| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Herbert Caba (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Hanner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orville Kaczor (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Leslie Sipe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Richard Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Capps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Mingle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Stiles (fresh) 13 pts. C - Larry Moniz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Herbert Caba | 36-35 |
| 19:24 | N. Dakota | William Mingle is hacked by Harold Jones - foul #2 on Harold Jones, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 19:13 | N. Dakota | James Stiles misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Leslie Sipe - foul #1 on Leslie Sipe, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 19:13 | N. Dakota | James Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:13 | N. Dakota | James Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:57 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor is hacked by Richard Hines - foul #1 on Richard Hines, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 18:32 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Herbert Caba | 38-37 |
| 18:13 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz is fouled on the floor by Leslie Sipe - foul #2 on Leslie Sipe, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| 17:54 | N. Dakota | Richard Hines can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Leslie Sipe - foul #3 on Leslie Sipe, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman (C) Leslie Sipe | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 17:54 | N. Dakota | Richard Hines misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:54 | N. Dakota | Richard Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:35 | St. Cloud St. | William Mingle is called for the reach on Orville Kaczor - foul #1 on William Mingle, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | George Molyneux (SF), Robert Ketterer (C) William Mingle, Larry Moniz | |
| 17:27 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor scores on a runner from close range | 40-38 |
| 17:10 | N. Dakota | Robert Ketterer misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Gene Hanner - foul #2 on Gene Hanner, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix (SG) Gene Hanner | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | William Abrams (SF) James Stiles | |
| 17:10 | N. Dakota | Robert Ketterer makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:10 | N. Dakota | Robert Ketterer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:01 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Ketterer denies the turnaround by Murray Dix | 40-40 |
| 16:59 | N. Dakota | Robert Ketterer pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:55 | N. Dakota | Richard Hines makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Paul Capps | 40-42 |
| 16:48 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Ketterer | 40-42 |
| 16:46 | N. Dakota | George Molyneux gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:42 | N. Dakota | Paul Capps scores on a shot from close range set up by Richard Hines | 40-44 |
| 16:33 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 16:32 | N. Dakota | Robert Ketterer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 16:17 | N. Dakota | Paul Capps knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Hines | 40-46 |
| 15:48 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman travels with the ball | 40-46 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue (PG), Gene Hanner (SG), Louis Croft (PF), Leslie Sipe (C) Herbert Caba, Murray Dix, Harold Jones, Orville Kaczor | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Paul Dixon (PG), Stephen Trigg (SG), William Mingle (SF), James Stiles (PF), Larry Moniz (C) Richard Hines, Paul Capps, William Abrams, Robert Ketterer, George Molyneux | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Victor Hogue (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Gene Hanner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamal Hartman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Croft (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leslie Sipe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Paul Dixon (fresh) SG - Stephen Trigg (fresh) 3 pf. SF - William Mingle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Stiles (fresh) 15 pts. C - Larry Moniz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Louis Croft - foul #2 on Louis Croft, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| 15:36 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 15:36 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 15:36 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:18 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 15:16 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:07 | N. Dakota | William Mingle misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 15:06 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 14:41 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Leslie Sipe | 43-47 |
| 14:20 | N. Dakota | Victor Hogue is called for the reach on Paul Dixon - foul #4 on Victor Hogue, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix (PG), James Heron (SF), Orville Kaczor (PF) Victor Hogue, Jamal Hartman, Louis Croft | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 14:20 | N. Dakota | Paul Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:20 | N. Dakota | Paul Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 14:04 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Murray Dix | 45-49 |
| 13:43 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Dixon | 45-51 |
| 13:27 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix is hacked by Stephen Trigg - foul #4 on Stephen Trigg, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba (PG), Harold Jones (SF) Gene Hanner, James Heron | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Richard Hines (PG), Paul Capps (SG), William Abrams (SF), George Molyneux (PF), Robert Ketterer (C) Paul Dixon, Stephen Trigg, William Mingle, James Stiles, Larry Moniz | |
| 13:12 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Ketterer | 45-51 |
| 13:11 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix grabs the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:59 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones blows the layup but he's hacked by William Abrams - foul #1 on William Abrams, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft (C) Leslie Sipe | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| 12:59 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 12:59 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 12:59 | N. Dakota | Robert Ketterer grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 12:40 | N. Dakota | Richard Hines scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Ketterer | 45-53 |
| 12:25 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor misses long on a shot from the right block | 45-53 |
| 12:24 | N. Dakota | William Abrams grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 12:00 | N. Dakota | George Molyneux can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 11:59 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Harold Jones | 45-53 |
| 11:44 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Orville Kaczor | 47-53 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Herbert Caba (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Murray Dix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orville Kaczor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Croft (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Richard Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Capps (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Abrams (fresh) PF - George Molyneux (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ketterer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:25 | N. Dakota | Robert Ketterer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 11:23 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 11:18 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft loses the dribble to Richard Hines | 47-53 |
| 11:13 | N. Dakota | Richard Hines lays it in | 47-55 |
| 10:50 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 10:48 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 10:38 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones makes the runner from close range set up by Herbert Caba | 49-55 |
