| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Lorenzo Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Philip Binder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - David Cummingham (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carmelo Kaul (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billie Ellerbee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Wallenstein (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota | Philip Binder inbounds the ball | 41-42 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | S. Dakota | Raymond Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 19:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee blows the wide open dunk | 41-42 |
| 19:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 19:14 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 19:13 | S. Dakota | Thomas Grimes hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-44 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jason Wallenstein tips it in | 43-46 |
| 18:34 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 18:18 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 18:17 | S. Dakota | Thomas Grimes gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 18:12 | S. Dakota | Wayne Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-46 |
| 18:11 | S. Dakota | Philip Binder tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 17:51 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 48-46 |
| 17:50 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Raymond Kelley | 48-46 |
| 17:29 | S. Dakota | Raymond Kelley clanks a floater from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 17:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 16:59 | S. Dakota | Wayne Simmons is called for traveling | 48-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson (PG), Theodore Chagnon (SG), William Hall (SF), Paul Brown (PF), Thad Shaw (C) Lorenzo Jones, Wayne Simmons, Philip Binder, Thomas Grimes, Raymond Kelley | |
| 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 | |
| 16:45 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-48 |
| 16:21 | S. Dakota | Thad Shaw travels with the ball | 48-48 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Wilson steals the ball from Steve Sherwood in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| 16:17 | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson lays it in | 50-48 |
| 16:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles McLester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones (SF) William Hall | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 15:47 | S. Dakota | Thad Shaw clanks a runner in the lane | 50-48 |
| 15:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Steve Sherwood gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Chagnon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Jones (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thad Shaw (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Elmer Raff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Sherwood (fresh) SF - Mark McSorley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles McLester (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Erik Dougherty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Steve Sherwood can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lorenzo Jones - foul #2 on Lorenzo Jones, team foul #1 | 50-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Wayne Simmons (SG), Robert Samuels (SF), Thomas Grimes (PF), Raymond Kelley (C) Theodore Chagnon, Lorenzo Jones, Paul Brown, Thad Shaw | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham (PG), John Scott (SF), Billie Ellerbee (PF), Jason Wallenstein (C) Elmer Raff, Mark McSorley, Charles McLester, Erik Dougherty | |
| 15:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Steve Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Steve Sherwood misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 15:21 | S. Dakota | Raymond Kelley grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 15:05 | S. Dakota | Raymond Kelley's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Wallenstein | 50-49 |
| 15:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 14:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee is called for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | William Hall (SG) Wayne Simmons | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul (SG) Steve Sherwood | |
| 14:26 | S. Dakota | William Hall travels with the ball | 50-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones (PG), Virgil Slater (C) Robert Wilson, Raymond Kelley | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 14:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Virgil Slater denies the turnaround by Billie Ellerbee | 50-49 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 13:45 | S. Dakota | Thomas Grimes misses the easy layup | 50-51 |
| 13:43 | S. Dakota | Virgil Slater grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 13:31 | S. Dakota | Robert Samuels misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by David Cummingham - foul #2 on David Cummingham, team foul #1 | 50-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson (PG), Theodore Chagnon (SG), Philip Binder (PF), Raymond Kelley (C) Lorenzo Jones, William Hall, Thomas Grimes, Virgil Slater | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff (PG), Mark McSorley (SF), Charles McLester (PF), Erik Dougherty (C) David Cummingham, John Scott, Billie Ellerbee, Jason Wallenstein | |
| 13:31 | S. Dakota | Robert Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 13:31 | S. Dakota | Robert Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul is hacked by Theodore Chagnon - foul #2 on Theodore Chagnon, team foul #2 | 52-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Wayne Simmons (SG) Theodore Chagnon | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 13:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty scores on a jumper from close range | 52-53 |
| 12:48 | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 54-53 |
| 12:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark McSorley is hacked by Robert Samuels in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Samuels, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones (SF), Paul Brown (PF), Thad Shaw (C) Robert Samuels, Philip Binder, Raymond Kelley | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 12:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark McSorley gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty's layup is rejected by Thad Shaw | 54-53 |
| 12:30 | S. Dakota | Thad Shaw gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:25 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-53 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles McLester misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 54-53 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul tips it home | 54-55 |
