| 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 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe 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) | |
| 19:50 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 19:02 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft is called for traveling | 3-3 |
| 18:34 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Herbert Caba | 5-3 |
| 18:22 | S. Dakota | James Griffin comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Orville Kaczor - foul #1 on Orville Kaczor, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:22 | S. Dakota | James Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:22 | S. Dakota | James Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:22 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Orville Kaczor | 5-4 |
| 18:20 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor is hacked by James Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Griffin, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Donald Jepson | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | S. Dakota | Herbert Caba picks off the pass by James Griffin | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herbert Caba | 7-4 |
| 17:23 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 17:21 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 17:13 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson is fouled on the floor by Gene Hanner - foul #1 on Gene Hanner, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue (PG), Murray Dix (SG), Jamal Hartman (SF), Louis Croft (PF), Joseph Becker (C) Herbert Caba, Gene Hanner, Harold Jones, Orville Kaczor, 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 | |
| 17:01 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Bozeman | 7-6 |
| 16:41 | St. Cloud St. | Billy Cowie steals it from Murray Dix | 7-6 |
| 16:33 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman's fadeaway is rejected by Victor Hogue | 7-6 |
| 16:32 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Becker pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:23 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 7-6 |
| 16:22 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft tips it home | 9-6 |
| 16:05 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Bozeman and the foul's on Jamal Hartman - foul #1 on Jamal Hartman, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Griffin (PF) Fred Bugarin | |
| 16:05 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:58 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Becker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:57 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman tips it in | 11-9 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Victor Hogue (fresh) SG - Murray Dix (fresh) SF - Jamal Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Croft (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Edward Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Bozeman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Cowie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Roger Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | S. Dakota | James Griffin misses long on a runner from the left block | 11-9 |
| 15:37 | S. Dakota | James Griffin misses the tip | 11-9 |
| 15:36 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 15:31 | S. Dakota | James Griffin connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Sellers | 11-11 |
| 15:29 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman's pass is intercepted by James Griffin in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 15:17 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba (PG), Jerry Herrmann (SG), James Heron (SF), Orville Kaczor (PF), Leslie Sipe (C) Victor Hogue, Murray Dix, Jamal Hartman, Louis Croft, Joseph Becker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG), Vincent Taft (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Donald Jepson (C) Edward Sellers, James Bozeman, Billy Cowie, Roger Jones | |
| 14:52 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Johnson swats the layup by Leslie Sipe | 11-11 |
| 14:51 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:38 | S. Dakota | James Griffin is fouled on the floor by James Heron - foul #1 on James Heron, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones (SF) Orville Kaczor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin (PF) James Griffin | |
| 14:30 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jerry Herrmann - foul #1 on Jerry Herrmann, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner (SG) Herbert Caba | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| 14:30 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:30 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:28 | St. Cloud St. | Edward Sellers steps in front of the Jerry Herrmann pass in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| 14:25 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers misses the easy layup | 11-13 |
| 14:24 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:10 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 14:09 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:53 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 13:51 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:28 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones's floater is tipped away by Fred Bugarin | 11-13 |
| 13:27 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 13:13 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Patterson | 11-16 |
| 13:04 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones hits a 3 from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 12:49 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 12:48 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 12:45 | St. Cloud St. | James Heron is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Bugarin - foul #1 on Fred Bugarin, team foul #2 | 14-16 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba (PG), Victor Hogue (SG), Jamal Hartman (SF), Orville Kaczor (PF), Louis Croft (C) Jerry Herrmann, Gene Hanner, Harold Jones, James Heron, Leslie Sipe | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), James Griffin (PF), Roger Jones (C) Vincent Taft, Edward Sellers, Fred Bugarin, Donald Jepson | |
| 12:28 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue makes the fadeaway from the left block | 16-16 |
| 12:17 | S. Dakota | Louis Croft swats the short shot by James Griffin | 16-16 |
| 12:15 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 12:07 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman can't finish the layup | 16-16 |
