| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Jeffrey Rush (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Randy Schmidt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Stovall (fresh) PF - Mark Barnaby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesse Steinke (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Troy Popa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Bush (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Steed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Barry Lewis (fresh) 27 pts. 7 reb. C - Eddie Pauli (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis blows the layup | 33-36 |
| 19:41 | Northern St. | Randy Schmidt grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 19:18 | Northern St. | Randy Schmidt connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Stovall | 35-36 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli is by himself and knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Troy Popa | 35-38 |
| 18:51 | Northern St. | Randy Schmidt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Troy Popa and he's hacked by Mark Barnaby - foul #3 on Mark Barnaby, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Herbert Katzberg (PG), Martin Phillips (SG), Nathan Woodson (PF) Jeffrey Rush, Stephen Stovall, Mark Barnaby | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Edwin Marenco (SF), Pat Kelley (PF), Jimmie Pagel (C) Troy Popa, John Steed, Eddie Pauli | |
| 18:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:28 | Northern St. | Randy Schmidt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:24 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis loses the dribble to Martin Phillips in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 18:00 | Northern St. | Edwin Marenco steals it from Nathan Woodson | 38-41 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis hits the finger roll set up by Edwin Marenco | 38-43 |
| 17:34 | Northern St. | Barry Lewis steps in front of the Nathan Woodson pass | 38-43 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota, Duluth | Edwin Marenco banks in the layup set up by Barry Lewis | 38-45 |
| 17:08 | Northern St. | Herbert Katzberg misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 17:07 | Northern St. | Jesse Steinke can't tip it in | 38-45 |
| 17:06 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 16:49 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota, Duluth | The offensive rebound goes to Pat Kelley | 38-45 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Melvin Bush | 38-47 |
| 16:16 | Northern St. | Randy Schmidt makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Woodson | 41-47 |
| 16:08 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 41-47 |
| 16:06 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to Randy Schmidt | 41-47 |
| 15:45 | Northern St. | Herbert Katzberg scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Randy Schmidt | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Herbert Katzberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Phillips (tiring) SF - Randy Schmidt (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Woodson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Steinke (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Barry Lewis (fairly fresh) 34 pts. 9 reb. SG - Melvin Bush (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Edwin Marenco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Pat Kelley (fairly fresh) C - Jimmie Pagel (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Minnesota, Duluth | Herbert Katzberg takes the ball from Jimmie Pagel in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 15:12 | Northern St. | Jesse Steinke comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 15:11 | Northern St. | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Phillips | 44-47 |
| 14:57 | Northern St. | Martin Phillips buries a floater from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 14:55 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jesse Steinke steps in front of the Edwin Marenco pass in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 14:38 | Northern St. | Herbert Katzberg's floater is knocked away by Pat Kelley | 46-47 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 14:33 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Jeffrey Rush (PG), William Oliver (SG), Roger Thompson (SF), Mark Barnaby (PF), Nathan Wagner (C) Herbert Katzberg, Martin Phillips, Randy Schmidt, Nathan Woodson, Jesse Steinke | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Troy Popa (PG), John Steed (SG), Larry Hoffman (SF), Eddie Pauli (C) Melvin Bush, Edwin Marenco, Pat Kelley, Jimmie Pagel | |
| 14:25 | Northern St. | Nathan Wagner loses the dribble to Troy Popa | 46-47 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota, Duluth | Troy Popa lays it in | 46-49 |
| 14:09 | Northern St. | Barry Lewis denies the turnaround by Mark Barnaby | 46-49 |
| 14:08 | Minnesota, Duluth | The rebound goes to John Steed | 46-49 |
| 14:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis double dribbles | 46-49 |
| 13:43 | Northern St. | William Oliver is whistled for a carry | 46-49 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota, Duluth | Mark Barnaby is called for the reach on Larry Hoffman - foul #4 on Mark Barnaby, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Randy Schmidt (PF) Mark Barnaby | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| 13:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli comes up short on the shot from the left side | 46-49 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 13:05 | Northern St. | Barry Lewis picks off the pass by Roger Thompson | 46-51 |
| 12:45 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis can't finish the layup | 46-51 |
| 12:44 | Northern St. | Roger Thompson pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:32 | Northern St. | Nathan Wagner scores on a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Eddie Pauli - foul #1 on Eddie Pauli, team foul #1 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Brandon Lindsey (PG), Stephen Stovall (SG), Jesse Steinke (C) Jeffrey Rush, William Oliver, Randy Schmidt | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush (SG) John Steed | |
| 12:32 | Northern St. | Nathan Wagner misses the free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 12:03 | Minnesota, Duluth | Troy Popa misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-51 |
| 12:01 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis can't finish the layup | 48-51 |
| 11:48 | Northern St. | Roger Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Brandon Lindsey (fresh) SG - Stephen Stovall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Steinke (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Troy Popa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Bush (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Larry Hoffman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Barry Lewis (tiring) 34 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Pauli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northern St. | Nathan Wagner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 11:28 | Northern St. | Jesse Steinke snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 11:12 | Northern St. | Brandon Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 11:10 | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 11:04 | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush is fouled on the floor by Stephen Stovall - foul #2 on Stephen Stovall, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Jeffrey Rush (PG), William Oliver (SG), Randy Schmidt (PF), Nathan Woodson (C) Brandon Lindsey, Stephen Stovall, Nathan Wagner, Jesse Steinke | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Edwin Marenco (SG) Melvin Bush | |
