| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - David King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Fisk (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Kraft (fresh) 10 pts. C - Earl Barfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Albert Byrne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - T-Bone Durham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Mahaney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Freeman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 19:47 | Northern St. | T-Bone Durham pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 19:31 | Northern St. | David King picks off the pass by Willie Freeman | 42-32 |
| 19:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 19:09 | Northern St. | Willie Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 19:05 | Northern St. | Albert Byrne misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Harold Fisk - foul #2 on Harold Fisk, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 19:05 | Northern St. | Albert Byrne makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 19:05 | Northern St. | Albert Byrne makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft travels with the ball | 42-34 |
| 18:26 | Northern St. | Edward Brown can't finish the layup | 42-34 |
| 18:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 18:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield makes the wide open jump hook from the left block | 44-34 |
| 17:49 | Northern St. | Larry Mahaney makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Brown | 44-37 |
| 17:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield is whistled for a carry | 44-37 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gary Taylor (PG), Robert Ball (SG), Kenneth Spencer (SF), Darrick Shroyer (PF), Kenneth Collins (C) David King, Charles Byers, Harold Fisk, David Kraft, Earl Barfield | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Scott Vogel (SG), Kevin Carn (SF), Richard Buske (PF), Robert Delano (C) T-Bone Durham, Edward Brown, Larry Mahaney, Willie Freeman | |
| 17:17 | Northern St. | Scott Vogel buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Byrne | 44-40 |
| 17:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gary Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 16:56 | Northern St. | Kevin Carn's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Collins | 44-40 |
| 16:55 | Northern St. | Kevin Carn can't tip it in | 44-40 |
| 16:54 | Northern St. | Robert Delano tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 16:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Kenneth Collins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Taylor | 46-42 |
| 16:19 | Northern St. | Albert Byrne buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Kevin Carn and he's fouled by Gary Taylor - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King (PG) Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 16:19 | Northern St. | Albert Byrne misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Kenneth Collins | 46-44 |
| 16:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Kevin Carn swats the layup by Robert Ball | 46-44 |
| 15:59 | Northern St. | Scott Vogel grabs the board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - David King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ball (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Spencer (fresh) PF - Darrick Shroyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Albert Byrne (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Vogel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Carn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Buske (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Delano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Northern St. | Scott Vogel is hacked by Robert Ball - foul #3 on Robert Ball, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gary Taylor (SG), Earl Barfield (C) Kenneth Spencer, Kenneth Collins | |
| Subs | Northern St. | T-Bone Durham (PG), Harry Burke (SG), Edward Brown (SF), Larry Mahaney (PF), Willie Freeman (C) Albert Byrne, Scott Vogel, Kevin Carn, Richard Buske, Robert Delano | |
| 15:35 | Northern St. | Larry Mahaney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 15:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 15:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Burke steals it from Gary Taylor | 46-44 |
| 15:05 | Northern St. | Edward Brown hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from T-Bone Durham | 46-46 |
| 15:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King is fouled in the backcourt by T-Bone Durham - foul #3 on T-Bone Durham, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers (SG), Harold Fisk (SF), David Kraft (PF) David King, Robert Ball, Darrick Shroyer | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 14:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The jumper by Gary Taylor is denied by Larry Mahaney | 46-46 |
| 14:49 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to Edward Brown | 46-46 |
| 14:26 | Northern St. | Larry Mahaney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 14:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 14:18 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Harold Fisk | 49-46 |
| 14:06 | Northern St. | T-Bone Durham can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 14:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:45 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 13:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft tips it in | 51-46 |
| 13:32 | Northern St. | Earl Barfield is called for the reach on Edward Brown - foul #1 on Earl Barfield, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King (PG), Kenneth Spencer (SF), Darrick Shroyer (PF), Kenneth Collins (C) Gary Taylor, Harold Fisk, David Kraft, Earl Barfield | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Albert Byrne (PG), Scott Vogel (SG), Kevin Carn (SF), Richard Buske (PF), Robert Delano (C) T-Bone Durham, Harry Burke, Edward Brown, Larry Mahaney, Willie Freeman | |
| 13:22 | Northern St. | Scott Vogel travels with the ball | 51-46 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Ball (SG) Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 13:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Ball is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Kenneth Spencer | 53-46 |
| 12:36 | Northern St. | Albert Byrne's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Collins | 53-46 |
| 12:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Kenneth Spencer is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Carn - foul #1 on Kevin Carn, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk (SF) Kenneth Spencer | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 12:18 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Ball lays it up and in on a great pass from David King | 55-46 |
