| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Jake Brown (fresh) SG - Walter Murphy (fresh) SF - Eli Cartagena (fresh) PF - Wayne Mitchell (fresh) C - Roy Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Orlando Wittig (fresh) SG - Robert Pullins (fresh) SF - Howard Reitz (fresh) PF - Jessie Shake (fresh) C - Steven Henson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steven Henson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Wayne Mitchell - foul #1 on Wayne Mitchell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:44 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico Highlands | Orlando Wittig is called for the reach on Jake Brown - foul #1 on Orlando Wittig, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Eli Cartagena connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Jake Brown | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jessie Shake is hacked by Wayne Mitchell - foul #2 on Wayne Mitchell, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Gary Lesh (PF) Wayne Mitchell | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| 18:50 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steven Henson buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Pullins | 3-4 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico Highlands | Roy Kennedy hits the finger roll | 5-4 |
| 18:26 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-4 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jessie Shake can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The pull-up jumper by Jessie Shake is blocked by Walter Murphy | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico Highlands | Eli Cartagena snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico Highlands | Eli Cartagena throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico Highlands | Eli Cartagena grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico Highlands | Roy Kennedy connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 7-4 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Lesh - foul #1 on Gary Lesh, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas (SF), Aaron Fontaine (C) Howard Reitz, Steven Henson | |
| 16:54 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Aaron Fontaine grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:42 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas blows the layup | 7-5 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown scores on a jump hook from the right block | 9-5 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Council (PG), John Dixion (C) Orlando Wittig, Jessie Shake | |
| 15:54 | New Mexico Highlands | Gary Lesh misses badly on a floater from close range | 9-5 |
| 15:52 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Aaron Fontaine grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Jake Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Murphy (fresh) SF - Eli Cartagena (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Lesh (fresh) C - Roy Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - James Council (fresh) SG - Robert Pullins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stewart Banas (fresh) PF - Aaron Fontaine (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Dixion (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Council is fouled on the floor by Walter Murphy - foul #1 on Walter Murphy, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Antone Atwell (SG), Christopher Pittman (SF), George Carrasco (PF), Walter Jenkins (C) Walter Murphy, Eli Cartagena, Gary Lesh, Roy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz (SF), Steven Henson (C) Stewart Banas, John Dixion | |
| 15:22 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steven Henson misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by George Carrasco - foul #1 on George Carrasco, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | James Groleau (SF) Jake Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig (PG) Robert Pullins | |
| 15:22 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steven Henson misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steven Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico Highlands | Walter Jenkins misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 9-6 |
| 14:52 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steven Henson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:48 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by James Council | 9-8 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico Highlands | Walter Jenkins is hacked by Steven Henson - foul #1 on Steven Henson, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown (PG), Walter Murphy (SG), Eli Cartagena (SF), Gary Lesh (PF) Antone Atwell, Christopher Pittman, James Groleau, George Carrasco | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins (SG), Jessie Shake (PF) James Council, Aaron Fontaine | |
| 14:12 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jake Brown, team foul #6 | 9-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Roy Kennedy (C) Walter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| 13:53 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jessie Shake can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-8 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico Highlands | Roy Kennedy gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico Highlands | Gary Lesh clanks a turnaround from the left block | 9-8 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 13:25 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Eli Cartagena picks off the pass by Robert Pullins | 9-8 |
| 13:09 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Eli Cartagena | 12-8 |
| 13:03 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Walter Murphy steps in front of the Orlando Wittig pass in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico Highlands | Walter Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 12:46 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steven Henson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steven Henson is fouled on the floor by Roy Kennedy - foul #1 on Roy Kennedy, team foul #7 | 12-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Antone Atwell (PG), Christopher Pittman (SG), James Groleau (SF), George Carrasco (PF), Walter Jenkins (C) Jake Brown, Walter Murphy, Eli Cartagena, Gary Lesh, Roy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Council (PG), Stewart Banas (SF) Orlando Wittig, Howard Reitz | |
| 12:28 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steven Henson makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steven Henson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico Highlands | George Carrasco grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:10 | New Mexico Highlands | Antone Atwell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico Highlands | Walter Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico Highlands | Walter Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-9 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to Stewart Banas | 12-9 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Antone Atwell (fresh) SG - Christopher Pittman (fresh) SF - James Groleau (fresh) PF - George Carrasco (fresh) C - Walter Jenkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - James Council (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Pullins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stewart Banas (fresh) PF - Jessie Shake (fairly fresh) C - Steven Henson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jessie Shake misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Carrasco - foul #2 on George Carrasco, team foul #8 | 12-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Roy Kennedy (C) George Carrasco | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Aaron Fontaine (C) Steven Henson | |
| 11:40 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jessie Shake misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:40 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jessie Shake makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:25 | New Mexico Highlands | Christopher Pittman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Jenkins | 15-10 |
| 11:05 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Pullins | 15-12 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico Highlands | Antone Atwell is fouled on the floor by Robert Pullins - foul #1 on Robert Pullins, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown (PG), Walter Murphy (SG), Eli Cartagena (SF), Gary Lesh (PF) Antone Atwell, Christopher Pittman, James Groleau, Roy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig (PG), John Dixion (C) Robert Pullins, Jessie Shake | |
