| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Curtis Fite (fresh) SG - Bennie Oliver (fresh) SF - Dana Robinson (fresh) PF - Rodney Peckham (fresh) C - Richard Stutes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Curtis Hargrove (fresh) SG - Terry Brown (fresh) SF - Ty Sanderson (fresh) PF - Stephen Andrews (fresh) C - Richard McKinney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Macalester | Richard Stutes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Macalester | Richard Stutes hits the finger roll set up by Bennie Oliver | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Carleton | Ty Sanderson scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Curtis Hargrove | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Macalester | Curtis Fite scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bennie Oliver | 4-2 |
| 19:11 | Carleton | Bennie Oliver steals the ball from Curtis Hargrove in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 19:01 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ty Sanderson - foul #1 on Ty Sanderson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 19:01 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 19:01 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:52 | Carleton | Ty Sanderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 18:50 | Macalester | The rebound goes to Richard Stutes | 6-2 |
| 18:32 | Macalester | Bennie Oliver is hacked by Curtis Hargrove - foul #1 on Curtis Hargrove, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 18:22 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 18:08 | Carleton | Richard McKinney makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Curtis Hargrove | 6-5 |
| 17:56 | Macalester | Dana Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 17:54 | Macalester | Richard Stutes can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 17:53 | Macalester | Dana Robinson hits the follow up shot | 8-5 |
| 17:33 | Carleton | Curtis Hargrove drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ty Sanderson | 8-8 |
| 17:22 | Macalester | Curtis Fite buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 17:05 | Carleton | Stephen Andrews is whistled for traveling | 11-8 |
| Subs | Macalester | Lawrence Townsend (PG), Robert Almodovar (SG), Larry Hayward (SF), Kenneth Hollister (PF), Joseph Waite (C) Curtis Fite, Bennie Oliver, Dana Robinson, Rodney Peckham, Richard Stutes | |
| Subs | Carleton | Larry Issac (SG), John Cotton (PF) Terry Brown, Stephen Andrews | |
| 16:50 | Macalester | Richard McKinney steps in front of the Joseph Waite pass | 11-8 |
| 16:34 | Carleton | John Cotton drills a floater in the paint set up by Ty Sanderson | 11-10 |
| 16:15 | Macalester | Larry Hayward makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Lawrence Townsend | 13-10 |
| 16:03 | Carleton | Ty Sanderson connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Larry Issac | 13-12 |
| 15:43 | Macalester | Joseph Waite clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Cotton - foul #1 on John Cotton, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Macalester | Curtis Fite (PG), Dana Robinson (SF), Rodney Peckham (PF) Robert Almodovar, Larry Hayward, Kenneth Hollister | |
| Subs | Carleton | Terry Brown (SG), Charles Yonker (SF), Shelton Mercer (C) Curtis Hargrove, Ty Sanderson, Richard McKinney | |
| 15:43 | Macalester | Joseph Waite makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 15:43 | Macalester | Joseph Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Curtis Fite (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lawrence Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dana Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Peckham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Waite (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Larry Issac (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Brown (fresh) SF - Charles Yonker (fresh) PF - John Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shelton Mercer (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Carleton | Shelton Mercer is fouled on the floor by Joseph Waite - foul #1 on Joseph Waite, team foul #1 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Macalester | Kenneth Hollister (C) Joseph Waite | |
| Subs | Carleton | Stephen Andrews (PF) Shelton Mercer | |
| 15:04 | Carleton | Charles Yonker can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 15-12 |
| 15:02 | Carleton | John Cotton pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 14:47 | Carleton | Charles Yonker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 14:45 | Macalester | Dana Robinson grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 14:30 | Macalester | Lawrence Townsend scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dana Robinson | 18-12 |
| 14:16 | Carleton | Charles Yonker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-12 |
