| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - James Dittmar (fresh) SG - Patrick Munro (fresh) SF - Jerry Grear (fresh) PF - Marvin Days (fresh) C - Eric Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Derrick Naughton (fresh) SG - John Kelly (fresh) SF - Amos Lewis (fresh) PF - Harold Bent (fresh) C - Cleveland Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Cleveland Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kelly clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Ohio Northern | John Kelly steals the ball from Marvin Days | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | The short jumper by Harold Bent is denied by Marvin Days | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Jerry Grear | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Harold Bent lays it up and in on a great pass from John Kelly | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kelly connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Munro | 4-4 |
| 17:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Patrick Munro steals the ball from Harold Bent | 4-4 |
| 16:46 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | St. Mary's (MN) | Cleveland Moore grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:22 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kelly makes the floater from the left block | 4-6 |
| 16:14 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days clanks a jumper from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Cleveland Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Cleveland Moore is called for traveling | 4-6 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe (PG), Brent Dirksen (SF), Johnathan Perkins (PF), Allan Henry (C) James Dittmar, Jerry Grear, Marvin Days, Eric Butler | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Roger Snow (PG), Mark Carmichael (SG), William Beech (SF), Terry Preston (PF), Willie Rick (C) Derrick Naughton, John Kelly, Amos Lewis, Harold Bent, Cleveland Moore | |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Richard Ellerbe (fresh) SG - Patrick Munro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Dirksen (fresh) PF - Johnathan Perkins (fresh) C - Allan Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Roger Snow (fresh) SG - Mark Carmichael (fresh) SF - William Beech (fresh) PF - Terry Preston (fresh) C - Willie Rick (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 15:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | Willie Rick grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Carmichael clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 15:15 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:05 | Ohio Northern | Johnathan Perkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 15:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Willie Rick grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 15:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Carmichael is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Carmichael, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar (PG), Jerry Grear (SF) Patrick Munro, Brent Dirksen | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 14:46 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 14:44 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear tips it home | 6-6 |
| 14:30 | St. Mary's (MN) | The jumper by William Beech is denied by Jerry Grear | 6-6 |
| 14:29 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:18 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Johnathan Perkins | 8-6 |
| 14:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Terry Preston misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Johnathan Perkins - foul #1 on Johnathan Perkins, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro (SG), Marvin Days (PF) Richard Ellerbe, Allan Henry | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Derrick Naughton (PG), Harold Bent (PF) Roger Snow, Willie Rick | |
| 14:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Terry Preston misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Terry Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:41 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Derrick Naughton - foul #1 on Derrick Naughton, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Eric Butler (C) Johnathan Perkins | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kelly (SG), Amos Lewis (SF), Cleveland Moore (C) Mark Carmichael, William Beech, Terry Preston | |
| 13:41 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:41 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:41 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days makes the 3rd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Derrick Naughton is hacked by James Dittmar - foul #1 on James Dittmar, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe (PG), Brent Dirksen (SF) James Dittmar, Jerry Grear | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 13:01 | St. Mary's (MN) | Amos Lewis scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 10-9 |
| 12:51 | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro makes the shot from the left side set up by Brent Dirksen | 12-9 |
| 12:37 | St. Mary's (MN) | Harold Bent is fouled on the floor by Patrick Munro - foul #1 on Patrick Munro, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Johnathan Perkins (PF) Marvin Days | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Roger Snow (PG) Derrick Naughton | |
| 12:21 | St. Mary's (MN) | Cleveland Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 12:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | Amos Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kelly can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Johnathan Perkins - foul #2 on Johnathan Perkins, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar (PG), Jerry Grear (SF), Allan Henry (PF), Melvin Graham (C) Patrick Munro, Brent Dirksen, Johnathan Perkins, Eric Butler | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | William Beech (SF), Terry Preston (PF), Willie Rick (C) Amos Lewis, Harold Bent, Cleveland Moore | |
| 12:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:39 | Ohio Northern | Melvin Graham connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Dittmar | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - James Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ellerbe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Grear (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allan Henry (fresh) C - Melvin Graham (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Roger Snow (fresh) SG - John Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Beech (fresh) PF - Terry Preston (fresh) 1 pts. C - Willie Rick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kelly clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 11:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Willie Rick tips it but misses | 15-11 |
| 11:25 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 11:20 | Ohio Northern | Terry Preston steals it from Melvin Graham | 15-11 |
| 11:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Allan Henry denies the turnaround by John Kelly | 15-11 |
| 11:07 | Ohio Northern | Melvin Graham gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:42 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 15-11 |
| 10:41 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear tips it home | 17-11 |
| 10:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | Roger Snow's pass is intercepted by James Dittmar in the backcourt | 17-11 |
| 10:37 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Dittmar | 19-11 |
| 10:12 | St. Mary's (MN) | Terry Preston makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Roger Snow | 19-13 |
| 10:01 | Ohio Northern | William Beech steals the ball from Richard Ellerbe | 19-13 |
| 09:45 | St. Mary's (MN) | James Dittmar picks off the pass by William Beech | 19-13 |
| 09:37 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Snow - foul #1 on Roger Snow, team foul #3 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Patrick Munro (SG), Brent Dirksen (SF), Marvin Days (PF), Eric Butler (C) James Dittmar, Jerry Grear, Allan Henry, Melvin Graham | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Derrick Naughton (PG), Mark Carmichael (SG), Amos Lewis (SF), Harold Bent (PF), Cleveland Moore (C) Roger Snow, John Kelly, William Beech, Terry Preston, Willie Rick | |
| 09:37 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:37 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:14 | St. Mary's (MN) | Derrick Naughton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 09:13 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 08:59 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Ellerbe | 23-13 |
| 08:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Amos Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-13 |