| 11:59 | S. Dakota | Wayne Simmons clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 11:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 11:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty blows the layup but the foul's on Thad Shaw - foul #3 on Thad Shaw, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon (SG), Philip Binder (PF), Raymond Kelley (C) Wayne Simmons, Paul Brown, Thad Shaw | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham (PG), Steve Sherwood (SG), John Scott (SF), Billie Ellerbee (PF) Elmer Raff, Carmelo Kaul, Mark McSorley, Charles McLester | |
| 11:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Robert Wilson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Chagnon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Jones (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Philip Binder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - David Cummingham (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steve Sherwood (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billie Ellerbee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Erik Dougherty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson misses the turnaround from close range | 54-57 |
| 11:15 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Raymond Kelley picks off the pass by David Cummingham in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 10:56 | S. Dakota | Raymond Kelley is fouled on the floor by Erik Dougherty - foul #1 on Erik Dougherty, team foul #2 | 54-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | William Hall (SF), Thomas Grimes (PF), Virgil Slater (C) Robert Wilson, Philip Binder, Raymond Kelley | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jason Wallenstein (C) Erik Dougherty | |
| 10:38 | S. Dakota | William Hall is fouled on the floor by John Scott - foul #1 on John Scott, team foul #3 | 54-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff (PG) David Cummingham | |
| 10:28 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lorenzo Jones | 56-57 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Virgil Slater is called for the reach on Jason Wallenstein - foul #2 on Virgil Slater, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Wayne Simmons (SG), Philip Binder (SF), Paul Brown (PF) Theodore Chagnon, William Hall, Thomas Grimes | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul (SG) Steve Sherwood | |
| 10:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carmelo Kaul | 56-59 |
| 09:50 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jason Wallenstein snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 09:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jason Wallenstein comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 56-59 |
| 09:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul tips it but misses | 56-59 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff tips it but misses | 56-59 |
| 09:39 | S. Dakota | Philip Binder grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 09:33 | S. Dakota | Wayne Simmons hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 09:18 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 09:16 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott tips it home | 58-61 |
| 08:53 | S. Dakota | Paul Brown misses the fadeaway near the basket | 58-61 |
| 08:51 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The short jumper by John Scott is denied by Paul Brown | 58-61 |
| 08:43 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Paul Brown | 58-61 |
| 08:37 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lorenzo Jones picks off the pass by Jason Wallenstein | 61-61 |
| 08:03 | S. Dakota | Jason Wallenstein swats the shot by Wayne Simmons | 61-61 |
| 08:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 07:56 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul is open and lays it up and in set up by Elmer Raff | 61-63 |
| 07:52 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones is fouled on the floor by Billie Ellerbee - foul #1 on Billie Ellerbee, team foul #4 | 61-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson (PG), Theodore Chagnon (SG), Robert Samuels (SF), Thomas Grimes (PF), Raymond Kelley (C) Lorenzo Jones, Wayne Simmons, Philip Binder, Paul Brown, Virgil Slater | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham (PG), Steve Sherwood (SG), Mark McSorley (SF), Charles McLester (PF), Erik Dougherty (C) Elmer Raff, Carmelo Kaul, John Scott, Billie Ellerbee, Jason Wallenstein | |
| 07:37 | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on David Cummingham - foul #3 on David Cummingham, team foul #5 | 61-63 |
| 07:37 | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:37 | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty grabs the board | 62-63 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Chagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Grimes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - David Cummingham (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Sherwood (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mark McSorley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles McLester (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Erik Dougherty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark McSorley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles McLester | 62-65 |
| 07:11 | S. Dakota | Thomas Grimes's floater is knocked away by Erik Dougherty | 62-65 |
| 07:10 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham is fouled on the floor by Raymond Kelley - foul #2 on Raymond Kelley, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | William Hall (SG) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 06:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham double dribbles | 62-65 |
| 06:35 | S. Dakota | Raymond Kelley knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Theodore Chagnon | 64-65 |
| 06:33 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Steve Sherwood's pass is intercepted by William Hall in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| 06:31 | S. Dakota | William Hall slams it home | 66-65 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 66-65 |
| 06:14 | S. Dakota | Raymond Kelley grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 05:53 | S. Dakota | Robert Samuels can't connect on a shot from the right side | 66-65 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark McSorley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-65 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty tips it home | 66-67 |
