| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Herbert Caba (fresh) SG - Gene Hanner (fresh) SF - Harold Jones (fresh) PF - Orville Kaczor (fresh) C - Leslie Sipe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Patterson (fresh) SG - Vincent Taft (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - James Griffin (fresh) C - Donald Jepson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Patterson | 0-3 |
| 19:43 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones travels in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:37 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leslie Sipe - foul #1 on Leslie Sipe, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:37 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:37 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:17 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones is called for traveling | 0-4 |
| 18:55 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 18:33 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones misses the jumper from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 18:31 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe tips it home | 2-7 |
| 18:15 | S. Dakota | James Griffin loses the ball out of bounds | 2-7 |
| 18:05 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe lays it in uncontested | 4-7 |
| 17:56 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 17:54 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:37 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 4-7 |
| 17:36 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 17:23 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft loses the dribble to Leslie Sipe | 4-7 |
| 17:06 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Herbert Caba | 6-7 |
| 16:43 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 16:42 | S. Dakota | James Griffin hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 16:40 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba loses the dribble to Vincent Taft in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 16:24 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 16:22 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 16:02 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Gene Hanner and he's hacked by Richard Patterson - foul #1 on Richard Patterson, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue (PG), Murray Dix (SG), Jamal Hartman (SF), Louis Croft (C) Herbert Caba, Gene Hanner, Harold Jones, Leslie Sipe | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (PG), James Bozeman (SG), Billy Cowie (SF), Roger Jones (PF), Fred Bugarin (C) Richard Patterson, Vincent Taft, Richard Johnson, James Griffin, Donald Jepson | |
| 16:02 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Victor Hogue (fresh) SG - Murray Dix (fresh) SF - Jamal Hartman (fresh) PF - Orville Kaczor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Croft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Edward Sellers (fresh) SG - James Bozeman (fresh) SF - Billy Cowie (fresh) PF - Roger Jones (fresh) C - Fred Bugarin (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | S. Dakota | Victor Hogue is called for the reach on Edward Sellers - foul #1 on Victor Hogue, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Becker (C) Orville Kaczor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 15:38 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 15:36 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:23 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jamal Hartman - foul #1 on Jamal Hartman, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| 15:23 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:23 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:02 | St. Cloud St. | Roger Jones is called for the reach on Victor Hogue - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| 14:41 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Becker connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Victor Hogue | 11-11 |
| 14:34 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James Heron (SF) Jamal Hartman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG), James Griffin (PF), Donald Jepson (C) James Bozeman, Roger Jones, Fred Bugarin | |
| 14:31 | St. Cloud St. | Billy Cowie is called for the reach on James Heron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Cowie, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| 14:14 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Jepson takes the ball from James Heron | 11-11 |
| 14:03 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson clanks a jumper in the paint | 11-11 |
| 14:02 | St. Cloud St. | James Heron pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:53 | St. Cloud St. | James Heron can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 11-11 |
| 13:52 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:39 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Becker is hacked by Billy Cowie - foul #2 on Billy Cowie, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba (PG), Jerry Herrmann (SG), Harold Jones (SF), Leslie Sipe (C) Victor Hogue, Murray Dix, Louis Croft, Joseph Becker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Edward Sellers, Billy Cowie | |
| 13:20 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones's pass is intercepted by Richard Patterson | 11-11 |
| 13:17 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Patterson | 11-13 |
| 12:58 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Herbert Caba | 13-13 |
| 12:50 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 12:48 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson snags the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 12:43 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson's pass is intercepted by James Heron | 13-13 |
| 12:22 | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Herrmann's layup is rejected by Donald Jepson | 13-13 |
| 12:21 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:14 | S. Dakota | Harold Jones is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Harold Jones, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue (PG), Murray Dix (SG), Jamal Hartman (SF), Orville Kaczor (PF), Joseph Becker (C) Herbert Caba, Jerry Herrmann, Harold Jones, James Heron, Leslie Sipe | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (PG), James Bozeman (SG), Roger Jones (PF), Fred Bugarin (C) Richard Patterson, Vincent Taft, James Griffin, Donald Jepson | |
| 11:56 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Edward Sellers | 13-15 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Victor Hogue (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Murray Dix (fresh) SF - Jamal Hartman (fresh) PF - Orville Kaczor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Becker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Edward Sellers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bozeman (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Roger Jones (fresh) C - Fred Bugarin (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman's pass is intercepted by James Bozeman | 13-15 |
| 11:27 | S. Dakota | Joseph Becker denies the turnaround by Richard Johnson | 13-15 |
| 11:26 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 11:02 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Victor Hogue - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Herrmann (PG), Gene Hanner (SG), Harold Jones (SF), Louis Croft (C) Victor Hogue, Murray Dix, Jamal Hartman, Joseph Becker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG), Vincent Taft (SG) James Bozeman, Richard Johnson | |
| 10:48 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Herrmann | 16-15 |
| 10:31 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 10:29 | St. Cloud St. | Edward Sellers steals it from Gene Hanner in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| 10:28 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Sellers | 16-20 |
| 10:10 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-20 |
| 10:09 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:47 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 09:45 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:35 | S. Dakota | Harold Jones takes the ball from Fred Bugarin | 16-20 |
| 09:32 | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Herrmann lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harold Jones | 18-20 |
| 09:25 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-20 |
| 09:24 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Harold Jones | 18-20 |
| 09:09 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner is whistled for a carry | 18-20 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba (PG), Victor Hogue (SG), Jamal Hartman (SF), James Heron (PF), Joseph Becker (C) Jerry Herrmann, Gene Hanner, Harold Jones, Orville Kaczor, Louis Croft | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), James Griffin (PF), Donald Jepson (C) Richard Patterson, Edward Sellers, Fred Bugarin, Roger Jones | |
| 08:46 | S. Dakota | Joseph Becker steals the ball from Vincent Taft | 18-20 |
| 08:43 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue is hacked by James Bozeman in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Bozeman, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe (C) Joseph Becker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG) Vincent Taft | |
| 08:22 | St. Cloud St. | James Heron's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Johnson | 18-20 |
