| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Ronnie Hankins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chung Xiang (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Gilpin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Doug Winship (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - David Rich (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gene Mercurio (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Minich (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tom Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich inbounds the ball | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | St. Mary's (MN) | Walter Gilpin is called for the reach on Ronald Minich - foul #3 on Walter Gilpin, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Henry Sanders (SF) Walter Gilpin | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 19:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 19:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich tips it but misses | 30-48 |
| 19:26 | Bluffton | Chung Xiang grabs the board | 30-48 |
| 19:24 | Bluffton | David Rich is called for the reach on Ronnie Hankins in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Rich, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry (PG) David Rich | |
| 19:04 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Chung Xiang | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:58 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio buries a shot near the basket set up by Michael Watts | 33-50 |
| 18:42 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Henry Sanders | 36-50 |
| 18:25 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio drills a floater from the left side set up by Benjamin Henry | 36-52 |
| 18:04 | Bluffton | Chung Xiang connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Henry Sanders | 39-52 |
| 18:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Chung Xiang picks off the pass by Ronald Minich in the backcourt | 39-52 |
| 17:58 | Bluffton | Chung Xiang lays it in | 41-52 |
| 17:42 | St. Mary's (MN) | Michael Watts is fouled on the floor by Chung Xiang - foul #1 on Chung Xiang, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Matthews (PG), Juan Martin (SG), Dave Kerrick (C) Ronnie Hankins, Chung Xiang, Doug Winship | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province (SG), Fred Smith (SF), Lawrence Hilbert (PF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Gene Mercurio, Ronald Minich, Tom Simmons, Michael Watts | |
| 17:30 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Anthony Province | 41-54 |
| 17:17 | Bluffton | John Matthews makes the jumper from the right block | 43-54 |
| 17:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-56 |
| 16:45 | Bluffton | Emmett Delcastillo steals the ball from William Carr | 43-56 |
| 16:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo loses the dribble to Juan Martin | 43-56 |
| 16:29 | Bluffton | Juan Martin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-56 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins (PG), Chung Xiang (SG), Doug Winship (C) John Matthews, Juan Martin, William Carr | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio (SG), Ronald Minich (SF), Tom Simmons (PF), Michael Watts (C) Anthony Province, Fred Smith, Lawrence Hilbert, Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 16:18 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Minich | 43-59 |
| 15:54 | Bluffton | Chung Xiang loses the ball out of bounds | 43-59 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Rollings (SG), Walter Gilpin (SF), William Carr (PF) Chung Xiang, Henry Sanders, Dave Kerrick | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich (PG) Benjamin Henry | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Ronnie Hankins (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Rollings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Gilpin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Carr (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Doug Winship (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - David Rich (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Mercurio (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Minich (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tom Simmons (tiring) 4 pts. C - Michael Watts (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich misses long on a jumper from close range | 43-59 |
| 15:44 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Walter Gilpin | 43-59 |
| 15:38 | Bluffton | Richard Rollings drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Walter Gilpin | 46-59 |
| 15:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronnie Hankins is called for the reach on David Rich in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronnie Hankins, team foul #3 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Lawrence Hilbert (PF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Tom Simmons, Michael Watts | |
| 15:20 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 15:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo tips it back up and in | 46-61 |
| 15:09 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Rollings | 48-61 |
| 15:05 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronnie Hankins - foul #2 on Ronnie Hankins, team foul #4 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Matthews (PG), Dave Kerrick (PF) Ronnie Hankins, William Carr | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province (SG), Fred Smith (SF) David Rich, Ronald Minich | |
| 15:05 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 15:05 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 15:01 | Bluffton | John Matthews's pass is intercepted by Fred Smith in the backcourt | 48-63 |
| 15:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio lays it in on a nice dish by Fred Smith | 48-65 |
| 14:58 | Bluffton | Walter Gilpin loses the dribble to Gene Mercurio in the backcourt | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio hits a turnaround from the baseline | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:35 | Bluffton | Richard Rollings misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-67 |
| 14:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Lawrence Hilbert gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| 14:20 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-67 |
| 14:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith snags the offensive board | 48-67 |
| 14:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Hilbert | 48-70 |
| 13:49 | Bluffton | John Matthews misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-70 |
