| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - David Cummingham (fresh) SG - Carmelo Kaul (fresh) SF - John Scott (fresh) PF - Billie Ellerbee (fresh) C - Jason Wallenstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) SG - Michael West (fresh) SF - Bryan Tolliver (fresh) PF - Harold Peck (fresh) C - Cody James (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota | Cody James wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | N. Dakota | Michael Jones is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee is denied on a layup by Harold Peck | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | N. Dakota | Michael Jones blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jason Wallenstein snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from David Cummingham and the foul's on Cody James - foul #1 on Cody James, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | N. Dakota | Cody James gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | N. Dakota | Michael West travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Billie Ellerbee | 4-0 |
| 17:15 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 4-0 |
| 17:13 | N. Dakota | Cody James pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:55 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 16:53 | N. Dakota | Cody James pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:41 | N. Dakota | Michael West misses short on a floater in the lane | 4-0 |
| 16:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jason Wallenstein grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:24 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Jones is called for the reach on John Scott - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff (PG), Mark McSorley (SF), Charles McLester (PF), Erik Dougherty (C) David Cummingham, John Scott, Billie Ellerbee, Jason Wallenstein | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays (PG), Ray Michaud (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Harry Bowman (PF), Edward Feemster (C) Michael Jones, Michael West, Bryan Tolliver, Harold Peck, Cody James | |
| 16:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul can't connect on a runner from close range | 4-0 |
| 16:04 | N. Dakota | Harry Bowman grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 15:54 | N. Dakota | Mark Brown blows the layup | 4-0 |
| 15:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark McSorley gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Elmer Raff (fresh) SG - Carmelo Kaul (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark McSorley (fresh) PF - Charles McLester (fresh) C - Erik Dougherty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Glenn Mays (fresh) SG - Ray Michaud (fresh) SF - Mark Brown (fresh) PF - Harry Bowman (fresh) C - Edward Feemster (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul misses long on a shot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 15:46 | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 15:34 | N. Dakota | Charles McLester steals it from Glenn Mays | 4-0 |
| 15:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ray Michaud - foul #1 on Ray Michaud, team foul #4 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott (SF), Billie Ellerbee (PF) Mark McSorley, Charles McLester | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 15:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 15:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 14:58 | N. Dakota | Ray Michaud can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 5-0 |
| 14:56 | N. Dakota | Edward Feemster hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Glenn Mays - foul #1 on Glenn Mays, team foul #5 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham (PG), Jason Wallenstein (C) Elmer Raff, Erik Dougherty | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Harold Peck (PF) Mark Brown | |
| 14:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 14:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 14:16 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck loses the dribble to Jason Wallenstein | 7-2 |
| 14:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee tips it home | 9-2 |
| 13:32 | N. Dakota | Ray Michaud clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 13:30 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 13:25 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by David Cummingham | 11-2 |
| 13:07 | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Peck | 11-4 |
| 12:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott's pass is intercepted by Harry Bowman | 11-4 |
| 12:29 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 11-4 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 12:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul is fouled on the floor by Ray Michaud - foul #2 on Ray Michaud, team foul #6 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff (PG), Steve Sherwood (SG), Mark McSorley (SF), Charles McLester (PF), Erik Dougherty (C) David Cummingham, Carmelo Kaul, John Scott, Billie Ellerbee, Jason Wallenstein | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | John Harmon (PG), Michael West (SG), Bryan Tolliver (SF), Cody James (C) Glenn Mays, Ray Michaud, Harry Bowman, Edward Feemster | |
| 12:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty scores on a floater from close range | 13-4 |
| 11:36 | N. Dakota | Cody James lays it in | 13-6 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Elmer Raff (fresh) SG - Steve Sherwood (fresh) SF - Mark McSorley (fresh) PF - Charles McLester (fresh) C - Erik Dougherty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - John Harmon (fresh) SG - Michael West (fresh) SF - Bryan Tolliver (fresh) PF - Harold Peck (fairly fresh) C - Cody James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty loses the dribble to John Harmon | 13-6 |
| 11:05 | N. Dakota | John Harmon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cody James denies the turnaround by Erik Dougherty | 13-9 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Steve Sherwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Steve Sherwood can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-9 |
| 10:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff loses the dribble to Cody James | 13-9 |
| 10:16 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Mark McSorley - foul #1 on Mark McSorley, team foul #1 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham (PG), John Scott (SF), Billie Ellerbee (PF), Jason Wallenstein (C) Elmer Raff, Mark McSorley, Charles McLester, Erik Dougherty | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays (PG) John Harmon | |
| 10:16 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 09:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 09:51 | N. Dakota | Michael West snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 09:37 | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 13-12 |
| 09:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Steve Sherwood gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from David Cummingham | 15-12 |
| 09:03 | N. Dakota | Michael West comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to John Scott | 15-12 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jason Wallenstein misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Harold Peck - foul #1 on Harold Peck, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul (SG) Steve Sherwood | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Christopher Erickson (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Harry Bowman (PF), Edward Feemster (C) Michael West, Bryan Tolliver, Harold Peck, Cody James | |
| 08:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jason Wallenstein makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jason Wallenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:39 | N. Dakota | Edward Feemster can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-12 |
| 08:37 | N. Dakota | Christopher Erickson gets the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:19 | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 17-12 |
| 08:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-12 |
