| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Martin Catlin (fresh) SG - James Cates (fresh) SF - Bernard Lee (fresh) PF - Floyd Maski (fresh) C - Hugh Willilams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Donald Valentine (fresh) SG - Nelson Feemster (fresh) SF - Carlos Tallent (fresh) PF - John Warford (fresh) C - Harry Vara (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Hugh Willilams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Hugh Willilams misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Nichols | Donald Valentine can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | St. Mary's (MN) | Martin Catlin drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Cates | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Nichols | Carlos Tallent is hacked by Bernard Lee - foul #1 on Bernard Lee, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Harry Vara | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | Floyd Maski travels with the ball | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | Nichols | Donald Valentine comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Bernard Lee | 3-4 |
| 17:40 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bernard Lee clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | Nichols | John Warford grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:17 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Carlos Tallent | 3-7 |
| 17:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Floyd Maski clanks a shot from the left side | 3-7 |
| 17:08 | Nichols | Harry Vara pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:48 | Nichols | Donald Valentine loses the ball out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Taylor (PG), Travis Lapointe (SF), John Clark (C) Martin Catlin, Bernard Lee, Hugh Willilams | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 16:25 | St. Mary's (MN) | Travis Lapointe drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Cates | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | Nichols | John Warford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:56 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Clark pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Charles Taylor (fresh) SG - James Cates (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Travis Lapointe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Maski (fairly fresh) C - John Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Donald Valentine (fresh) SG - Nelson Feemster (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carlos Tallent (fairly fresh) PF - John Warford (fresh) C - Harry Vara (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Travis Lapointe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Evan Akers (SG), Edward Fitzgerald (C) James Cates, Floyd Maski | |
| Subs | Nichols | Brad Ball (SF), Michael Frazier (C) Carlos Tallent, Harry Vara | |
| 15:40 | Nichols | John Warford misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 15:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Evan Akers gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:18 | St. Mary's (MN) | Edward Fitzgerald comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Evan Akers pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Taylor is called for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Martin Catlin (PG), Bernard Lee (SF) Evan Akers, Travis Lapointe | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG), Bryan Lyons (SF) Donald Valentine, John Warford | |
| 14:58 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Martin Catlin - foul #1 on Martin Catlin, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Nichols | John Parker (SG) Nelson Feemster | |
| 14:58 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:58 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bernard Lee blows the layup | 5-9 |
| 14:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Clark can't tip it in | 5-9 |
| 14:37 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Michael Frazier | 5-9 |
| 14:33 | Nichols | Charles Taylor steps in front of the John Parker pass | 5-9 |
| 14:30 | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Taylor misses the easy layup | 5-9 |
| 14:29 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:23 | Nichols | Charles Taylor takes the ball from Bryan Lyons | 5-9 |
| 14:20 | St. Mary's (MN) | Martin Catlin throws it down on a great pass from Charles Taylor | 7-9 |
| 14:08 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:06 | Nichols | John Parker misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 14:04 | Nichols | Brad Ball tips it home | 7-11 |
| 13:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bernard Lee is fouled on the floor by Brad Ball - foul #1 on Brad Ball, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Bill James (PG), James Cates (SG), Travis Lapointe (SF), Floyd Maski (PF), Hugh Willilams (C) Martin Catlin, Charles Taylor, Bernard Lee, John Clark, Edward Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Nichols | Donald Valentine (PG), Nelson Feemster (SG), Carlos Tallent (SF), John Warford (PF), Harry Vara (C) Jerry Gardner, John Parker, Bryan Lyons, Brad Ball, Michael Frazier | |
| 13:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | James Cates is fouled on the floor by Nelson Feemster - foul #1 on Nelson Feemster, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| 13:15 | St. Mary's (MN) | Travis Lapointe is called for a backcourt violation | 7-11 |
| 12:54 | Nichols | Carlos Tallent is whistled for traveling | 7-11 |
| 12:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Hugh Willilams misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Harry Vara - foul #1 on Harry Vara, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Taylor (PG) Bill James | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 12:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Hugh Willilams makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Hugh Willilams makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:23 | Nichols | Floyd Maski steals it from Carlos Tallent | 9-11 |
