| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Dwayne Purdue (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Weisgerber (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Parrish (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodger Coble (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - Michael Skiba (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Allan Kerwin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Browder (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rick Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Noland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bethel | Bethel is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dwayne Purdue | 35-32 |
| 19:20 | Bethel | Jimmie Browder clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 19:18 | Bethel | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Kerwin | 35-32 |
| 19:04 | Bethel | Jimmie Browder makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 18:51 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jimmie Browder - foul #3 on Jimmie Browder, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Paul Bartling (SF), Marvin Kimberlin (PF) Dwayne Purdue, Patrick Weisgerber, Michael Gailey, Michael Parrish | |
| Subs | Bethel | Louis Hall (PG), Jeffery Thorn (SF), John Grafton (PF), Carl Kaya (C) Michael Skiba, Jimmie Browder, Rick Oliver, James Noland | |
| 18:51 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:51 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:49 | Bethel | Rodney Matthews picks off the pass by John Grafton in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 18:38 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Allan Kerwin - foul #3 on Allan Kerwin, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Usher (PF) Rodger Coble | |
| Subs | Bethel | Michael Skiba (SF) Allan Kerwin | |
| 18:38 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:38 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:19 | Bethel | Carl Kaya banks in the layup | 38-36 |
| 18:00 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews is alone and drills a jumper from the left block set up by John Usher | 40-36 |
| 17:36 | Bethel | John Grafton hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Louis Hall and the foul's on John Usher - foul #1 on John Usher, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis (PG), Patrick Weisgerber (SG), Richard Simmons (SF), Michael Parrish (PF), Rodger Coble (C) Rodney Matthews, Claude Bradley, Paul Bartling, John Usher, Marvin Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Bethel | Steve Stalberger (C) Carl Kaya | |
| 17:36 | Bethel | John Grafton makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:32 | St. Olaf | John Grafton steps in front of the Richard Simmons pass in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 17:26 | Bethel | Jeffery Thorn is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-39 |
| 17:24 | Bethel | John Grafton grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 17:07 | Bethel | Michael Skiba misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Weisgerber - foul #3 on Patrick Weisgerber, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), Michael Gailey (SF) Steven Lewis, Patrick Weisgerber | |
| Subs | Bethel | Rick Oliver (PF) John Grafton | |
| 17:07 | Bethel | Michael Skiba makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:07 | Bethel | Michael Skiba makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:38 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 40-41 |
| 16:36 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:25 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Gailey | 42-41 |
| 16:23 | Bethel | Michael Gailey steals it from Michael Skiba in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 16:09 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Simmons | 45-41 |
| 15:50 | Bethel | Rick Oliver is fouled on the floor by Richard Simmons - foul #1 on Richard Simmons, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley (PG), Patrick Weisgerber (SG), Paul Bartling (SF), John Usher (PF), Marvin Kimberlin (C) Dwayne Purdue, Richard Simmons, Michael Gailey, Michael Parrish, Rodger Coble | |
| Subs | Bethel | Claude Herald (PG), Allan Kerwin (SG), Jimmie Browder (SF), Carl Kaya (PF), James Noland (C) Michael Skiba, Louis Hall, Jeffery Thorn, Rick Oliver, Steve Stalberger | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Claude Bradley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Weisgerber (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Bartling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Usher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marvin Kimberlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - Claude Herald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Allan Kerwin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmie Browder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carl Kaya (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Noland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Bethel | Carl Kaya is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Claude Herald | 45-43 |
| 15:25 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Weisgerber | 47-43 |
| 15:21 | Bethel | Claude Herald is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Bradley - foul #2 on Claude Bradley, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis (PG), Michael Gailey (SF), Rodney Matthews (C) Patrick Weisgerber, Paul Bartling, John Usher | |
| Subs | Bethel | Rick Oliver (PF) Carl Kaya | |
| 15:03 | Bethel | James Noland is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Noland, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| 15:01 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie Browder - foul #4 on Jimmie Browder, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Louis Hall (SF) Jimmie Browder | |
| 14:46 | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Claude Bradley | 49-43 |
