| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Crumble (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Saari (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Deon Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Arendt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Jerrod Toribio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Cohen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Dineen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fredrick Hofmeister (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota | Jim Saari inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | S. Dakota | John Drexler hits a 3 from straight away | 41-36 |
| 19:18 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ricky Dineen is fouled on the floor by Jim Saari - foul #3 on Jim Saari, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Terry Allison (SF) Jim Saari | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 19:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerrod Toribio | 41-38 |
| 19:02 | S. Dakota | John Drexler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| 18:56 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen is alone and drills a 3 from straight away set up by Jerrod Toribio | 41-41 |
| 18:45 | S. Dakota | John Drexler hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 18:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio is hacked by Terry Allison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Allison, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath (SF), George Simmons (PF), Brian Ong (C) Terry Allison, Deon Woods, Thomas Arendt | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 18:33 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Drexler steals it from Cory Cohen | 44-41 |
| 18:22 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Galbreath picks off the pass by Jerrod Toribio | 44-41 |
| 17:51 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble hits a shot from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 17:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Fredrick Hofmeister is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricky Dineen | 46-43 |
| 17:37 | S. Dakota | John Drexler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague (PG), Deon Woods (PF) John Drexler, Brian Ong | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roy Denton (PG), Curtis Souder (SG), Maurice Gregory (SF), Michael Manley (PF), Joseph Cornman (C) Jerrod Toribio, Cory Cohen, Ricky Dineen, Harold Carpenter, Fredrick Hofmeister | |
| 17:24 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Curtis Souder comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 46-43 |
| 17:23 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 17:01 | S. Dakota | The jump hook by Kenneth Crumble is blocked by Maurice Gregory | 46-43 |
| 16:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Michael Manley | 46-43 |
| 16:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Curtis Souder makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roy Denton | 46-45 |
| 16:47 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Victor McKeague | 48-45 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Curtis Souder is hacked by Michael Galbreath - foul #4 on Michael Galbreath, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Terry Allison (SF), Brian Ong (PF), Thomas Arendt (C) Michael Galbreath, Deon Woods, George Simmons | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 16:22 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Manley drills a shot from the right wing set up by Curtis Souder | 48-47 |
| 16:09 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Victor McKeague | 50-47 |
| 15:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Manley is alone and throws it down | 50-49 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Victor McKeague (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Crumble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Brian Ong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Arendt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Roy Denton (fresh) SG - Curtis Souder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Gregory (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Manley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Cornman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 15:35 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble tips it home | 52-49 |
| 15:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Curtis Souder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 15:30 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Manley snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Manley can't finish the uncontested layup | 52-49 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Gregory | 52-49 |
| 14:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Manley clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 52-49 |
| 14:55 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 14:32 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Victor McKeague | 55-49 |
| 14:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Maurice Gregory connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Souder and he's fouled by Brian Ong - foul #2 on Brian Ong, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Drexler (PG), Jim Saari (SF), Deon Woods (PF), George Simmons (C) Victor McKeague, Terry Allison, Brian Ong, Thomas Arendt | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio (PG), Cory Cohen (SG), Harold Carpenter (PF), Fredrick Hofmeister (C) Roy Denton, Curtis Souder, Michael Manley, Joseph Cornman | |
| 14:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Maurice Gregory misses the free throw | 55-51 |
| 14:20 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 14:00 | S. Dakota | John Drexler can't connect on a shot from the right side | 55-51 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 13:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jim Saari is called for the reach on Maurice Gregory in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jim Saari, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath (SF) Jim Saari | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ricky Dineen (SF) Maurice Gregory | |
| 13:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerrod Toribio | 55-53 |
| 13:21 | S. Dakota | John Drexler buries a shot from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 13:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Deon Woods - foul #1 on Deon Woods, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Kyle Kramer (PF) Harold Carpenter | |
| 13:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 13:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 13:07 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 12:55 | S. Dakota | John Drexler travels with the ball | 57-53 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joseph Elmer (SG) Cory Cohen | |
| 12:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Fredrick Hofmeister knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ricky Dineen | 57-55 |
| 12:29 | S. Dakota | John Drexler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 12:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Fredrick Hofmeister pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 12:23 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ricky Dineen comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Crumble - foul #2 on Kenneth Crumble, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Terry Allison (SF), Thomas Arendt (C) Michael Galbreath, George Simmons | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Harold Carpenter (PF) Fredrick Hofmeister | |
