| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Larry Rice (fresh) SG - Lawrence McShaw (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - Billy Murrow (fresh) C - Chester Towler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Thomas Igo (fresh) SG - Al Mizer (fresh) SF - Dennis Waldron (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Sherwood (fresh) C - Jason Covington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Fort Hays St. | Al Mizer is called for the reach on Lawrence McShaw - foul #1 on Al Mizer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Davis and he's hacked by Dennis Waldron - foul #1 on Dennis Waldron, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Thomas Igo scores on a 3 from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:49 | Fort Hays St. | Jeffrey Sherwood is called for the reach on Chester Towler - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sherwood, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| 18:33 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Larry Rice | 5-3 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffrey Sherwood misses the 3 from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 18:11 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:52 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw scores on a floater from the left side set up by Larry Rice | 7-3 |
| 17:30 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dennis Waldron is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffrey Sherwood misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 17:16 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:56 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Rice | 9-3 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dennis Waldron's pass is intercepted by Lawrence McShaw | 9-3 |
| 16:40 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw travels with the ball | 9-3 |
| 16:23 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffrey Sherwood loses the dribble to Chester Towler | 9-3 |
| 16:03 | Fort Hays St. | Jason Covington steals it from Robert Davis | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Larry Rice (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence McShaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Billy Murrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Chester Towler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Thomas Igo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Al Mizer (fresh) SF - Dennis Waldron (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Sherwood (fresh) C - Jason Covington (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Davis knocks away the 3 by Thomas Igo | 9-3 |
| 15:37 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Covington | 9-3 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Chester Towler swats the short shot by Jason Covington | 9-3 |
| 15:24 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler pulls down the rebound | 9-3 |
| 15:02 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Rice and he's fouled by Al Mizer - foul #2 on Al Mizer, team foul #4 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali (SG), Stephen Cormier (SF), Ted Olson (PF), George Perkins (C) Larry Rice, Robert Davis, Billy Murrow, Chester Towler | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Eichenberger (PG), George Narron (SG), Pat Harding (SF), Robert Fletcher (PF) Thomas Igo, Al Mizer, Dennis Waldron, Jeffrey Sherwood | |
| 15:02 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw makes the free throw | 12-3 |
| 14:43 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Pat Harding comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-3 |
| 14:41 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins grabs the board | 12-3 |
| 14:37 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-3 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jason Covington grabs the defensive rebound | 12-3 |
| 14:18 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Pat Harding misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-3 |
| 14:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Eichenberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-3 |
| 13:57 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Eichenberger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-3 |
| 13:55 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins gets the rebound | 12-3 |
| 13:35 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 12-3 |
| 13:33 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins tips it back up and in | 14-3 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Ted Olson is called for the reach on George Narron - foul #1 on Ted Olson, team foul #2 | 14-3 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice (PG), Chester Towler (C) Lawrence McShaw, George Perkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Thomas Igo (PG), Dennis Waldron (SF), Jeffrey Sherwood (PF) Christopher Eichenberger, Pat Harding, Jason Covington | |
| 13:07 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | George Narron is hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #3 | 14-3 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow (PF) Ted Olson | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| 12:49 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Thomas Igo travels with the ball | 14-3 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Robert Davis (SF) Stephen Cormier | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| 12:26 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Davis buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 16-3 |
| 12:12 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dennis Waldron is called for traveling | 16-3 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jason Covington (C) Robert Fletcher | |
| 11:56 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Davis scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 18-3 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Larry Rice (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Murrow (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chester Towler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Thomas Igo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Narron (fresh) SF - Dennis Waldron (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Sherwood (fresh) C - Jason Covington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Thomas Igo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-3 |
| 11:34 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 18-3 |
| 11:30 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-3 |
| 11:28 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler snags the offensive board | 18-3 |
| 11:20 | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Davis and he's fouled by Jason Covington - foul #1 on Jason Covington, team foul #5 | 20-3 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson (PF), George Perkins (C) Billy Murrow, Chester Towler | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Pat Harding (SG), Christopher Eichenberger (PF) George Narron, Jeffrey Sherwood | |
| 11:20 | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice makes the free throw | 21-3 |
| 10:53 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jason Covington travels with the ball | 21-3 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Stephen Cormier (SF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Fletcher (PF) Thomas Igo | |
| 10:30 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 21-3 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dennis Waldron grabs the defensive rebound | 21-3 |
| 10:22 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Pat Harding loses the dribble to Dikembe Ali | 21-3 |
| 10:01 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins throws it down | 23-3 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Pat Harding misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Rice - foul #1 on Larry Rice, team foul #4 | 23-3 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw (PG), Robert Davis (SF), Billy Murrow (PF), Chester Towler (C) Larry Rice, Stephen Cormier, Ted Olson, George Perkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | George Narron (SG), Jeffrey Sherwood (PF) Dennis Waldron, Jason Covington | |
| 09:38 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Pat Harding makes the 1st free throw | 23-4 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Pat Harding misses the 2nd free throw | 23-4 |
| 09:38 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Billy Murrow | 23-4 |
| 09:25 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-4 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffrey Sherwood snags the defensive board | 23-4 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | George Narron comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 23-4 |
| 09:18 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 23-4 |
| 08:54 | Fort Hays St. | Pat Harding steals the ball from Robert Davis | 23-4 |