| 14:43 | Bethel | Claude Herald is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Bradley - foul #3 on Claude Bradley, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Patrick Weisgerber (SG), Paul Bartling (SF), Rodger Coble (C) Claude Bradley, Michael Gailey, Rodney Matthews | |
| Subs | Bethel | | |
| 14:24 | Bethel | Allan Kerwin is hacked by Patrick Weisgerber - foul #4 on Patrick Weisgerber, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), Claude Bradley (SG), Michael Parrish (PF) Steven Lewis, Patrick Weisgerber, Marvin Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Bethel | Michael Skiba (SF), Carl Kaya (C) Louis Hall, James Noland | |
| 14:04 | Bethel | Allan Kerwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Usher (PF) Michael Parrish | |
| Subs | Bethel | John Grafton (PF) Rick Oliver | |
| 13:40 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling is fouled on the floor by Carl Kaya - foul #2 on Carl Kaya, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey (SF), Marvin Kimberlin (C) Paul Bartling, Rodger Coble | |
| Subs | Bethel | Louis Hall (SF), James Noland (C) Michael Skiba, Carl Kaya | |
| 13:25 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane | 49-43 |
| 13:24 | Bethel | James Noland pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:20 | Bethel | Claude Herald connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Louis Hall | 49-45 |
| 13:02 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 13:00 | Bethel | James Noland pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:55 | Bethel | Claude Herald misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 12:53 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to Marvin Kimberlin | 49-45 |
| 12:33 | St. Olaf | Marvin Kimberlin hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on John Grafton - foul #2 on John Grafton, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Paul Bartling (SF), Michael Parrish (PF) Dwayne Purdue, Claude Bradley, Michael Gailey, John Usher | |
| Subs | Bethel | Jeffery Thorn (SF), Rick Oliver (PF) Louis Hall, James Noland | |
| 12:33 | St. Olaf | Marvin Kimberlin makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:33 | St. Olaf | Marvin Kimberlin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:33 | Bethel | The rebound goes to Rick Oliver | 50-45 |
| 12:31 | Bethel | Rick Oliver is hacked by Rodney Matthews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble (C) Marvin Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Bethel | | |
| 12:31 | Bethel | Rick Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:31 | Bethel | Rick Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:17 | St. Olaf | Rick Oliver blocks the jumper by Paul Bartling | 50-47 |
| 12:16 | St. Olaf | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Parrish | 50-47 |
| 12:03 | St. Olaf | Rick Oliver swats the layup by Rodger Coble | 50-47 |
| 12:02 | Bethel | Jeffery Thorn snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 11:50 | Bethel | Rick Oliver misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 11:49 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Steven Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Paul Bartling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Parrish (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodger Coble (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - Claude Herald (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Allan Kerwin (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Thorn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Oliver (tiring) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - John Grafton (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Matthews | 53-47 |
| 11:29 | Bethel | Claude Herald hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Grafton | 53-50 |
| 11:07 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-50 |
| 11:05 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 11:03 | Bethel | John Grafton pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 10:50 | Bethel | Claude Herald is fouled on the floor by Steven Lewis - foul #3 on Steven Lewis, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), Claude Bradley (SG), Richard Simmons (SF), Marvin Kimberlin (C) Steven Lewis, Rodney Matthews, Paul Bartling, Rodger Coble | |
| Subs | Bethel | Michael Skiba (SF), Carl Kaya (PF), Steve Stalberger (C) Jeffery Thorn, Rick Oliver, John Grafton | |
| 10:50 | Bethel | Bethel calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| 10:50 | Bethel | Claude Herald makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:50 | Bethel | Claude Herald makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:31 | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Claude Bradley | 56-52 |
| 10:28 | Bethel | Claude Herald's pass is intercepted by Marvin Kimberlin in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 10:17 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Allan Kerwin - foul #4 on Allan Kerwin, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Usher (PF) Michael Parrish | |
| Subs | Bethel | Louis Hall (SF) Allan Kerwin | |
| 10:17 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:17 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:59 | Bethel | Louis Hall misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Usher - foul #2 on John Usher, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey (SF) Richard Simmons | |
| Subs | Bethel | James Noland (C) Steve Stalberger | |
| 09:59 | Bethel | Louis Hall makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:59 | Bethel | Louis Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:59 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to John Usher | 57-53 |
| 09:42 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Louis Hall - foul #1 on Louis Hall, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble (C) John Usher | |
| Subs | Bethel | Rick Oliver (PF) Carl Kaya | |
| 09:42 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:42 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:30 | Bethel | Claude Herald loses the ball out of bounds | 59-53 |