| 12:23 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ricky Dineen makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 12:23 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ricky Dineen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 12:07 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joseph Elmer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 11:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Thomas Arendt steals it from Harold Carpenter | 57-57 |
| 11:46 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Elmer - foul #1 on Joseph Elmer, team foul #1 | 57-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roy Denton (PG), Cory Cohen (SG), Maurice Gregory (SF), Fredrick Hofmeister (C) Jerrod Toribio, Joseph Elmer, Ricky Dineen, Kyle Kramer | |
| 11:46 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 11:46 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Drexler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Crumble (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Allison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Deon Woods (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Arendt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Roy Denton (fresh) SG - Cory Cohen (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harold Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Fredrick Hofmeister (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Fredrick Hofmeister is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 58-57 |
| 11:34 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Thomas Arendt | 58-57 |
| 11:23 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-57 |
| 11:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 58-57 |
| 11:06 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 10:40 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-57 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roy Denton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 10:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Drexler steps in front of the Harold Carpenter pass in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 10:25 | S. Dakota | Terry Allison clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 10:23 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 10:09 | S. Dakota | Cory Cohen steals it from Terry Allison | 58-57 |
| 09:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Fredrick Hofmeister misses short on an open floater from close range | 58-57 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Carpenter | 58-57 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Drexler steals it from Fredrick Hofmeister | 58-57 |
| 09:34 | S. Dakota | John Drexler hits the finger roll | 60-57 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Arendt - foul #1 on Thomas Arendt, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague (PG), Michael Galbreath (SF), George Simmons (PF), Brian Ong (C) John Drexler, Terry Allison, Deon Woods, Thomas Arendt | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio (PG), Ricky Dineen (SF), Michael Manley (PF), Joseph Cornman (C) Roy Denton, Maurice Gregory, Harold Carpenter, Fredrick Hofmeister | |
| 09:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:54 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 08:52 | S. Dakota | Brian Ong snags the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 08:32 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joseph Cornman grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Crumble - foul #3 on Kenneth Crumble, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague travels with the ball | 60-60 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Curtis Souder (SG), Kyle Kramer (C) Cory Cohen, Joseph Cornman | |
| 08:08 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Curtis Souder's pass is intercepted by Michael Galbreath in the backcourt | 60-60 |
| 08:07 | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague banks in the layup set up by Michael Galbreath | 62-60 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Manley comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on George Simmons - foul #1 on George Simmons, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Drexler (PG), Jim Saari (SG), Terry Allison (SF), Thomas Arendt (C) Victor McKeague, Kenneth Crumble, Michael Galbreath, Brian Ong | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 07:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Manley misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Drexler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jim Saari (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Terry Allison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - George Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Arendt (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Jerrod Toribio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Souder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Dineen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Manley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Kramer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | S. Dakota | Michael Manley swats the layup by George Simmons | 62-61 |
| 07:25 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Manley gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 07:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roy Denton (PG), Maurice Gregory (SF), Fredrick Hofmeister (C) Jerrod Toribio, Ricky Dineen, Michael Manley | |
| 07:08 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt is fouled on the floor by Roy Denton - foul #1 on Roy Denton, team foul #2 | 62-61 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Deon Woods (PF) Thomas Arendt | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 06:57 | S. Dakota | Jim Saari clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 06:55 | S. Dakota | George Simmons can't tip it in | 62-61 |
| 06:54 | S. Dakota | George Simmons grabs the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 06:43 | S. Dakota | John Drexler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on John Drexler, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath (SG) John Drexler | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joseph Elmer (SG), Harold Carpenter (PF), Joseph Cornman (C) Curtis Souder, Kyle Kramer, Fredrick Hofmeister | |
| 06:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Harold Carpenter makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Elmer | 62-63 |
| 06:15 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 06:13 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods grabs the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 05:56 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 05:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Maurice Gregory is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Allison - foul #5 on Terry Allison, team foul #12 | 65-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague (PG), Brian Ong (PF), Thomas Arendt (C) Terry Allison, Deon Woods, George Simmons | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio (PG) Roy Denton | |
