| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Ronald Warren (fresh) SG - Ronald Hobbs (fresh) SF - Carlos Osby (fresh) PF - Noel Lindsey (fresh) C - Robert Holzmiller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Todd Palomares (fresh) SG - Arnold Johnson (fresh) SF - Howard Zehrer (fresh) PF - Kenneth Reynosa (fresh) C - George Selleck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's (MN) | George Selleck wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Holzmiller - foul #1 on Robert Holzmiller, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | St. Olaf | Ronald Warren hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth Reynosa snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Holzmiller steps in front of the Arnold Johnson pass | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | St. Olaf | Ronald Warren is fouled on the floor by Howard Zehrer - foul #1 on Howard Zehrer, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | St. Olaf | Ronald Warren lays it in on a great pass from Carlos Osby and the foul's on Howard Zehrer - foul #2 on Howard Zehrer, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Abrams (SF) Howard Zehrer | |
| 18:34 | St. Olaf | Ronald Warren misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | St. John's (MN) | George Selleck pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | St. John's (MN) | Todd Palomares is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | St. Olaf | Ronald Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | St. Olaf | Kenneth Reynosa swats the short shot by Carlos Osby | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | St. Olaf | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Holzmiller | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | St. Olaf | Noel Lindsey knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Carlos Osby | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Todd Palomares | 5-4 |
| 16:52 | St. Olaf | Arnold Johnson steals it from Ronald Warren | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Abrams is open and lays it up and in | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | St. Olaf | Ronald Hobbs misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | St. Olaf | Noel Lindsey hits the follow up shot | 7-6 |
| 16:30 | St. John's (MN) | Todd Palomares is hacked by Ronald Warren in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Warren, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Theodore Barton (PG), Reginald Gurule (SG), Leonard Lowe (SF), Charles Lack (PF), Johnny Briggs (C) Ronald Warren, Ronald Hobbs, Carlos Osby, Noel Lindsey, Robert Holzmiller | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mark Crossley (PG), Joseph Hayes (SF), Antonio Cyr (PF), James Weber (C) Todd Palomares, Arnold Johnson, Kenneth Reynosa, George Selleck | |
| 16:25 | St. John's (MN) | Antonio Cyr misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Johnny Briggs - foul #1 on Johnny Briggs, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| 16:25 | St. John's (MN) | Antonio Cyr makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:25 | St. John's (MN) | Antonio Cyr makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:07 | St. Olaf | Reginald Gurule knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Theodore Barton | 9-8 |
| 15:48 | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Abrams misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 9-8 |
| 15:46 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Hayes snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Theodore Barton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Gurule (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Lowe (fresh) PF - Charles Lack (fresh) C - Johnny Briggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Mark Crossley (fresh) SG - Thomas Abrams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hayes (fresh) PF - Antonio Cyr (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Weber (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Hayes is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Mark Crossley | 9-11 |
| 15:12 | St. Olaf | Charles Lack clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 9-11 |
| 15:11 | St. Olaf | Theodore Barton pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:54 | St. Olaf | Reginald Gurule clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 14:53 | St. John's (MN) | James Weber pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:50 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Crossley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Ronald Warren (PG), Ronald Hobbs (SG), Noel Lindsey (PF), Carlos Lacey (C) Theodore Barton, Leonard Lowe, Charles Lack, Johnny Briggs | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Todd Palomares (PG), Arnold Johnson (SG), George Selleck (C) Mark Crossley, Thomas Abrams, James Weber | |
| 14:38 | St. Olaf | Reginald Gurule misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 14:37 | St. John's (MN) | George Selleck pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:34 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Hobbs is called for the reach on Arnold Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Hobbs, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Leonard Lowe (SF) Reginald Gurule | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Ferguson (SF) Joseph Hayes | |
| 14:22 | St. John's (MN) | James Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Warren - foul #2 on Ronald Warren, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Carlos Osby (SF), Robert Holzmiller (C) Ronald Warren, Carlos Lacey | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth Reynosa (PF) Antonio Cyr | |
| 14:03 | St. John's (MN) | Todd Palomares hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 14:01 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to Noel Lindsey | 9-11 |
| 13:48 | St. Olaf | Ronald Hobbs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 13:46 | St. Olaf | Carlos Osby gets the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:28 | St. Olaf | Ronald Hobbs drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Lowe | 12-11 |
| 13:05 | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson misses short on an open driving attempt from the right block | 12-11 |
| 13:03 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to James Ferguson | 12-11 |