| 09:14 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-53 |
| 09:13 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble grabs the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 08:51 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey is open but misses the lay-in | 59-53 |
| 08:50 | Bethel | The rebound goes to James Noland | 59-53 |
| 08:42 | Bethel | Michael Skiba misses the jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 08:40 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 08:25 | St. Olaf | Michael Gailey makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Claude Bradley | 61-53 |
| 08:07 | Bethel | Louis Hall is hacked by Michael Gailey - foul #2 on Michael Gailey, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews (SG), Richard Simmons (SF), John Usher (PF), Paul Bartling (C) Claude Bradley, Michael Gailey, Marvin Kimberlin, Rodger Coble | |
| Subs | Bethel | Jeffery Thorn (SF), Carl Kaya (PF), Steve Stalberger (C) Michael Skiba, Rick Oliver, James Noland | |
| 08:07 | Bethel | Louis Hall misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:07 | Bethel | Louis Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:07 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to Paul Bartling | 61-53 |
| 07:49 | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons misses short on a floater in the paint | 61-53 |
| 07:48 | Bethel | Carl Kaya pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Dwayne Purdue (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Usher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Bartling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - Claude Herald (very tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Louis Hall (tired) 1 pts. SF - Jeffery Thorn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Kaya (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Stalberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Bethel | Carl Kaya is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bartling - foul #2 on Paul Bartling, team foul #11 | 61-53 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis (PG), Patrick Weisgerber (SG) Dwayne Purdue, Richard Simmons | |
| Subs | Bethel | Allan Kerwin (SG), Jimmie Browder (SF), John Grafton (C) Claude Herald, Louis Hall, Steve Stalberger | |
| 07:43 | Bethel | Carl Kaya makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:43 | Bethel | Carl Kaya makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:41 | St. Olaf | John Grafton steals it from Steven Lewis in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 07:25 | Bethel | Allan Kerwin is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 07:24 | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 07:22 | St. Olaf | Jimmie Browder is called for the reach on Paul Bartling in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jimmie Browder, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish (PF) John Usher | |
| Subs | Bethel | Claude Herald (PG), Rick Oliver (PF) Jimmie Browder, Carl Kaya | |
| 07:22 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:22 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:10 | Bethel | Rick Oliver throws it down | 63-57 |
| 07:03 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-57 |
| 07:01 | Bethel | Claude Herald snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 06:45 | Bethel | Jeffery Thorn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 06:44 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 06:33 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews's layup is rejected by John Grafton | 63-57 |
| 06:31 | St. Olaf | Patrick Weisgerber pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 06:24 | St. Olaf | Jeffery Thorn steals it from Paul Bartling | 63-57 |
| 06:06 | Bethel | Jeffery Thorn knocks in the runner from the left block | 63-59 |
| 05:45 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews is fouled on the floor by John Grafton - foul #3 on John Grafton, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons (SF), Marvin Kimberlin (PF), Rodger Coble (C) Steven Lewis, Paul Bartling, Michael Parrish | |
| Subs | Bethel | Michael Skiba (SF), Carl Kaya (PF), Steve Stalberger (C) Jeffery Thorn, Rick Oliver, John Grafton | |
| 05:45 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:45 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:42 | Bethel | Steve Stalberger loses the dribble to Patrick Weisgerber in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| 05:20 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble's floater is knocked away by Steve Stalberger | 65-59 |
| 05:18 | Bethel | Steve Stalberger gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:13 | Bethel | Allan Kerwin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 05:12 | St. Olaf | Richard Simmons pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:47 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews is fouled on the floor by Claude Herald - foul #4 on Claude Herald, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley (SG), Michael Gailey (SF), John Usher (PF) Patrick Weisgerber, Richard Simmons, Rodger Coble | |
| Subs | Bethel | Louis Hall (SF), James Noland (C) Michael Skiba, Steve Stalberger | |
| 04:47 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:47 | St. Olaf | Rodney Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:18 | Bethel | Carl Kaya misses the easy layup | 66-59 |
| 04:17 | Bethel | Louis Hall snags the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 04:09 | Bethel | James Noland lays it in uncontested | 66-61 |
| 04:06 | St. Olaf | Louis Hall picks off the pass by Claude Bradley in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| 03:57 | Bethel | Allan Kerwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 03:56 | Bethel | The offensive rebound goes to James Noland | 66-61 |
| 03:43 | Bethel | James Noland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-61 |