| 05:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Maurice Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Maurice Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:37 | S. Dakota | Jim Saari misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Joseph Cornman | 65-65 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Harold Carpenter misses the lay-in | 65-65 |
| 05:24 | S. Dakota | Jim Saari grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 04:59 | S. Dakota | Brian Ong can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 65-65 |
| 04:57 | S. Dakota | Brian Ong tips it home | 67-65 |
| 04:55 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor McKeague steps in front of the Harold Carpenter pass in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| 04:46 | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-65 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 04:30 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 04:25 | S. Dakota | Victor McKeague knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 71-65 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Victor McKeague steals it from Jerrod Toribio in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| 04:07 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Elmer - foul #2 on Joseph Elmer, team foul #3 | 71-65 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Drexler (PG), Kenneth Crumble (SG), Deon Woods (PF), George Simmons (C) Victor McKeague, Jim Saari, Brian Ong, Thomas Arendt | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roy Denton (PG), Curtis Souder (SG), Ricky Dineen (SF), Michael Manley (PF), Kyle Kramer (C) Jerrod Toribio, Joseph Elmer, Maurice Gregory, Harold Carpenter, Joseph Cornman | |
| 04:07 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:07 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 03:49 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roy Denton hits a floater from the left wing set up by Curtis Souder | 73-67 |
| 03:37 | S. Dakota | John Drexler misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-67 |
| 03:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Kyle Kramer pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Drexler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Crumble (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Galbreath (tiring) 2 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Deon Woods (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - George Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Roy Denton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Souder (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Dineen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Manley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Kyle Kramer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ricky Dineen hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Roy Denton | 73-69 |
| 03:01 | S. Dakota | John Drexler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Galbreath | 76-69 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Brian Ong (PF) Deon Woods | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio (PG), Cory Cohen (SG), Fredrick Hofmeister (C) Roy Denton, Curtis Souder, Kyle Kramer | |
| 02:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen scores on a shot near the basket | 76-71 |
| 02:23 | S. Dakota | Brian Ong misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jerrod Toribio grabs the defensive rebound | 76-71 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen is hacked by Kenneth Crumble in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Crumble, team foul #13 | 76-71 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 02:05 | S. Dakota | Kenneth Crumble misses the jumper from the left side | 76-73 |
| 02:03 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ricky Dineen snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen is hacked by Brian Ong - foul #3 on Brian Ong, team foul #14 | 76-73 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Deon Woods (PF), Thomas Arendt (C) Brian Ong, George Simmons | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Harold Carpenter (PF) Michael Manley | |
| 01:56 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:33 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-74 |
| 01:32 | S. Dakota | John Drexler snags the offensive board | 76-74 |
| 01:22 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods drills a driving attempt in the lane | 78-74 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen blows the layup | 78-74 |
| 01:02 | S. Dakota | Michael Galbreath grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | S. Dakota | Ricky Dineen takes the ball from Kenneth Crumble | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Fredrick Hofmeister makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Cory Cohen and he's hacked by Thomas Arendt - foul #2 on Thomas Arendt, team foul #15 | 78-76 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Fredrick Hofmeister makes the free throw | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | S. Dakota | John Drexler is hacked by Jerrod Toribio in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerrod Toribio, team foul #4 | 78-77 |
| 00:26 | S. Dakota | Fredrick Hofmeister is called for the reach on Thomas Arendt - foul #1 on Fredrick Hofmeister, team foul #5 | 78-77 |
| 00:24 | S. Dakota | John Drexler is hacked by Jerrod Toribio - foul #4 on Jerrod Toribio, team foul #6 | 78-77 |
| 00:21 | S. Dakota | Jerrod Toribio is called for the reach on John Drexler - foul #5 on Jerrod Toribio, team foul #7 | 78-77 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Roy Denton (PG) Jerrod Toribio | |
| 00:21 | S. Dakota | John Drexler makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:21 | S. Dakota | John Drexler makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ricky Dineen is hacked by Michael Galbreath in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Galbreath, team foul #16 | 80-77 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jim Saari (SF) Michael Galbreath | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 00:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ricky Dineen makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ricky Dineen misses the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:19 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods pulls down the rebound | 80-78 |
| 00:16 | S. Dakota | Roy Denton is called for the reach on Deon Woods in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Denton, team foul #8 | 80-78 |
| 00:16 | S. Dakota | Deon Woods misses the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Fredrick Hofmeister gets the rebound | 80-78 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ricky Dineen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 80-78 |
| 00:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Fredrick Hofmeister snags the offensive board | 80-78 |
| 00:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ricky Dineen can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 80-78 |
| 00:04 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Thomas Arendt | 80-78 |
| 00:02 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt is hacked by Roy Denton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Denton, team foul #9 | 80-78 |
| 00:02 | S. Dakota | Thomas Arendt misses the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Fredrick Hofmeister snags the defensive board | 80-78 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-78 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cory Cohen hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 80-78 |