| 13:48 | Bluffton | Richard Rollings grabs the offensive board | 48-70 |
| 13:39 | Bluffton | Richard Rollings comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-70 |
| 13:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo gets the rebound | 48-70 |
| 13:33 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 48-70 |
| 13:32 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province grabs the offensive rebound | 48-70 |
| 13:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo is called for traveling | 48-70 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Juan Martin (PG), Chung Xiang (SG), William Carr (PF) John Matthews, Walter Gilpin, Dave Kerrick | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich (PG), Ronald Minich (SF), Tom Simmons (PF), Michael Watts (C) Gene Mercurio, Fred Smith, Lawrence Hilbert, Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 13:23 | Bluffton | Richard Rollings throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-70 |
| 13:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province misses the floater from just outside the lane | 48-70 |
| 13:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-70 |
| 13:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons can't throw it down but he's fouled by William Carr - foul #2 on William Carr, team foul #5 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Henry Sanders (PF) William Carr | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 13:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 13:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 13:02 | Bluffton | Doug Winship pulls down the rebound | 48-70 |
| 12:49 | Bluffton | David Rich steps in front of the Doug Winship pass | 48-70 |
| 12:46 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich lays it up and in | 48-72 |
| 12:24 | Bluffton | Chung Xiang can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-72 |
| 12:22 | Bluffton | Henry Sanders tips it back up and in | 50-72 |
| 12:05 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-74 |
| 11:57 | Bluffton | Richard Rollings's pass is intercepted by Michael Watts | 50-74 |
| 11:46 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich is fouled on the floor by Richard Rollings - foul #4 on Richard Rollings, team foul #6 | 50-74 |
| 11:46 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-74 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins (PG), John Matthews (SG), Walter Gilpin (SF), William Carr (PF), Dave Kerrick (C) Juan Martin, Chung Xiang, Richard Rollings, Henry Sanders, Doug Winship | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio (SG) Anthony Province | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Ronnie Hankins (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Gilpin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Carr (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dave Kerrick (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - David Rich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Mercurio (tiring) 33 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Minich (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tom Simmons (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Watts (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. Mary's (MN) | The short jumper by Gene Mercurio is denied by Dave Kerrick | 50-74 |
| 11:23 | St. Mary's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Watts | 50-74 |
| 11:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio is whistled for a carry | 50-74 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Chung Xiang (SG) John Matthews | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith (SF), Lawrence Hilbert (PF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Ronald Minich, Tom Simmons, Michael Watts | |
| 11:13 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins is hacked by David Rich in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Rich, team foul #2 | 50-74 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry (PG) David Rich | |
| 10:58 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Benjamin Henry - foul #1 on Benjamin Henry, team foul #3 | 50-74 |
| 10:58 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 10:58 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 10:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Dave Kerrick - foul #3 on Dave Kerrick, team foul #7 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Henry Sanders (PF), Doug Winship (C) William Carr, Dave Kerrick | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 10:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo makes the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 10:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 10:31 | Bluffton | Chung Xiang loses the dribble to Gene Mercurio in the backcourt | 52-76 |
| 10:26 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gene Mercurio | 52-78 |
| 10:12 | Bluffton | Doug Winship travels with the ball | 52-78 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Matthews (PG), Juan Martin (SG) Ronnie Hankins, Chung Xiang | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province (SG), Ronald Minich (SF), Tom Simmons (PF), Michael Watts (C) Gene Mercurio, Fred Smith, Lawrence Hilbert, Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 09:56 | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry is fouled on the floor by Doug Winship - foul #2 on Doug Winship, team foul #8 | 52-78 |
| 09:56 | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry makes the 1st free throw | 52-79 |
| 09:56 | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 52-79 |
| 09:56 | Bluffton | Doug Winship gets the rebound | 52-79 |
| 09:53 | Bluffton | Juan Martin is hacked by Anthony Province in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Province, team foul #4 | 52-79 |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Carr (PF) Henry Sanders | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 09:34 | Bluffton | Doug Winship's floater is tipped away by Michael Watts | 52-79 |
| 09:33 | St. Mary's (MN) | Michael Watts snags the defensive board | 52-79 |
| 09:30 | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-79 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins (PG), Chung Xiang (SG), Dave Kerrick (C) John Matthews, Juan Martin, Doug Winship | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Lawrence Hilbert (PF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Tom Simmons, Michael Watts | |
| 09:23 | Bluffton | Anthony Province is called for the reach on Walter Gilpin - foul #2 on Anthony Province, team foul #5 | 52-79 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio (SG) Anthony Province | |