| 03:42 | St. Olaf | John Usher snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Rodney Matthews (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Claude Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Gailey (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Usher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Kimberlin (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - Claude Herald (very tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Allan Kerwin (very tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Louis Hall (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Kaya (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Noland (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | St. Olaf | Marvin Kimberlin misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 66-61 |
| 03:23 | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley tips it home | 68-61 |
| 03:23 | Bethel | Bethel calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), Patrick Weisgerber (SG), Richard Simmons (SF), Michael Parrish (PF), Rodger Coble (C) Rodney Matthews, Claude Bradley, Michael Gailey, John Usher, Marvin Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Bethel | Jeffery Thorn (SF), Rick Oliver (PF), Steve Stalberger (C) Louis Hall, Carl Kaya, James Noland | |
| 03:21 | Bethel | Allan Kerwin's pass is intercepted by Patrick Weisgerber in the backcourt | 68-61 |
| 03:09 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Steve Stalberger - foul #2 on Steve Stalberger, team foul #12 | 68-61 |
| 03:09 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:09 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:09 | Bethel | Steve Stalberger gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bethel | Bethel is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:44 | Bethel | Allan Kerwin drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffery Thorn | 69-63 |
| 02:30 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 02:29 | St. Olaf | Rodger Coble tips it home | 71-63 |
| 02:29 | Bethel | Bethel calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis (PG), Claude Bradley (SG), Michael Gailey (SF), John Usher (PF), Paul Bartling (C) Dwayne Purdue, Patrick Weisgerber, Richard Simmons, Michael Parrish, Rodger Coble | |
| Subs | Bethel | Michael Skiba (SF), John Grafton (C) Jeffery Thorn, Steve Stalberger | |
| 02:15 | Bethel | Rick Oliver misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Usher - foul #3 on John Usher, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| 02:15 | Bethel | Rick Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 02:15 | Bethel | Rick Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:46 | St. Olaf | Steven Lewis misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 71-64 |
| 01:45 | Bethel | John Grafton grabs the board | 71-64 |
| 01:45 | Bethel | Bethel calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue (PG), Patrick Weisgerber (SG), Michael Parrish (PF), Rodger Coble (C) Steven Lewis, Claude Bradley, John Usher, Paul Bartling | |
| Subs | Bethel | James Noland (C) John Grafton | |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bethel | Bethel is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:22 | Bethel | Claude Herald loses the dribble to Dwayne Purdue | 71-64 |
| 01:10 | St. Olaf | Michael Parrish loses the ball out of bounds | 71-64 |
| 01:10 | Bethel | Bethel calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 71-64 |
| 00:56 | Bethel | Michael Skiba misses the floater from just outside the lane | 71-64 |
| 00:54 | Bethel | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Oliver | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bethel | Bethel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Bethel | Claude Herald misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Dwayne Purdue - foul #3 on Dwayne Purdue, team foul #13 | 71-64 |
| 00:52 | Bethel | Claude Herald misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:52 | Bethel | Claude Herald makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bethel | Bethel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | St. Olaf | Claude Herald is called for the reach on Dwayne Purdue in the backcourt - foul #5 on Claude Herald, team foul #13 | 71-65 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Claude Bradley (SG), Paul Bartling (SF), Marvin Kimberlin (C) Patrick Weisgerber, Michael Gailey, Rodger Coble | |
| Subs | Bethel | Louis Hall (SF) Claude Herald | |
| 00:51 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:51 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:48 | Bethel | Michael Skiba loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 00:47 | St. Olaf | Marvin Kimberlin is fouled on the floor by James Noland - foul #2 on James Noland, team foul #14 | 72-65 |
| 00:47 | St. Olaf | Marvin Kimberlin makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:47 | St. Olaf | Marvin Kimberlin misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:47 | Bethel | Rick Oliver grabs the board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bethel | Bethel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Bethel | Allan Kerwin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-65 |
| 00:39 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bethel | Bethel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | St. Olaf | Allan Kerwin is called for the reach on Paul Bartling in the backcourt - foul #5 on Allan Kerwin, team foul #15 | 73-65 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Jeffery Thorn (SF) Allan Kerwin | |
| 00:38 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:38 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:33 | Bethel | Paul Bartling swats the dunk try by Rick Oliver | 75-65 |
| 00:32 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling grabs the board | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bethel | Bethel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:09 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue misses the lay-in | 75-65 |
| 00:07 | St. Olaf | Paul Bartling pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 00:00 | St. Olaf | Dwayne Purdue runs out the clock | 75-65 |