| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Jeremy Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lanigan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Anselmo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Kenny Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Hough (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elton Everett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Herrin (fresh) C - Russell Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota St. | Elton Everett inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | N. Dakota St. | Arnold Hough is called for traveling | 35-34 |
| 19:23 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo misses the dunk attempt | 35-34 |
| 19:21 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:54 | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders loses the ball out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 18:38 | St. Cloud St. | Jeremy Lindsey buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Lanigan | 38-34 |
| 18:24 | N. Dakota St. | Arnold Hough misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Lanigan - foul #2 on David Lanigan, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 18:24 | N. Dakota St. | Arnold Hough makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:24 | N. Dakota St. | Arnold Hough makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:59 | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 38-36 |
| 17:58 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:40 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 38-36 |
| 17:39 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:26 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Herrin - foul #3 on Frank Herrin, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Troy Houston (PG), Keith Leyva (SG), James James (C) Jeremy Lindsey, David Lanigan, Joseph Sullivan | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Robert Keen (PG), Willie Shedd (SG), David Ivie (PF), Randall Naber (C) Kenny Sanders, Arnold Hough, Frank Herrin, Russell Brown | |
| 17:26 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:26 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:26 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo misses the 3rd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:26 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Naber snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 17:03 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Naber is fouled on the floor by James James - foul #1 on James James, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Anthony Stover (PF), Ronald Atkinson (C) Mark Carr, Lee Anselmo | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw (SF) Elton Everett | |
| 16:46 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Anthony Stover - foul #1 on Anthony Stover, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 16:46 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:46 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:46 | St. Cloud St. | Ronald Atkinson gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:37 | St. Cloud St. | James James can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 16:36 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:17 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by David Ivie and the foul's on Keith Leyva - foul #3 on Keith Leyva, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan (SG), Mark Carr (SF), Joseph Sullivan (C) Keith Leyva, Anthony Stover, Ronald Atkinson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders (PG), Arnold Hough (SG), Elton Everett (SF) Robert Keen, Willie Shedd, Randall Naber | |
| 16:17 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw misses the free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:17 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Joseph Sullivan | 39-38 |
| 16:01 | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-38 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Troy Houston (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Lanigan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Kenny Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Hough (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elton Everett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fred Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Ivie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie scores on a runner from the right block | 42-40 |
| 15:23 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Carr connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Troy Houston | 44-40 |
| 14:59 | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 14:44 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Sullivan buries a jump hook from close range | 46-43 |
| 14:21 | N. Dakota St. | Arnold Hough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jeremy Lindsey (PG), Keith Leyva (SG), Anthony Stover (SF), Lee Anselmo (PF), Ronald Atkinson (C) Troy Houston, David Lanigan, Mark Carr, James James, Joseph Sullivan | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Blair Taylor (PG), Robert Keen (SG), Willie Shedd (SF), Frank Herrin (PF), Russell Brown (C) Kenny Sanders, Arnold Hough, Elton Everett, Fred Shaw, David Ivie | |
| 13:58 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Keen picks off the pass by Anthony Stover | 46-43 |
| 13:37 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin is whistled for a carry | 46-43 |
| 13:16 | St. Cloud St. | Jeremy Lindsey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Anselmo | 49-43 |
| 12:56 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 12:35 | St. Cloud St. | Jeremy Lindsey's floater is knocked away by Frank Herrin | 49-46 |
| 12:34 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 12:21 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 12:19 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:15 | St. Cloud St. | Jeremy Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 12:14 | St. Cloud St. | Keith Leyva grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 12:05 | St. Cloud St. | Anthony Stover misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 12:03 | St. Cloud St. | Ronald Atkinson gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 11:40 | St. Cloud St. | Ronald Atkinson travels with the ball | 49-46 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Troy Houston (PG), David Lanigan (SG), Mark Carr (SF), James James (PF), Joseph Sullivan (C) Jeremy Lindsey, Keith Leyva, Anthony Stover, Lee Anselmo, Ronald Atkinson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders (PG), Arnold Hough (SG), Elton Everett (SF), David Ivie (PF), Randall Naber (C) Blair Taylor, Robert Keen, Willie Shedd, Frank Herrin, Russell Brown | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Troy Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lanigan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Kenny Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Hough (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elton Everett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Ivie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Naber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 11:13 | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-48 |
| 11:11 | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan snags the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 10:55 | St. Cloud St. | James James clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 10:53 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Carr gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:32 | St. Cloud St. | James James drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 10:08 | N. Dakota St. | Joseph Sullivan swats the short shot by Arnold Hough | 52-48 |
| 10:06 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Naber tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 09:53 | St. Cloud St. | David Ivie steals the ball from Troy Houston | 52-50 |
| 09:37 | N. Dakota St. | Arnold Hough is fouled on the floor by James James - foul #2 on James James, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jeremy Lindsey (PG), Lee Anselmo (PF) Troy Houston, James James | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin (PF), Russell Brown (C) David Ivie, Randall Naber | |
| 09:23 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin is fouled on the floor by Lee Anselmo - foul #1 on Lee Anselmo, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 09:18 | N. Dakota St. | Arnold Hough misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 09:16 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:01 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Arnold Hough | 52-50 |
| 08:49 | N. Dakota St. | David Lanigan steals it from Russell Brown | 52-50 |
| 08:34 | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan scores on a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Frank Herrin - foul #4 on Frank Herrin, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James James (SF), Ronald Atkinson (C) Mark Carr, Joseph Sullivan | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Robert Keen (PG), Willie Shedd (SG), Fred Shaw (SF), David Ivie (PF) Kenny Sanders, Arnold Hough, Elton Everett, Frank Herrin | |
| 08:34 | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan misses the free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:34 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:14 | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 54-50 |
