| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Kevin Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Michaelis (fresh) SF - Randy Naccarato (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Billings (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Peter Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Heath Himes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Pratt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Molinaro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Murff (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota | Randy Naccarato inbounds the ball | 20-30 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | S. Dakota | Kevin Copeland is hacked by Heath Himes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Heath Himes, team foul #1 | 20-30 |
| 19:38 | S. Dakota | Randy Naccarato misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Pratt - foul #2 on Robert Pratt, team foul #2 | 20-30 |
| 19:38 | S. Dakota | Randy Naccarato makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 19:38 | S. Dakota | Randy Naccarato misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 19:38 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Murff gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 19:18 | St. Cloud St. | The short jumper by Dave Molinaro is denied by Gary Billings | 21-30 |
| 19:16 | S. Dakota | William Michaelis grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 18:54 | S. Dakota | Peter Parker steals it from Randy Naccarato | 21-30 |
| 18:36 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Pratt connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 21-32 |
| 18:12 | S. Dakota | William Michaelis loses the dribble to Heath Himes | 21-32 |
| 17:50 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Pratt is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Peter Parker | 21-34 |
| 17:31 | S. Dakota | Randy Naccarato blows the layup | 21-34 |
| 17:29 | S. Dakota | Marvin Snyder hits the follow up shot | 23-34 |
| 17:04 | St. Cloud St. | Peter Parker is fouled on the floor by Kevin Copeland - foul #3 on Kevin Copeland, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George King (PG), Michael Ward (SG), Ron Buchanan (SF), Dennis Shepherd (PF), Charles Bruce (C) Kevin Copeland, William Michaelis, Randy Naccarato, Marvin Snyder, Gary Billings | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen (PG), Reyes Holton (SG), James Walston (SF), Carl Butler (PF), Larry Webster (C) Peter Parker, Heath Himes, Robert Pratt, Dave Molinaro, Albert Murff | |
| 16:42 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Shepherd - foul #3 on Dennis Shepherd, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vance Turner (PF) Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 16:42 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 16:42 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 16:25 | S. Dakota | Ron Buchanan banks in the layup and the foul's on James Walston - foul #2 on James Walston, team foul #3 | 25-36 |
| 16:25 | S. Dakota | Ron Buchanan makes the free throw | 26-36 |
| 16:10 | St. Cloud St. | Carl Butler comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 26-36 |
| 16:09 | St. Cloud St. | The offensive rebound goes to James Walston | 26-36 |
| 15:55 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-36 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd (PF) Vance Turner | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - George King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ron Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Bruce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reyes Holton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Walston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Butler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Webster (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:29 | S. Dakota | Ron Buchanan clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 15:27 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 15:25 | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-36 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Kevin Copeland (PG), Randy Naccarato (SF), Vance Turner (PF) Michael Ward, Ron Buchanan, Charles Bruce | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Michael Nguyen (SG), Dave Molinaro (PF) James Walston, Carl Butler | |
| 15:07 | S. Dakota | Michael Nguyen is called for the reach on George King - foul #1 on Michael Nguyen, team foul #4 | 26-36 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis (SG), Gary Billings (C) George King, Vance Turner | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Heath Himes (SG), Robert Pratt (SF), Albert Murff (C) John Nguyen, Michael Nguyen, Larry Webster | |
| 14:54 | S. Dakota | Kevin Copeland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 14:52 | S. Dakota | Gary Billings snags the offensive board | 26-36 |
| 14:38 | S. Dakota | Albert Murff swats the layup by Dennis Shepherd | 26-36 |
| 14:37 | St. Cloud St. | Reyes Holton snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 14:35 | St. Cloud St. | Reyes Holton is hacked by Carmen Tevis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carmen Tevis, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Vance Turner (PF) Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Peter Parker (PG) Reyes Holton | |
| 14:18 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Murff hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Parker | 26-38 |
| 14:06 | S. Dakota | Vance Turner connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Copeland | 28-38 |
| 13:53 | St. Cloud St. | Peter Parker knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Heath Himes | 28-40 |
| 13:40 | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George King (PG), William Michaelis (SG), Ron Buchanan (SF), Marvin Snyder (PF), Charles Bruce (C) Kevin Copeland, Carmen Tevis, Randy Naccarato, Vance Turner, Gary Billings | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen (PG), Michael Nguyen (SG), James Walston (SF), Carl Butler (PF), Larry Webster (C) Peter Parker, Heath Himes, Robert Pratt, Dave Molinaro, Albert Murff | |
