| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Krall (fresh) SG - John Porter (fresh) SF - John Butler (fresh) PF - Fred Bugarin (fresh) C - Roger Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Ricky Alkire (fresh) SG - Mark Hunter (fresh) SF - Kevin Bracken (fresh) PF - James Sullivan (fresh) C - Louis Croft (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | St. Cloud St. | James Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Fred Bugarin - foul #1 on Fred Bugarin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | St. Cloud St. | James Sullivan blows the wide open layup | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | S. Dakota | Richard Krall drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Porter | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | St. Cloud St. | John Porter steps in front of the Kevin Bracken pass in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | S. Dakota | John Porter lays it in | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:54 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Porter | 6-0 |
| 18:12 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 18:00 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Bugarin | 8-3 |
| 17:44 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Hunter makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 17:25 | S. Dakota | Ricky Alkire steals the ball from Roger Jones | 8-6 |
| 17:00 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Hunter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:59 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:43 | S. Dakota | Ricky Alkire steals the ball from Roger Jones | 8-6 |
| 16:31 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:30 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 16:12 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by John Porter | 10-6 |
| 16:03 | St. Cloud St. | James Sullivan misses the jumper from the baseline | 10-6 |
| 16:02 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 15:51 | St. Cloud St. | Roger Jones blocks the jumper by Mark Hunter | 10-6 |
| 15:50 | S. Dakota | John Butler grabs the board | 10-6 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Krall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Butler (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Bugarin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Ricky Alkire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Bracken (fairly fresh) PF - James Sullivan (tiring) C - Louis Croft (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones hits a jumper from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 15:37 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Hunter is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG), Douglas Bruning (SF), Justin St. Louis (PF), Joe Green (C) John Porter, John Butler, Fred Bugarin, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner (PG), Andrew Phillips (SG), Rodney Keaney (SF), Leslie Sipe (PF), Aaron Bean (C) Ricky Alkire, Mark Hunter, Kevin Bracken, James Sullivan, Louis Croft | |
| 15:25 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 15:23 | S. Dakota | Joe Green tips it in | 14-6 |
| 15:10 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 14-6 |
| 15:09 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe can't tip it in | 14-6 |
| 15:07 | St. Cloud St. | Andrew Phillips snags the offensive board | 14-6 |
| 14:51 | St. Cloud St. | Douglas Bruning is called for the reach on Rodney Keaney - foul #1 on Douglas Bruning, team foul #2 | 14-6 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Padro (SG) Richard Krall | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 14:44 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Bean | 14-8 |
| 14:29 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Justin St. Louis | 17-8 |
| 14:13 | St. Cloud St. | Aaron Bean drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Douglas Bruning - foul #2 on Douglas Bruning, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Krall (PG), Larry Tamez (C) Douglas Bruning, Joe Green | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Paul Spears (PG), Mark Hunter (SG), Kevin Bracken (SF) Gene Hanner, Andrew Phillips, Rodney Keaney | |
| 14:13 | St. Cloud St. | Aaron Bean makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:53 | S. Dakota | Richard Krall misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Spears - foul #1 on Paul Spears, team foul #1 | 17-11 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Porter (SG), Fred Bugarin (PF), Roger Jones (C) James Bozeman, Justin St. Louis, Larry Tamez | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James Sullivan (PF), Louis Croft (C) Aaron Bean, Leslie Sipe | |
| 13:53 | S. Dakota | Richard Krall misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:53 | S. Dakota | Richard Krall misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:53 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 13:32 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 13:30 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 13:21 | S. Dakota | John Porter makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Bugarin | 20-11 |
| 13:00 | St. Cloud St. | Kevin Bracken loses the dribble to John Porter | 20-11 |
| 12:42 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro double dribbles | 20-11 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG), Justin St. Louis (SF) John Porter, Michael Padro | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner (PG), Andrew Phillips (SF), Rodney Keaney (PF), Leslie Sipe (C) Mark Hunter, Kevin Bracken, James Sullivan, Louis Croft | |
| 12:28 | St. Cloud St. | Paul Spears loses the ball out of bounds | 20-11 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joe Green (C) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire (PG) Paul Spears | |
| 12:15 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin buries a shot from the left wing set up by Richard Krall | 22-11 |
| 12:01 | St. Cloud St. | Andrew Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-11 |
| 12:00 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin grabs the board | 22-11 |
| 11:35 | S. Dakota | Richard Krall's pass is intercepted by Ricky Alkire | 22-11 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Krall (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bozeman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin St. Louis (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Bugarin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Ricky Alkire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Gene Hanner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Phillips (fresh) PF - Rodney Keaney (fairly fresh) C - Leslie Sipe (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:21 | St. Cloud St. | Andrew Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Justin St. Louis - foul #1 on Justin St. Louis, team foul #4 | 22-11 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Padro (PG), John Porter (SG), John Butler (SF), Roger Jones (C) Richard Krall, James Bozeman, Justin St. Louis, Fred Bugarin | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Paul Spears (SG), Aaron Bean (PF), Louis Croft (C) Gene Hanner, Rodney Keaney, Leslie Sipe | |
| 11:21 | St. Cloud St. | Andrew Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 11:21 | St. Cloud St. | Andrew Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 11:06 | S. Dakota | John Porter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-13 |