| 14:15 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham pulls down the rebound | 18-12 |
| 13:58 | Macalester | Dana Robinson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 18-12 |
| 13:57 | Carleton | Stephen Andrews pulls down the rebound | 18-12 |
| 13:52 | Carleton | Larry Issac loses the dribble to Kenneth Hollister | 18-12 |
| 13:50 | Macalester | Curtis Fite is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Issac - foul #1 on Larry Issac, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Macalester | Bennie Oliver (SG), Larry Hayward (SF), Richard Stutes (C) Lawrence Townsend, Dana Robinson, Rodney Peckham | |
| Subs | Carleton | Curtis Hargrove (PG), Franklin Reynolds (SG), Ty Sanderson (SF), Shelton Mercer (PF), Richard McKinney (C) Larry Issac, Terry Brown, Charles Yonker, Stephen Andrews, John Cotton | |
| 13:36 | Macalester | Richard Stutes blows the dunk | 18-12 |
| 13:34 | Carleton | The rebound goes to Ty Sanderson | 18-12 |
| 13:21 | Carleton | Shelton Mercer scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Franklin Reynolds | 18-14 |
| 13:02 | Macalester | Larry Hayward misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ty Sanderson - foul #2 on Ty Sanderson, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Macalester | Robert Almodovar (PG), Joseph Waite (PF) Curtis Fite, Kenneth Hollister | |
| Subs | Carleton | Charles Yonker (SF) Ty Sanderson | |
| 13:02 | Macalester | Larry Hayward makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 13:02 | Macalester | Larry Hayward makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 12:52 | Carleton | Charles Yonker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 12:51 | Macalester | Robert Almodovar snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 12:37 | Macalester | Richard Stutes scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Almodovar and he's hacked by Richard McKinney - foul #1 on Richard McKinney, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Macalester | Lawrence Townsend (PG), Dana Robinson (SF), Rodney Peckham (PF) Robert Almodovar, Larry Hayward, Joseph Waite | |
| Subs | Carleton | Terry Brown (SG), Stephen Andrews (PF) Franklin Reynolds, Shelton Mercer | |
| 12:37 | Macalester | Richard Stutes makes the free throw | 23-14 |
| 12:23 | Carleton | Stephen Andrews misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-14 |
| 12:22 | Macalester | Richard Stutes snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 12:09 | Macalester | Stephen Andrews is called for the reach on Bennie Oliver - foul #1 on Stephen Andrews, team foul #7 | 23-14 |
| 12:09 | Macalester | Bennie Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 12:09 | Macalester | Bennie Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 11:48 | Carleton | Bennie Oliver is called for the reach on Terry Brown - foul #1 on Bennie Oliver, team foul #2 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Macalester | Curtis Fite (PG) Bennie Oliver | |
| Subs | Carleton | John Cotton (C) Richard McKinney | |
| 11:36 | Carleton | Curtis Hargrove clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-14 |
| 11:34 | Carleton | Stephen Andrews tips it in | 25-16 |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Curtis Fite (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lawrence Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Peckham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Stutes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Curtis Hargrove (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Brown (fresh) SF - Charles Yonker (fresh) PF - Stephen Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Macalester | Richard Stutes is hacked by Stephen Andrews - foul #2 on Stephen Andrews, team foul #8 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| Subs | Carleton | Larry Issac (PG), Shelton Mercer (C) Curtis Hargrove, Stephen Andrews | |
| 11:23 | Macalester | Richard Stutes makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 11:23 | Macalester | Richard Stutes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 11:12 | Carleton | Terry Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-16 |
| 11:11 | Carleton | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Yonker | 27-16 |
| 10:55 | Carleton | Charles Yonker makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Issac | 27-19 |
| 10:37 | Macalester | Richard Stutes misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 27-19 |
| 10:35 | Carleton | Terry Brown snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 10:28 | Carleton | Larry Issac hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-19 |
| 10:27 | Macalester | Dana Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 10:12 | Macalester | Curtis Fite comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-19 |