| 10:54 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis clanks a shot from close range | 48-51 |
| 10:53 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli tips it but misses | 48-51 |
| 10:51 | Northern St. | Nathan Woodson snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 10:30 | Northern St. | Jeffrey Rush misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-51 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 10:04 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 10:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis hits the follow up shot | 48-53 |
| 09:46 | Northern St. | Troy Popa steals the ball from Randy Schmidt | 48-53 |
| 09:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-53 |
| 09:35 | Northern St. | Jeffrey Rush pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:13 | Northern St. | Roger Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 09:11 | Northern St. | William Oliver can't tip it in | 48-53 |
| 09:09 | Minnesota, Duluth | The rebound goes to Larry Hoffman | 48-53 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota, Duluth | Troy Popa is hacked by Randy Schmidt - foul #1 on Randy Schmidt, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Herbert Katzberg (PG), Stephen Stovall (SF), Jesse Steinke (C) Jeffrey Rush, Roger Thompson, Nathan Woodson | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed (SG) Edwin Marenco | |
| 08:45 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 08:22 | Northern St. | Randy Schmidt splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 07:58 | Minnesota, Duluth | Troy Popa clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 07:56 | Minnesota, Duluth | The offensive rebound goes to John Steed | 48-55 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Herbert Katzberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Oliver (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Stovall (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randy Schmidt (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Steinke (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Troy Popa (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Steed (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. SF - Larry Hoffman (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Barry Lewis (tired) 40 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Pauli (tired) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Northern St. | William Oliver is hacked by Troy Popa - foul #4 on Troy Popa, team foul #2 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Brandon Lindsey (PG), Martin Phillips (SG), Roger Thompson (SF), Mark Barnaby (PF), Nathan Wagner (C) Herbert Katzberg, William Oliver, Stephen Stovall, Randy Schmidt, Jesse Steinke | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush (SG) John Steed | |
| 07:09 | Northern St. | Brandon Lindsey scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Martin Phillips | 50-57 |
| 06:44 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman is called for traveling | 50-57 |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Pat Kelley (PF) Barry Lewis | |
| 06:26 | Northern St. | Nathan Wagner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Barnaby | 52-57 |
| 06:21 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Melvin Bush | 52-59 |
| 05:57 | Northern St. | Martin Phillips knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Roger Thompson | 55-59 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota, Duluth | Nathan Wagner steals the ball from Pat Kelley | 55-59 |
| 05:46 | Northern St. | Roger Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 05:44 | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Popa | 55-62 |
| 05:04 | Northern St. | Roger Thompson buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Lindsey | 58-62 |
| 05:04 | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Jeffrey Rush (PG), William Oliver (SG), Stephen Stovall (SF), Jesse Steinke (C) Brandon Lindsey, Martin Phillips, Roger Thompson, Nathan Wagner | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed (SG), Barry Lewis (PF) Melvin Bush, Pat Kelley | |
| 05:01 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| 04:42 | Northern St. | William Oliver misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-62 |
| 04:40 | Northern St. | Jesse Steinke tips it home | 60-62 |
| 04:28 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Stovall - foul #3 on Stephen Stovall, team foul #5 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush (SG) John Steed | |
| 04:28 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:28 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:28 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to William Oliver | 60-63 |
| 04:14 | Northern St. | Jeffrey Rush knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Mark Barnaby | 62-63 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Troy Popa | 62-65 |
| 03:42 | Northern St. | William Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota, Duluth | The rebound goes to Barry Lewis | 62-65 |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Jeffrey Rush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Oliver (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Stovall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mark Barnaby (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Jesse Steinke (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Troy Popa (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Melvin Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Larry Hoffman (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Barry Lewis (tired) 40 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Pauli (tired) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Minnesota, Duluth | Troy Popa is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Troy Popa, team foul #3 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Herbert Katzberg (PG), Roger Thompson (SF), Nathan Woodson (PF), Nathan Wagner (C) Jeffrey Rush, Stephen Stovall, Mark Barnaby, Jesse Steinke | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Edwin Marenco (PG), John Steed (SG) Troy Popa, Melvin Bush | |
| 02:59 | Northern St. | William Oliver clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota, Duluth | Edwin Marenco grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Jeffrey Rush (PG), Martin Phillips (SG) Herbert Katzberg, William Oliver | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush (SG) John Steed | |
| 02:37 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis misses badly on a shot in the lane | 62-65 |