| 13:37 | St. Cloud St. | James Walston's pass is intercepted by Ron Buchanan in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| 13:25 | S. Dakota | Charles Bruce buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from George King | 31-40 |
| 13:14 | St. Cloud St. | James Walston can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-40 |
| 13:12 | S. Dakota | Ron Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 12:50 | S. Dakota | Ron Buchanan is called for traveling | 31-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd (C) Ron Buchanan | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Reyes Holton (SG) Michael Nguyen | |
| 12:24 | St. Cloud St. | James Walston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Kevin Copeland (PG), Gary Billings (C) William Michaelis, Marvin Snyder | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Peter Parker (PG), Heath Himes (SG), Albert Murff (C) John Nguyen, Carl Butler, Larry Webster | |
| 12:09 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 12:08 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Murff grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 11:45 | St. Cloud St. | Heath Himes connects on the open 3 from the right corner set up by Peter Parker | 31-43 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Kevin Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George King (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Bruce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Shepherd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Billings (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Peter Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Heath Himes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reyes Holton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Walston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Murff (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd scores on a jumper near the basket | 33-43 |
| 11:14 | St. Cloud St. | Peter Parker hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Walston and the foul's on Charles Bruce - foul #1 on Charles Bruce, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Ward (PG), Carmen Tevis (SG), Randy Naccarato (SF), Marvin Snyder (PF), Ron Buchanan (C) Kevin Copeland, George King, Charles Bruce, Dennis Shepherd, Gary Billings | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Robert Pratt (SF), Dave Molinaro (PF), Carl Butler (C) Reyes Holton, James Walston, Albert Murff | |
| 11:14 | St. Cloud St. | Peter Parker makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| 10:59 | S. Dakota | Michael Ward misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-46 |
| 10:58 | S. Dakota | Ron Buchanan pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 10:53 | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 10:52 | St. Cloud St. | Dave Molinaro pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 10:38 | St. Cloud St. | Heath Himes misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-46 |
| 10:37 | St. Cloud St. | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Parker | 33-46 |
| 10:22 | St. Cloud St. | Dave Molinaro hits a floater from the left block set up by Peter Parker | 33-48 |
| 10:17 | S. Dakota | Randy Naccarato is hacked by Peter Parker - foul #1 on Peter Parker, team foul #5 | 33-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Kevin Copeland (PG), William Michaelis (SG), Vance Turner (PF), Gary Billings (C) Michael Ward, Carmen Tevis, Marvin Snyder, Ron Buchanan | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen (PG), Reyes Holton (SG), Albert Murff (C) Peter Parker, Heath Himes, Carl Butler | |
| 09:55 | S. Dakota | Gary Billings's layup is rejected by Robert Pratt | 33-48 |
| 09:53 | St. Cloud St. | Dave Molinaro grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 09:45 | St. Cloud St. | William Michaelis steals it from Reyes Holton | 33-48 |
| 09:33 | S. Dakota | Dave Molinaro blocks the short jumper by Gary Billings | 33-48 |
| 09:31 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Pratt gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| 09:13 | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Kevin Copeland - foul #4 on Kevin Copeland, team foul #5 | 33-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George King (PG), Ron Buchanan (SF), Marvin Snyder (PF), Charles Bruce (C) Kevin Copeland, Randy Naccarato, Vance Turner, Gary Billings | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Michael Nguyen (SG), Larry Webster (C) Robert Pratt, Albert Murff | |
| 09:03 | St. Cloud St. | Dave Molinaro buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Reyes Holton | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:45 | S. Dakota | George King connects on the floater from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 08:33 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Nguyen | 35-52 |
| 08:31 | S. Dakota | John Nguyen steals the ball from George King in the backcourt | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:04 | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen is called for traveling | 35-52 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Ward (SG), Vance Turner (SF), Dennis Shepherd (PF), Gary Billings (C) William Michaelis, Ron Buchanan, Marvin Snyder, Charles Bruce | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Peter Parker (PG), Heath Himes (SG), Robert Pratt (SF), Carl Butler (PF), Albert Murff (C) John Nguyen, Michael Nguyen, Reyes Holton, Dave Molinaro, Larry Webster | |
| 07:54 | S. Dakota | Gary Billings clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 35-52 |
| 07:52 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Murff grabs the board | 35-52 |
| 07:29 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Pratt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 07:27 | St. Cloud St. | Carl Butler tips it in | 35-54 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - George King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vance Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Billings (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Peter Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Heath Himes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pratt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Murff (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:05 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Ward | 37-54 |