| 12:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | James Cates scores on a 3 from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 11:58 | Nichols | John Warford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 11:57 | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Taylor snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Charles Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Cates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Lapointe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Maski (fresh) C - Hugh Willilams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Donald Valentine (fresh) SG - Nelson Feemster (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carlos Tallent (fresh) PF - John Warford (fairly fresh) C - Harry Vara (fresh) | |
| 11:53 | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Taylor loses the dribble to Donald Valentine | 12-11 |
| 11:37 | Nichols | John Warford makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nelson Feemster and the foul's on Hugh Willilams - foul #1 on Hugh Willilams, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Martin Catlin (PG), Bernard Lee (SF), John Clark (C) Charles Taylor, Travis Lapointe, Hugh Willilams | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 11:37 | Nichols | John Warford misses the free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:37 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Floyd Maski | 12-13 |
| 11:20 | St. Mary's (MN) | Floyd Maski makes the shot from the right wing set up by Martin Catlin | 14-13 |
| 11:08 | Nichols | Donald Valentine can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 11:06 | Nichols | John Warford grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:52 | Nichols | Bernard Lee is called for the reach on Carlos Tallent - foul #2 on Bernard Lee, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Evan Akers (SG), Charles Taylor (SF), Edward Fitzgerald (C) James Cates, Bernard Lee, Floyd Maski | |
| Subs | Nichols | John Parker (SG), Bryan Lyons (SF), Brad Ball (PF), Michael Frazier (C) Nelson Feemster, Carlos Tallent, John Warford, Harry Vara | |
| 10:36 | Nichols | John Parker buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 10:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | Martin Catlin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Clark | 16-16 |
| 10:18 | Nichols | Bryan Lyons comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 10:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Clark grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 09:56 | St. Mary's (MN) | Edward Fitzgerald misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 09:55 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Brad Ball | 16-16 |
| 09:39 | Nichols | Bryan Lyons can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Edward Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | James Cates (SG), Travis Lapointe (SF), Floyd Maski (PF), Hugh Willilams (C) Martin Catlin, Evan Akers, John Clark, Edward Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG), Nelson Feemster (SG) Donald Valentine, John Parker | |
| 09:39 | Nichols | Bryan Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:39 | Nichols | Bryan Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Taylor knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Lapointe | 18-18 |
| 09:16 | Nichols | Travis Lapointe is called for the reach on Michael Frazier - foul #1 on Travis Lapointe, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Bill James (PG) Charles Taylor | |
| Subs | Nichols | Carlos Tallent (SF), Harry Vara (C) Bryan Lyons, Michael Frazier | |
| 09:03 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Gardner | 18-21 |
| 08:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bill James is fouled on the floor by Jerry Gardner - foul #1 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Nichols | John Warford (PF) Brad Ball | |
| 08:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Hugh Willilams is whistled for traveling | 18-21 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Martin Catlin (PG), Charles Taylor (SF), Edward Fitzgerald (C) Bill James, Travis Lapointe, Hugh Willilams | |
| Subs | Nichols | Donald Valentine (PG) Jerry Gardner | |
| 08:00 | Nichols | Donald Valentine hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Carlos Tallent | 18-24 |
| 07:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | Donald Valentine steals it from James Cates | 18-24 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Martin Catlin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Floyd Maski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Fitzgerald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Donald Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Nelson Feemster (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Tallent (fairly fresh) PF - John Warford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Vara (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Nichols | John Warford hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Valentine | 18-26 |
| 07:08 | St. Mary's (MN) | Martin Catlin is fouled on the floor by Donald Valentine - foul #1 on Donald Valentine, team foul #5 | 18-26 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Evan Akers (SG), Travis Lapointe (SF), John Clark (PF) Martin Catlin, James Cates, Floyd Maski | |
| Subs | Nichols | Brad Ball (SF), Michael Frazier (C) Carlos Tallent, Harry Vara | |
| 06:48 | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 06:30 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-26 |
| 06:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | Edward Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 06:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | Travis Lapointe's layup is rejected by Michael Frazier | 21-26 |
| 06:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Edward Fitzgerald pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Taylor misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 05:34 | Nichols | John Warford grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:30 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 05:29 | Nichols | Brad Ball tips it but misses | 21-26 |
| 05:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Charles Taylor | 21-26 |
