| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Orlando Wittig (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pullins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stewart Banas (fresh) PF - Jessie Shake (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Mangual (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - Arthur Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Gaddy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Richardson (fresh) PF - Wayne Tallent (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Dewoody (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wayne St. (NE) | Ralph Richardson inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne St. (NE) is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 19:38 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Wayne Tallent blocks the jumper by Orlando Wittig | 24-29 |
| 19:19 | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Dewoody gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:56 | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Dewoody hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 24-29 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Melvin Mangual grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig's pass is intercepted by Arthur Brown | 24-29 |
| 18:11 | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne Tallent can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 24-29 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Melvin Mangual gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on John Gaddy - foul #3 on John Gaddy, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Gary Smith (SG) John Gaddy | |
| 17:52 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:31 | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne Tallent comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 17:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Melvin Mangual snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig can't connect on a floater from the right block | 25-29 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jessie Shake pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 17:06 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Melvin Mangual misses long on a floater near the basket | 25-29 |
| 17:05 | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Dewoody grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 16:49 | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Dewoody's pass is intercepted by Melvin Mangual | 25-29 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jessie Shake clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Melvin Mangual tips it home | 27-29 |
| 16:13 | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Dewoody can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-29 |
| 16:11 | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne Tallent pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 15:54 | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Council (PG), James Derose (SG), Howard Reitz (SF), Nicholas Jones (PF), Aaron Fontaine (C) Orlando Wittig, Robert Pullins, Stewart Banas, Jessie Shake, Melvin Mangual | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Michael Holliday (PG), John Gaddy (SG), Victor Hardin (SF), Mark Sisneros (PF), Fred Hirano (C) Arthur Brown, Gary Smith, Ralph Richardson, Wayne Tallent, Tony Dewoody | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - James Council (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Derose (fresh) SF - Howard Reitz (fresh) PF - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - Michael Holliday (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Gaddy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Victor Hardin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Sisneros (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Hirano (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Aaron Fontaine banks in the layup set up by James Council | 29-29 |
| 15:16 | Wayne St. (NE) | Fred Hirano misses short on a runner in the paint | 29-29 |
| 15:14 | Wayne St. (NE) | Mark Sisneros hits the follow up shot | 29-31 |
| 15:02 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 29-31 |
| 15:00 | Wayne St. (NE) | Victor Hardin pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:44 | Wayne St. (NE) | Mark Sisneros makes the floater from the left block set up by Michael Holliday | 29-33 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | John Gaddy is called for the reach on James Derose - foul #4 on John Gaddy, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins (SG), Melvin Mangual (C) James Derose, Aaron Fontaine | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Wayne Tallent (PF), Tony Dewoody (C) Michael Holliday, John Gaddy, Mark Sisneros, Fred Hirano | |
| 14:07 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Victor Hardin - foul #1 on Victor Hardin, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig (PG) James Council | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 14:07 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 14:07 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 13:38 | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne Tallent knocks in the floater from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Wayne Tallent picks off the pass by Melvin Mangual | 31-35 |
| 13:00 | Wayne St. (NE) | Gary Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 12:58 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz is fouled on the floor by Wayne Tallent - foul #3 on Wayne Tallent, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas (SF), Jessie Shake (PF), Aaron Fontaine (C) Howard Reitz, Nicholas Jones, Melvin Mangual | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Ralph Richardson (SF), Mark Sisneros (C) Victor Hardin, Tony Dewoody | |
| 12:16 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 12:14 | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne Tallent grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 11:50 | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Aaron Fontaine - foul #1 on Aaron Fontaine, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Council (PG) Orlando Wittig | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Fred Hirano (C) Wayne Tallent | |
| 11:50 | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 11:50 | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - James Council (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pullins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stewart Banas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Shake (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Richardson (fresh) PF - Mark Sisneros (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Hirano (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Aaron Fontaine misses the easy layup | 31-37 |
| 11:28 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 11:20 | Wayne St. (NE) | Gary Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 11:19 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Aaron Fontaine pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Council drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Stewart Banas | 36-37 |
| 10:47 | Wayne St. (NE) | Stewart Banas takes the ball from Ralph Richardson | 36-37 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Gary Smith picks off the pass by Aaron Fontaine | 36-37 |
| 10:17 | Wayne St. (NE) | Ralph Richardson is hacked by Stewart Banas - foul #3 on Stewart Banas, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig (PG), Melvin Mangual (C) Robert Pullins, Aaron Fontaine | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Michael Holliday (PG), William Ashcraft (SG), Victor Hardin (SF), Wayne Tallent (PF), Tony Dewoody (C) Arthur Brown, Gary Smith, Ralph Richardson, Mark Sisneros, Fred Hirano | |
| 10:06 | Wayne St. (NE) | The short jumper by Victor Hardin is denied by Jessie Shake | 36-37 |
| 10:05 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Melvin Mangual gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Council's pass is intercepted by Wayne Tallent | 36-37 |
| 09:34 | Wayne St. (NE) | Stewart Banas takes the ball from Wayne Tallent | 36-37 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig can't finish the layup | 36-37 |
