| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Jimmie Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willard Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Dominic Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Pelt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Hansford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael McDivitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mack Haugland (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dowling | Willard Cole inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Dowling | William Miller drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph Fisher | 30-39 |
| 19:16 | St. Cloud St. | James Pelt drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dominic Grimes | 30-42 |
| 18:59 | Dowling | Joseph Fisher clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 30-42 |
| 18:58 | Dowling | Willard Cole grabs the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 18:36 | Dowling | Jimmie Lloyd misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-42 |
| 18:35 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Frank Hansford | 30-42 |
| 18:16 | St. Cloud St. | Dominic Grimes loses the ball out of bounds | 30-42 |
| 17:57 | Dowling | James Pelt is called for the reach on William Miller - foul #1 on James Pelt, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Rafael Staten (PF) Michael McDivitt | |
| 17:50 | Dowling | Jimmie Lloyd misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mack Haugland - foul #1 on Mack Haugland, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| 17:50 | Dowling | Jimmie Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:50 | Dowling | Jimmie Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:24 | St. Cloud St. | Rafael Staten misses short on a runner in the lane | 32-42 |
| 17:22 | Dowling | John Jenson gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:08 | Dowling | John Jenson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 17:06 | St. Cloud St. | Mack Haugland snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 16:41 | St. Cloud St. | Dominic Grimes misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 16:40 | Dowling | John Jenson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 16:22 | Dowling | Jimmie Lloyd is fouled on the floor by Dominic Grimes - foul #1 on Dominic Grimes, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | Howard Rucks (PG), David Thomas (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Brandon Grounds (C) Jimmie Lloyd, Willard Cole, John Jenson, Joseph Fisher | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Larry Corpus (PG), Donny Dawkins (SG), Bennett Adams (SF), Michael McDivitt (PF) Dominic Grimes, James Pelt, Frank Hansford, Mack Haugland | |
| 16:14 | Dowling | William Miller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 16:12 | St. Cloud St. | Rafael Staten grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 15:50 | St. Cloud St. | Michael McDivitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roger Jones (SG) William Miller | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Howard Rucks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Jones (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Grounds (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Larry Corpus (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donny Dawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bennett Adams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael McDivitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Staten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Dowling | Michael Brown makes the jumpshot from the left side | 34-42 |
| 15:13 | St. Cloud St. | Michael McDivitt misses the easy layup but the foul's on Howard Rucks - foul #2 on Howard Rucks, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 15:13 | St. Cloud St. | Michael McDivitt misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:13 | St. Cloud St. | Michael McDivitt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:51 | Dowling | Brandon Grounds misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 14:49 | St. Cloud St. | Rafael Staten snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 14:30 | St. Cloud St. | Donny Dawkins is hacked by Howard Rucks - foul #3 on Howard Rucks, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Dowling | William Miller (SG), Willard Cole (SF), John Jenson (PF), Joseph Fisher (C) Roger Jones, David Thomas, Michael Brown, Brandon Grounds | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Dominic Grimes (PG), Frank Hansford (SF), Mark Timmons (C) Donny Dawkins, Michael McDivitt, Rafael Staten | |
| 14:14 | St. Cloud St. | Dominic Grimes clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Howard Rucks - foul #4 on Howard Rucks, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Dowling | Haywood Croll (PG) Howard Rucks | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James Pelt (SG), Mack Haugland (C) Larry Corpus, Mark Timmons | |
| 14:14 | St. Cloud St. | Dominic Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:14 | St. Cloud St. | Dominic Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 14:07 | Dowling | William Miller comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 34-45 |
| 14:06 | Dowling | William Miller grabs the offensive board | 34-45 |
| 13:50 | Dowling | William Miller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mack Haugland - foul #2 on Mack Haugland, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roger Jones (PG) Haywood Croll | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Mark Timmons (PF) Bennett Adams | |
| 13:50 | Dowling | William Miller makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:50 | Dowling | William Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:33 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Timmons is hacked by Willard Cole - foul #3 on Willard Cole, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Dowling | Jimmie Lloyd (PG) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 13:20 | St. Cloud St. | Frank Hansford's dunk attempt is rejected by Joseph Fisher | 36-45 |
