| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Robert Almodovar (fresh) SG - Johnny Olson (fresh) SF - Dan Manning (fresh) PF - Kenneth Hollister (fresh) C - Gerald Ebert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Jeremiah Daily (fresh) SG - Floyd Letourneau (fresh) SF - Ty Sanderson (fresh) PF - Donald Buckles (fresh) C - Richard McKinney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carleton | Richard McKinney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Carleton | Donald Buckles buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Ty Sanderson | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Macalester | Robert Almodovar misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Buckles - foul #1 on Donald Buckles, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Macalester | Robert Almodovar makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:28 | Macalester | Robert Almodovar misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:28 | Carleton | Donald Buckles snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 19:19 | Carleton | Ty Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 1-2 |
| 19:17 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily misses the tip | 1-2 |
| 19:16 | Carleton | Richard McKinney snags the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:58 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau clanks a floater from the right side | 1-2 |
| 18:57 | Carleton | Donald Buckles snags the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:50 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Floyd Letourneau | 1-4 |
| 18:44 | Macalester | Gerald Ebert can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Richard McKinney - foul #1 on Richard McKinney, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| 18:44 | Macalester | Gerald Ebert misses the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:44 | Macalester | Gerald Ebert makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Carleton | Donald Buckles connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Floyd Letourneau and he's fouled by Kenneth Hollister - foul #1 on Kenneth Hollister, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:27 | Carleton | Donald Buckles makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 18:09 | Macalester | Floyd Letourneau steps in front of the Robert Almodovar pass | 2-7 |
| 17:58 | Carleton | Richard McKinney misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Gerald Ebert - foul #1 on Gerald Ebert, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 17:58 | Carleton | Richard McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:58 | Carleton | Richard McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 17:38 | Macalester | Johnny Olson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 17:23 | Carleton | Ty Sanderson makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Richard McKinney | 4-11 |
| 17:13 | Macalester | Dan Manning's pass is intercepted by Ty Sanderson | 4-11 |
| 17:10 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau banks in the layup on a great pass from Ty Sanderson | 4-13 |
| 16:51 | Macalester | Dan Manning misses the fadeaway from the right side | 4-13 |
| 16:50 | Macalester | Dan Manning hits the follow up shot | 6-13 |
| 16:27 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 16:25 | Carleton | Ty Sanderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 16:09 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau misses the easy layup | 6-13 |
| 16:07 | Macalester | Kenneth Hollister snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 15:55 | Macalester | Dan Manning travels with the ball | 6-13 |
| Subs | Macalester | Lawrence Townsend (SG), Joseph Almaraz (SF), Dave Amaya (PF), Rodney Peckham (C) Johnny Olson, Dan Manning, Kenneth Hollister, Gerald Ebert | |
| Subs | Carleton | Michael Brown (PG), Gary Navas (SG), Donald Doyle (SF), Gary Morgan (PF), John Cotton (C) Jeremiah Daily, Floyd Letourneau, Ty Sanderson, Donald Buckles, Richard McKinney | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Robert Almodovar (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lawrence Townsend (fresh) SF - Joseph Almaraz (fresh) PF - Dave Amaya (fresh) C - Rodney Peckham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) SG - Gary Navas (fresh) SF - Donald Doyle (fresh) PF - Gary Morgan (fresh) C - John Cotton (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Carleton | Donald Doyle is denied on a layup by Rodney Peckham | 6-13 |
| 15:42 | Macalester | Dave Amaya grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 15:17 | Macalester | Dave Amaya lays it in on a great pass from Rodney Peckham | 8-13 |
| 15:03 | Carleton | Gary Morgan misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 8-13 |
| 15:01 | Macalester | Dave Amaya pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:39 | Macalester | Dave Amaya scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Almaraz | 10-13 |
| 14:24 | Carleton | A charge is called on Gary Morgan - foul #1 on Gary Morgan, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Macalester | Johnny Olson (SG), Dan Manning (SF), Kenneth Hollister (PF), Gerald Ebert (C) Robert Almodovar, Joseph Almaraz, Dave Amaya, Rodney Peckham | |
| Subs | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau (SG) Gary Navas | |
| 14:11 | Macalester | Dan Manning is fouled on the floor by Gary Morgan - foul #2 on Gary Morgan, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| Subs | Carleton | Donald Buckles (PF) Gary Morgan | |
| 13:51 | Macalester | Dan Manning comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:49 | Carleton | John Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:44 | Carleton | Donald Buckles is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hollister - foul #2 on Kenneth Hollister, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Macalester | Dave Amaya (PF) Kenneth Hollister | |
| Subs | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily (PG), Ty Sanderson (SF) Michael Brown, Donald Doyle | |
