| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Charles Brandon (fresh) SG - Peter Yokum (fresh) SF - Howard Drake (fresh) PF - Marvin Crawford (fresh) C - Donald Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Billy Jackson (fresh) SG - Bart Laliberte (fresh) SF - John Williams (fresh) PF - Allen Schumann (fresh) C - Barry Hanson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | St. Olaf | John Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Howard Drake - foul #1 on Howard Drake, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | St. Olaf | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:50 | St. Olaf | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:50 | Defiance | Marvin Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:28 | Defiance | Donald Brown lays it up and in | 2-1 |
| 19:19 | St. Olaf | John Williams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-1 |
| 19:18 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson gets the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 19:00 | St. Olaf | Billy Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-1 |
| 18:58 | St. Olaf | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Hanson | 2-1 |
| 18:44 | St. Olaf | John Williams misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Brown - foul #1 on Donald Brown, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 18:44 | St. Olaf | John Williams misses the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:44 | St. Olaf | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Defiance | Marvin Crawford clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bart Laliberte - foul #1 on Bart Laliberte, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Defiance | Marvin Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Defiance | Marvin Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | St. Olaf | Bart Laliberte misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | St. Olaf | Allen Schumann pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:39 | St. Olaf | Billy Jackson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Defiance | Peter Yokum is fouled in the backcourt by Bart Laliberte - foul #2 on Bart Laliberte, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Elmer Elkins (PG), David Hoyt (SG), Arlie Tomita (SF), John Nelson (PF), Carmen Ferrel (C) Billy Jackson, Bart Laliberte, John Williams, Allen Schumann, Barry Hanson | |
| 17:19 | Defiance | Charles Brandon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:17 | St. Olaf | Arlie Tomita pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:02 | St. Olaf | Elmer Elkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 16:50 | Defiance | Howard Drake connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Brown | 6-4 |
| 16:21 | St. Olaf | Elmer Elkins's pass is intercepted by Donald Brown | 6-4 |
| 16:02 | Defiance | Charles Brandon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 16:00 | St. Olaf | Arlie Tomita snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Charles Brandon (fairly fresh) SG - Peter Yokum (fresh) SF - Howard Drake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Crawford (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Elmer Elkins (fresh) SG - David Hoyt (fresh) SF - Arlie Tomita (fresh) PF - John Nelson (fresh) C - Carmen Ferrel (fresh) | |
| 15:58 | St. Olaf | Charles Brandon is called for the reach on Elmer Elkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Brandon, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Defiance | James Grantham (PG), Dustin Eggenberger (SG), Kenny Davis (SF), Gerald Cooper (C) Charles Brandon, Peter Yokum, Howard Drake, Donald Brown | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Billy Jackson (PG), John Williams (SF), Allen Schumann (PF), Barry Hanson (C) David Hoyt, Arlie Tomita, John Nelson, Carmen Ferrel | |
| 15:37 | St. Olaf | Billy Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Elmer Elkins | 6-7 |
| 15:35 | Defiance | James Grantham is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Blackwell (PF) Marvin Crawford | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 15:19 | St. Olaf | John Blackwell picks off the pass by Billy Jackson | 6-7 |
| 14:55 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John Blackwell | 8-7 |
| 14:39 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 14:38 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Kenny Davis | 8-7 |
| 14:31 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Eggenberger | 11-7 |
| 14:06 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson throws it down set up by John Williams | 11-9 |
| 14:04 | Defiance | James Grantham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Brandon (PG), Peter Yokum (SG), Howard Drake (SF), Marvin Crawford (PF), Donald Brown (C) James Grantham, Dustin Eggenberger, Kenny Davis, John Blackwell, Gerald Cooper | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Eric Christian (PG), David Hoyt (SG), Arlie Tomita (SF), John Nelson (PF), Carmen Ferrel (C) Billy Jackson, Elmer Elkins, John Williams, Allen Schumann, Barry Hanson | |
| 13:43 | St. Olaf | David Hoyt clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 13:42 | Defiance | Howard Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:37 | Defiance | Marvin Crawford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-9 |
| 13:17 | St. Olaf | Arlie Tomita makes the floater from the left side | 11-11 |
| 12:56 | Defiance | Donald Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Brown, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gerald Cooper (C) Donald Brown | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | James Travis (SF), Allen Schumann (PF) John Nelson, Carmen Ferrel | |
| 12:34 | St. Olaf | Allen Schumann knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 11-13 |
| 12:12 | Defiance | Marvin Crawford misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 12:10 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper tips it but misses | 11-13 |