| 05:10 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Steve Sherwood clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 04:55 | S. Dakota | William Hall snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 04:50 | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon misses long on a shot from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Erik Dougherty | 68-67 |
| 04:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Samuels - foul #5 on Robert Samuels, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson (PG), Wayne Simmons (SG), Lorenzo Jones (SF), Philip Binder (PF), Thad Shaw (C) Theodore Chagnon, William Hall, Robert Samuels, Thomas Grimes, Raymond Kelley | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul (SG), John Scott (SF), Billie Ellerbee (PF), Jason Wallenstein (C) Steve Sherwood, Mark McSorley, Charles McLester, Erik Dougherty | |
| 04:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:17 | S. Dakota | David Cummingham is called for the reach on Wayne Simmons - foul #4 on David Cummingham, team foul #6 | 68-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff (PG) David Cummingham | |
| 04:03 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 04:01 | S. Dakota | Philip Binder grabs the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 03:41 | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson travels with the ball | 68-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Raymond Kelley (C) Thad Shaw | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 03:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 68-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Paul Brown (PF) Philip Binder | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Simmons (tiring) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Lorenzo Jones (tired) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Kelley (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Elmer Raff (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Kaul (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Scott (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Billie Ellerbee (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Jason Wallenstein (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 03:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 03:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Brown - foul #1 on Paul Brown, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Theodore Chagnon (SG) Wayne Simmons | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark McSorley (SF) John Scott | |
| 03:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:50 | S. Dakota | Raymond Kelley banks in the layup set up by Robert Wilson and he's hacked by Jason Wallenstein - foul #2 on Jason Wallenstein, team foul #7 | 70-71 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Philip Binder (SF), Thomas Grimes (PF) Lorenzo Jones, Paul Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Charles McLester (PF) Billie Ellerbee | |
| 02:50 | S. Dakota | Raymond Kelley makes the free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Theodore Chagnon steals it from Jason Wallenstein | 71-71 |
| 02:17 | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson dunks the ball | 73-71 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Theodore Chagnon is called for the reach on Carmelo Kaul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Theodore Chagnon, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Thad Shaw (C) Raymond Kelley | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Erik Dougherty (C) Jason Wallenstein | |
| 02:15 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:15 | S. Dakota | Thad Shaw gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 02:10 | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Elmer Raff - foul #2 on Elmer Raff, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| 02:10 | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:10 | S. Dakota | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 02:00 | S. Dakota | Thad Shaw pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:54 | S. Dakota | Thomas Grimes is hacked by Charles McLester - foul #1 on Charles McLester, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones (PG), Wayne Simmons (SG), Raymond Kelley (C) Robert Wilson, Theodore Chagnon, Thad Shaw | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham (PG), John Scott (SF), Billie Ellerbee (PF), Jason Wallenstein (C) Elmer Raff, Mark McSorley, Charles McLester, Erik Dougherty | |
| 01:54 | S. Dakota | Thomas Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 01:54 | S. Dakota | Thomas Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 01:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jason Wallenstein connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Scott | 76-73 |
| 01:21 | S. Dakota | Wayne Simmons misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 76-73 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott grabs the board | 76-73 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Billie Ellerbee | 76-75 |
| 01:14 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| 00:58 | S. Dakota | Thomas Grimes misses the easy layup | 76-75 |
| 00:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Carmelo Kaul gets the rebound | 76-75 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Cummingham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | S. Dakota | Raymond Kelley misses the easy dunk attempt | 76-75 |
| 00:29 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott grabs the board | 76-75 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jason Wallenstein is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jason Wallenstein, team foul #10 | 76-75 |
| 00:21 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:20 | S. Dakota | Philip Binder is fouled in the backcourt by David Cummingham - foul #5 on David Cummingham, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff (PG) David Cummingham | |
| 00:20 | S. Dakota | Philip Binder makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:20 | S. Dakota | Philip Binder misses the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee pulls down the rebound | 77-75 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Elmer Raff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-75 |
| 00:15 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones is fouled on the floor by Billie Ellerbee - foul #2 on Billie Ellerbee, team foul #12 | 77-75 |
| 00:15 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones misses the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:15 | S. Dakota | Lorenzo Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-75 |
| 00:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee gets the offensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Billie Ellerbee clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-75 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Raymond Kelley gets the rebound | 78-75 |