| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Terry Forrest (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dustin Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Sturm (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Ellison (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dane Bourland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - John Lyman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grant Crowder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lance Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Baltimore (fresh) C - Jon Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Minnesota, Duluth | Grant Crowder steps in front of the Terry Forrest pass | 33-30 |
| 19:28 | E. Central | Grant Crowder lays it up and in | 33-32 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland misses badly on a shot from the left block | 33-32 |
| 19:06 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:00 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| 18:19 | E. Central | John Lyman drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-35 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:01 | E. Central | The rebound goes to Jon Reynolds | 33-35 |
| 17:53 | E. Central | Grant Crowder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-35 |
| 17:51 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:30 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota, Duluth | Mark Ellison snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 17:10 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 17:05 | E. Central | Grant Crowder misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 17:03 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore tips it in | 33-37 |
| 16:55 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dustin Duncan | 36-37 |
| 16:50 | E. Central | Mark Ellison is called for the reach on Richard Baltimore - foul #2 on Mark Ellison, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Eury (PG), Alex Cagle (SG), James Keele (SF), Justin Conway (PF), Jerry McKew (C) Terry Forrest, Dustin Duncan, Peter Sturm, Mark Ellison, Dane Bourland | |
| Subs | E. Central | Jerry McCollam (PG), Micah Abram (SG), Daniel Pagan (SF), David Peterson (PF), Ronald Mager (C) John Lyman, Grant Crowder, Lance Norman, Richard Baltimore, Jon Reynolds | |
| 16:35 | E. Central | Daniel Pagan is hacked by Alex Cagle - foul #3 on Alex Cagle, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan (SG) Alex Cagle | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 16:18 | E. Central | Jerry McCollam misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-37 |
| 16:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Justin Conway gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:10 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jerry McKew clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 16:08 | E. Central | Ronald Mager pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:03 | E. Central | Jerry McCollam misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-37 |
| 16:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Justin Conway snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Michael Eury (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dustin Duncan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Keele (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry McKew (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Jerry McCollam (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Micah Abram (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Pagan (fresh) PF - David Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Mager (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Pagan - foul #1 on Daniel Pagan, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | E. Central | Jon Reynolds (C) Daniel Pagan | |
| 15:42 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:42 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:27 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Jerry McCollam and he's fouled by Jerry McKew - foul #1 on Jerry McKew, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Alex Cagle (SG), Mark Ellison (PF) Dustin Duncan, Jerry McKew | |
| Subs | E. Central | John Lyman (PG), Grant Crowder (SG) Micah Abram, Ronald Mager | |
| 15:27 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | James Keele throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland (C) Justin Conway | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 14:48 | E. Central | David Peterson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 14:47 | E. Central | David Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:28 | E. Central | John Lyman buries a shot from the right side set up by Jon Reynolds | 38-42 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Mark Ellison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest (PG), Peter Sturm (SF) Michael Eury, James Keele | |
| Subs | E. Central | Lance Norman (SF), Richard Baltimore (PF) Jerry McCollam, David Peterson | |
| 14:02 | E. Central | Dane Bourland steals the ball from Grant Crowder | 38-42 |
| 13:40 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 13:39 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:37 | E. Central | John Lyman is hacked by Terry Forrest in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Forrest, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Justin Conway (PF), Jerry McKew (C) Mark Ellison, Dane Bourland | |
| Subs | E. Central | Micah Abram (PG), Jason Mathew (SG), Ronald Mager (C) John Lyman, Grant Crowder, Jon Reynolds | |
| 13:26 | E. Central | Lance Norman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-42 |
| 13:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota, Duluth | Alex Cagle knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Forrest | 40-42 |
| 12:53 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Justin Conway - foul #2 on Justin Conway, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan (SG) Alex Cagle | |
| Subs | E. Central | David Peterson (SF) Lance Norman | |
| 12:53 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:53 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:53 | Minnesota, Duluth | Justin Conway pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jerry McKew misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-43 |
| 12:36 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:31 | E. Central | Terry Forrest steals it from Micah Abram | 40-43 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan jams it set up by Terry Forrest | 42-43 |
| 12:21 | E. Central | David Peterson banks in the layup and he's hacked by Peter Sturm - foul #3 on Peter Sturm, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Eury (SF), Mark Ellison (PF), Dane Bourland (C) Peter Sturm, Justin Conway, Jerry McKew | |
| Subs | E. Central | John Lyman (PG), Grant Crowder (SG), Jerry McCollam (SF), Jon Reynolds (C) Micah Abram, Jason Mathew, Richard Baltimore, Ronald Mager | |
| 12:21 | E. Central | David Peterson makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Eury makes the shot from the left side | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Terry Forrest (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Eury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Ellison (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dane Bourland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - John Lyman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grant Crowder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry McCollam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:46 | E. Central | David Peterson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 44-46 |
| 11:45 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 11:34 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jerry McCollam steals the ball from Dustin Duncan | 44-46 |
| 11:30 | E. Central | Jerry McCollam is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jerry McCollam, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | James Keele (SF) Terry Forrest | |
| Subs | E. Central | Lance Norman (SF) Jerry McCollam | |
| 11:15 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Eury | 46-46 |