| 09:06 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 52-79 |
| 09:04 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick grabs the offensive rebound | 52-79 |
| 08:57 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Benjamin Henry - foul #2 on Benjamin Henry, team foul #6 | 52-79 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Henry Sanders (PF) William Carr | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith (SF), Tom Simmons (PF) Ronald Minich, Lawrence Hilbert | |
| 08:57 | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-79 |
| 08:57 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 53-79 |
| 08:57 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins misses the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| 08:57 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Tom Simmons | 53-79 |
| 08:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-79 |
| 08:37 | Bluffton | Henry Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 53-79 |
| 08:21 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick blows the layup | 53-79 |
| 08:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons gets the rebound | 53-79 |
| 08:15 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Dave Kerrick - foul #4 on Dave Kerrick, team foul #9 | 53-81 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Matthews (PG), Juan Martin (SG), Doug Winship (C) Ronnie Hankins, Chung Xiang, Dave Kerrick | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province (SG), Ronald Minich (SF), Lawrence Hilbert (PF) Gene Mercurio, Fred Smith, Tom Simmons | |
| 08:15 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo misses the free throw | 53-81 |
| 08:15 | Bluffton | Walter Gilpin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-81 |
| 08:08 | Bluffton | Doug Winship's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Hilbert | 53-81 |
| 08:06 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province grabs the board | 53-81 |
| 08:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich is hacked by John Matthews in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Matthews, team foul #10 | 53-81 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Michael Watts (C) Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 08:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich misses the 1st free throw | 53-81 |
| 08:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich makes the 2nd free throw | 53-82 |
| 07:51 | Bluffton | John Matthews drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Juan Martin | 55-82 |
| 07:49 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich is hacked by John Matthews in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Matthews, team foul #11 | 55-82 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Richard Rollings (SF), William Carr (PF) Walter Gilpin, Henry Sanders | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich (PG) Benjamin Henry | |
| 07:49 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich misses the 1st free throw | 55-82 |
| 07:49 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich makes the 2nd free throw | 55-83 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Matthews (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Rollings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - William Carr (very tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Doug Winship (very tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - David Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Province (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Minich (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Hilbert (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Watts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Bluffton | Richard Rollings knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Matthews | 57-83 |
| 07:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-83 |
| 07:25 | Bluffton | John Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 57-83 |
| 07:16 | Bluffton | Richard Rollings buries a shot from the right side | 59-83 |
| 06:58 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 59-83 |
| 06:56 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Juan Martin | 59-83 |
| 06:41 | Bluffton | Juan Martin buries a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Anthony Province - foul #3 on Anthony Province, team foul #7 | 61-83 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins (PG), Henry Sanders (PF) John Matthews, William Carr | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio (SG), Fred Smith (SF), Tom Simmons (PF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Anthony Province, Ronald Minich, Lawrence Hilbert, Michael Watts | |
| 06:41 | Bluffton | Juan Martin makes the free throw | 62-83 |
| 06:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-83 |
| 06:23 | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith gets the offensive rebound | 62-83 |
| 06:06 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo is alone and drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Smith | 62-85 |
| 05:56 | Bluffton | Richard Rollings is hacked by Fred Smith - foul #1 on Fred Smith, team foul #8 | 62-85 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Chung Xiang (SG), William Carr (PF), Dave Kerrick (C) Juan Martin, Henry Sanders, Doug Winship | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 05:56 | Bluffton | Richard Rollings misses the 1st free throw | 62-85 |
| 05:56 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 62-85 |
| 05:32 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 62-85 |
| 05:31 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick grabs the board | 62-85 |
| 05:26 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-85 |
| 05:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith pulls down the rebound | 62-85 |
| 05:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith is fouled on the floor by William Carr - foul #3 on William Carr, team foul #12 | 62-85 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Doug Winship (C) Dave Kerrick | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province (SG), Lawrence Hilbert (PF), Michael Watts (C) Gene Mercurio, Tom Simmons, Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 05:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-86 |
| 05:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-86 |
| 05:10 | Bluffton | William Carr snags the defensive board | 62-86 |
| 05:07 | Bluffton | Richard Rollings is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-86 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich (SF) Fred Smith | |
| 04:59 | St. Mary's (MN) | Lawrence Hilbert misses the lay-in | 62-86 |
