| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Ben Wagner (fresh) SG - Raymond Flakes (fresh) SF - David Daugherty (fresh) PF - Troy Papstein (fresh) C - John Mullinax (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Thomas Albert (fresh) SG - James Maness (fresh) SF - Lars Kuberski (fresh) PF - Donald Harris (fresh) C - Mack McDonald (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The short jumper by Raymond Flakes is denied by Donald Harris | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | USC Upstate | James Maness snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | USC Upstate | John Mullinax steps in front of the Lars Kuberski pass | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ben Wagner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | USC Upstate | Lars Kuberski grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | USC Upstate | James Maness drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Lars Kuberski | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Daugherty misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | USC Upstate | Mack McDonald gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mack McDonald | 0-5 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax throws it down | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | USC Upstate | Lars Kuberski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Troy Papstein | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Thomas Albert steals the ball from Ben Wagner | 2-5 |
| 17:27 | USC Upstate | Lars Kuberski's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Papstein | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Daugherty grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mack McDonald steals the ball from John Mullinax | 2-5 |
| 16:47 | USC Upstate | James Maness clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ben Wagner drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 16:08 | USC Upstate | James Maness is hacked by David Daugherty - foul #1 on David Daugherty, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Heath Weeks (PG), Jack Campo (SG), Sean Conley (SF), Eric Parker (PF), Robert Stanley (C) Ben Wagner, Raymond Flakes, David Daugherty, Troy Papstein, John Mullinax | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Terry Boyd (PG), Ron Denny (SG), Lee Hubbell (SF), Scott Arthur (PF), Joseph Corcoran (C) Thomas Albert, James Maness, Lars Kuberski, Donald Harris, Mack McDonald | |
| 15:59 | USC Upstate | Robert Stanley steps in front of the Joseph Corcoran pass | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Heath Weeks (fresh) SG - Jack Campo (fresh) SF - Sean Conley (fresh) PF - Eric Parker (fresh) C - Robert Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Terry Boyd (fresh) SG - Ron Denny (fresh) SF - Lee Hubbell (fresh) PF - Scott Arthur (fresh) C - Joseph Corcoran (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jack Campo misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Ron Denny - foul #1 on Ron Denny, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 15:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jack Campo makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:41 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jack Campo makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:25 | USC Upstate | Joseph Corcoran connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Terry Boyd | 6-7 |
| 15:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Sean Conley clanks a turnaround in the paint | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | USC Upstate | The rebound goes to Joseph Corcoran | 6-7 |
| 14:39 | USC Upstate | Ron Denny is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ron Denny, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert (PG), Donald Harris (PF) Ron Denny, Lee Hubbell | |
| 14:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Heath Weeks is hacked by Joseph Corcoran - foul #1 on Joseph Corcoran, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Maness (SG) Joseph Corcoran | |
| 14:03 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Sean Conley buries a shot from the right side set up by Heath Weeks and he's hacked by Terry Boyd - foul #1 on Terry Boyd, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Raymond Flakes (SG), Michael Jones (PF), John Mullinax (C) Jack Campo, Eric Parker, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 14:03 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Sean Conley misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:03 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:44 | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Maness | 8-10 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Harris - foul #1 on Donald Harris, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ben Wagner (PG), David Daugherty (SF) Heath Weeks, Sean Conley | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Lars Kuberski (SF), Mack McDonald (C) Terry Boyd, Scott Arthur | |
| 13:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:00 | USC Upstate | Lars Kuberski travels with the ball | 10-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jack Campo (SG), Troy Papstein (PF) Raymond Flakes, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 12:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ben Wagner misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Harris - foul #2 on Donald Harris, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Terry Boyd (SG), Joseph Corcoran (PF) James Maness, Donald Harris | |
| 12:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ben Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ben Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:32 | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert's pass is intercepted by Ben Wagner | 11-10 |
| 12:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Thomas Albert steals it from John Mullinax | 11-10 |
| 12:04 | USC Upstate | Joseph Corcoran clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 11-10 |
| 12:02 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Troy Papstein gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Ben Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Campo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Daugherty (fresh) PF - Troy Papstein (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Mullinax (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Thomas Albert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Terry Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lars Kuberski (fresh) PF - Joseph Corcoran (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mack McDonald (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax slams it home | 13-10 |
| 11:18 | USC Upstate | Lars Kuberski hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Albert | 13-12 |
| 11:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Daugherty hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Mullinax | 16-12 |
| 10:57 | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert misses the lay-in but the foul's on Troy Papstein - foul #1 on Troy Papstein, team foul #2 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Heath Weeks (PG), Raymond Flakes (SG), Sean Conley (SF), Eric Parker (PF), Robert Stanley (C) Ben Wagner, Jack Campo, David Daugherty, Troy Papstein, John Mullinax | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Maness (SG), Scott Arthur (PF) Lars Kuberski, Joseph Corcoran | |
| 10:57 | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:57 | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Scott Arthur steals the ball from Sean Conley | 16-13 |
| 10:19 | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 10:18 | USC Upstate | Mack McDonald tips it in | 16-15 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Raymond Flakes misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Eric Parker snags the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Maness steals the ball from Robert Stanley | 16-15 |
| 09:49 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Eric Parker - foul #1 on Eric Parker, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Bates (PG), Lee Hubbell (SF) Thomas Albert, Terry Boyd | |
| 09:49 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:49 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Maness takes the ball from Sean Conley | 16-16 |
| 09:35 | USC Upstate | James Bates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Sean Conley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Stanley | 18-16 |
| 09:12 | USC Upstate | Robert Stanley is called for the reach on Scott Arthur - foul #1 on Robert Stanley, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Joseph Corcoran (C) Mack McDonald | |