| 10:54 | E. Central | Lance Norman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 10:53 | E. Central | David Peterson tips it home | 46-48 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Lyman takes the ball from Dane Bourland | 46-48 |
| 10:25 | E. Central | John Lyman throws it down | 46-50 |
| 09:56 | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Eury comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 09:55 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 09:51 | E. Central | John Lyman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota, Duluth | Mark Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 09:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | James Keele misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-50 |
| 09:36 | E. Central | Lance Norman gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 09:30 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds misses the easy layup | 46-50 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 09:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by John Lyman - foul #2 on John Lyman, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest (PG), Peter Sturm (SF), Justin Conway (PF), Jerry McKew (C) Michael Eury, James Keele, Mark Ellison, Dane Bourland | |
| Subs | E. Central | Jerry McCollam (PG), Micah Abram (SG), Daniel Pagan (SF), Richard Baltimore (PF), Ronald Mager (C) John Lyman, Grant Crowder, Lance Norman, David Peterson, Jon Reynolds | |
| 09:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:03 | E. Central | Jerry McCollam buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Baltimore | 47-53 |
| 08:46 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-53 |
| 08:44 | E. Central | Daniel Pagan snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 08:37 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Micah Abram and he's fouled by Jerry McKew - foul #2 on Jerry McKew, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Alex Cagle (SG) Dustin Duncan | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 08:37 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore makes the free throw | 47-56 |
| 08:21 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 08:06 | E. Central | Micah Abram misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 08:05 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore tips it in | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Terry Forrest (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Cagle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Peter Sturm (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry McKew (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Jerry McCollam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Abram (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Pagan (fresh) PF - Richard Baltimore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Mager (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Minnesota, Duluth | Justin Conway misses the 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Ronald Mager - foul #1 on Ronald Mager, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Eury (PG) Terry Forrest | |
| Subs | E. Central | David Peterson (SF), Jon Reynolds (C) Daniel Pagan, Ronald Mager | |
| 07:42 | Minnesota, Duluth | Justin Conway makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota, Duluth | Justin Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota, Duluth | Justin Conway makes the 3rd free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:21 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore is hacked by Jerry McKew - foul #3 on Jerry McKew, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Brent Newhouse (SF), Mark Ellison (PF) Peter Sturm, Justin Conway | |
| Subs | E. Central | John Lyman (PG), Grant Crowder (SG) Jerry McCollam, Micah Abram | |
| 07:21 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:21 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jerry McKew snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 07:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Eury buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-58 |
| 06:58 | E. Central | Grant Crowder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 06:56 | E. Central | John Lyman snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 06:36 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Ellison - foul #3 on Mark Ellison, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | James Keele (SF), Dane Bourland (C) Brent Newhouse, Jerry McKew | |
| Subs | E. Central | Lance Norman (SF) David Peterson | |
| 06:36 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:36 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 06:13 | Minnesota, Duluth | James Keele misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland misses the tip | 55-58 |
| 06:09 | E. Central | Lance Norman pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:04 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Dane Bourland - foul #1 on Dane Bourland, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest (PG), Peter Sturm (SF) Michael Eury, Alex Cagle | |
| Subs | E. Central | Jerry McCollam (PG), Micah Abram (SG), David Peterson (PF) John Lyman, Grant Crowder, Richard Baltimore | |
| 06:04 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:04 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota, Duluth | James Keele misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 05:50 | E. Central | David Peterson snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 05:44 | E. Central | Jerry McCollam buries a turnaround from the left block set up by David Peterson and he's hacked by Terry Forrest - foul #3 on Terry Forrest, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan (SG), Justin Conway (PF) James Keele, Mark Ellison | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 05:44 | E. Central | Jerry McCollam makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:29 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland is fouled on the floor by David Peterson - foul #1 on David Peterson, team foul #5 | 55-63 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan lays it in on a nice dish by Dane Bourland | 57-63 |
| 04:57 | E. Central | Dane Bourland blocks the short jumper by Micah Abram | 57-63 |
| 04:55 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:34 | Minnesota, Duluth | Micah Abram is called for the reach on Dustin Duncan - foul #1 on Micah Abram, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Eury (PG), James Keele (SF), Mark Ellison (PF), Jerry McKew (C) Terry Forrest, Peter Sturm, Justin Conway, Dane Bourland | |
| Subs | E. Central | John Lyman (PG), Grant Crowder (SG), Daniel Pagan (SF), Ronald Mager (C) Jerry McCollam, Micah Abram, Lance Norman, Jon Reynolds | |
| 04:24 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 04:03 | E. Central | Grant Crowder misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Eury - foul #2 on Michael Eury, team foul #12 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Alex Cagle (SG) Dustin Duncan | |
| Subs | E. Central | Richard Baltimore (PF) David Peterson | |
| 04:03 | E. Central | Grant Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:03 | E. Central | Grant Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 03:49 | Minnesota, Duluth | James Keele drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry McKew | 62-65 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Michael Eury (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alex Cagle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Keele (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Ellison (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry McKew (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - John Lyman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grant Crowder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Pagan (fresh) PF - Richard Baltimore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Mager (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:43 | E. Central | Ronald Mager knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by James Keele - foul #1 on James Keele, team foul #13 | 62-67 |