| 12:48 | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Arnold Johnson, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Theodore Barton (PG), Reginald Gurule (SG), Charles Lack (PF), Johnny Briggs (C) Leonard Lowe, Ronald Hobbs, Noel Lindsey, Robert Holzmiller | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mark Crossley (SG), Thomas Abrams (SF), Antonio Cyr (PF), James Weber (C) Arnold Johnson, James Ferguson, Kenneth Reynosa, George Selleck | |
| 12:31 | St. Olaf | Charles Lack comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-11 |
| 12:30 | St. John's (MN) | Antonio Cyr snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:06 | St. John's (MN) | Todd Palomares can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 12:05 | St. Olaf | Johnny Briggs grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:49 | St. Olaf | Charles Lack misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 11:48 | St. John's (MN) | James Weber grabs the board | 12-11 |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Theodore Barton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Gurule (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Osby (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Lack (fresh) C - Johnny Briggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Todd Palomares (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Crossley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Abrams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Cyr (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Weber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Abrams makes the shot in the lane | 12-13 |
| 11:12 | St. Olaf | Reginald Gurule knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Carlos Osby | 14-13 |
| 11:02 | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Abrams misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 11:00 | St. Olaf | Carlos Osby gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:48 | St. Olaf | Carlos Osby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-13 |
| 10:47 | St. Olaf | Theodore Barton gets the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:31 | St. Olaf | Carlos Osby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Leonard Lowe (PG), Ronald Hobbs (SG), Noel Lindsey (PF), Robert Holzmiller (C) Theodore Barton, Carlos Osby, Charles Lack, Johnny Briggs | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson (SG), Joseph Hayes (SF), Kenneth Reynosa (PF), George Selleck (C) Mark Crossley, Thomas Abrams, Antonio Cyr, James Weber | |
| 10:15 | St. John's (MN) | Leonard Lowe is called for the reach on Kenneth Reynosa - foul #1 on Leonard Lowe, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| 10:07 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Hayes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-13 |
| 10:05 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to Robert Holzmiller | 14-13 |
| 09:41 | St. Olaf | Leonard Lowe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 09:40 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to George Selleck | 14-13 |
| 09:11 | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Todd Palomares | 14-15 |
| 08:52 | St. Olaf | Noel Lindsey is whistled for a carry | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Theodore Barton (PG), Johnny Briggs (C) Reginald Gurule, Robert Holzmiller | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mark Crossley (PG), Thomas Abrams (SF) Todd Palomares, Joseph Hayes | |
| 08:50 | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson's pass is intercepted by Noel Lindsey in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 08:34 | St. Olaf | Ronald Hobbs is whistled for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Carlos Lacey (C) Noel Lindsey | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 08:17 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth Reynosa makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block set up by Arnold Johnson | 14-17 |
| 08:00 | St. Olaf | Leonard Lowe misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Abrams - foul #1 on Thomas Abrams, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Charles Lack (PF) Carlos Lacey | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Hayes (SF), Antonio Cyr (PF), James Weber (C) Arnold Johnson, Kenneth Reynosa, George Selleck | |
| 08:00 | St. Olaf | Leonard Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:00 | St. Olaf | Leonard Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:58 | St. John's (MN) | Johnny Briggs takes the ball from Thomas Abrams in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| 07:38 | St. Olaf | Antonio Cyr steals it from Ronald Hobbs | 16-17 |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Theodore Barton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hobbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Lack (fresh) C - Johnny Briggs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Mark Crossley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Abrams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Cyr (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Weber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Abrams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Reginald Gurule (PG), Carlos Osby (SF), Noel Lindsey (PF), Robert Holzmiller (C) Theodore Barton, Ronald Hobbs, Leonard Lowe, Johnny Briggs | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 07:23 | St. Olaf | Mark Crossley is called for the reach on Reginald Gurule - foul #1 on Mark Crossley, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| 07:09 | St. Olaf | Thomas Abrams takes the ball from Robert Holzmiller | 16-17 |
| 06:47 | St. John's (MN) | Antonio Cyr hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Crossley | 16-19 |
| 06:38 | St. Olaf | Carlos Osby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 06:37 | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Abrams grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:16 | St. John's (MN) | Reginald Gurule is called for the reach on Mark Crossley - foul #1 on Reginald Gurule, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Theodore Barton (PG), Ronald Hobbs (SG), Leonard Lowe (SF), Johnny Briggs (PF), Carlos Lacey (C) Reginald Gurule, Charles Lack, Carlos Osby, Noel Lindsey, Robert Holzmiller | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson (SG), James Ferguson (SF), Kenneth Reynosa (PF), George Selleck (C) Thomas Abrams, Joseph Hayes, Antonio Cyr, James Weber | |