| 10:18 | N. Dakota | George Molyneux misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 10:16 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 09:51 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Murray Dix, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Herrmann (PG), Gene Hanner (SG), Jamal Hartman (SF), James Heron (PF), Leslie Sipe (C) Herbert Caba, Murray Dix, Harold Jones, Orville Kaczor, Louis Croft | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | David Alatorre (SG), William Mingle (SF), James Stiles (PF), Larry Moniz (C) Paul Capps, William Abrams, George Molyneux, Robert Ketterer | |
| 09:37 | N. Dakota | Jamal Hartman is called for the reach on Richard Hines - foul #1 on Jamal Hartman, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| 09:37 | N. Dakota | Richard Hines makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 09:37 | N. Dakota | Richard Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 09:37 | St. Cloud St. | James Heron grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 09:23 | St. Cloud St. | James Stiles picks off the pass by Jamal Hartman | 49-56 |
| 09:12 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from David Alatorre | 49-58 |
| 09:01 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Herrmann | 51-58 |
| 08:46 | N. Dakota | James Stiles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 08:44 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 08:29 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 08:28 | N. Dakota | Richard Hines pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 08:07 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz is fouled on the floor by Gene Hanner - foul #3 on Gene Hanner, team foul #10 | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba (PG), Harold Jones (SF) Jerry Herrmann, James Heron | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Paul Capps (PG) Richard Hines | |
| 08:07 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 08:07 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:40 | St. Cloud St. | William Mingle takes the ball from Harold Jones | 51-60 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Herbert Caba (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gene Hanner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamal Hartman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leslie Sipe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Paul Capps (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Alatorre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Mingle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Stiles (fresh) 15 pts. C - Larry Moniz (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-60 |
| 07:21 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz tips it but misses | 51-60 |
| 07:20 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz tips it home | 51-62 |
| 07:04 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman misses long on a floater in the paint | 51-62 |
| 07:02 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman tips it in | 53-62 |
| 06:42 | N. Dakota | David Alatorre hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 06:31 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 53-65 |
| 06:30 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones can't tip it in | 53-65 |
| 06:29 | N. Dakota | Larry Moniz snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 06:11 | N. Dakota | James Stiles connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Capps | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:59 | St. Cloud St. | David Alatorre takes the ball from Herbert Caba | 53-68 |
| 05:59 | N. Dakota | N. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-68 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor (PF) Jamal Hartman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Richard Hines (PG), Stephen Trigg (SG), George Molyneux (SF), Robert Ketterer (C) Paul Capps, David Alatorre, William Mingle, Larry Moniz | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:34 | N. Dakota | James Stiles can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-68 |
| 05:33 | N. Dakota | George Molyneux can't tip it in | 53-68 |
| 05:31 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 05:13 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-68 |
| 05:12 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor grabs the offensive board | 53-68 |
| 05:07 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 05:06 | N. Dakota | George Molyneux grabs the board | 53-68 |
| 04:49 | N. Dakota | Leslie Sipe is called for the reach on Richard Hines - foul #4 on Leslie Sipe, team foul #11 | 53-68 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue (SG), Jamal Hartman (C) Gene Hanner, Leslie Sipe | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | William Abrams (SF) James Stiles | |
| 04:49 | N. Dakota | Richard Hines makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 04:49 | N. Dakota | Richard Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 04:40 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harold Jones | 55-70 |
| 04:20 | N. Dakota | Robert Ketterer comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 55-70 |
| 04:18 | N. Dakota | George Molyneux hits the follow up shot | 55-72 |
| 03:55 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Victor Hogue | 57-72 |
| 03:36 | N. Dakota | William Abrams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Hines and the foul's on Herbert Caba - foul #1 on Herbert Caba, team foul #12 | 57-74 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix (SG), Louis Croft (PF), Joseph Becker (C) Herbert Caba, Harold Jones, Orville Kaczor | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Paul Capps (PG), David Alatorre (SG), Joshua McComb (PF) Richard Hines, Stephen Trigg, Robert Ketterer | |
| 03:36 | N. Dakota | William Abrams makes the free throw | 57-75 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Victor Hogue (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Murray Dix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamal Hartman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Croft (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Becker (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Paul Capps (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Alatorre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Abrams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua McComb (fresh) C - George Molyneux (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Becker can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 57-75 |
| 03:13 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft snags the offensive board | 57-75 |
| 03:07 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-75 |
| 03:06 | N. Dakota | Paul Capps snags the defensive board | 57-75 |
| 02:37 | N. Dakota | William Abrams is whistled for traveling | 57-75 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James Heron (SF) Jamal Hartman | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Paul Dixon (PG) George Molyneux | |
| 02:18 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Becker loses the ball out of bounds | 57-75 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Robert Ketterer (C) Paul Dixon | |
| 01:50 | N. Dakota | Robert Ketterer makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Joshua McComb | 57-77 |
| 01:37 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-77 |
| 01:14 | N. Dakota | David Alatorre is fouled on the floor by Murray Dix - foul #2 on Murray Dix, team foul #13 | 60-77 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman (SF) James Heron | |
| Subs | N. Dakota | George Molyneux (PF) Joshua McComb | |
| 01:14 | N. Dakota | David Alatorre makes the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 01:14 | N. Dakota | David Alatorre makes the 2nd free throw | 60-79 |
| 01:04 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-79 |
| 01:03 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman tips it back up and in | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | N. Dakota | George Molyneux blows the layup | 62-79 |
| 00:36 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft grabs the defensive rebound | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jamal Hartman | 64-79 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | Paul Capps runs out the clock | 64-79 |