| 08:32 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | George Narron drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Christopher Eichenberger | 23-7 |
| 08:25 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 23-7 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 23-7 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Pat Harding knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from George Narron | 23-10 |
| 08:16 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali is hacked by George Narron - foul #1 on George Narron, team foul #6 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice (PG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Thomas Igo (PG), Dennis Waldron (SF), Jason Covington (C) Christopher Eichenberger, Pat Harding, Robert Fletcher | |
| 07:50 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw is fouled on the floor by Thomas Igo - foul #1 on Thomas Igo, team foul #7 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Stephen Cormier (SF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Brian Ricci (PF) Jeffrey Sherwood | |
| 07:50 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw makes the 1st free throw | 24-10 |
| 07:50 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw misses the 2nd free throw | 24-10 |
| 07:50 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Brian Ricci gets the rebound | 24-10 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Larry Rice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence McShaw (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Cormier (fresh) PF - Billy Murrow (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chester Towler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Thomas Igo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Narron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Waldron (fresh) PF - Brian Ricci (fresh) C - Jason Covington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Thomas Igo is called for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Igo, team foul #8 | 24-10 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Pat Harding (SG) Thomas Igo | |
| 07:33 | Fort Hays St. | Pat Harding picks off the pass by Larry Rice | 24-10 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dennis Waldron makes the jumper from the free throw line | 24-12 |
| 06:58 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler misses the easy layup but the foul's on George Narron - foul #2 on George Narron, team foul #9 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson (PF) Billy Murrow | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Eichenberger (PG) George Narron | |
| 06:58 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler misses the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 06:58 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler makes the 2nd free throw | 25-12 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Ted Olson blocks the short jumper by Pat Harding | 25-12 |
| 06:35 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler pulls down the rebound | 25-12 |
| 06:19 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Pat Harding - foul #1 on Pat Harding, team foul #10 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali (SG), Robert Davis (SF), George Perkins (C) Larry Rice, Stephen Cormier, Chester Towler | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Stockman (SF), Jeffrey Sherwood (PF) Dennis Waldron, Brian Ricci | |
| 06:19 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw misses the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 06:19 | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw makes the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffrey Sherwood scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-15 |
| 05:36 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Sherwood - foul #2 on Jeffrey Sherwood, team foul #11 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice (PG), Billy Murrow (PF) Lawrence McShaw, Ted Olson | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Fletcher (PF) Jeffrey Sherwood | |
| 05:36 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 05:36 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 05:19 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Fletcher's pass is intercepted by Billy Murrow | 27-15 |
| 05:02 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 27-15 |
| 05:01 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 04:39 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Stockman can't connect on a shot from the right side | 27-15 |
| 04:38 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 27-15 |
| 04:17 | Fort Hays St. | David Stockman steals it from Billy Murrow | 27-15 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Eichenberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-15 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Fletcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Stockman hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Eichenberger | 27-17 |
| 03:39 | Fort Hays St. | Pat Harding is called for the reach on Billy Murrow - foul #2 on Pat Harding, team foul #12 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Lawrence McShaw (SG), Stephen Cormier (SF), Chester Towler (C) Dikembe Ali, Robert Davis, George Perkins | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Thomas Igo (PG), Al Mizer (SG), Dennis Waldron (SF), Jeffrey Sherwood (PF) Christopher Eichenberger, Pat Harding, David Stockman, Jason Covington | |
| 03:39 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 03:39 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Larry Rice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence McShaw (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Cormier (fresh) PF - Billy Murrow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Chester Towler (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Thomas Igo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Al Mizer (fresh) SF - Dennis Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Fletcher (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Dennis Waldron's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Murrow | 29-17 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Al Mizer grabs the offensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Al Mizer can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-17 |
| 02:57 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow grabs the board | 29-17 |
| 02:46 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 29-17 |
| 02:45 | Fort Hays St. | Chester Towler tips it in | 31-17 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Fletcher makes the runner from the left block set up by Dennis Waldron and the foul's on Chester Towler - foul #1 on Chester Towler, team foul #5 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson (PF) Billy Murrow | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jason Covington (C) Jeffrey Sherwood | |
| 02:20 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Fletcher makes the free throw | 31-20 |
| 02:08 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 31-20 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Fletcher snags the defensive board | 31-20 |
| 01:51 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Thomas Igo buries a floater from the left side | 31-22 |
| 01:34 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Fletcher - foul #1 on Robert Fletcher, team foul #13 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Robert Davis (PG) Larry Rice | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jeffrey Sherwood (PF) Robert Fletcher | |
| 01:34 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 01:34 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 01:18 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Chester Towler denies the turnaround by Dennis Waldron | 32-22 |
| 01:16 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Ted Olson | 32-22 |
| 00:56 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Robert Davis | 34-22 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Al Mizer is fouled on the floor by Chester Towler - foul #2 on Chester Towler, team foul #6 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), George Perkins (C) Lawrence McShaw, Stephen Cormier, Chester Towler | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | George Narron (PG), David Stockman (SF) Thomas Igo, Dennis Waldron | |
| 00:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | George Narron can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-22 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Jason Covington pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | David Stockman is whistled for traveling | 34-22 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow (PF) Ted Olson | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Pat Harding (SF) David Stockman | |
| 00:01 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow misses the easy layup | 34-22 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The rebound goes to Jason Covington | 34-22 |