| 06:36 | St. Cloud St. | Peter Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 06:35 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Gary Billings | 37-54 |
| 06:23 | S. Dakota | Michael Ward drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by George King | 40-54 |
| 05:59 | St. Cloud St. | Peter Parker hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-57 |
| 05:59 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Kevin Copeland (PG), William Michaelis (SG), Randy Naccarato (SF), Marvin Snyder (PF) George King, Michael Ward, Vance Turner, Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen (PG), Dave Molinaro (PF) Peter Parker, Carl Butler | |
| 05:50 | S. Dakota | Randy Naccarato misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 40-57 |
| 05:49 | S. Dakota | Gary Billings gets the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 05:34 | S. Dakota | Gary Billings connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Copeland | 42-57 |
| 05:16 | St. Cloud St. | Dave Molinaro is open and buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Heath Himes | 42-59 |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota | Marvin Snyder misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Pratt - foul #3 on Robert Pratt, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Bruce (C) Gary Billings | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Reyes Holton (SG), James Walston (SF), Carl Butler (C) Heath Himes, Robert Pratt, Albert Murff | |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota | Marvin Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 05:04 | S. Dakota | Marvin Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 04:49 | St. Cloud St. | Reyes Holton is fouled on the floor by William Michaelis - foul #3 on William Michaelis, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| 04:32 | St. Cloud St. | James Walston blows the wide open layup | 43-59 |
| 04:30 | S. Dakota | William Michaelis grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota | Kevin Copeland is hacked by Reyes Holton - foul #1 on Reyes Holton, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George King (SG), Ron Buchanan (SF), Dennis Shepherd (PF) William Michaelis, Randy Naccarato, Marvin Snyder | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster (C) Dave Molinaro | |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota | Kevin Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota | Kevin Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 04:18 | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Copeland - foul #5 on Kevin Copeland, team foul #7 | 45-59 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Ward (SG) Kevin Copeland | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Peter Parker (PG) James Walston | |
| 04:18 | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 04:18 | S. Dakota | Charles Bruce pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 04:09 | S. Dakota | Peter Parker steps in front of the Dennis Shepherd pass | 45-59 |
| 03:47 | St. Cloud St. | Reyes Holton is fouled on the floor by Dennis Shepherd - foul #4 on Dennis Shepherd, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Gary Billings (C) Charles Bruce | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Heath Himes (SG), James Walston (PF) John Nguyen, Carl Butler | |
| 03:47 | St. Cloud St. | Reyes Holton misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 03:47 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | S. Dakota | George King's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Webster | 45-59 |
| 03:34 | S. Dakota | Ron Buchanan hits the follow up shot | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Billings steals it from Peter Parker | 47-59 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - George King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ron Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dennis Shepherd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Billings (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Peter Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Heath Himes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reyes Holton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Walston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Webster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | S. Dakota | Gary Billings misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 02:48 | St. Cloud St. | James Walston grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 02:42 | St. Cloud St. | Reyes Holton misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 02:41 | St. Cloud St. | James Walston hits the follow up shot | 47-61 |
| 02:33 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 47-61 |
| 02:32 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd tips it home | 49-61 |
| 02:09 | St. Cloud St. | James Walston makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Peter Parker | 49-63 |
| 01:51 | S. Dakota | Michael Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-63 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Bruce (C) Gary Billings | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen (PG), Carl Butler (PF) Peter Parker, Heath Himes | |
| 01:32 | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Reyes Holton | 49-66 |
| 01:06 | S. Dakota | Ron Buchanan misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-66 |
| 01:04 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to James Walston | 49-66 |
| 00:40 | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Reyes Holton | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | S. Dakota | Ron Buchanan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-68 |
| 00:34 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd gets the offensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 00:31 | S. Dakota | George King scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | St. Cloud St. | Michael Ward steps in front of the John Nguyen pass in the backcourt | 51-68 |
| 00:27 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-68 |
| 00:26 | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 00:00 | St. Cloud St. | John Nguyen runs out the clock | 51-68 |