| 06:16 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Crossley makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:16 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Crossley misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:16 | St. Olaf | Johnny Briggs grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 06:06 | St. Olaf | George Selleck swats the layup by Theodore Barton | 16-20 |
| 06:05 | St. Olaf | Carlos Lacey pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 05:44 | St. Olaf | Leonard Lowe scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Theodore Barton | 19-20 |
| 05:23 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Hobbs steps in front of the Kenneth Reynosa pass | 19-20 |
| 05:20 | St. Olaf | Leonard Lowe lays it in set up by Ronald Hobbs | 21-20 |
| 04:55 | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 21-20 |
| 04:53 | St. Olaf | Carlos Lacey snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 04:29 | St. Olaf | Carlos Lacey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 04:27 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Crossley snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 04:22 | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ronald Hobbs - foul #2 on Ronald Hobbs, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Reginald Gurule (SG), Carlos Osby (SF), Noel Lindsey (PF), Robert Holzmiller (C) Theodore Barton, Ronald Hobbs, Johnny Briggs, Carlos Lacey | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Todd Palomares (PG), Thomas Abrams (SF), Antonio Cyr (PF), James Weber (C) Mark Crossley, James Ferguson, Kenneth Reynosa, George Selleck | |
| 04:22 | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:22 | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:07 | St. Olaf | Noel Lindsey lays it in on a great pass from Reginald Gurule | 23-22 |
| 04:05 | St. John's (MN) | Leonard Lowe is called for the reach on Todd Palomares in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Lowe, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Charles Lack (SG) Leonard Lowe | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Hayes (SF) Arnold Johnson | |
| 04:05 | St. John's (MN) | Todd Palomares makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:05 | St. John's (MN) | Todd Palomares makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:51 | St. Olaf | Joseph Hayes steps in front of the Charles Lack pass | 23-24 |
| 03:28 | St. John's (MN) | James Weber can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Noel Lindsey - foul #1 on Noel Lindsey, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Ronald Warren (PG), Leonard Lowe (SG) Reginald Gurule, Charles Lack | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Howard Zehrer (SF) Joseph Hayes | |
| 03:28 | St. John's (MN) | James Weber misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:28 | St. John's (MN) | James Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Ronald Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leonard Lowe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Osby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Noel Lindsey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Holzmiller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Todd Palomares (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Abrams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Howard Zehrer (fresh) PF - Antonio Cyr (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Weber (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | St. Olaf | Antonio Cyr steals it from Carlos Osby | 23-25 |
| 02:54 | St. John's (MN) | Howard Zehrer misses the easy layup | 23-25 |
| 02:52 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Cyr | 23-25 |
| 02:30 | St. John's (MN) | Howard Zehrer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 02:28 | St. Olaf | The rebound goes to Noel Lindsey | 23-25 |
| 02:24 | St. Olaf | Leonard Lowe misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 02:22 | St. Olaf | Robert Holzmiller can't tip it in | 23-25 |
| 02:20 | St. Olaf | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Lowe | 23-25 |
| 02:09 | St. Olaf | Carlos Osby scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Leonard Lowe and he's fouled by Todd Palomares - foul #1 on Todd Palomares, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Charles Lack (PF), Johnny Briggs (C) Noel Lindsey, Robert Holzmiller | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Arnold Johnson (SG), Kenneth Reynosa (PF), George Selleck (C) Thomas Abrams, Antonio Cyr, James Weber | |
| 02:09 | St. Olaf | Carlos Osby makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:53 | St. John's (MN) | Howard Zehrer clanks a runner from close range | 26-25 |
| 01:51 | St. John's (MN) | Howard Zehrer grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 01:38 | St. John's (MN) | Todd Palomares can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Warren - foul #3 on Ronald Warren, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Theodore Barton (PG), Ronald Hobbs (SG), Reginald Gurule (SF) Ronald Warren, Leonard Lowe, Carlos Osby | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 01:38 | St. John's (MN) | Todd Palomares misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:38 | St. John's (MN) | Todd Palomares misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:38 | St. Olaf | Ronald Hobbs grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 01:21 | St. Olaf | Reginald Gurule hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 01:20 | St. John's (MN) | George Selleck grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 00:53 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth Reynosa makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Todd Palomares and he's fouled by Charles Lack - foul #1 on Charles Lack, team foul #12 | 26-27 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Leonard Lowe (SF), Noel Lindsey (PF), Carlos Lacey (C) Ronald Hobbs, Charles Lack, Johnny Briggs | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mark Crossley (PG), Thomas Abrams (SF) Todd Palomares, Howard Zehrer | |
| 00:53 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth Reynosa makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:43 | St. Olaf | Noel Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 00:42 | St. Olaf | Carlos Lacey snags the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 00:30 | St. Olaf | Carlos Lacey buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Theodore Barton | 28-28 |
| 00:02 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Crossley can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 00:00 | St. Olaf | Carlos Lacey snags the defensive board | 28-28 |