| 02:36 | Northern St. | Nathan Woodson pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:20 | Northern St. | Martin Phillips is hacked by Melvin Bush - foul #1 on Melvin Bush, team foul #4 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Stephen Stovall (SF) Roger Thompson | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed (SG) Melvin Bush | |
| 02:03 | Northern St. | Stephen Stovall misses short on a floater near the basket | 62-65 |
| 02:01 | Northern St. | Martin Phillips grabs the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 02:01 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Randy Schmidt (SG), Jesse Steinke (C) Martin Phillips, Nathan Wagner | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush (PG) Edwin Marenco | |
| 01:39 | Northern St. | Randy Schmidt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 01:37 | Northern St. | Stephen Stovall grabs the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 01:28 | Northern St. | Eddie Pauli swats the dunk try by Randy Schmidt | 62-65 |
| 01:26 | Northern St. | Nathan Woodson grabs the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 01:26 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Northern St. | William Oliver (SG), Roger Thompson (SF), Mark Barnaby (PF) Randy Schmidt, Stephen Stovall, Nathan Woodson | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Edwin Marenco (PG) John Steed | |
| 01:09 | Northern St. | Roger Thompson is fouled on the floor by Edwin Marenco - foul #1 on Edwin Marenco, team foul #5 | 62-65 |
| 00:57 | Northern St. | William Oliver knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis banks in the wide open layup set up by Melvin Bush | 65-67 |
| 00:30 | Northern St. | Jeffrey Rush scores on a shot from the right side | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis clanks a shot from close range | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | Northern St. | Jesse Steinke pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northern St. | William Oliver clanks a halfcourt shot | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Jeffrey Rush (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Barnaby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Jesse Steinke (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Edwin Marenco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Larry Hoffman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Barry Lewis (fairly fresh) 42 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Pauli (tired) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Barnaby - foul #5 on Mark Barnaby, team foul #6 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Randy Schmidt (PF) Mark Barnaby | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed (SG), Pat Kelley (PF), Jimmie Pagel (C) Edwin Marenco, Melvin Bush, Eddie Pauli | |
| 04:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:19 | Northern St. | William Oliver makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jeffrey Rush and he's fouled by Jimmie Pagel - foul #2 on Jimmie Pagel, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush (PG), Eddie Pauli (C) Pat Kelley, Jimmie Pagel | |
| 04:19 | Northern St. | William Oliver makes the free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis connects on the open shot in the lane on a great pass from Melvin Bush | 70-71 |
| 03:50 | Northern St. | Roger Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 70-71 |
| 03:48 | Northern St. | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Schmidt | 70-71 |
| 03:31 | Northern St. | William Oliver connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Rush | 72-71 |
| 03:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis comes up short on the runner in the lane | 72-71 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota, Duluth | John Steed grabs the offensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-71 |
| 03:03 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to Jesse Steinke | 72-71 |
| 02:41 | Northern St. | Jeffrey Rush is fouled on the floor by John Steed - foul #2 on John Steed, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Martin Phillips (SG), Stephen Stovall (SF), Nathan Woodson (PF), Nathan Wagner (C) William Oliver, Roger Thompson, Randy Schmidt, Jesse Steinke | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Edwin Marenco (PG), Jimmie Pagel (C) Melvin Bush, Eddie Pauli | |
| 02:41 | Northern St. | Jeffrey Rush misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jimmie Pagel is fouled on the floor by Stephen Stovall - foul #4 on Stephen Stovall, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Herbert Katzberg (PG) Jeffrey Rush | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Eddie Pauli (C) Edwin Marenco | |
| 02:20 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jimmie Pagel makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jimmie Pagel makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:15 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Roger Thompson (SF), Randy Schmidt (PF) Martin Phillips, Nathan Wagner | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Edwin Marenco (PG) Eddie Pauli | |
| 01:56 | Northern St. | Randy Schmidt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 01:55 | Minnesota, Duluth | The rebound goes to John Steed | 72-73 |
| 01:33 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Barry Lewis, team foul #8 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Jeffrey Rush (PG), William Oliver (SG), Jesse Steinke (C) Herbert Katzberg, Stephen Stovall, Nathan Woodson | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush (SG), Eddie Pauli (C) John Steed, Jimmie Pagel | |
| 01:15 | Northern St. | William Oliver clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Eddie Pauli - foul #2 on Eddie Pauli, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| 01:15 | Northern St. | William Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:15 | Northern St. | William Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota, Duluth | Barry Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 00:59 | Northern St. | William Oliver snags the defensive board | 74-73 |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Jeffrey Rush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Oliver (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Schmidt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Steinke (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Edwin Marenco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Larry Hoffman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Barry Lewis (fairly fresh) 46 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Pauli (tired) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Northern St. | Barry Lewis steals the ball from Roger Thompson | 74-73 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Oliver - foul #4 on William Oliver, team foul #8 | 74-73 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota, Duluth | Melvin Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:10 | Northern St. | Jesse Steinke gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 00:10 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a :30 timeout (2 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| 00:03 | Northern St. | Roger Thompson scores on a floater in the lane set up by Jeffrey Rush | 76-74 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Larry Hoffman clanks a halfcourt shot | 76-74 |