| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Jason Warren (fresh) SG - Jerome Hunter (fresh) SF - William Dorrough (fresh) PF - Marc Tacker (fresh) C - Thomas Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) SG - Willie Bones (fresh) SF - Willie Mahon (fresh) PF - Andrew Stewart (fresh) C - Christopher Myers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Myers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota, Duluth | Minnesota, Duluth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Willie Mahon misses long on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Minnesota, Duluth | Willie Mahon hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Mercy | Jerome Hunter connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota, Duluth | Willie Mahon misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Myers tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota, Duluth | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Bones | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Andrew Stewart lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Jefferson and he's fouled by William Dorrough - foul #1 on William Dorrough, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Andrew Stewart misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Mercy | Thomas Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Mercy | Jason Warren clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Willie Bones - foul #1 on Willie Bones, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Mercy | Jason Warren misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Mercy | Jason Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Andrew Stewart is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Stewart, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | Mercy | Jason Warren clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Myers grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Thomas Jefferson is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Mahon | 3-7 |
| 17:40 | Mercy | Thomas Parker buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerome Hunter | 5-7 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Myers knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Willie Bones and he's fouled by William Dorrough - foul #2 on William Dorrough, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Mercy | Randolph Buckwalter (PG), Aleksandar Smiglewski (SG), Bobby McDonald (SF), Mark Woods (PF) Jason Warren, Jerome Hunter, William Dorrough, Marc Tacker | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Stephen Willingham (PG), Joseph Taylor (SG), Michael Reed (SF), William Maguire (PF) Thomas Jefferson, Willie Bones, Willie Mahon, Andrew Stewart | |
| 17:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Myers misses the free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | William Maguire gets the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:15 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Myers misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 5-9 |
| 17:14 | Mercy | Randolph Buckwalter gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:02 | Mercy | Thomas Parker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Aleksandar Smiglewski | 7-9 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota, Duluth | Joseph Taylor is hacked by Aleksandar Smiglewski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aleksandar Smiglewski, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Mercy | Richard Cooley (C) Thomas Parker | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Woodrow Hughes (SF) Christopher Myers | |
| 16:36 | Minnesota, Duluth | William Maguire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| 16:07 | Mercy | Mark Woods can't connect on a floater in the paint | 7-9 |
| 16:06 | Mercy | Bobby McDonald gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:39 | Mercy | Bobby McDonald lays it in | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Randolph Buckwalter (fairly fresh) SG - Aleksandar Smiglewski (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Woods (fairly fresh) C - Richard Cooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Stephen Willingham (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Taylor (fairly fresh) SF - Woodrow Hughes (fresh) PF - William Maguire (fairly fresh) C - Michael Reed (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Joseph Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Aleksandar Smiglewski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Smiglewski, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Mercy | Jason Warren (PG), Jerome Hunter (SG), Marc Tacker (PF), Thomas Parker (C) Randolph Buckwalter, Aleksandar Smiglewski, Mark Woods, Richard Cooley | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Thomas Jefferson (PG), Willie Bones (SG), Willie Mahon (SF), Andrew Stewart (PF) Stephen Willingham, Woodrow Hughes, William Maguire, Michael Reed | |
| 15:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Joseph Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:16 | Minnesota, Duluth | Joseph Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:48 | Mercy | Thomas Parker hits the finger roll | 11-11 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota, Duluth | Joseph Taylor misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:34 | Mercy | Jerome Hunter snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:13 | Mercy | Bobby McDonald is fouled on the floor by Willie Mahon - foul #1 on Willie Mahon, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Myers (C) Joseph Taylor | |
| 13:52 | Mercy | Willie Mahon picks off the pass by Bobby McDonald | 11-11 |
| 13:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | Thomas Jefferson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 13:37 | Mercy | Marc Tacker grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:15 | Mercy | Thomas Parker is fouled on the floor by Christopher Myers - foul #1 on Christopher Myers, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Mercy | Randolph Buckwalter (SG), Richard Cooley (SF), Mark Woods (PF) Jerome Hunter, Bobby McDonald, Marc Tacker | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Stephen Willingham (SG), Michael Reed (SF), William Maguire (PF) Willie Bones, Willie Mahon, Andrew Stewart | |