| 12:11 | Northern St. | Albert Byrne clanks a floater from close range | 55-46 |
| 12:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 12:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Ball hits the finger roll on a great pass from David King | 57-46 |
| 11:56 | Northern St. | Scott Vogel makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-49 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - David King (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Ball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Harold Fisk (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darrick Shroyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Albert Byrne (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Vogel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Carn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Buske (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Delano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk travels with the ball | 57-49 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers (SG), David Kraft (PF), Earl Barfield (C) Robert Ball, Darrick Shroyer, Kenneth Collins | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Harry Burke (SG), Ross Enloe (SF), Larry Mahaney (PF) Scott Vogel, Richard Buske, Robert Delano | |
| 11:25 | Northern St. | Harry Burke scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 11:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Hester (PG), Kenneth Spencer (SF) David King, Harold Fisk | |
| Subs | Northern St. | T-Bone Durham (PG), Edward Brown (SF), Willie Freeman (C) Albert Byrne, Ross Enloe, Kevin Carn | |
| 11:01 | Northern St. | Harry Burke blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Byers - foul #1 on Charles Byers, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gary Taylor (PG) Charles Hester | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 11:01 | Northern St. | Harry Burke makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 11:01 | Northern St. | Harry Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 11:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 10:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gary Taylor is fouled on the floor by Larry Mahaney - foul #2 on Larry Mahaney, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Hester (PG), Kenneth Collins (C) Charles Byers, Earl Barfield | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Richard Buske (PF) Larry Mahaney | |
| 10:36 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Kenneth Spencer makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 10:13 | Northern St. | Edward Brown connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Willie Freeman | 60-55 |
| 10:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft is hacked by Richard Buske - foul #2 on Richard Buske, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King (PG), Robert Ball (SG), Harold Fisk (SF), Darrick Shroyer (PF) Charles Hester, Gary Taylor, Kenneth Spencer, David Kraft | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Albert Byrne (PG), Scott Vogel (SG), Ross Enloe (SF), Robert Delano (C) T-Bone Durham, Harry Burke, Edward Brown, Willie Freeman | |
| 09:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk double dribbles | 60-55 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers (SG) Kenneth Collins | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Kevin Carn (C) Richard Buske | |
| 09:25 | Northern St. | Scott Vogel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 09:23 | Northern St. | Robert Delano snags the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 09:12 | Northern St. | Charles Byers is called for the reach on Scott Vogel - foul #2 on Charles Byers, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Harry Burke (SG) Albert Byrne | |
| 09:06 | Northern St. | Harry Burke buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-57 |
| 08:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Scott Vogel takes the ball from Charles Byers | 60-57 |
| 08:45 | Northern St. | Scott Vogel misses the lay-in | 60-57 |
| 08:43 | Northern St. | Kevin Carn snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 08:38 | Northern St. | Scott Vogel misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 08:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Darrick Shroyer pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 08:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Ball misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Scott Vogel - foul #2 on Scott Vogel, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gary Taylor (PG), Kenneth Spencer (SF), David Kraft (PF), Earl Barfield (C) David King, Charles Byers, Harold Fisk, Darrick Shroyer | |
| Subs | Northern St. | T-Bone Durham (PG), Edward Brown (SF), Larry Mahaney (PF), Richard Buske (C) Scott Vogel, Ross Enloe, Kevin Carn, Robert Delano | |
| 08:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Ball makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 08:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:58 | Northern St. | Richard Buske is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Spencer - foul #1 on Kenneth Spencer, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Hester (PG) Robert Ball | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 07:58 | Northern St. | Richard Buske makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:58 | Northern St. | Richard Buske makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Charles Hester (fresh) SG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Kraft (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Barfield (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - T-Bone Durham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Burke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edward Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Mahaney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Buske (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Kenneth Spencer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 07:42 | Northern St. | Richard Buske grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 07:38 | Northern St. | Edward Brown misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 62-59 |
| 07:36 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 07:29 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gary Taylor misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 07:28 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to Edward Brown | 62-59 |
| 07:18 | Northern St. | Richard Buske comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 07:16 | Northern St. | Edward Brown tips it in | 62-61 |