| 09:27 | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Dewoody grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 09:10 | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne Tallent banks in the layup on a nice dish by Victor Hardin | 36-39 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig is hacked by William Ashcraft - foul #1 on William Ashcraft, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins (SG), Howard Reitz (SF), Nicholas Jones (PF) James Council, Stewart Banas, Jessie Shake | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Gary Smith (SG), Ralph Richardson (SF) William Ashcraft, Victor Hardin | |
| 08:36 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig can't finish the layup | 36-39 |
| 08:34 | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne Tallent gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 08:32 | Wayne St. (NE) | Michael Holliday travels in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown (PG) Michael Holliday | |
| 08:12 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Jones connects on the shot near the basket | 38-39 |
| 07:56 | Wayne St. (NE) | Ralph Richardson misses the turnaround near the basket | 38-39 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to Nicholas Jones | 38-39 |
| 07:38 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz drills a runner from close range | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Orlando Wittig (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pullins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Howard Reitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Mangual (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - Arthur Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Richardson (fresh) PF - Wayne Tallent (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Tony Dewoody (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne Tallent can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Howard Reitz - foul #2 on Howard Reitz, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Council (PG), Jessie Shake (PF) Orlando Wittig, Melvin Mangual | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | John Gaddy (SG), Victor Hardin (SF), Mark Sisneros (C) Gary Smith, Ralph Richardson, Tony Dewoody | |
| 07:12 | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne Tallent makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:12 | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne Tallent makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 06:55 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Mark Sisneros steals it from Howard Reitz | 40-41 |
| 06:34 | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Council - foul #1 on James Council, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas (SF) Howard Reitz | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Fred Hirano (C) Wayne Tallent | |
| 06:34 | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 06:34 | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Council | 42-43 |
| 06:03 | Wayne St. (NE) | Victor Hardin drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Fred Hirano - foul #1 on Fred Hirano, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig (PG), Melvin Mangual (C) James Council, Nicholas Jones | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Michael Holliday (PG), Tony Dewoody (C) Arthur Brown, Fred Hirano | |
| 05:41 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:41 | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Dewoody snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 05:23 | Wayne St. (NE) | Stewart Banas swats the shot by Michael Holliday | 44-45 |
| 05:21 | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Dewoody grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 05:15 | Wayne St. (NE) | Victor Hardin is hacked by Stewart Banas - foul #4 on Stewart Banas, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz (PF) Jessie Shake | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Ralph Richardson (SF), Wayne Tallent (PF) Victor Hardin, Mark Sisneros | |
| 05:03 | Wayne St. (NE) | Michael Holliday hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 05:02 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to Howard Reitz | 44-45 |
| 04:37 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Richardson - foul #3 on Ralph Richardson, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Council (SG), Nicholas Jones (PF) Robert Pullins, Howard Reitz | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 04:37 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:37 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:37 | Wayne St. (NE) | The rebound goes to Tony Dewoody | 45-45 |
| 04:26 | Wayne St. (NE) | Ralph Richardson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Melvin Mangual grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 04:20 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Orlando Wittig | 47-45 |
| 04:04 | Wayne St. (NE) | Ralph Richardson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Gaddy | 47-48 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Melvin Mangual misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 03:36 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Nicholas Jones tips it home | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Orlando Wittig (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Council (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stewart Banas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Mangual (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wayne St. (NE) | PG - Michael Holliday (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Gaddy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Tallent (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Tony Dewoody (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Wayne St. (NE) | Michael Holliday is hacked by Melvin Mangual - foul #2 on Melvin Mangual, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins (SG), Howard Reitz (SF), Jessie Shake (PF) Orlando Wittig, Stewart Banas, Nicholas Jones | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Victor Hardin (SF) Michael Holliday, John Gaddy, Ralph Richardson | |
| 03:07 | Wayne St. (NE) | Jessie Shake picks off the pass by Victor Hardin | 49-48 |
| 02:51 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Council buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Pullins | 51-48 |
| 02:51 | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne St. (NE) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig (PG) James Council | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | John Gaddy (SG), Ralph Richardson (SF) Gary Smith, Victor Hardin | |
| 02:22 | Wayne St. (NE) | Ralph Richardson is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ralph Richardson, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas (SF) Howard Reitz | |
| Subs | Wayne St. (NE) | | |
| 02:04 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Tony Dewoody blocks the short jumper by Robert Pullins | 51-48 |
| 02:03 | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne Tallent grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:49 | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Pullins - foul #1 on Robert Pullins, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| 01:49 | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 01:49 | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins is hacked by Wayne Tallent - foul #4 on Wayne Tallent, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 01:29 | Wayne St. (NE) | Tony Dewoody gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 01:04 | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Gaddy and he's fouled by Orlando Wittig - foul #2 on Orlando Wittig, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| 01:04 | Wayne St. (NE) | Arthur Brown misses the free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Melvin Mangual snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Melvin Mangual misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 52-52 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jessie Shake tips it in | 54-52 |
| 00:16 | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne Tallent blows the layup | 54-52 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins grabs the board | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wayne St. (NE) | Wayne St. (NE) is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Arthur Brown is called for the reach on Robert Pullins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Brown, team foul #10 | 54-52 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:13 | Wayne St. (NE) | The rebound goes to Wayne Tallent | 55-52 |
| 00:01 | Wayne St. (NE) | John Gaddy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to Orlando Wittig | 55-52 |