| 11:04 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones tips it home | 24-13 |
| 11:00 | St. Cloud St. | John Porter is called for the reach on Paul Spears in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Porter, team foul #5 | 24-13 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez (PF) Joe Green | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Kevin Bracken (SF) Andrew Phillips | |
| 10:55 | St. Cloud St. | Aaron Bean scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Kevin Bracken | 24-15 |
| 10:38 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Aaron Bean - foul #1 on Aaron Bean, team foul #2 | 24-15 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Mark Hunter (SG) Ricky Alkire | |
| 10:38 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 10:38 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 10:38 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Aaron Bean | 25-15 |
| 10:18 | St. Cloud St. | Kevin Bracken buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Bean | 25-18 |
| 10:01 | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Aaron Bean - foul #2 on Aaron Bean, team foul #3 | 25-18 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (PG), Justin St. Louis (SF), Fred Bugarin (PF) John Porter, John Butler, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire (PG), James Sullivan (PF) Paul Spears, Aaron Bean | |
| 10:01 | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 10:01 | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 10:01 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 09:59 | St. Cloud St. | James Bozeman is called for the reach on Ricky Alkire in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Bozeman, team foul #6 | 26-18 |
| 09:41 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire scores on a shot from the right side | 26-20 |
| 09:29 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Padro | 29-20 |
| 09:16 | St. Cloud St. | James Sullivan makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Kevin Bracken and he's hacked by Fred Bugarin - foul #2 on Fred Bugarin, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Krall (PG), John Butler (SF), Roger Jones (C) Michael Padro, Fred Bugarin, Larry Tamez | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner (SG), Rodney Keaney (SF), Leslie Sipe (C) Mark Hunter, Kevin Bracken, Louis Croft | |
| 09:16 | St. Cloud St. | James Sullivan makes the free throw | 29-23 |
| 09:13 | S. Dakota | Gene Hanner picks off the pass by Richard Krall in the backcourt | 29-23 |
| 09:12 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gene Hanner | 29-25 |
| 08:58 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on James Sullivan - foul #1 on James Sullivan, team foul #4 | 29-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joe Green (PF) Justin St. Louis | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Andrew Phillips (SG), Louis Croft (C) Ricky Alkire, James Sullivan | |
| 08:58 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 08:58 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 08:58 | S. Dakota | Joe Green snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 08:48 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Richard Krall | 32-25 |
| 08:23 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-25 |
| 08:22 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 08:14 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 08:13 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner grabs the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 07:56 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Krall picks off the pass by Andrew Phillips | 32-25 |
| 07:47 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Louis Croft - foul #1 on Louis Croft, team foul #5 | 32-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Porter (SG), Michael Padro (SF), Justin St. Louis (PF) Richard Krall, John Butler, Joe Green | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Paul Spears (PG), Mark Hunter (SG), Kevin Bracken (SF), James Sullivan (PF) Gene Hanner, Andrew Phillips, Rodney Keaney, Leslie Sipe | |
| 07:47 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 07:47 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 07:45 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Hunter is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Krall (PG) James Bozeman | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 07:35 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones misses the lay-in | 34-25 |
| 07:33 | S. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Justin St. Louis | 34-25 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Krall (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Padro (fresh) PF - Justin St. Louis (fresh) C - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Paul Spears (fresh) SG - Mark Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Bracken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Croft (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis is hacked by James Sullivan - foul #2 on James Sullivan, team foul #6 | 34-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez (C) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe (PF) James Sullivan | |
| 07:15 | S. Dakota | Richard Krall drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by John Porter | 36-25 |
| 07:01 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe drills a shot from the left block | 36-27 |
| 06:52 | S. Dakota | Larry Tamez connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Richard Krall | 38-27 |
| 06:47 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Krall steals the ball from Paul Spears in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| 06:41 | S. Dakota | John Porter loses the dribble to Louis Croft | 38-27 |
| 06:39 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Butler (SF), Fred Bugarin (PF), Joe Green (C) Richard Krall, Justin St. Louis, Larry Tamez | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire (PG), Gene Hanner (SF) Mark Hunter, Kevin Bracken | |
| 06:27 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin's floater is tipped away by Louis Croft | 38-27 |
| 06:26 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 06:24 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire is hacked by John Butler in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Butler, team foul #8 | 38-27 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Roger Jones (C) Joe Green | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 06:24 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 06:24 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 06:04 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Gene Hanner - foul #1 on Gene Hanner, team foul #7 | 38-27 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Mark Hunter (SG), Andrew Phillips (SF) Paul Spears, Gene Hanner | |