| 06:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-61 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King (PG), Darrick Shroyer (PF), Kenneth Collins (C) Charles Hester, David Kraft, Earl Barfield | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Albert Byrne (PG), Willie Freeman (C) Harry Burke, Richard Buske | |
| 06:37 | Northern St. | Albert Byrne misses the jumper from the right side | 62-61 |
| 06:36 | Northern St. | Edward Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 06:13 | Northern St. | Edward Brown buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Albert Byrne and the foul's on Kenneth Spencer - foul #2 on Kenneth Spencer, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers (SG), Harold Fisk (SF) Gary Taylor, Kenneth Spencer | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Scott Vogel (SG), Kevin Carn (PF), Robert Delano (C) T-Bone Durham, Larry Mahaney, Willie Freeman | |
| 06:13 | Northern St. | Edward Brown makes the free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Collins | 65-64 |
| 05:31 | Northern St. | Scott Vogel connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Brown | 65-67 |
| 05:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Collins | 67-67 |
| 04:52 | Northern St. | Albert Byrne's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Collins | 67-67 |
| 04:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 04:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft (PF), Earl Barfield (C) Darrick Shroyer, Kenneth Collins | |
| Subs | Northern St. | T-Bone Durham (PG), Harry Burke (SG), Richard Buske (PF) Albert Byrne, Scott Vogel, Edward Brown | |
| 04:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 04:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 04:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Barfield | 67-67 |
| 03:55 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft blows the layup | 67-67 |
| 03:54 | Northern St. | Richard Buske pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - David King (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Fisk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Kraft (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Barfield (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - T-Bone Durham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Carn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Buske (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Delano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Northern St. | Harry Burke comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 03:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | T-Bone Durham is called for the reach on Earl Barfield - foul #4 on T-Bone Durham, team foul #6 | 67-67 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gary Taylor (PG), Robert Ball (SG), Kenneth Spencer (SF) David King, Charles Byers, Harold Fisk | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Edward Brown (SF), Larry Mahaney (PF), Willie Freeman (C) Kevin Carn, Richard Buske, Robert Delano | |
| 03:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft makes the jumper from the right side | 69-67 |
| 02:54 | Northern St. | Willie Freeman knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by T-Bone Durham | 69-69 |
| 02:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Harold Fisk (SF) Gary Taylor, Robert Ball, Kenneth Spencer | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Albert Byrne (PG) T-Bone Durham | |
| 02:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 02:40 | Northern St. | Willie Freeman gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 02:35 | Northern St. | Edward Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Albert Byrne | 69-71 |
| 02:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft drills a runner in the lane set up by David King | 71-71 |
| 01:57 | Northern St. | Albert Byrne is fouled on the floor by Charles Byers - foul #3 on Charles Byers, team foul #9 | 71-71 |
| 01:57 | Northern St. | Albert Byrne misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 01:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield misses the lay-in | 71-71 |
| 01:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King tips it home | 73-71 |
| 01:22 | Northern St. | Albert Byrne misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-71 |
| 01:20 | Northern St. | Willie Freeman grabs the offensive board | 73-71 |
| 01:02 | Northern St. | Edward Brown blows the layup | 73-71 |
| 01:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to David King | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk is fouled on the floor by Edward Brown - foul #3 on Edward Brown, team foul #7 | 73-71 |
| 00:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Northern St. | Harry Burke's pass is intercepted by Earl Barfield | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Albert Byrne is called for the reach on David King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Byrne, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| 00:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:27 | Northern St. | Harry Burke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-71 |
| 00:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield snags the defensive board | 77-71 |
| 00:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Byrne - foul #3 on Albert Byrne, team foul #9 | 77-71 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Kenneth Spencer (SF), Darrick Shroyer (PF) Harold Fisk, David Kraft | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 00:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:24 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to Edward Brown | 77-71 |
| 00:18 | Northern St. | Harry Burke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-71 |
| 00:17 | Northern St. | Willie Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 77-71 |
| 00:15 | Northern St. | Harry Burke buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Byrne | 77-74 |
| 00:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk (SF), David Kraft (PF) Kenneth Spencer, Darrick Shroyer | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 00:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Byrne - foul #4 on Albert Byrne, team foul #10 | 77-74 |
| 00:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:08 | Northern St. | Harry Burke misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 78-74 |
| 00:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft grabs the board | 78-74 |
| 00:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Albert Byrne is called for the reach on David Kraft in the backcourt - foul #5 on Albert Byrne, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | T-Bone Durham (PG) Albert Byrne | |
| 00:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:04 | Northern St. | Willie Freeman snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| 00:00 | Northern St. | Willie Freeman misses the halfcourt shot | 79-74 |