| 07:44 | N. Dakota | Mark Brown misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 19-12 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 07:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Cummingham | 21-12 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - David Cummingham (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Carmelo Kaul (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billie Ellerbee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Wallenstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Glenn Mays (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Erickson (fresh) SF - Mark Brown (fresh) PF - Harry Bowman (fresh) C - Edward Feemster (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | N. Dakota | Harry Bowman can't connect on a runner in the paint | 21-12 |
| 07:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott pulls down the rebound | 21-12 |
| 07:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Scott | 23-12 |
| 06:45 | N. Dakota | Carmelo Kaul steps in front of the Edward Feemster pass | 23-12 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Harry Bowman - foul #1 on Harry Bowman, team foul #8 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff (PG), Mark McSorley (SF), Erik Dougherty (C) David Cummingham, John Scott, Jason Wallenstein | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | John Harmon (PG), Michael West (SG), Cody James (C) Glenn Mays, Mark Brown, Edward Feemster | |
| 06:30 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee makes the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 06:30 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee makes the 2nd free throw | 25-12 |
| 06:15 | N. Dakota | Michael West knocks in the jumper from the left side | 25-14 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Harry Bowman steals it from Carmelo Kaul | 25-14 |
| 05:51 | N. Dakota | Michael West clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Billie Ellerbee - foul #1 on Billie Ellerbee, team foul #2 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles McLester (PF) Billie Ellerbee | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver (SF), Harold Peck (PF) Christopher Erickson, Harry Bowman | |
| 05:51 | N. Dakota | Michael West makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 05:51 | N. Dakota | Michael West makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 05:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty double dribbles | 25-16 |
| 05:32 | N. Dakota | John Harmon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael West and he's fouled by Erik Dougherty - foul #1 on Erik Dougherty, team foul #3 | 25-18 |
| 05:32 | N. Dakota | John Harmon makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 05:19 | N. Dakota | Cody James pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 05:00 | N. Dakota | Charles McLester is called for the reach on Michael West - foul #1 on Charles McLester, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Steve Sherwood (SG) Carmelo Kaul | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays (PG) John Harmon | |
| 04:53 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck lays it up and in set up by Glenn Mays | 25-21 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark McSorley is hacked by Bryan Tolliver - foul #1 on Bryan Tolliver, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark McSorley misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:42 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 04:24 | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles McLester - foul #2 on Charles McLester, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott (SF), Billie Ellerbee (PF), Jason Wallenstein (C) Mark McSorley, Charles McLester, Erik Dougherty | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Mark Brown (SF), Edward Feemster (C) Bryan Tolliver, Cody James | |
| 04:24 | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:24 | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Feemster - foul #1 on Edward Feemster, team foul #10 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Harry Bowman (SF) Mark Brown | |
| 04:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:05 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Mays | 27-25 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harry Bowman - foul #2 on Harry Bowman, team foul #11 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham (PG), Carmelo Kaul (SG), Charles McLester (PF) Elmer Raff, Steve Sherwood, Billie Ellerbee | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael Jones (PG) Michael West | |
| 03:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:50 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:32 | N. Dakota | Edward Feemster can't connect on a shot in the paint | 28-25 |
| 03:31 | N. Dakota | Harry Bowman grabs the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:19 | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harold Peck | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - David Cummingham (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Carmelo Kaul (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles McLester (fresh) C - Jason Wallenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) SG - Glenn Mays (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Peck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Feemster (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Peck - foul #2 on Harold Peck, team foul #12 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Mark Brown (SF), Cody James (C) Harold Peck, Edward Feemster | |
| 03:10 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:50 | N. Dakota | Michael Jones knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Harry Bowman and the foul's on David Cummingham - foul #1 on David Cummingham, team foul #6 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff (PG), Mark McSorley (SF), Erik Dougherty (C) David Cummingham, John Scott, Jason Wallenstein | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver (SF) Harry Bowman | |
| 02:50 | N. Dakota | Michael Jones makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 32-30 |
| 02:22 | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Glenn Mays is called for the reach on Elmer Raff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glenn Mays, team foul #13 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee (PF) Charles McLester | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Michael West (SG) Glenn Mays | |
| 02:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:55 | N. Dakota | Bryan Tolliver is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Bryan Tolliver, team foul #14 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott (SF) Mark McSorley | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Harold Peck (PF) Mark Brown | |
| 01:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Jones is called for the reach on John Scott - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #15 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham (PG) Elmer Raff | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Ray Michaud (PG), Christopher Erickson (SF), Edward Feemster (C) Michael Jones, Bryan Tolliver, Cody James | |
| 01:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:23 | N. Dakota | Edward Feemster double dribbles | 36-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jason Wallenstein (C) Erik Dougherty | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Harry Bowman (SF) Christopher Erickson | |
| 01:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by David Cummingham | 38-30 |
| 00:53 | N. Dakota | David Cummingham picks off the pass by Harry Bowman | 38-30 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jason Wallenstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Steve Sherwood (SG) Carmelo Kaul | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays (PG), Cody James (C) Michael West, Edward Feemster | |
| 00:21 | N. Dakota | Cody James misses long on a runner from close range | 38-30 |
| 00:19 | N. Dakota | Harold Peck snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota | Glenn Mays clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 00:03 | N. Dakota | Harry Bowman tips it back up and in | 38-32 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Steve Sherwood clanks a halfcourt shot | 38-32 |