| 08:58 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Stanley - foul #2 on Robert Stanley, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ben Wagner (PG), Jack Campo (SG), David Daugherty (SF), Troy Papstein (PF), Michael Jones (C) Heath Weeks, Raymond Flakes, Sean Conley, Eric Parker, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Lars Kuberski (SF) Lee Hubbell | |
| 08:58 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:58 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jack Campo drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Ben Wagner | 20-18 |
| 08:26 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur misses short on a shot from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 08:25 | USC Upstate | The offensive rebound goes to James Maness | 20-18 |
| 08:11 | USC Upstate | Lars Kuberski hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-20 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Daugherty misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lars Kuberski - foul #1 on Lars Kuberski, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Raymond Flakes (SG), Eric Parker (PF), John Mullinax (C) Jack Campo, Troy Papstein, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert (PG), Terry Boyd (SG), Lee Hubbell (SF), Mack McDonald (C) James Bates, James Maness, Lars Kuberski, Joseph Corcoran | |
| 07:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Daugherty misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Ben Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Flakes (fresh) SF - David Daugherty (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Parker (fresh) C - John Mullinax (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Thomas Albert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Hubbell (fresh) PF - Scott Arthur (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mack McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur misses short on a floater near the basket | 21-20 |
| 07:24 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Eric Parker grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 07:08 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Daugherty can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-20 |
| 07:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Eric Parker tips it back up and in | 23-20 |
| 07:02 | USC Upstate | Terry Boyd misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 07:01 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:46 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur scores on a shot in the paint set up by Terry Boyd | 23-22 |
| 06:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 06:30 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 06:24 | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Mullinax - foul #1 on John Mullinax, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Heath Weeks (PG), Jack Campo (SG), Sean Conley (SF), Troy Papstein (PF) Ben Wagner, Raymond Flakes, David Daugherty, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Lars Kuberski (SF) Lee Hubbell | |
| 06:24 | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:24 | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 06:02 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:54 | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-23 |
| 05:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Heath Weeks's pass is intercepted by Thomas Albert in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| 05:40 | USC Upstate | Lars Kuberski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 05:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Troy Papstein grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 05:15 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jack Campo buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Troy Papstein | 25-23 |
| 04:58 | USC Upstate | Mack McDonald misses short on a runner near the basket | 25-23 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jack Campo grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Heath Weeks and he's hacked by Terry Boyd - foul #2 on Terry Boyd, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Raymond Flakes (SG), Eric Parker (PF) Jack Campo, Troy Papstein | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Bates (PG), James Maness (SG), Lee Hubbell (SF), Joseph Corcoran (PF) Thomas Albert, Terry Boyd, Lars Kuberski, Scott Arthur | |
| 04:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax misses the free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:32 | USC Upstate | Joseph Corcoran snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 04:19 | USC Upstate | James Maness is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Maness, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ben Wagner (PG), Michael Jones (C) Heath Weeks, John Mullinax | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 03:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mack McDonald is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Mack McDonald, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Daugherty (SF), Robert Stanley (C) Sean Conley, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Ron Denny (PG), Donald Harris (PF) James Bates, Mack McDonald | |
| 03:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Ben Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Flakes (fresh) SF - David Daugherty (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Ron Denny (fresh) SG - James Maness (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Hubbell (fresh) PF - Donald Harris (fresh) C - Joseph Corcoran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | USC Upstate | Donald Harris misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 03:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 03:12 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Raymond Flakes is whistled for a carry | 29-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Eric Parker (PF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Terry Boyd (PG) Ron Denny | |
| 02:46 | USC Upstate | Donald Harris is fouled on the floor by David Daugherty - foul #2 on David Daugherty, team foul #7 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Heath Weeks (PG), Troy Papstein (PF) Ben Wagner, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert (PG), Lars Kuberski (SF) Terry Boyd, Lee Hubbell | |
| 02:46 | USC Upstate | Donald Harris makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:46 | USC Upstate | Donald Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Heath Weeks is fouled on the floor by Donald Harris - foul #3 on Donald Harris, team foul #11 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jack Campo (SG), John Mullinax (C) Raymond Flakes, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur (PF), Mack McDonald (C) Donald Harris, Joseph Corcoran | |
| 02:33 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Heath Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Heath Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:14 | USC Upstate | Heath Weeks steals it from Mack McDonald | 31-25 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax misses short on a floater from the right block | 31-25 |
| 01:56 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 01:33 | USC Upstate | Thomas Albert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 01:31 | USC Upstate | Mack McDonald snags the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 01:16 | USC Upstate | Troy Papstein knocks away the 3 by Thomas Albert | 31-25 |
| 01:15 | USC Upstate | Scott Arthur can't tip it in | 31-25 |
| 01:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | John Mullinax snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jack Campo is fouled on the floor by Scott Arthur - foul #1 on Scott Arthur, team foul #12 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Ben Wagner (PG), Sean Conley (SF), Eric Parker (PF), Robert Stanley (C) Heath Weeks, David Daugherty, Troy Papstein, John Mullinax | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Terry Boyd (PG), Ron Denny (SG), Lee Hubbell (SF), Joseph Corcoran (PF) Thomas Albert, James Maness, Lars Kuberski, Mack McDonald | |
| 00:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jack Campo makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Jack Campo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:31 | USC Upstate | Terry Boyd connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Arthur | 33-27 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Stanley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Terry Boyd - foul #3 on Terry Boyd, team foul #13 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Raymond Flakes (SG) Jack Campo | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Bates (SG) Terry Boyd | |
| 00:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Sean Conley takes the ball from James Bates | 35-27 |