| 13:32 | Carleton | Donald Buckles makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Floyd Letourneau | 10-16 |
| 13:14 | Macalester | Dan Manning can't finish the layup | 10-16 |
| 13:12 | Carleton | Donald Buckles grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 13:07 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 10-16 |
| 13:05 | Macalester | The rebound goes to Dave Amaya | 10-16 |
| 12:56 | Macalester | Dan Manning comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-16 |
| 12:55 | Macalester | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Manning | 10-16 |
| 12:42 | Macalester | Johnny Olson misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 10-16 |
| 12:41 | Carleton | Donald Buckles gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:35 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Dan Manning - foul #1 on Dan Manning, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Macalester | Robert Almodovar (PG) Lawrence Townsend | |
| Subs | Carleton | Ray Engle (PF), Richard McKinney (C) Donald Buckles, John Cotton | |
| 12:35 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:35 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:15 | Macalester | Dave Amaya misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ray Engle - foul #1 on Ray Engle, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Macalester | Curtis Fite (SG) Johnny Olson | |
| Subs | Carleton | Michael Brown (PG) Jeremiah Daily | |
| 12:15 | Macalester | Dave Amaya makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:15 | Macalester | Dave Amaya makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:01 | Carleton | Ty Sanderson blows the layup but the foul's on Dave Amaya - foul #1 on Dave Amaya, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Macalester | Joseph Almaraz (PF) Dave Amaya | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 12:01 | Carleton | Ty Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:01 | Carleton | Ty Sanderson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:01 | Macalester | Gerald Ebert gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 11:44 | Macalester | Curtis Fite misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Floyd Letourneau - foul #1 on Floyd Letourneau, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| Subs | Carleton | Donald Doyle (SF) Ty Sanderson | |
| 11:44 | Macalester | Curtis Fite misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:44 | Macalester | Curtis Fite makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Robert Almodovar (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Curtis Fite (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dan Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Almaraz (fresh) C - Gerald Ebert (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) SG - Floyd Letourneau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Doyle (fresh) PF - Ray Engle (fresh) C - Richard McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 13-18 |
| 11:27 | Macalester | The rebound goes to Joseph Almaraz | 13-18 |
| 11:20 | Macalester | Joseph Almaraz hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dan Manning | 16-18 |
| 11:03 | Carleton | Michael Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | Macalester | Johnny Olson (SG), Larry Hayward (PF), Rodney Peckham (C) Curtis Fite, Dan Manning, Gerald Ebert | |
| Subs | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily (PG), Donald Buckles (PF) Floyd Letourneau, Ray Engle | |
| 10:41 | Macalester | Joseph Almaraz can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 10:39 | Macalester | Johnny Olson grabs the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 10:26 | Macalester | Jeremiah Daily steals the ball from Johnny Olson | 16-18 |
| 10:22 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily hits the finger roll | 16-20 |
| 10:07 | Macalester | Robert Almodovar misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-20 |
| 10:05 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:48 | Carleton | Larry Hayward picks off the pass by Donald Buckles | 16-20 |
| 09:33 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham can't finish the layup | 16-20 |
| 09:32 | Carleton | Donald Doyle grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 09:13 | Carleton | Richard McKinney hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 16-20 |
| 09:12 | Carleton | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Buckles | 16-20 |
| 08:55 | Carleton | Donald Buckles misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 16-20 |
| 08:54 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 08:34 | Macalester | Johnny Olson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-20 |
| 08:33 | Carleton | Richard McKinney grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 08:14 | Carleton | Richard McKinney can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 16-20 |
| 08:13 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:51 | Macalester | Johnny Olson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Macalester | Lawrence Townsend (PG), Dan Manning (SF), Dave Amaya (PF), Gerald Ebert (C) Robert Almodovar, Joseph Almaraz, Larry Hayward, Rodney Peckham | |
| Subs | Carleton | Gary Navas (PG), Floyd Letourneau (SG), Ty Sanderson (SF), John Cotton (PF), Ray Engle (C) Jeremiah Daily, Michael Brown, Donald Doyle, Donald Buckles, Richard McKinney | |
| 07:51 | Macalester | Johnny Olson makes the free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:38 | Carleton | Gary Navas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Macalester | Curtis Fite (SG) Johnny Olson | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Lawrence Townsend (fresh) SG - Curtis Fite (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dan Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Amaya (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Ebert (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Gary Navas (fresh) SG - Floyd Letourneau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ty Sanderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Cotton (fresh) C - Ray Engle (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Macalester | Dave Amaya's floater is tipped away by Ray Engle | 19-20 |