| 05:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Evan Akers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Brad Ball - foul #2 on Brad Ball, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Martin Catlin (PG), James Cates (SG), Floyd Maski (PF), Hugh Willilams (C) Charles Taylor, Travis Lapointe, John Clark, Edward Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG), John Parker (SG), Carlos Tallent (SF), Harry Vara (C) Donald Valentine, Nelson Feemster, Brad Ball, John Warford | |
| 05:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Evan Akers makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Evan Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:52 | Nichols | Harry Vara clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 04:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Floyd Maski pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 04:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | James Cates misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 04:33 | St. Mary's (MN) | Floyd Maski can't tip it in | 23-26 |
| 04:32 | Nichols | Michael Frazier grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 04:11 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner is hacked by Martin Catlin - foul #2 on Martin Catlin, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Bill James (PG), Travis Lapointe (SF) Martin Catlin, Evan Akers | |
| Subs | Nichols | Karl Ream (PF) Michael Frazier | |
| 04:11 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:11 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:11 | St. Mary's (MN) | Hugh Willilams grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 03:56 | St. Mary's (MN) | James Cates misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 03:54 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Harry Vara | 23-27 |
| 03:38 | Nichols | Travis Lapointe picks off the pass by Karl Ream | 23-27 |
| 03:33 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bill James banks in the layup on a great pass from Travis Lapointe | 25-27 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Bill James (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Cates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Lapointe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Maski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugh Willilams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carlos Tallent (fairly fresh) PF - Karl Ream (fresh) C - Harry Vara (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Nichols | Karl Ream misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-27 |
| 03:18 | St. Mary's (MN) | Floyd Maski gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:14 | St. Mary's (MN) | Harry Vara denies the turnaround by James Cates | 25-27 |
| 03:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Floyd Maski snags the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 02:52 | St. Mary's (MN) | Travis Lapointe is called for traveling | 25-27 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Martin Catlin (PG), Bernard Lee (SF), John Clark (PF), Edward Fitzgerald (C) Bill James, Travis Lapointe, Floyd Maski, Hugh Willilams | |
| Subs | Nichols | Donald Valentine (PG), Nelson Feemster (SG), Brad Ball (SF), John Warford (PF), Michael Frazier (C) Jerry Gardner, John Parker, Carlos Tallent, Karl Ream, Harry Vara | |
| 02:36 | Nichols | Bernard Lee steals it from Michael Frazier | 25-27 |
| 02:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | Edward Fitzgerald's pass is intercepted by Brad Ball | 25-27 |
| 02:05 | Nichols | Martin Catlin is called for the reach on Donald Valentine - foul #3 on Martin Catlin, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Taylor (PG), Evan Akers (SG) Martin Catlin, James Cates | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 02:05 | Nichols | Donald Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:05 | Nichols | Donald Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:05 | Nichols | The offensive rebound goes to John Warford | 25-28 |
| 01:47 | Nichols | John Warford misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 01:45 | St. Mary's (MN) | Evan Akers grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 01:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-28 |
| 01:37 | Nichols | Brad Ball gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:21 | Nichols | Brad Ball misses the lay-in | 25-28 |
| 01:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Clark gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bernard Lee can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brad Ball - foul #3 on Brad Ball, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Floyd Maski (PF) Edward Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Nichols | Bryan Lyons (SF), Harry Vara (C) Brad Ball, Michael Frazier | |
| 01:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bernard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Bernard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:58 | Nichols | Bryan Lyons is called for traveling | 27-28 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | James Cates (SG), Hugh Willilams (C) Evan Akers, John Clark | |
| Subs | Nichols | Carlos Tallent (SF), Karl Ream (PF) Bryan Lyons, John Warford | |
| 00:49 | St. Mary's (MN) | Karl Ream steals it from James Cates | 27-28 |
| 00:33 | Nichols | Carlos Tallent is hacked by Bernard Lee - foul #3 on Bernard Lee, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Travis Lapointe (SF) Bernard Lee | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 00:33 | Nichols | Carlos Tallent misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:33 | Nichols | Harry Vara grabs the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 00:18 | Nichols | Karl Ream misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 00:16 | Nichols | Donald Valentine tips it but misses | 27-28 |
| 00:15 | St. Mary's (MN) | Floyd Maski snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 00:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | James Cates misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 00:02 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 27-28 |