| 12:05 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 11:59 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman is fouled on the floor by Louis Croft - foul #1 on Louis Croft, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| 11:42 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix (SG) Jamal Hartman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (SG) James Bozeman | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Herbert Caba (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Murray Dix (fresh) SF - Victor Hogue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Orville Kaczor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Croft (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Patterson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Taft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roger Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba's pass is intercepted by Richard Patterson in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 11:37 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Patterson | 16-18 |
| 11:29 | St. Cloud St. | Vincent Taft steals the ball from Louis Croft | 16-18 |
| 11:25 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson blows the layup | 16-18 |
| 11:24 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 11:03 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor is whistled for traveling | 16-18 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones (SF), Joseph Becker (C) Victor Hogue, Louis Croft | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (PG), Billy Cowie (SF), Donald Jepson (C) Richard Patterson, Richard Johnson, Roger Jones | |
| 10:42 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Sellers | 16-21 |
| 10:19 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 10:18 | S. Dakota | James Griffin grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 10:04 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 10:02 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie grabs the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:56 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie is hacked by Murray Dix - foul #1 on Murray Dix, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue (PG), Jerry Herrmann (SG), Jamal Hartman (SF), Louis Croft (PF) Herbert Caba, Murray Dix, Harold Jones, Orville Kaczor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG), Fred Bugarin (PF) Vincent Taft, James Griffin | |
| 09:56 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:56 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Becker grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 09:53 | St. Cloud St. | Edward Sellers is called for the reach on Victor Hogue in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Sellers, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson (SF) Billy Cowie | |
| 09:38 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Becker | 18-21 |
| 09:28 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 18-21 |
| 09:27 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 09:23 | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Herrmann is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Victor Hogue | 20-21 |
| 09:04 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jamal Hartman - foul #2 on Jamal Hartman, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner (SG), Harold Jones (SF), James Heron (PF), Leslie Sipe (C) Jerry Herrmann, Jamal Hartman, Louis Croft, Joseph Becker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG), Roger Jones (PF) Edward Sellers, Donald Jepson | |
| 09:04 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:04 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:40 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 08:38 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 08:20 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 08:18 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe tips it in | 22-23 |
| 08:08 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 22-25 |
| 08:06 | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix (PG), Orville Kaczor (PF), Louis Croft (C) Victor Hogue, Harold Jones, Leslie Sipe | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (SG), Billy Cowie (SF), James Griffin (PF), Donald Jepson (C) James Bozeman, Richard Johnson, Roger Jones, Fred Bugarin | |
| 08:01 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson is hacked by Murray Dix - foul #2 on Murray Dix, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba (PG) Murray Dix | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 08:01 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:01 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 07:44 | St. Cloud St. | James Heron jams it | 24-27 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Herbert Caba (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gene Hanner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Heron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Orville Kaczor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis Croft (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Patterson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Taft (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Billy Cowie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Jepson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:29 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Billy Cowie | 24-30 |
| 07:13 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-30 |
| 07:12 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft hits the follow up shot | 26-30 |
| 06:59 | S. Dakota | James Griffin loses the dribble to James Heron | 26-30 |
| 06:46 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Patterson - foul #1 on Richard Patterson, team foul #4 | 26-30 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue (SG), Harold Jones (SF), Joseph Becker (C) Gene Hanner, James Heron, Louis Croft | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Roger Jones (C) Vincent Taft, Billy Cowie, Donald Jepson | |
| 06:46 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 06:46 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 06:30 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson blows the dunk | 27-30 |
| 06:29 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones gets the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 06:20 | S. Dakota | Harold Jones steals it from Richard Patterson | 27-30 |
| 06:10 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 06:08 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 06:01 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Edward Sellers | 27-32 |
| 05:56 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Herrmann (SG), Leslie Sipe (C) Herbert Caba, Joseph Becker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (SG), Fred Bugarin (PF), Donald Jepson (C) Richard Patterson, James Griffin, Roger Jones | |