| 12:46 | Mercy | Thomas Parker connects on the turnaround from the right block | 13-11 |
| 12:35 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Myers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 12:33 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Mark Woods | 13-11 |
| 12:23 | Mercy | Stephen Willingham picks off the pass by Thomas Parker | 13-11 |
| 12:14 | Minnesota, Duluth | Thomas Jefferson is whistled for a carry | 13-11 |
| Subs | Mercy | Marc Tacker (PF) Mark Woods | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Woodrow Hughes (SG) Thomas Jefferson | |
| 12:02 | Mercy | Thomas Parker makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Warren | 16-11 |
| 11:53 | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Reed misses the dunk | 16-11 |
| 11:51 | Mercy | Marc Tacker pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 11:47 | Mercy | Jason Warren hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marc Tacker | 19-11 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota, Duluth | William Maguire hits the finger roll | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Jason Warren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randolph Buckwalter (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Cooley (fairly fresh) PF - Marc Tacker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Stephen Willingham (fairly fresh) SG - Woodrow Hughes (fresh) SF - Michael Reed (fairly fresh) PF - William Maguire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Mercy | Stephen Willingham picks off the pass by Thomas Parker | 19-13 |
| 10:40 | Minnesota, Duluth | Thomas Parker swats the short shot by Christopher Myers | 19-13 |
| 10:39 | Minnesota, Duluth | William Maguire tips it home | 19-15 |
| 10:22 | Mercy | Jason Warren buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-15 |
| 10:04 | Minnesota, Duluth | Thomas Parker is called for the reach on William Maguire - foul #1 on Thomas Parker, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Mercy | Jerome Hunter (SG), Bobby McDonald (SF), Mark Woods (C) Randolph Buckwalter, Richard Cooley, Thomas Parker | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Thomas Jefferson (PG), Willie Bones (SG), Willie Mahon (SF), Andrew Stewart (PF), Joseph Taylor (C) Stephen Willingham, Woodrow Hughes, Michael Reed, William Maguire, Christopher Myers | |
| 09:56 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jason Warren steals it from Andrew Stewart | 21-15 |
| 09:33 | Mercy | Mark Woods makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerome Hunter and he's hacked by Willie Bones - foul #2 on Willie Bones, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Myers (C) Willie Bones | |
| 09:33 | Mercy | Mark Woods makes the free throw | 24-15 |
| 09:26 | Minnesota, Duluth | Joseph Taylor is fouled on the floor by Jerome Hunter - foul #1 on Jerome Hunter, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| 09:09 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jerome Hunter steals the ball from Christopher Myers | 24-15 |
| 08:40 | Mercy | Marc Tacker comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 24-15 |
| 08:38 | Mercy | Bobby McDonald grabs the offensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:20 | Mercy | Bobby McDonald's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Stewart | 24-15 |
| 08:19 | Mercy | Bobby McDonald grabs the offensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:03 | Mercy | Mark Woods connects on the runner from the baseline | 26-15 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota, Duluth | Joseph Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Jefferson | 26-18 |
| 07:15 | Mercy | Jerome Hunter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Joseph Taylor - foul #1 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #6 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Mercy | Randolph Buckwalter (SG), Thomas Parker (C) Jason Warren, Marc Tacker | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Woodrow Hughes (SG), Charlie Maxwell (SF), William Maguire (C) Joseph Taylor, Willie Mahon, Christopher Myers | |
| 07:15 | Mercy | Jerome Hunter makes the free throw | 29-18 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Jerome Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randolph Buckwalter (fresh) SF - Bobby McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Thomas Jefferson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Woodrow Hughes (fresh) SF - Charlie Maxwell (fresh) PF - Andrew Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Maguire (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Minnesota, Duluth | Woodrow Hughes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Randolph Buckwalter - foul #1 on Randolph Buckwalter, team foul #7 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Reed (SF) Charlie Maxwell | |
| 06:52 | Minnesota, Duluth | Woodrow Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota, Duluth | Woodrow Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:38 | Mercy | Thomas Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Woodrow Hughes - foul #1 on Woodrow Hughes, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Stephen Willingham (PG) Thomas Jefferson | |
| 06:38 | Mercy | Thomas Parker makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 06:38 | Mercy | Thomas Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota, Duluth | William Maguire gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 06:17 | Minnesota, Duluth | Stephen Willingham's pass is intercepted by Mark Woods | 30-20 |
| 05:48 | Mercy | Thomas Parker misses the dunk but he's fouled by Woodrow Hughes - foul #2 on Woodrow Hughes, team foul #8 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Mercy | Richard Cooley (SF), Marc Tacker (PF) Bobby McDonald, Mark Woods | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Joseph Taylor (SG), Charlie Maxwell (SF), Christopher Myers (C) Woodrow Hughes, Michael Reed, William Maguire | |
| 05:48 | Mercy | Thomas Parker makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 05:48 | Mercy | Thomas Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota, Duluth | Andrew Stewart gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota, Duluth | Joseph Taylor buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-23 |