| 10:10 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham tips it home | 29-19 |
| 09:48 | Carleton | Dana Robinson denies the turnaround by John Cotton | 29-19 |
| 09:46 | Macalester | Richard Stutes gets the rebound | 29-19 |
| 09:24 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham can't finish the layup | 29-19 |
| 09:23 | Carleton | John Cotton grabs the board | 29-19 |
| 09:04 | Carleton | Larry Issac buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Yonker | 29-21 |
| 08:50 | Macalester | Dana Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 08:48 | Carleton | John Cotton gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 08:44 | Carleton | Larry Issac hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Terry Brown | 29-24 |
| 08:28 | Macalester | Dana Robinson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 29-24 |
| 08:26 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham gets the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 08:09 | Macalester | Richard Stutes loses the dribble to Larry Issac | 29-24 |
| 08:06 | Carleton | Larry Issac lays it up and in | 29-26 |
| 07:46 | Macalester | Lawrence Townsend hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 07:39 | Carleton | Charles Yonker drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Terry Brown | 32-28 |
| 07:28 | Macalester | Dana Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 32-28 |
| 07:27 | Macalester | Dana Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Curtis Fite (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lawrence Townsend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Peckham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stutes (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Larry Issac (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Yonker (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Cotton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shelton Mercer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Macalester | Terry Brown is called for the reach on Rodney Peckham - foul #1 on Terry Brown, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Macalester | Robert Almodovar (PG), Bennie Oliver (SG), Larry Hayward (SF), Kenneth Hollister (C) Curtis Fite, Lawrence Townsend, Dana Robinson, Richard Stutes | |
| Subs | Carleton | Curtis Hargrove (PG), Franklin Reynolds (SG), Tom Escobedo (SF), Richard McKinney (C) Larry Issac, Terry Brown, Charles Yonker, Shelton Mercer | |
| 07:17 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 07:17 | Macalester | Rodney Peckham makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 06:57 | Carleton | Richard McKinney makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis Hargrove | 34-31 |
| 06:32 | Macalester | Robert Almodovar can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 06:31 | Macalester | Larry Hayward tips it home | 36-31 |
| 06:11 | Carleton | Richard McKinney drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Curtis Hargrove and he's fouled by Rodney Peckham - foul #1 on Rodney Peckham, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Macalester | Joseph Waite (C) Rodney Peckham | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 06:11 | Carleton | Richard McKinney misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 06:11 | Macalester | The rebound goes to Joseph Waite | 36-33 |
| 06:05 | Macalester | Bennie Oliver drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Almodovar | 39-33 |
| 05:53 | Carleton | Franklin Reynolds misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 05:51 | Macalester | Joseph Waite gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 05:30 | Macalester | Bennie Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| Subs | Carleton | Shelton Mercer (PF) John Cotton | |
| 05:21 | Carleton | Richard McKinney slams it home on a nice dish by Shelton Mercer and the foul's on Joseph Waite - foul #2 on Joseph Waite, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Macalester | Lee Proctor (SF) Joseph Waite | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 05:21 | Carleton | Richard McKinney makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 05:00 | Macalester | Robert Almodovar buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Tom Escobedo - foul #1 on Tom Escobedo, team foul #10 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Macalester | James Gongora (SG), Richard Stutes (C) Bennie Oliver, Larry Hayward | |
| Subs | Carleton | Larry Issac (SG), Charles Yonker (SF) Franklin Reynolds, Tom Escobedo | |
| 05:00 | Macalester | Robert Almodovar makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 04:48 | Carleton | Robert Almodovar steps in front of the Shelton Mercer pass | 42-36 |
| 04:28 | Macalester | Robert Almodovar misses the shot from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 04:27 | Macalester | James Gongora pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 04:13 | Macalester | Kenneth Hollister drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Almodovar | 44-36 |