| 07:19 | Carleton | John Cotton snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 06:54 | Carleton | Gary Navas clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 06:52 | Macalester | Gerald Ebert grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 06:32 | Macalester | Curtis Fite hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 06:31 | Carleton | Gary Navas snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 06:14 | Carleton | Ray Engle's layup is rejected by Dave Amaya | 19-20 |
| 06:12 | Macalester | The rebound goes to Dave Amaya | 19-20 |
| 05:47 | Macalester | Dave Amaya makes the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by John Cotton - foul #1 on John Cotton, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Macalester | Robert Almodovar (PG) Curtis Fite | |
| Subs | Carleton | Michael Brown (PG), Donald Buckles (PF) Gary Navas, Ray Engle | |
| 05:47 | Macalester | Dave Amaya misses the free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:47 | Carleton | The rebound goes to John Cotton | 21-20 |
| 05:39 | Carleton | Michael Brown makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Cotton | 21-23 |
| 05:33 | Macalester | Gerald Ebert banks in the layup set up by Dan Manning | 23-23 |
| 05:12 | Carleton | Michael Brown clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Almodovar - foul #1 on Robert Almodovar, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Macalester | Johnny Olson (SG), Joseph Almaraz (PF) Lawrence Townsend, Dave Amaya | |
| Subs | Carleton | Donald Doyle (SF) Ty Sanderson | |
| 05:12 | Carleton | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:12 | Carleton | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:52 | Macalester | Johnny Olson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 04:50 | Carleton | The rebound goes to Donald Buckles | 23-25 |
| 04:25 | Carleton | Joseph Almaraz swats the layup by Donald Buckles | 23-25 |
| 04:24 | Macalester | Dan Manning gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:01 | Macalester | Floyd Letourneau takes the ball from Gerald Ebert | 23-25 |
| 03:54 | Carleton | Donald Buckles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Buckles, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Macalester | Lawrence Townsend (PG), Kenneth Hollister (PF), Rodney Peckham (C) Robert Almodovar, Dan Manning, Gerald Ebert | |
| Subs | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily (PG), Ty Sanderson (SF), Richard McKinney (C) Floyd Letourneau, Donald Doyle, John Cotton | |
| 03:35 | Macalester | Richard McKinney denies the turnaround by Rodney Peckham | 23-25 |
| 03:34 | Macalester | Kenneth Hollister snags the offensive board | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Lawrence Townsend (fresh) SG - Johnny Olson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Almaraz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Hollister (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Peckham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Jeremiah Daily (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ty Sanderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Buckles (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Macalester | Kenneth Hollister can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 23-25 |
| 03:27 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham tips it home | 25-25 |
| 03:14 | Carleton | Michael Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 03:12 | Carleton | Richard McKinney snags the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 03:00 | Carleton | Michael Brown misses the floater from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 02:59 | Macalester | Johnny Olson grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 02:40 | Macalester | Lawrence Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-25 |
| 02:39 | Carleton | The rebound goes to Ty Sanderson | 25-25 |
| 02:18 | Carleton | Ty Sanderson is hacked by Joseph Almaraz - foul #1 on Joseph Almaraz, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Macalester | Robert Almodovar (PG), Dan Manning (SF), Gerald Ebert (C) Johnny Olson, Joseph Almaraz, Rodney Peckham | |
| Subs | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau (SG), Gary Morgan (PF) Michael Brown, Donald Buckles | |
| 02:18 | Carleton | Ty Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:18 | Carleton | Ty Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:58 | Macalester | Dan Manning connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Almodovar | 27-27 |
| 01:39 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremiah Daily | 27-29 |
| 01:15 | Macalester | Gary Morgan steps in front of the Robert Almodovar pass | 27-29 |
| 00:59 | Carleton | Dan Manning steals the ball from Gary Morgan | 27-29 |
| 00:38 | Macalester | Kenneth Hollister buries a jump hook from close range | 29-29 |
| 00:29 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily connects on the shot from the left side set up by Gary Morgan | 29-31 |
| 00:25 | Macalester | Dan Manning can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeremiah Daily - foul #1 on Jeremiah Daily, team foul #10 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Macalester | Johnny Olson (SG), Dave Amaya (PF), Rodney Peckham (C) Lawrence Townsend, Kenneth Hollister, Gerald Ebert | |
| Subs | Carleton | Michael Brown (PG), Donald Buckles (PF), John Cotton (C) Jeremiah Daily, Ty Sanderson, Richard McKinney | |
| 00:25 | Macalester | Dan Manning makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:25 | Macalester | Dan Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:03 | Carleton | Gary Morgan misses short on a floater from the left block | 31-31 |
| 00:01 | Carleton | Donald Buckles tips it but misses | 31-31 |
| 00:00 | Carleton | The clock runs out | 31-31 |