| 08:21 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to James Griffin | 18-20 |
| 08:08 | S. Dakota | James Griffin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 08:06 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 07:47 | St. Cloud St. | James Heron lays it up and in set up by Victor Hogue and he's fouled by James Bozeman - foul #2 on James Bozeman, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix (SG), Louis Croft (PF), Joseph Becker (C) Herbert Caba, Jamal Hartman, Leslie Sipe | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (PG), Vincent Taft (SG) Richard Patterson, James Bozeman | |
| 07:47 | St. Cloud St. | James Heron misses the free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:47 | S. Dakota | James Griffin snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Victor Hogue (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Murray Dix (fresh) SF - James Heron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Croft (fresh) C - Joseph Becker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Edward Sellers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincent Taft (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. PF - James Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Jepson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:39 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Becker - foul #1 on Joseph Becker, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones (SF) James Heron | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 07:20 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Louis Croft - foul #1 on Louis Croft, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner (SG) Victor Hogue | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 07:20 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:20 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:20 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Becker grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 07:10 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix loses the dribble to Edward Sellers | 20-21 |
| 06:54 | S. Dakota | Louis Croft denies the turnaround by James Griffin | 20-21 |
| 06:53 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Harold Jones | 20-21 |
| 06:28 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba (PG), Victor Hogue (SG), James Heron (PF), Leslie Sipe (C) Murray Dix, Gene Hanner, Louis Croft, Joseph Becker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 06:28 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:28 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:09 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson's layup is rejected by Leslie Sipe | 22-21 |
| 06:08 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 06:05 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue is hacked by Edward Sellers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Sellers, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman (SF), Orville Kaczor (PF) Harold Jones, James Heron | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Roger Jones (C) Donald Jepson | |
| 06:05 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:05 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:05 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Roger Jones | 23-21 |
| 06:01 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 06:00 | S. Dakota | James Griffin tips it in | 23-23 |
| 05:39 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 05:37 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe gets the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:19 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman is fouled on the floor by Vincent Taft - foul #1 on Vincent Taft, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix (PG), Jerry Herrmann (SG), Louis Croft (C) Herbert Caba, Victor Hogue, Leslie Sipe | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson (SF), Fred Bugarin (PF) Vincent Taft, James Griffin | |
| 05:19 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:19 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:09 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Sellers | 24-25 |
| 04:51 | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Herrmann's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Bugarin | 24-25 |
| 04:49 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:32 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson misses the easy layup | 24-25 |
| 04:31 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota | Louis Croft steps in front of the Richard Johnson pass | 24-25 |
| 04:10 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix is called for 10 seconds | 24-25 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner (SG), Victor Hogue (SF), James Heron (PF), Leslie Sipe (C) Jerry Herrmann, Jamal Hartman, Orville Kaczor, Louis Croft | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (SG), James Griffin (PF), Donald Jepson (C) Edward Sellers, Fred Bugarin, Roger Jones | |
| 03:59 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 03:50 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 03:48 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to James Griffin | 24-28 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Murray Dix (fresh) SG - Gene Hanner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Hogue (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Heron (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leslie Sipe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Patterson (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Taft (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (tired) 8 pts. PF - James Griffin (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Jepson (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:44 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson buries a runner from the right block set up by Vincent Taft and he's fouled by Leslie Sipe - foul #2 on Leslie Sipe, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba (PG) Murray Dix | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG), Billy Cowie (SF) Vincent Taft, Richard Johnson | |
| 03:44 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:29 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-31 |
| 03:28 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 03:17 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson makes the floater from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 02:54 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner misses the shot from the free throw line | 24-33 |
| 02:52 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 02:48 | S. Dakota | Gene Hanner steals the ball from Richard Patterson | 24-33 |
| 02:28 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 02:27 | S. Dakota | James Griffin snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 02:23 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Griffin | 24-35 |
| 02:21 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba is fouled in the backcourt by James Bozeman - foul #3 on James Bozeman, team foul #11 | 24-35 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix (SG), Harold Jones (SF), Louis Croft (PF), Joseph Becker (C) Gene Hanner, Victor Hogue, James Heron, Leslie Sipe | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (PG), Edward Sellers (SG), Fred Bugarin (PF) Richard Patterson, James Bozeman, James Griffin | |
| 02:21 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:21 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:04 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Murray Dix - foul #1 on Murray Dix, team foul #8 | 26-35 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Herrmann (SG), Orville Kaczor (PF) Herbert Caba, Joseph Becker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 02:04 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:04 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:54 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Murray Dix | 29-37 |
| 01:41 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Sellers | 29-40 |
| 01:27 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Murray Dix | 31-40 |
| 01:18 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 31-40 |
| 01:17 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 01:02 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft blows the dunk but he's fouled by Vincent Taft - foul #2 on Vincent Taft, team foul #12 | 31-40 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue (PG), Jamal Hartman (SF), Joseph Becker (C) Jerry Herrmann, Harold Jones, Orville Kaczor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Griffin (PF), Roger Jones (C) Fred Bugarin, Donald Jepson | |
| 01:02 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:02 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:43 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 00:42 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 00:39 | St. Cloud St. | Vincent Taft picks off the pass by Louis Croft in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| 00:24 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 00:22 | S. Dakota | James Griffin tips it but misses | 32-40 |
| 00:20 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 00:03 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Victor Hogue | 35-40 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers misses short on a halfcourt shot | 35-40 |