| 05:05 | Mercy | Thomas Parker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 05:03 | Minnesota, Duluth | Andrew Stewart gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 04:43 | Minnesota, Duluth | Andrew Stewart hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Stephen Willingham | 31-25 |
| 04:14 | Mercy | Thomas Parker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota, Duluth | Andrew Stewart snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 04:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Charlie Maxwell's pass is intercepted by Jerome Hunter in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| 04:09 | Mercy | Jerome Hunter banks in the layup | 33-25 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota, Duluth | Randolph Buckwalter is called for the reach on Andrew Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randolph Buckwalter, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Mercy | Jason Warren (PG), Bobby McDonald (SF), Mark Woods (PF) Randolph Buckwalter, Richard Cooley, Marc Tacker | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Thomas Jefferson (PG), Willie Mahon (SF), William Maguire (C) Stephen Willingham, Charlie Maxwell, Christopher Myers | |
| 04:07 | Minnesota, Duluth | Andrew Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota, Duluth | Andrew Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:46 | Mercy | Joseph Taylor takes the ball from Jerome Hunter | 33-27 |
| 03:36 | Minnesota, Duluth | Joseph Taylor is fouled on the floor by Jason Warren - foul #1 on Jason Warren, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Mercy | Aleksandar Smiglewski (SG), William Dorrough (SF) Jerome Hunter, Bobby McDonald | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Reed (C) Andrew Stewart | |
| 03:36 | Minnesota, Duluth | Joseph Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:36 | Minnesota, Duluth | Joseph Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:14 | Mercy | Aleksandar Smiglewski is hacked by Thomas Jefferson - foul #1 on Thomas Jefferson, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Willie Bones (SG) Joseph Taylor | |
| 03:14 | Mercy | Aleksandar Smiglewski misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota, Duluth | Michael Reed snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Jason Warren (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aleksandar Smiglewski (fresh) SF - William Dorrough (fresh) PF - Mark Woods (tiring) 5 pts. C - Thomas Parker (tiring) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota, Duluth | PG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Bones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Mahon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Maguire (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Reed (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Jason Warren is called for the reach on Willie Mahon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Warren, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| 03:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Willie Mahon makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:11 | Minnesota, Duluth | Willie Mahon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:44 | Mercy | Willie Bones is called for the reach on Aleksandar Smiglewski - foul #3 on Willie Bones, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Woodrow Hughes (SG), Christopher Myers (C) Willie Bones, William Maguire | |
| 02:44 | Mercy | Aleksandar Smiglewski makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:44 | Mercy | Aleksandar Smiglewski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Willie Mahon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Dorrough - foul #3 on William Dorrough, team foul #11 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Mercy | Bobby McDonald (SF), Marc Tacker (PF) William Dorrough, Mark Woods | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | | |
| 02:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Willie Mahon makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Willie Mahon misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota, Duluth | Woodrow Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Myers is hacked by Marc Tacker - foul #1 on Marc Tacker, team foul #12 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Mercy | Randolph Buckwalter (SG) Aleksandar Smiglewski | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Charlie Maxwell (SF) Willie Mahon | |
| 02:08 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Myers makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:46 | Mercy | Thomas Parker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 01:45 | Mercy | Thomas Parker tips it home | 37-34 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota, Duluth | Woodrow Hughes's layup is rejected by Thomas Parker | 37-34 |
| 01:29 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Thomas Parker | 37-34 |
| 01:29 | Mercy | Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-34 |
| Subs | Mercy | Aleksandar Smiglewski (SG), Richard Cooley (SF), Mark Woods (PF) Jason Warren, Bobby McDonald, Marc Tacker | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Joseph Taylor (SG), Willie Mahon (SF), William Maguire (PF) Woodrow Hughes, Charlie Maxwell, Christopher Myers | |
| 01:03 | Mercy | Thomas Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | The rebound goes to Joseph Taylor | 37-34 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota, Duluth | Thomas Jefferson connects on the jumper from close range set up by William Maguire | 37-36 |
| 00:13 | Mercy | Thomas Parker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Thomas Parker, team foul #13 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Mercy | Jason Warren (PG), Jerome Hunter (SG), Marc Tacker (PF), Bobby McDonald (C) Randolph Buckwalter, Aleksandar Smiglewski, Mark Woods, Thomas Parker | |
| Subs | Minnesota, Duluth | Christopher Myers (C) Michael Reed | |
| 00:02 | Minnesota, Duluth | Willie Mahon drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 00:00 | Mercy | Richard Cooley comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 37-39 |