| 13:18 | St. Cloud St. | Mack Haugland tips it but misses | 36-45 |
| 13:17 | St. Cloud St. | Mack Haugland grabs the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:02 | St. Cloud St. | Mack Haugland misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 13:00 | St. Cloud St. | Frank Hansford can't tip it in | 36-45 |
| 12:58 | Dowling | The rebound goes to Willard Cole | 36-45 |
| 12:52 | Dowling | John Jenson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 12:50 | Dowling | William Miller misses the tip | 36-45 |
| 12:49 | St. Cloud St. | Mack Haugland gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:30 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Timmons drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Pelt | 36-47 |
| 12:05 | Dowling | William Miller misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Pelt - foul #2 on James Pelt, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roger Jones (PG), David Thomas (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Brandon Grounds (C) Jimmie Lloyd, Willard Cole, John Jenson, Joseph Fisher | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Larry Corpus (PG), Donny Dawkins (SG), Bennett Adams (SF), Michael McDivitt (PF), Rafael Staten (C) Dominic Grimes, James Pelt, Frank Hansford, Mark Timmons, Mack Haugland | |
| 12:05 | Dowling | William Miller makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 12:05 | Dowling | William Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:47 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Corpus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Roger Jones (fresh) SG - William Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Grounds (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Larry Corpus (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donny Dawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bennett Adams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael McDivitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Staten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Dowling | Michael Brown connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Roger Jones | 40-47 |
| 11:08 | St. Cloud St. | Donny Dawkins hits the finger roll | 40-49 |
| 10:55 | Dowling | Donny Dawkins steals it from Roger Jones | 40-49 |
| 10:46 | St. Cloud St. | Donny Dawkins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 10:45 | St. Cloud St. | Rafael Staten tips it back up and in | 40-51 |
| 10:16 | Dowling | Roger Jones is called for traveling | 40-51 |
| Subs | Dowling | Jimmie Lloyd (PG), Willard Cole (SF), John Jenson (PF), Joseph Fisher (C) William Miller, David Thomas, Michael Brown, Brandon Grounds | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Dominic Grimes (PG), James Pelt (SG), Frank Hansford (SF), Mack Haugland (C) Larry Corpus, Donny Dawkins, Bennett Adams, Michael McDivitt | |
| 10:00 | St. Cloud St. | Mack Haugland is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Lloyd - foul #1 on Jimmie Lloyd, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| 09:45 | St. Cloud St. | Frank Hansford lays it up and in on a great pass from Dominic Grimes and he's fouled by Willard Cole - foul #4 on Willard Cole, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Dowling | Haywood Croll (SG), Michael Brown (SF) Roger Jones, Willard Cole | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 09:45 | St. Cloud St. | Frank Hansford makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 09:28 | Dowling | Jimmie Lloyd drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-54 |
| 09:22 | St. Cloud St. | Rafael Staten misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 09:20 | Dowling | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 43-54 |
| 09:15 | Dowling | The jump hook by Joseph Fisher is blocked by Mack Haugland | 43-54 |
| 09:13 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Rafael Staten | 43-54 |
| 09:02 | St. Cloud St. | Michael Brown denies the turnaround by Frank Hansford | 43-54 |
| 09:01 | St. Cloud St. | Frank Hansford grabs the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:50 | St. Cloud St. | James Pelt misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 08:48 | Dowling | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:28 | Dowling | Joseph Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-54 |
| 08:27 | Dowling | John Jenson misses the tip | 43-54 |
| 08:25 | St. Cloud St. | Frank Hansford gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:15 | St. Cloud St. | Frank Hansford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Dowling | Roger Jones (PG), William Miller (SG), Brandon Grounds (PF) Jimmie Lloyd, Haywood Croll, John Jenson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Larry Corpus (SG), Michael McDivitt (PF), Bennett Adams (C) James Pelt, Rafael Staten, Mack Haugland | |
| 08:15 | St. Cloud St. | Frank Hansford makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 08:15 | St. Cloud St. | Frank Hansford makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 07:53 | Dowling | Joseph Fisher misses the jump hook from the left block | 43-56 |
| 07:52 | St. Cloud St. | Frank Hansford pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 07:32 | St. Cloud St. | Frank Hansford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Dowling | Howard Rucks (PG), Willard Cole (SF) Roger Jones, Joseph Fisher | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Donny Dawkins (SG), Mark Timmons (C) Dominic Grimes, Frank Hansford | |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Howard Rucks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willard Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Grounds (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Larry Corpus (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donny Dawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bennett Adams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael McDivitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:14 | Dowling | Willard Cole scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Howard Rucks | 46-56 |
| 06:53 | St. Cloud St. | Michael McDivitt misses long on a jumper from the right side | 46-56 |