| 04:02 | Carleton | Charles Yonker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Yonker, team foul #11 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Macalester | Curtis Fite (PG), Lawrence Townsend (SG), Larry Hayward (SF), Rodney Peckham (PF) Robert Almodovar, James Gongora, Lee Proctor, Kenneth Hollister | |
| Subs | Carleton | Franklin Reynolds (SG), John Cotton (PF) Curtis Hargrove, Shelton Mercer | |
| 03:54 | Macalester | Larry Hayward knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Fite and the foul's on Franklin Reynolds - foul #1 on Franklin Reynolds, team foul #12 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Macalester | Dana Robinson (SF), Joseph Waite (C) Rodney Peckham, Richard Stutes | |
| Subs | Carleton | Ty Sanderson (SF), Stephen Andrews (PF) Charles Yonker, John Cotton | |
| 03:54 | Macalester | Larry Hayward makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 03:37 | Carleton | Richard McKinney misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 03:36 | Carleton | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Andrews | 47-36 |
| 03:25 | Carleton | Richard McKinney hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 47-36 |
| 03:23 | Macalester | Curtis Fite grabs the board | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Curtis Fite (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Hayward (fresh) 9 pts. C - Joseph Waite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Larry Issac (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ty Sanderson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard McKinney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Macalester | Dana Robinson connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Curtis Fite and he's hacked by Ty Sanderson - foul #3 on Ty Sanderson, team foul #13 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Macalester | Bennie Oliver (SG), Kenneth Hollister (PF) Lawrence Townsend, Joseph Waite | |
| Subs | Carleton | Curtis Hargrove (PG), Terry Brown (SG), Tom Escobedo (SF) Larry Issac, Franklin Reynolds, Ty Sanderson | |
| 02:59 | Macalester | Dana Robinson makes the free throw | 50-36 |
| 02:45 | Carleton | Richard McKinney buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 02:37 | Macalester | Richard McKinney is called for the reach on Larry Hayward - foul #2 on Richard McKinney, team foul #14 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| Subs | Carleton | Shelton Mercer (C) Richard McKinney | |
| 02:37 | Macalester | Larry Hayward makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 02:37 | Macalester | Larry Hayward makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 02:18 | Carleton | Curtis Hargrove can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-38 |
| 02:17 | Macalester | Kenneth Hollister grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 02:12 | Macalester | Stephen Andrews steps in front of the Curtis Fite pass | 52-38 |
| 01:55 | Carleton | Shelton Mercer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-38 |
| 01:53 | Macalester | Bennie Oliver grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 01:29 | Macalester | Kenneth Hollister can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 52-38 |
| 01:27 | Carleton | The rebound goes to Tom Escobedo | 52-38 |
| 01:12 | Carleton | Shelton Mercer can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 52-38 |
| 01:11 | Carleton | Shelton Mercer grabs the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 01:06 | Carleton | Stephen Andrews lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Brown | 52-40 |
| 00:56 | Macalester | Curtis Fite hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bennie Oliver | 55-40 |
| 00:40 | Carleton | Terry Brown is fouled on the floor by Larry Hayward - foul #1 on Larry Hayward, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Macalester | Lawrence Townsend (PG), Robert Almodovar (SG), Lee Proctor (SF), Rodney Peckham (PF), Joseph Waite (C) Curtis Fite, Bennie Oliver, Dana Robinson, Larry Hayward, Kenneth Hollister | |
| Subs | Carleton | Larry Issac (PG), Franklin Reynolds (SG), Charles Yonker (SF), John Cotton (PF), Richard McKinney (C) Curtis Hargrove, Terry Brown, Tom Escobedo, Stephen Andrews, Shelton Mercer | |
| 00:31 | Carleton | Larry Issac knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard McKinney | 55-42 |
| 00:19 | Macalester | Joseph Waite is denied on a layup by Richard McKinney | 55-42 |
| 00:18 | Carleton | The rebound goes to Richard McKinney | 55-42 |
| 00:03 | Carleton | Franklin Reynolds drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Issac | 55-45 |
| 00:00 | Macalester | Robert Almodovar hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 55-45 |