | Belmont Abbey | Jerry Bryant pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 07:37 | Belmont Abbey | Mervin Orzechowski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 07:36 | Belmont Abbey | Jason Kaufman snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Mervin Orzechowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Brenneman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Dixion (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Kaufman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Carnahan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Weis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Belmont Abbey | Bruce Dixion misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 07:18 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ralph Carnahan hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Christopher Holloway | 53-53 |
| 06:48 | Belmont Abbey | Jerry Bryant connects on the jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerry Bryant takes the ball from Bruce Smith | 55-53 |
| 06:26 | Belmont Abbey | Bruce Dixion banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Brenneman and he's hacked by Michael Merritt - foul #1 on Michael Merritt, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Mark Wampler (PG), Anthony Reynolds (SG), Nicholas Schendel (SF), Bobby Rakestraw (C) Mervin Orzechowski, Jerry Bryant, Donald Brenneman, Jason Kaufman | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas (PG), James Kendrick (SG), Al Gerry (SF), Roger Bach (PF), Rafael Yerkes (C) Michael Merritt, Bruce Smith, Ralph Carnahan, Christopher Holloway, Charles Weis | |
| 06:26 | Belmont Abbey | Bruce Dixion makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:03 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Kendrick | 58-55 |
| 05:42 | Belmont Abbey | Bruce Dixion drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Wampler | 60-55 |
| 05:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach tips it back up and in | 60-57 |
| 05:10 | Belmont Abbey | Bobby Rakestraw misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-57 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach is fouled on the floor by Bruce Dixion - foul #1 on Bruce Dixion, team foul #2 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Oscar Williams (PF) Bruce Dixion | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Weis (C) Roger Bach | |
| 04:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 04:37 | Belmont Abbey | The rebound goes to Bobby Rakestraw | 60-57 |
| 04:32 | Belmont Abbey | Mark Wampler knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Schendel | 62-57 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Zolinas | 62-60 |
| 03:49 | Belmont Abbey | Anthony Reynolds can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-60 |
| 03:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Rafael Yerkes pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Zolinas | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Mark Wampler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Schendel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Oscar Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Rakestraw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Michael Zolinas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Kendrick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Al Gerry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rafael Yerkes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Weis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Belmont Abbey | Bobby Rakestraw is hacked by Charles Weis - foul #2 on Charles Weis, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Mervin Orzechowski (SG), Donald Brenneman (SF) Anthony Reynolds, Nicholas Schendel | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Merritt (PG), Bruce Smith (SG), Ralph Carnahan (SF), Roger Bach (PF), Christopher Holloway (C) Michael Zolinas, James Kendrick, Al Gerry, Rafael Yerkes, Charles Weis | |
| 03:12 | Belmont Abbey | Bobby Rakestraw makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:12 | Belmont Abbey | Bobby Rakestraw makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Christopher Holloway is hacked by Mark Wampler - foul #4 on Mark Wampler, team foul #3 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Jerry Bryant (SG), Jason Kaufman (C) Mark Wampler, Bobby Rakestraw | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach gets the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Mark Wampler (PG), Anthony Reynolds (SG), Nicholas Schendel (SF) Mervin Orzechowski, Jerry Bryant, Jason Kaufman | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick (SG), Al Gerry (SF), Charles Weis (C) Michael Merritt, Ralph Carnahan, Christopher Holloway | |
| 02:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-63 |
| 02:36 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Weis pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-63 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Weis gets the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Bruce Smith drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Kendrick | 64-66 |
| 01:53 | Belmont Abbey | Bruce Smith is called for the reach on Mark Wampler - foul #1 on Bruce Smith, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Bobby Rakestraw (C) Donald Brenneman | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Zolinas (PG) Bruce Smith | |
| 01:53 | Belmont Abbey | Mark Wampler makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:53 | Belmont Abbey | Mark Wampler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Weis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Zolinas and the foul's on Anthony Reynolds - foul #1 on Anthony Reynolds, team foul #4 | 66-68 |
| 01:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles Weis makes the free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:15 | Belmont Abbey | Anthony Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 66-69 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roger Bach pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry throws it down set up by James Kendrick | 66-71 |
| 00:42 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark Wampler | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Kendrick clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 69-71 |
| 00:13 | Belmont Abbey | Anthony Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:06 | Belmont Abbey | Nicholas Schendel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-71 |
| 00:04 | Belmont Abbey | Oscar Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:01 | Belmont Abbey | Bobby Rakestraw drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Al Gerry hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 72-71 |