| 12:09 | St. Olaf | Allen Schumann snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 11:51 | St. Olaf | Eric Christian is hacked by Gerald Cooper - foul #1 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Defiance | James Grantham (PG), Dustin Eggenberger (SG), Kenny Davis (SF), John Blackwell (PF) Charles Brandon, Peter Yokum, Howard Drake, Marvin Crawford | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Billy Jackson (PG), Elmer Elkins (SG), John Williams (SF), John Nelson (PF), Barry Hanson (C) Eric Christian, David Hoyt, James Travis, Allen Schumann, Arlie Tomita | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - James Grantham (fresh) SG - Dustin Eggenberger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenny Davis (fresh) PF - John Blackwell (fresh) C - Gerald Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Billy Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Elmer Elkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Nelson (fresh) C - Barry Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Gerald Cooper - foul #2 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Defiance | Peter Yokum (SG) Gerald Cooper | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 11:33 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:33 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:33 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson makes the 3rd free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:23 | Defiance | Dustin Eggenberger buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Yokum | 13-16 |
| 11:17 | St. Olaf | John Nelson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 11:15 | Defiance | Peter Yokum gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:11 | Defiance | Elmer Elkins steps in front of the James Grantham pass in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 10:56 | St. Olaf | Elmer Elkins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 13-16 |
| 10:54 | Defiance | John Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:34 | Defiance | Peter Yokum misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Elmer Elkins - foul #1 on Elmer Elkins, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Brandon (PG), Howard Drake (SF), Marvin Crawford (PF) James Grantham, John Blackwell, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Allen Schumann (PF) John Nelson | |
| 10:34 | Defiance | Peter Yokum misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:34 | Defiance | Peter Yokum makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:16 | St. Olaf | Elmer Elkins clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 14-16 |
| 10:15 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Marvin Crawford | 14-16 |
| 10:03 | Defiance | Charles Brandon connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 09:45 | St. Olaf | Allen Schumann is fouled on the floor by Marvin Crawford - foul #1 on Marvin Crawford, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Defiance | James Grantham (SG), Kenny Davis (C) Peter Yokum, Dustin Eggenberger | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Eric Christian (PG), David Hoyt (SG), Arlie Tomita (SF), Carmen Ferrel (C) Billy Jackson, Elmer Elkins, John Williams, Barry Hanson | |
| 09:45 | St. Olaf | Allen Schumann misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:45 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Kenny Davis | 17-16 |
| 09:43 | Defiance | Howard Drake is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 09:27 | St. Olaf | Arlie Tomita knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eric Christian | 17-19 |
| 09:25 | Defiance | Charles Brandon is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Christian - foul #1 on Eric Christian, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Defiance | Peter Yokum (SG) Charles Brandon | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Nelson (PF) Allen Schumann | |
| 09:08 | Defiance | Marvin Crawford buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Peter Yokum | 19-19 |
| 08:55 | St. Olaf | Eric Christian is hacked by Marvin Crawford - foul #2 on Marvin Crawford, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Blackwell (PF) Marvin Crawford | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 08:55 | St. Olaf | Eric Christian makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:55 | St. Olaf | Eric Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:55 | St. Olaf | John Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:47 | St. Olaf | Arlie Tomita's pass is intercepted by James Grantham | 19-20 |
| 08:28 | Defiance | James Grantham connects on the floater from the left block | 21-20 |
| 08:23 | St. Olaf | David Hoyt misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-20 |
| 08:21 | Defiance | Howard Drake snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 08:03 | Defiance | John Nelson is called for the reach on John Blackwell - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Brandon (PG), Dustin Eggenberger (SF) Peter Yokum, Howard Drake | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Billy Jackson (PG), Elmer Elkins (SG), John Williams (SF), Allen Schumann (PF), Barry Hanson (C) Eric Christian, David Hoyt, Arlie Tomita, John Nelson, Carmen Ferrel | |
| 07:54 | Defiance | Billy Jackson picks off the pass by James Grantham | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Charles Brandon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Grantham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Eggenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Blackwell (fresh) C - Kenny Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Billy Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Elmer Elkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Schumann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | St. Olaf | Billy Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-20 |
| 07:32 | Defiance | James Grantham snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 07:07 | Defiance | James Grantham hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Blackwell and he's hacked by Elmer Elkins - foul #2 on Elmer Elkins, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Defiance | Howard Drake (SF) Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | David Hoyt (SG) Elmer Elkins | |
| 07:07 | Defiance | James Grantham makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:58 | St. Olaf | Billy Jackson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 24-20 |