| 06:04 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 06:04 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 05:57 | St. Cloud St. | Andrew Phillips blows the layup but he's hacked by John Butler - foul #2 on John Butler, team foul #9 | 40-27 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Krall (PG), James Bozeman (SG) John Porter, John Butler | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 05:57 | St. Cloud St. | Andrew Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 05:57 | St. Cloud St. | Andrew Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 05:57 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft snags the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 05:48 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Hunter drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Phillips and he's hacked by Michael Padro - foul #1 on Michael Padro, team foul #10 | 40-29 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis (SF) Michael Padro | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 05:48 | St. Cloud St. | Mark Hunter makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 05:30 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman is fouled on the floor by Ricky Alkire - foul #1 on Ricky Alkire, team foul #8 | 40-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Rodney Keaney (PF) Louis Croft | |
| 05:30 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 05:30 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Andrew Phillips | 40-30 |
| 05:13 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 05:11 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Fred Bugarin | 40-30 |
| 05:07 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Hunter - foul #1 on Mark Hunter, team foul #9 | 40-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Porter (SG), Joe Green (C) Richard Krall, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Kevin Bracken (SF) Andrew Phillips | |
| 05:07 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 05:07 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 04:43 | St. Cloud St. | Leslie Sipe is whistled for traveling | 42-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Krall (PG), Michael Padro (SF), Larry Tamez (C) James Bozeman, Justin St. Louis, Fred Bugarin | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Paul Spears (SG), Louis Croft (C) Mark Hunter, Rodney Keaney | |
| 04:36 | S. Dakota | Richard Krall's dunk attempt is rejected by Leslie Sipe | 42-30 |
| 04:35 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 04:17 | St. Cloud St. | Michael Padro steps in front of the Kevin Bracken pass | 42-30 |
| 04:14 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro can't throw it down | 42-30 |
| 04:12 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 04:09 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Krall is called for the reach on Ricky Alkire in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Krall, team foul #11 | 42-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Roger Jones (C) Larry Tamez | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner (SF) Kevin Bracken | |
| 04:09 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 04:09 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 03:49 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Louis Croft - foul #2 on Louis Croft, team foul #10 | 42-32 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG), Douglas Bruning (SF), Fred Bugarin (PF) Richard Krall, John Porter, Joe Green | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Andrew Phillips (SF), James Sullivan (PF), Aaron Bean (C) Ricky Alkire, Leslie Sipe, Louis Croft | |
| 03:49 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 03:49 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 03:49 | St. Cloud St. | James Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 03:32 | St. Cloud St. | James Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 03:30 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Michael Padro (fresh) SG - James Bozeman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Douglas Bruning (fresh) PF - Fred Bugarin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Gene Hanner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Spears (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Aaron Bean (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:21 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 03:20 | St. Cloud St. | James Sullivan snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 03:16 | St. Cloud St. | Paul Spears misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 03:15 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Fred Bugarin | 42-32 |
| 02:53 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Bruning | 44-32 |
| 02:32 | St. Cloud St. | Gene Hanner buries a 3 from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 02:12 | S. Dakota | Douglas Bruning is hacked by Andrew Phillips - foul #1 on Andrew Phillips, team foul #11 | 44-35 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Krall (PG), John Butler (SF), Justin St. Louis (PF), Joe Green (C) Michael Padro, James Bozeman, Fred Bugarin, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire (PG), Mark Hunter (SG), Rodney Keaney (SF), Louis Croft (C) Gene Hanner, Paul Spears, Andrew Phillips, Aaron Bean | |
| 02:12 | S. Dakota | Douglas Bruning makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 02:12 | S. Dakota | Douglas Bruning misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 02:12 | St. Cloud St. | Rodney Keaney snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 01:54 | St. Cloud St. | Louis Croft misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 01:52 | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 01:34 | S. Dakota | Richard Krall misses long on a jumper from the right side | 45-35 |
| 01:33 | S. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Justin St. Louis | 45-35 |
| 01:17 | S. Dakota | John Butler comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-35 |
| 01:16 | St. Cloud St. | James Sullivan snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 01:14 | St. Cloud St. | Rodney Keaney is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Keaney, team foul #12 | 45-35 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Porter (SG), Fred Bugarin (PF) Douglas Bruning, Justin St. Louis | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Kevin Bracken (SF) James Sullivan | |
| 00:54 | S. Dakota | Joe Green misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Louis Croft - foul #3 on Louis Croft, team foul #13 | 45-35 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Justin St. Louis (SF) John Butler | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | James Sullivan (PF), Leslie Sipe (C) Rodney Keaney, Louis Croft | |
| 00:54 | S. Dakota | Joe Green makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 00:54 | S. Dakota | Joe Green misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 00:54 | St. Cloud St. | James Sullivan grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 00:49 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire is hacked by Richard Krall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Krall, team foul #12 | 46-35 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Padro (PG), Roger Jones (C) Richard Krall, Joe Green | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 00:49 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 00:49 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 00:49 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 00:28 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones misses the jumper in the paint | 46-36 |
| 00:27 | S. Dakota | Michael Padro tips it in | 48-36 |
| 00:00 | St. Cloud St. | Ricky Alkire is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-39 |