| 05:44 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-32 |
| 05:43 | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Herrmann snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 05:27 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner (SG) Victor Hogue | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG) Vincent Taft | |
| 05:27 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:27 | St. Cloud St. | Orville Kaczor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 05:16 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 29-34 |
| 05:14 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones is hacked by Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 29-34 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft (PF) Orville Kaczor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| 05:02 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones is hacked by James Bozeman - foul #1 on James Bozeman, team foul #7 | 29-34 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (PG), James Griffin (PF) Edward Sellers, Fred Bugarin | |
| 05:02 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 05:02 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:44 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Bozeman | 31-37 |
| 04:35 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 04:34 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 04:22 | S. Dakota | James Griffin hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Vincent Taft and the foul's on Louis Croft - foul #2 on Louis Croft, team foul #10 | 31-39 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba (PG), James Heron (PF), Joseph Becker (C) Jerry Herrmann, Louis Croft, Leslie Sipe | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Roger Jones (C) James Bozeman, Billy Cowie, Donald Jepson | |
| 04:22 | S. Dakota | James Griffin misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 04:22 | St. Cloud St. | James Heron grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 04:00 | St. Cloud St. | Harold Jones blows the layup | 31-39 |
| 03:59 | S. Dakota | James Griffin grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 03:40 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Patterson | 31-41 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Herbert Caba (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Hanner (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Harold Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Heron (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Becker (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Patterson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Taft (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Griffin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Jones (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | St. Cloud St. | The short jumper by Joseph Becker is denied by Roger Jones | 31-41 |
| 03:24 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 03:17 | S. Dakota | James Griffin is whistled for a carry | 31-41 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Victor Hogue (PG), Murray Dix (SG), Jamal Hartman (SF), Louis Croft (PF) Herbert Caba, Gene Hanner, Harold Jones, James Heron | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (SG), Billy Cowie (SF), Fred Bugarin (PF), Donald Jepson (C) Vincent Taft, Richard Johnson, James Griffin, Roger Jones | |
| 03:15 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Bugarin - foul #2 on Fred Bugarin, team foul #8 | 31-41 |
| 03:15 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 03:15 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 03:03 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Patterson | 33-43 |
| 02:53 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft clanks a shot near the basket | 33-43 |
| 02:52 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Donald Jepson | 33-43 |
| 02:46 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie misses short on a shot from the baseline | 33-43 |
| 02:45 | St. Cloud St. | Jamal Hartman snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 02:25 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Becker misses the floater from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 02:23 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 02:18 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jamal Hartman - foul #3 on Jamal Hartman, team foul #11 | 33-43 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Herrmann (SG), Orville Kaczor (PF), Leslie Sipe (C) Jamal Hartman, Louis Croft, Joseph Becker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SF), James Griffin (PF) Billy Cowie, Donald Jepson | |
| 02:18 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 02:18 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 02:18 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Orville Kaczor | 33-43 |
| 02:03 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 02:02 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe grabs the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 01:44 | St. Cloud St. | Murray Dix hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-43 |
| 01:17 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson lays it in on a great pass from James Bozeman | 35-45 |
| 01:05 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Bozeman - foul #2 on James Bozeman, team foul #9 | 35-45 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba (PG), Gene Hanner (SG), James Heron (SF), Louis Croft (PF) Murray Dix, Jerry Herrmann, Victor Hogue, Orville Kaczor | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Roger Jones (PF), Donald Jepson (C) Richard Patterson, James Bozeman, James Griffin, Fred Bugarin | |
| 01:05 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 01:05 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 00:57 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vincent Taft | 37-47 |
| 00:54 | St. Cloud St. | Vincent Taft steals the ball from Louis Croft in the backcourt | 37-47 |
| 00:46 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson clanks a floater from the left side | 37-47 |
| 00:44 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 00:42 | St. Cloud St. | Herbert Caba loses the dribble to Donald Jepson in the backcourt | 37-47 |
| 00:28 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson is denied on a dunk by James Heron | 37-47 |
| 00:26 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft tips it back up and in | 37-49 |
| 00:01 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft can't connect on an uncontested jumper near the basket | 37-49 |
| 00:00 | St. Cloud St. | The clock runs out | 37-49 |