| 08:12 | St. Cloud St. | James James pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:07 | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James James | 56-50 |
| 07:46 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Atkinson blocks the short jumper by David Ivie | 56-50 |
| 07:45 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie hits the follow up shot | 56-52 |
| 07:29 | St. Cloud St. | Jeremy Lindsey hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by James James | 58-52 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Jeremy Lindsey (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lanigan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James James (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Anselmo (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Keen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Willie Shedd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Ivie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Russell Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-54 |
| 07:02 | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Troy Houston (PG), Keith Leyva (SG), Mark Carr (SF), Joseph Sullivan (C) Jeremy Lindsey, David Lanigan, Lee Anselmo, Ronald Atkinson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders (PG), Arnold Hough (SG), Elton Everett (SF), Frank Herrin (PF), Randall Naber (C) Robert Keen, Willie Shedd, Fred Shaw, David Ivie, Russell Brown | |
| 06:40 | N. Dakota St. | Randall Naber is whistled for a carry | 58-54 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Anthony Stover (PF) James James | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 06:25 | St. Cloud St. | Keith Leyva misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 58-54 |
| 06:23 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:02 | St. Cloud St. | Troy Houston comes up short on the floater from close range | 58-54 |
| 06:00 | N. Dakota St. | Elton Everett snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 05:40 | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 05:39 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Carr pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:22 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Carr is whistled for traveling | 58-54 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jeremy Lindsey (PG), Lee Anselmo (PF) Keith Leyva, Anthony Stover | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Robert Keen (SG), David Ivie (C) Arnold Hough, Randall Naber | |
| 05:03 | N. Dakota St. | Robert Keen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-54 |
| 05:01 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 04:48 | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Keen | 58-57 |
| 04:35 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Sullivan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 04:33 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:14 | St. Cloud St. | Jeremy Lindsey is hacked by Robert Keen - foul #2 on Robert Keen, team foul #3 | 58-57 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan (SG), James James (C) Troy Houston, Joseph Sullivan | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Arnold Hough (SG), Russell Brown (C) Kenny Sanders, Frank Herrin | |
| 03:59 | St. Cloud St. | James James drills a shot from the left block set up by David Lanigan and he's hacked by Russell Brown - foul #3 on Russell Brown, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Ronald Atkinson (C) Mark Carr | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Fred Shaw (SF) Elton Everett | |
| 03:59 | St. Cloud St. | James James misses the free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:59 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 03:49 | N. Dakota St. | Robert Keen misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 03:48 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown tips it home | 60-59 |
| 03:28 | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan can't finish the layup | 60-59 |
| 03:27 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Jeremy Lindsey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lanigan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James James (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Anselmo (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Atkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Robert Keen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Hough (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Ivie (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Russell Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | N. Dakota St. | The jump hook by Fred Shaw is blocked by Ronald Atkinson | 60-59 |
| 03:09 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie can't tip it in | 60-59 |
| 03:07 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:53 | N. Dakota St. | David Ivie is called for traveling | 60-59 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Troy Houston (PG), Mark Carr (SF), Joseph Sullivan (C) Jeremy Lindsey, Lee Anselmo, Ronald Atkinson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Blair Taylor (PG), Elton Everett (SF), Frank Herrin (PF) Robert Keen, Fred Shaw, David Ivie | |
| 02:49 | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo (PF) James James | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders (PG) Blair Taylor | |
| 02:37 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Sullivan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 02:35 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo grabs the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 02:23 | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Troy Houston | 62-59 |
| 02:07 | N. Dakota St. | Arnold Hough makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Elton Everett | 62-61 |
| 01:54 | St. Cloud St. | Troy Houston is hacked by Kenny Sanders - foul #2 on Kenny Sanders, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jeremy Lindsey (PG) Troy Houston | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 01:34 | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Arnold Hough - foul #2 on Arnold Hough, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 01:34 | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:34 | St. Cloud St. | David Lanigan misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:34 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:30 | N. Dakota St. | Kenny Sanders clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 01:29 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Lee Anselmo | 63-61 |
| 01:05 | St. Cloud St. | Jeremy Lindsey is called for traveling | 63-61 |
| 00:36 | N. Dakota St. | Arnold Hough misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 00:35 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Sullivan grabs the board | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Sanders - foul #3 on Kenny Sanders, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 00:34 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:34 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:34 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:30 | N. Dakota St. | Elton Everett clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 00:28 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Sullivan snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 00:27 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Sullivan is hacked by Kenny Sanders in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenny Sanders, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James James (SF) Mark Carr | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:27 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:27 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 00:18 | N. Dakota St. | The pull-up jumper by Kenny Sanders is blocked by Lee Anselmo | 64-61 |
| 00:16 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown gets the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:12 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeremy Lindsey - foul #1 on Jeremy Lindsey, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| 00:12 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:12 | N. Dakota St. | Russell Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:12 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 00:11 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo is hacked by Kenny Sanders in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenny Sanders, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Mark Carr (SF) James James | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Robert Keen (PG) Kenny Sanders | |
| 00:11 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:11 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:11 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 00:06 | N. Dakota St. | Frank Herrin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 00:05 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:04 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo is fouled in the backcourt by Arnold Hough - foul #3 on Arnold Hough, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James James (SF) Mark Carr | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 00:04 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:04 | St. Cloud St. | Lee Anselmo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota St. | Elton Everett misses the halfcourt shot | 66-62 |