| 06:51 | Dowling | Howard Rucks snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 06:33 | Dowling | William Miller buries a shot from the left side set up by Michael Brown | 48-56 |
| 06:17 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Timmons makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Corpus | 48-58 |
| 05:52 | Dowling | William Miller hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 05:52 | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Dowling | Jimmie Lloyd (PG), John Jenson (PF), Joseph Fisher (C) Howard Rucks, Michael Brown, Brandon Grounds | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Dominic Grimes (PG), James Pelt (SG), Frank Hansford (SF), Rafael Staten (PF), Mack Haugland (C) Larry Corpus, Donny Dawkins, Bennett Adams, Michael McDivitt, Mark Timmons | |
| 05:37 | St. Cloud St. | William Miller steals the ball from Rafael Staten | 50-58 |
| 05:14 | Dowling | Willard Cole misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 05:12 | Dowling | Joseph Fisher tips it home | 52-58 |
| 05:03 | St. Cloud St. | James Pelt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| 04:45 | Dowling | James Pelt is called for the reach on John Jenson - foul #3 on James Pelt, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| 04:35 | Dowling | Willard Cole hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by William Miller | 54-58 |
| 04:23 | St. Cloud St. | Frank Hansford connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Pelt | 54-61 |
| 04:08 | Dowling | Joseph Fisher clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-61 |
| 04:07 | Dowling | William Miller snags the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 03:49 | Dowling | Joseph Fisher knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from William Miller | 56-61 |
| 03:21 | St. Cloud St. | Rafael Staten comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-61 |
| 03:19 | Dowling | William Miller snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Jimmie Lloyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Miller (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willard Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Jenson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Dominic Grimes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Pelt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Hansford (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rafael Staten (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mack Haugland (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Dowling | Willard Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | Dowling | Howard Rucks (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Brandon Grounds (PF) Jimmie Lloyd, Willard Cole, John Jenson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Larry Corpus (SG), Bennett Adams (SF), Michael McDivitt (PF) James Pelt, Frank Hansford, Mack Haugland | |
| 02:49 | St. Cloud St. | Dominic Grimes connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Corpus | 56-64 |
| 02:49 | Dowling | Dowling calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Dowling | Jimmie Lloyd (PG), Willard Cole (SF), John Jenson (PF) Howard Rucks, Michael Brown, Brandon Grounds | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James Pelt (SG), Frank Hansford (SF), Mack Haugland (C) Larry Corpus, Bennett Adams, Rafael Staten | |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Dowling | John Jenson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-64 |
| 02:32 | St. Cloud St. | Mack Haugland pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:03 | St. Cloud St. | Dominic Grimes drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 01:48 | Dowling | William Miller can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 01:47 | St. Cloud St. | Dominic Grimes pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:29 | St. Cloud St. | Michael McDivitt knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Pelt and the foul's on John Jenson - foul #1 on John Jenson, team foul #8 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Dowling | Howard Rucks (PG), Roger Jones (SG), David Thomas (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Brandon Grounds (C) Jimmie Lloyd, William Miller, Willard Cole, John Jenson, Joseph Fisher | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Larry Corpus (PG), Donny Dawkins (SG), Bennett Adams (SF), Rafael Staten (C) Dominic Grimes, James Pelt, Frank Hansford, Mack Haugland | |
| 01:29 | St. Cloud St. | Michael McDivitt makes the free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:12 | Dowling | David Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-70 |
| 01:11 | Dowling | Michael Brown tips it in | 58-70 |
| 00:49 | St. Cloud St. | Howard Rucks is called for the reach on Larry Corpus - foul #5 on Howard Rucks, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Dowling | Haywood Croll (SG) Howard Rucks | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Mark Timmons (C) Michael McDivitt | |
| 00:49 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Corpus makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:49 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Corpus makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Dowling | Roger Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-72 |
| 00:42 | Dowling | Michael Brown hits the follow up shot | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | St. Cloud St. | Donny Dawkins is fouled on the floor by Brandon Grounds - foul #1 on Brandon Grounds, team foul #10 | 60-72 |
| 00:15 | St. Cloud St. | Donny Dawkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:15 | St. Cloud St. | Donny Dawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:10 | Dowling | Michael Brown is hacked by Donny Dawkins - foul #2 on Donny Dawkins, team foul #7 | 60-74 |
| 00:10 | Dowling | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:10 | Dowling | Michael Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:10 | St. Cloud St. | Rafael Staten gets the rebound | 61-74 |
| 00:00 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Corpus runs out the clock | 61-74 |