| 04:57 | Bluffton | The rebound goes to Chung Xiang | 62-86 |
| 04:52 | Bluffton | David Rich is called for the reach on Ronnie Hankins - foul #5 on David Rich, team foul #9 | 62-86 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry (PG) David Rich | |
| 04:52 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 63-86 |
| 04:52 | Bluffton | Ronnie Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-86 |
| 04:42 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 64-86 |
| 04:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province snags the offensive board | 64-86 |
| 04:26 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 64-86 |
| 04:25 | St. Mary's (MN) | Michael Watts grabs the offensive rebound | 64-86 |
| 04:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Chung Xiang - foul #2 on Chung Xiang, team foul #13 | 64-86 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Matthews (PG), Juan Martin (SG), Henry Sanders (PF), Dave Kerrick (C) Ronnie Hankins, Chung Xiang, William Carr, Doug Winship | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons (PF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Lawrence Hilbert, Michael Watts | |
| 04:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich makes the 1st free throw | 64-87 |
| 04:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich makes the 2nd free throw | 64-88 |
| 03:53 | Bluffton | Henry Sanders can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the baseline | 64-88 |
| 03:52 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Emmett Delcastillo | 64-88 |
| 03:49 | St. Mary's (MN) | Henry Sanders steps in front of the Emmett Delcastillo pass in the backcourt | 64-88 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Bluffton | Richard Rollings misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 64-88 |
| 03:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province snags the defensive board | 64-88 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Matthews (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Martin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Rollings (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Henry Sanders (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dave Kerrick (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Benjamin Henry (tired) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Province (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Minich (tired) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tom Simmons (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Emmett Delcastillo (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:33 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo double dribbles | 64-88 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith (SF) Ronald Minich | |
| 03:14 | Bluffton | John Matthews steps out of bounds on the baseline | 64-88 |
| 03:12 | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Rollings - foul #5 on Richard Rollings, team foul #14 | 64-88 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Walter Gilpin (SF) Richard Rollings | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 03:12 | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-89 |
| 03:12 | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-90 |
| 03:01 | Bluffton | Juan Martin misses the easy open layup | 64-90 |
| 02:59 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province grabs the board | 64-90 |
| 02:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-90 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich (SF), Lawrence Hilbert (PF) Anthony Province, Tom Simmons | |
| 02:32 | Bluffton | The jumper by Henry Sanders is denied by Emmett Delcastillo | 64-90 |
| 02:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich gets the rebound | 64-90 |
| 02:26 | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry comes up short on the floater from the right block | 64-90 |
| 02:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith hits the follow up shot | 64-92 |
| 02:09 | Bluffton | Henry Sanders drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Juan Martin and the foul's on Lawrence Hilbert - foul #1 on Lawrence Hilbert, team foul #10 | 66-92 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province (SG) Fred Smith | |
| 02:09 | Bluffton | Henry Sanders makes the free throw | 67-92 |
| 01:46 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo buries a jumper from the free throw line | 67-94 |
| 01:43 | Bluffton | Ronald Minich steps in front of the Juan Martin pass in the backcourt | 67-94 |
| 01:40 | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry banks in the layup set up by Ronald Minich | 67-96 |
| 01:30 | Bluffton | Juan Martin misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 67-96 |
| 01:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | Lawrence Hilbert snags the defensive board | 67-96 |
| 01:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo misses long on a shot in the lane | 67-96 |
| 01:23 | Bluffton | Henry Sanders gets the rebound | 67-96 |
| 01:19 | Bluffton | John Matthews is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-96 |
| 01:18 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo pulls down the rebound | 67-96 |
| 01:11 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich knocks in the floater from the right block | 67-98 |
| 01:04 | Bluffton | Henry Sanders is hacked by Lawrence Hilbert - foul #2 on Lawrence Hilbert, team foul #11 | 67-98 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons (PF) Lawrence Hilbert | |
| 01:04 | Bluffton | Henry Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 67-98 |
| 01:04 | Bluffton | Henry Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 68-98 |
| 00:45 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons's floater is tipped away by Dave Kerrick | 68-98 |
| 00:43 | Bluffton | Henry Sanders snags the defensive board | 68-98 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Bluffton | Juan Martin misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-98 |
| 00:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich snags the defensive board | 68-98 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:33 | St. Mary's (MN) | Juan Martin steps in front of the Benjamin Henry pass in the backcourt | 68-98 |
| 00:31 | Bluffton | Walter Gilpin misses the lay-in | 68-98 |
| 00:30 | Bluffton | Juan Martin snags the offensive board | 68-98 |
| 00:26 | Bluffton | Dave Kerrick's floater is knocked away by Tom Simmons | 68-98 |
| 00:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich snags the defensive board | 68-98 |
| 00:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry runs out the clock | 68-98 |