| 03:43 | E. Central | Ronald Mager makes the free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:30 | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Eury is fouled on the floor by John Lyman - foul #3 on John Lyman, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | E. Central | Jon Reynolds (C) Richard Baltimore | |
| 03:30 | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Eury makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:30 | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Eury makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:01 | E. Central | Grant Crowder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Eury snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest (PG), Dustin Duncan (SG), Peter Sturm (SF), Dane Bourland (C) Michael Eury, Alex Cagle, James Keele, Jerry McKew | |
| Subs | E. Central | Lance Norman (SF), Richard Baltimore (PF) Daniel Pagan, Ronald Mager | |
| 02:42 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 64-68 |
| 02:32 | E. Central | The 3pt attempt by Grant Crowder is denied by Dane Bourland | 64-68 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 02:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 02:14 | E. Central | Lance Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 01:54 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore blows the dunk | 64-68 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan is denied on a layup by Richard Baltimore | 64-68 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan snags the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-68 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland hits the follow up shot | 66-68 |
| 01:13 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds misses the jumper in the paint | 66-68 |
| 01:12 | Minnesota, Duluth | Mark Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 00:54 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 00:53 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | E. Central | Grant Crowder is whistled for traveling | 66-68 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota, Duluth | Mark Ellison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-68 |
| 00:17 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Dane Bourland - foul #2 on Dane Bourland, team foul #14 | 66-68 |
| 00:17 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:17 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | E. Central | Grant Crowder misses the fullcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Terry Forrest (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Duncan (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Sturm (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Ellison (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dane Bourland (fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - John Lyman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Grant Crowder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lance Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Baltimore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Reynolds (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Mark Ellison wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:46 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm is fouled on the floor by Lance Norman - foul #2 on Lance Norman, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota, Duluth | The offensive rebound goes to Dane Bourland | 70-69 |
| 04:28 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-69 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan tips it but misses | 70-69 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan gets the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota, Duluth | Mark Ellison tips it but misses | 70-69 |
| 04:13 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 04:07 | E. Central | The short jumper by Richard Baltimore is denied by Mark Ellison | 70-69 |
| 04:06 | E. Central | Richard Baltimore tips it but misses | 70-69 |
| 04:04 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 03:46 | E. Central | John Lyman clanks a jump hook in the lane | 70-69 |
| 03:44 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Eury (PG), James Keele (SF), Justin Conway (PF) Terry Forrest, Peter Sturm, Mark Ellison | |
| Subs | E. Central | Jerry McCollam (SF), David Peterson (PF) Lance Norman, Richard Baltimore | |
| 03:16 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Conway | 70-69 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 03:09 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dustin Duncan can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 03:08 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland gets the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota, Duluth | Justin Conway buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-69 |
| 02:59 | E. Central | E. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest (PG), Peter Sturm (SF), Mark Ellison (PF) Michael Eury, James Keele, Justin Conway | |
| Subs | E. Central | Richard Baltimore (PF) David Peterson | |
| 02:46 | E. Central | Dustin Duncan is called for the reach on Grant Crowder - foul #1 on Dustin Duncan, team foul #15 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| Subs | E. Central | Lance Norman (SF) Jerry McCollam | |
| 02:46 | E. Central | Grant Crowder misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:46 | E. Central | Grant Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jon Reynolds blocks the short jumper by Peter Sturm | 73-70 |
| 02:20 | E. Central | Lance Norman snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 02:15 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds travels with the ball | 73-70 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Grant Crowder - foul #1 on Grant Crowder, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:31 | E. Central | Jon Reynolds misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-70 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota, Duluth | Mark Ellison gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Baltimore - foul #2 on Richard Baltimore, team foul #10 | 75-70 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota, Duluth | Dane Bourland makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:07 | E. Central | John Lyman can't connect on a floater from the left side | 76-70 |
| 01:06 | E. Central | Lance Norman grabs the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:46 | E. Central | Grant Crowder misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-70 |
| 00:45 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm snags the defensive board | 76-70 |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Terry Forrest (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Duncan (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Sturm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Ellison (fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Dane Bourland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 16 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - John Lyman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Grant Crowder (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lance Norman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. PF - Richard Baltimore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Reynolds (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm is hacked by John Lyman in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Lyman, team foul #11 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Alex Cagle (SG), Brent Newhouse (PF), Jerry McKew (C) Dustin Duncan, Mark Ellison, Dane Bourland | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | E. Central | Terry Forrest takes the ball from John Lyman | 78-70 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota, Duluth | Peter Sturm throws it down on a great pass from Terry Forrest | 80-70 |
| 00:28 | E. Central | John Lyman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 80-70 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest grabs the board | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Terry Forrest runs out the clock | 80-70 |