| 06:57 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson misses the tip | 24-20 |
| 06:56 | Defiance | John Blackwell gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:52 | Defiance | Charles Brandon is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Jackson - foul #1 on Billy Jackson, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Defiance | Peter Yokum (SG) James Grantham | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | James Travis (SF) John Williams | |
| 06:52 | Defiance | Charles Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:52 | Defiance | Charles Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:28 | St. Olaf | Billy Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Brandon - foul #2 on Charles Brandon, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gerald Balzer (PG) Charles Brandon | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Arlie Tomita (C) Barry Hanson | |
| 06:28 | St. Olaf | Billy Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:28 | St. Olaf | Billy Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:28 | Defiance | Dustin Eggenberger pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:06 | Defiance | Gerald Balzer is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 06:04 | Defiance | Peter Yokum grabs the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 05:43 | Defiance | Dustin Eggenberger can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-21 |
| 05:41 | St. Olaf | James Travis gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:21 | St. Olaf | Allen Schumann clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 05:19 | St. Olaf | James Travis snags the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 05:05 | St. Olaf | Allen Schumann hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Billy Jackson and the foul's on John Blackwell - foul #1 on John Blackwell, team foul #10 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Defiance | James Grantham (PG), Kenny Davis (C) Gerald Balzer, Dustin Eggenberger | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Eric Christian (PG), John Williams (SF), Carmen Ferrel (C) Billy Jackson, James Travis, Arlie Tomita | |
| 05:05 | St. Olaf | Allen Schumann makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:40 | Defiance | Kenny Davis loses the dribble to John Williams | 26-24 |
| 04:36 | St. Olaf | John Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson (C) Allen Schumann | |
| 04:09 | Defiance | Peter Yokum hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Grantham | 28-24 |
| 03:57 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Brandon (PG), Marvin Crawford (PF), Donald Brown (C) Peter Yokum, Howard Drake, John Blackwell | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Elmer Elkins (PG), Bart Laliberte (SG), John Nelson (PF) Eric Christian, David Hoyt, Carmen Ferrel | |
| 03:39 | Defiance | Marvin Crawford drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Brandon | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Charles Brandon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Grantham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Davis (fresh) PF - Marvin Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Elmer Elkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bart Laliberte (fresh) SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Nelson (fresh) C - Barry Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | St. Olaf | John Williams is called for traveling | 31-24 |
| Subs | Defiance | Dustin Eggenberger (SF) Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | James Travis (SF), Arlie Tomita (C) John Williams, Barry Hanson | |
| 03:07 | Defiance | Dustin Eggenberger drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Grantham | 33-24 |
| 02:50 | St. Olaf | Arlie Tomita makes the 3 from straight away | 33-27 |
| 02:48 | Defiance | Charles Brandon's pass is intercepted by Arlie Tomita in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 02:24 | St. Olaf | John Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kenny Davis (SG), Howard Drake (SF) James Grantham, Dustin Eggenberger | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Eric Christian (PG), Allen Schumann (PF), Barry Hanson (C) Bart Laliberte, John Nelson, Arlie Tomita | |
| 01:55 | Defiance | Donald Brown misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Elmer Elkins - foul #3 on Elmer Elkins, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gerald Balzer (PG) Charles Brandon | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Bart Laliberte (SG), John Williams (SF), Carmen Ferrel (PF) Elmer Elkins, James Travis, Allen Schumann | |
| 01:55 | Defiance | Donald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:55 | Defiance | Donald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:55 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:38 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Howard Drake - foul #2 on Howard Drake, team foul #11 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Peter Yokum (SG), Gerald Cooper (C) Howard Drake, Donald Brown | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 01:38 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:38 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:38 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:21 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Defiance | Dustin Eggenberger (SG) Peter Yokum | |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| 01:01 | Defiance | Dustin Eggenberger hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Gerald Balzer | 35-27 |
| 00:48 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-27 |
| 00:46 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 00:40 | Defiance | Bart Laliberte picks off the pass by Kenny Davis in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| 00:33 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 00:32 | St. Olaf | Bart Laliberte misses the tip | 35-27 |
| 00:30 | St. Olaf | Barry Hanson snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 00:05 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel loses the dribble to Kenny Davis | 35-27 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Gerald Balzer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-27 |