| 08:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Cleveland Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 08:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Patrick Munro is called for the reach on Mark Carmichael - foul #2 on Patrick Munro, team foul #5 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar (PG), Jerry Grear (SF) Richard Ellerbe, Patrick Munro | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 08:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Derrick Naughton buries a 3 from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 07:47 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Grear | 25-16 |
| 07:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Carmichael hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Amos Lewis | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - James Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brent Dirksen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerry Grear (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Days (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Derrick Naughton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Carmichael (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Amos Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Bent (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cleveland Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Ohio Northern | Eric Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Peterson (SG), Allan Henry (PF), Melvin Graham (C) Brent Dirksen, Marvin Days, Eric Butler | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | William Beech (SF), Terry Preston (C) Amos Lewis, Cleveland Moore | |
| 07:06 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Carmichael comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 07:05 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 06:49 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 06:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Carmichael gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 06:30 | St. Mary's (MN) | Harold Bent hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Mark Carmichael | 25-21 |
| 06:10 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-21 |
| 06:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Terry Preston pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 06:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | William Beech can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by James Dittmar - foul #2 on James Dittmar, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen (SG) James Dittmar | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Roger Snow (PG), John Kelly (SG), Cleveland Moore (C) Derrick Naughton, Mark Carmichael, Harold Bent | |
| 06:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | William Beech makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | William Beech makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:51 | Ohio Northern | Harold Peterson is fouled on the floor by William Beech - foul #1 on William Beech, team foul #4 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days (PF), Eric Butler (C) Allan Henry, Melvin Graham | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Amos Lewis (SF) William Beech | |
| 05:35 | Ohio Northern | John Kelly takes the ball from Marvin Days | 25-23 |
| 05:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Cleveland Moore misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Brent Dirksen - foul #1 on Brent Dirksen, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe (PG), Tom Lefebvre (SF) Harold Peterson, Jerry Grear | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Willie Rick (PF) Terry Preston | |
| 05:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Cleveland Moore makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Cleveland Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:58 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 04:56 | Ohio Northern | Eric Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:40 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe buries a jumper from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 04:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | Roger Snow comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-25 |
| 04:23 | St. Mary's (MN) | Willie Rick snags the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 04:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Roger Snow misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-25 |
| 04:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Cleveland Moore grabs the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 03:59 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Ellerbe steals the ball from Roger Snow | 27-25 |
| 03:56 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe hits the finger roll | 29-25 |
| 03:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Kelly buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roger Snow | 29-27 |
| 03:24 | Ohio Northern | Eric Butler misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 03:23 | St. Mary's (MN) | Willie Rick gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio Northern | PG - Richard Ellerbe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Dirksen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tom Lefebvre (fresh) PF - Marvin Days (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Butler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Roger Snow (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Kelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Amos Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Rick (fresh) 5 reb. C - Cleveland Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | St. Mary's (MN) | Marvin Days steals it from John Kelly | 29-27 |
| 02:48 | Ohio Northern | Richard Ellerbe misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 02:46 | St. Mary's (MN) | Cleveland Moore grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 02:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Roger Snow drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Kelly | 29-30 |
| 02:17 | Ohio Northern | Brent Dirksen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 02:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Cleveland Moore grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 02:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | Amos Lewis knocks in the jump hook from close range | 29-32 |
| 01:44 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Willie Rick - foul #1 on Willie Rick, team foul #5 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar (PG), Patrick Munro (SG), Jerry Grear (SF), Johnathan Perkins (C) Richard Ellerbe, Brent Dirksen, Tom Lefebvre, Eric Butler | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Derrick Naughton (PG), Mark Carmichael (SG), William Beech (SF), Harold Bent (PF), Terry Preston (C) Roger Snow, John Kelly, Amos Lewis, Willie Rick, Cleveland Moore | |
| 01:44 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:44 | Ohio Northern | Marvin Days makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:23 | St. Mary's (MN) | Derrick Naughton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry (C) Marvin Days | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 01:05 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-32 |
| 01:04 | Ohio Northern | James Dittmar grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 00:49 | Ohio Northern | Mark Carmichael is called for the reach on Patrick Munro - foul #2 on Mark Carmichael, team foul #6 | 31-32 |
| 00:37 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by William Beech - foul #2 on William Beech, team foul #7 | 31-32 |
| 00:37 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:37 | Ohio Northern | Jerry Grear makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Carmichael is fouled on the floor by Allan Henry - foul #1 on Allan Henry, team foul #8 | 33-32 |
| 00:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Carmichael makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Carmichael misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Terry Preston gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:01 | St. Mary's (MN) | James Dittmar is called for the reach on William Beech - foul #3 on James Dittmar, team foul #9 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Ohio Northern | Harold Peterson (PG) James Dittmar | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 00:01 | St. Mary's (MN) | William Beech makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:01 | St. Mary's (MN) | William Beech misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:01 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | Ohio Northern | Allan Henry can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-34 |