| 10:24 | New Mexico Highlands | Gary Lesh connects on the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Aaron Fontaine - foul #1 on Aaron Fontaine, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz (SF) Stewart Banas | |
| 10:24 | New Mexico Highlands | Gary Lesh misses the free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:24 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Aaron Fontaine drills a shot from the left block | 17-14 |
| 09:46 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 09:45 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Aaron Fontaine grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz banks in the layup | 17-16 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico Highlands | Walter Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico Highlands | Walter Murphy buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gary Lesh | 19-16 |
| 08:21 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-16 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Aaron Fontaine grabs the offensive board | 19-16 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig misses the easy layup | 19-16 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico Highlands | Eli Cartagena clanks a 3 from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico Highlands | Walter Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 19-16 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Jake Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eli Cartagena (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Lesh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Orlando Wittig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Council (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Reitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Fontaine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Dixion (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | New Mexico Highlands | Walter Jenkins is whistled for a carry | 19-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Antone Atwell (SG), Christopher Pittman (SF), Roy Kennedy (C) Walter Murphy, Eli Cartagena, Walter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Derose (PG), Robert Pullins (SG), Stewart Banas (SF), Jessie Shake (PF), Steven Henson (C) Orlando Wittig, James Council, Howard Reitz, Aaron Fontaine, John Dixion | |
| 07:22 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 07:21 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico Highlands | Christopher Pittman lays it up and in and he's hacked by Stewart Banas - foul #1 on Stewart Banas, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | James Groleau (SF) Jake Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| 07:17 | New Mexico Highlands | Christopher Pittman misses the free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jessie Shake snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 06:51 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Derose misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-16 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico Highlands | Gary Lesh pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico Highlands | Christopher Pittman drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Antone Atwell | 24-16 |
| 06:06 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Derose drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stewart Banas | 24-19 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico Highlands | James Groleau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown (PG), Walter Murphy (SG), Eli Cartagena (SF) Christopher Pittman, Antone Atwell, James Groleau | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig (PG), Howard Reitz (SF) James Derose, Stewart Banas | |
| 05:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steven Henson travels with the ball | 24-19 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico Highlands | Eli Cartagena comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico Highlands | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Lesh | 24-19 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico Highlands | Roy Kennedy loses the dribble to Steven Henson | 24-19 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz banks in the layup set up by Orlando Wittig | 24-21 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico Highlands | Roy Kennedy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 04:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 04:23 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jake Brown takes the ball from Jessie Shake | 24-21 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 24-21 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Orlando Wittig pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins misses the lay-in | 24-21 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Murphy | 27-21 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Jake Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eli Cartagena (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Lesh (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Orlando Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pullins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Reitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Shake (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Henson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jessie Shake drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Orlando Wittig | 27-24 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico Highlands | Gary Lesh hits a fadeaway in the lane | 29-24 |
| 02:51 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steven Henson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz grabs the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 02:36 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz can't tip it in | 29-24 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Pullins tips it but misses | 29-24 |
| 02:32 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Howard Reitz tips it in | 29-26 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Howard Reitz - foul #1 on Howard Reitz, team foul #6 | 29-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Antone Atwell (SG), Christopher Pittman (SF), Wayne Mitchell (PF), Walter Jenkins (C) Walter Murphy, Eli Cartagena, Gary Lesh, Roy Kennedy | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Council (PG), James Derose (SG), Stewart Banas (SF), Aaron Fontaine (PF), John Dixion (C) Orlando Wittig, Robert Pullins, Howard Reitz, Jessie Shake, Steven Henson | |
| 02:24 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico Highlands | Jake Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to John Dixion | 30-26 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Council scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by James Derose | 30-29 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico Highlands | Wayne Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | James Groleau (SF) Jake Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| 01:41 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by James Groleau - foul #1 on James Groleau, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| 01:41 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:41 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico Highlands | James Groleau clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 01:26 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to John Dixion | 30-31 |
| 01:13 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas loses the dribble to James Groleau | 30-31 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico Highlands | Antone Atwell lays it up and in on a great pass from James Groleau | 32-31 |
| 00:57 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Council knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Derose | 32-33 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico Highlands | James Groleau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico Highlands | Walter Jenkins tips it but misses | 32-33 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Antone Atwell grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico Highlands | Walter Jenkins drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Antone Atwell | 34-33 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | John Dixion comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Stewart Banas gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |