| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - William Hillenbrand (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Doyle Carrow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmen Ferrel (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew McMeel (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Gary Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Merle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Everett Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Leggett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Beggs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Olaf | John Williams inbounds the ball | 43-37 |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | St. Olaf | John Williams scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by William Hillenbrand | 46-37 |
| 19:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett lays it in set up by Gary Murray | 46-39 |
| 19:22 | St. Olaf | Doyle Carrow misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 19:21 | St. Olaf | Andrew McMeel misses the tip | 46-39 |
| 19:20 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 19:17 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Murray is fouled in the backcourt by Doyle Carrow - foul #2 on Doyle Carrow, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Carlos Tapscott (PG), James Deschamps (SF) Gary Murray, Everett Sutton | |
| 18:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Donald Merle misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-39 |
| 18:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joseph Beggs hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 18:32 | St. Olaf | John Williams drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew McMeel and he's fouled by Carlos Tapscott - foul #1 on Carlos Tapscott, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Richard Slawson (PG), James Travis (SG), Bobby Redmond (PF), Raymond McDonnell (C) William Hillenbrand, Doyle Carrow, Carmen Ferrel, Andrew McMeel | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Sexton (PG), Gary Murray (SF), John Stansfield (PF), Tommie Grady (C) Carlos Tapscott, James Deschamps, Andrew Leggett, Joseph Beggs | |
| 18:32 | St. Olaf | John Williams makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 18:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Murray buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Donald Merle | 49-44 |
| 17:45 | St. Olaf | Richard Slawson blows the layup but he's hacked by James Sexton - foul #1 on James Sexton, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Robert Young (SG), John Nelson (PF), Andrew McMeel (C) John Williams, Bobby Redmond, Raymond McDonnell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Everett Sutton (SF), Andrew Leggett (PF), Joseph Beggs (C) James Sexton, John Stansfield, Tommie Grady | |
| 17:45 | St. Olaf | Richard Slawson makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 17:45 | St. Olaf | Richard Slawson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 17:26 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett misses the easy open layup | 51-44 |
| 17:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Donald Merle grabs the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 17:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joseph Beggs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 51-44 |
| 17:07 | St. Olaf | Robert Young grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 17:05 | St. Olaf | Robert Young loses the dribble to Gary Murray in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 17:04 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Donald Merle lays it up and in set up by Gary Murray | 51-46 |
| 16:47 | St. Olaf | Joseph Beggs steals the ball from John Nelson | 51-46 |
| 16:32 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Everett Sutton misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Nelson - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Michael Johns (PG), Doyle Carrow (SG), John Williams (SF), Carmen Ferrel (PF), Bobby Redmond (C) Richard Slawson, Robert Young, James Travis, John Nelson, Andrew McMeel | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Carlos Tapscott (PG), John Stansfield (PF), Tommie Grady (C) Gary Murray, Andrew Leggett, Joseph Beggs | |
| 16:32 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Everett Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 16:32 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Everett Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 16:32 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Stansfield snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 16:16 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Carmen Ferrel takes the ball from Carlos Tapscott | 51-46 |
| 16:10 | St. Olaf | Doyle Carrow is hacked by Donald Merle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Merle, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Raymond McDonnell (C) Bobby Redmond | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Sexton (SG), James Deschamps (SF) Donald Merle, Everett Sutton | |
| 15:51 | St. Olaf | John Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 15:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Stansfield gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Michael Johns (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doyle Carrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmen Ferrel (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond McDonnell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Carlos Tapscott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Sexton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Deschamps (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tommie Grady (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Stansfield (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tommie Grady double dribbles | 51-46 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | William Hillenbrand (PG), Bobby Redmond (C) Michael Johns, Raymond McDonnell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Jacobs (PG), Donald Merle (SG), Keith Jensen (SF), Andrew Leggett (PF) Carlos Tapscott, James Sexton, James Deschamps, Tommie Grady | |
| 15:24 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel's floater is tipped away by John Stansfield | 51-46 |
| 15:23 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 15:17 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Donald Merle is hacked by Doyle Carrow - foul #3 on Doyle Carrow, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Nelson (SF) John Williams | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joseph Beggs (C) John Stansfield | |
| 14:54 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Donald Merle is open and buries a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Jacobs | 51-48 |
| 14:50 | St. Olaf | John Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Jensen - foul #4 on Keith Jensen, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Michael Johns (PG), Andrew McMeel (C) William Hillenbrand, Bobby Redmond | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Carlos Tapscott (SG), James Deschamps (SF) Donald Merle, Keith Jensen | |
| 14:28 | St. Olaf | Doyle Carrow hits the finger roll | 53-48 |
| 14:26 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | James Travis (SG), John Williams (SF), Raymond McDonnell (C) Doyle Carrow, John Nelson, Andrew McMeel | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Sexton (SG) Carlos Tapscott | |
| 14:15 | St. Olaf | James Travis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 14:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joseph Beggs snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 14:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joseph Beggs is open and buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Jacobs | 53-50 |
| 13:47 | St. Olaf | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 13:45 | St. Olaf | James Travis pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:20 | St. Olaf | John Williams scores on a shot from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 13:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Raymond McDonnell steps in front of the James Sexton pass in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 13:03 | St. Olaf | James Travis misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 55-50 |
| 13:02 | St. Olaf | James Travis grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 12:43 | St. Olaf | John Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 12:39 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Jacobs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 12:37 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Deschamps tips it but misses | 58-50 |
| 12:36 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Sexton gets the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 12:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | William Hillenbrand (PG), Robert Young (SG), John Nelson (SF), Bobby Redmond (PF), Andrew McMeel (C) Michael Johns, James Travis, John Williams, Carmen Ferrel, Raymond McDonnell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Carlos Tapscott (PG), Donald Merle (SG), Gary Murray (SF), Tommie Grady (C) Robert Jacobs, James Sexton, James Deschamps, Joseph Beggs | |
| 12:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 12:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 12:13 | St. Olaf | Andrew McMeel lays it in uncontested set up by William Hillenbrand | 60-52 |
| 12:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Nelson is called for the reach on Gary Murray in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Stansfield (C) Andrew Leggett | |
| 11:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Stansfield is open and scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Carlos Tapscott | 60-54 |
| 11:47 | St. Olaf | Andrew McMeel's pass is intercepted by Gary Murray in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - William Hillenbrand (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Bobby Redmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew McMeel (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Carlos Tapscott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Merle (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gary Murray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. PF - Tommie Grady (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Stansfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Stansfield hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Carlos Tapscott | 60-56 |
| 11:17 | St. Olaf | Robert Young makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bobby Redmond | 63-56 |
| 11:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Carlos Tapscott is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Young - foul #3 on Robert Young, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Richard Slawson (PG), Doyle Carrow (SG), John Williams (SF), Carmen Ferrel (PF) William Hillenbrand, Robert Young, John Nelson, Bobby Redmond | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Jacobs (PG), Everett Sutton (SF) Carlos Tapscott, Gary Murray | |
| 10:51 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Everett Sutton buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-59 |
| 10:33 | St. Olaf | Doyle Carrow drills a runner in the lane set up by Richard Slawson | 65-59 |
| 10:09 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tommie Grady is open but misses the lay-in | 65-59 |
| 10:07 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Stansfield misses the tip | 65-59 |
| 10:06 | St. Olaf | Andrew McMeel grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 09:49 | St. Olaf | The pull-up jumper by Doyle Carrow is blocked by Tommie Grady | 65-59 |
| 09:47 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Everett Sutton gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 09:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Williams steps in front of the Robert Jacobs pass | 65-59 |
| 09:13 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel dunks the ball and the foul's on Everett Sutton - foul #1 on Everett Sutton, team foul #5 | 67-59 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | William Hillenbrand (PG), James Travis (SG), John Nelson (SF), Bobby Redmond (C) Richard Slawson, Doyle Carrow, John Williams, Andrew McMeel | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Carlos Tapscott (PG), Gary Murray (SF), Andrew Leggett (PF), Joseph Beggs (C) Robert Jacobs, Everett Sutton, Tommie Grady, John Stansfield | |
| 09:13 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel misses the free throw | 67-59 |
| 09:13 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 09:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Carlos Tapscott | 67-61 |
| 08:59 | St. Olaf | James Travis is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Merle - foul #3 on Donald Merle, team foul #6 | 67-61 |
| 08:41 | St. Olaf | William Hillenbrand can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 67-61 |
| 08:40 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Donald Merle pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 08:35 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Carlos Tapscott scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gary Murray | 67-64 |
| 08:17 | St. Olaf | James Travis is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 67-64 |
| 08:16 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 08:16 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Michael Johns (PG), Robert Young (SG), Raymond McDonnell (C) William Hillenbrand, Carmen Ferrel, Bobby Redmond | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Everett Sutton (SF) Donald Merle | |
| 08:03 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Murray clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 08:01 | St. Olaf | James Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 07:44 | St. Olaf | Robert Young buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-64 |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - Michael Johns (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Young (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Travis (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. C - Raymond McDonnell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Gary Murray (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Carlos Tapscott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Everett Sutton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Leggett (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Beggs (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Young steps in front of the Gary Murray pass in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| 07:27 | St. Olaf | Raymond McDonnell misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 07:26 | St. Olaf | Robert Young misses the tip | 70-64 |
| 07:24 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 07:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett is hacked by John Nelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Nelson, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | William Hillenbrand (PG), Doyle Carrow (SG), John Williams (SF), Carmen Ferrel (PF), Bobby Redmond (C) Michael Johns, Robert Young, James Travis, John Nelson, Raymond McDonnell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Sexton (PG), Keith Jensen (SF), John Stansfield (C) Carlos Tapscott, Everett Sutton, Joseph Beggs | |
| 07:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 07:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 07:22 | St. Olaf | Bobby Redmond gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 07:06 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from William Hillenbrand | 72-65 |
| 06:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Carmen Ferrel is called for the reach on Keith Jensen - foul #1 on Carmen Ferrel, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Jacobs (PG), Donald Merle (SG) James Sexton, Gary Murray | |
| 06:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Keith Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 06:46 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| 06:27 | St. Olaf | Bobby Redmond misses the easy open layup | 72-65 |
| 06:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Donald Merle pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 06:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Jacobs | 72-67 |
| 06:04 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel misses long on an open fadeaway from the left block | 72-67 |
| 06:02 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Keith Jensen | 72-67 |
| 05:59 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Bobby Redmond picks off the pass by Donald Merle in the backcourt | 72-67 |
| 05:43 | St. Olaf | John Williams is called for a charge - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| 05:43 | St. Olaf | St. Olaf calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Richard Slawson (PG), Robert Young (SG), John Nelson (PF), Andrew McMeel (C) William Hillenbrand, Doyle Carrow, Carmen Ferrel, Bobby Redmond | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Sexton (PG), Tommie Grady (PF), Joseph Beggs (C) Robert Jacobs, Andrew Leggett, John Stansfield | |
| 05:41 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Sexton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-67 |
| 05:34 | St. Olaf | John Williams makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Young | 75-67 |
| 05:16 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Donald Merle can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 75-67 |
| 05:15 | St. Olaf | John Nelson grabs the board | 75-67 |
| 05:10 | St. Olaf | John Williams blows the layup | 75-67 |
| 05:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Keith Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 05:04 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Donald Merle scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Sexton and the foul's on Robert Young - foul #4 on Robert Young, team foul #10 | 75-69 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | James Travis (SF), Raymond McDonnell (C) John Williams, Andrew McMeel | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Carlos Tapscott (PG), James Deschamps (SF) James Sexton, Keith Jensen | |
| 05:04 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Donald Merle misses the free throw | 75-69 |
| 05:04 | St. Olaf | Raymond McDonnell pulls down the rebound | 75-69 |
| 04:50 | St. Olaf | James Travis is fouled on the floor by Tommie Grady - foul #1 on Tommie Grady, team foul #7 | 75-69 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Michael Johns (PG) Robert Young | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Murray (SG), Andrew Leggett (PF) Donald Merle, Joseph Beggs | |
| 04:50 | St. Olaf | James Travis makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 04:50 | St. Olaf | James Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 04:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Deschamps makes the 3 from the right corner | 77-72 |
| 04:26 | St. Olaf | Richard Slawson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 77-72 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Williams (SF), Carmen Ferrel (PF) Richard Slawson, John Nelson | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Keith Jensen (SF) James Deschamps | |
| 04:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Keith Jensen clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Raymond McDonnell - foul #1 on Raymond McDonnell, team foul #11 | 77-72 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Andrew McMeel (C) Raymond McDonnell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Jacobs (PG), Everett Sutton (PF) Gary Murray, Andrew Leggett | |
| 04:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Keith Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 04:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Keith Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 04:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Everett Sutton gets the offensive rebound | 77-73 |
| 04:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Jacobs is fouled on the floor by John Williams - foul #5 on John Williams, team foul #12 | 77-73 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | William Hillenbrand (PG), Doyle Carrow (SG) Michael Johns, John Williams | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Donald Merle (SG), Joseph Beggs (C) Carlos Tapscott, Tommie Grady | |
| 04:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:01 | St. Olaf | Andrew McMeel grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 03:44 | St. Olaf | James Travis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Keith Jensen - foul #5 on Keith Jensen, team foul #8 | 77-74 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Sexton (PG), John Stansfield (PF) Robert Jacobs, Keith Jensen | |
| 03:44 | St. Olaf | James Travis makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 03:44 | St. Olaf | James Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| Lineup | St. Olaf | PG - William Hillenbrand (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Doyle Carrow (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Travis (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carmen Ferrel (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew McMeel (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - James Sexton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Merle (tired) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Everett Sutton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stansfield (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Beggs (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:42 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Sexton is fouled in the backcourt by William Hillenbrand - foul #3 on William Hillenbrand, team foul #13 | 79-74 |
| 03:42 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Sexton makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 03:42 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 03:13 | St. Olaf | Andrew McMeel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Stansfield - foul #2 on John Stansfield, team foul #9 | 79-76 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Richard Slawson (SG), Bobby Redmond (PF) Doyle Carrow, Carmen Ferrel | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Murray (PG), Carlos Tapscott (SG), James Deschamps (SF), Andrew Leggett (PF) James Sexton, Donald Merle, Everett Sutton, Joseph Beggs | |
| 03:13 | St. Olaf | Andrew McMeel makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 03:13 | St. Olaf | Andrew McMeel misses the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 03:13 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Carlos Tapscott grabs the board | 80-76 |
| 03:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Travis is called for the reach on James Deschamps in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Travis, team foul #14 | 80-76 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Raymond McDonnell (C) Andrew McMeel | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 03:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Deschamps makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 03:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Deschamps makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 03:07 | St. Olaf | Richard Slawson is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Tapscott - foul #2 on Carlos Tapscott, team foul #10 | 80-78 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | John Nelson (SF) James Travis | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tommie Grady (C) John Stansfield | |
| 03:07 | St. Olaf | Richard Slawson misses the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 03:07 | St. Olaf | Richard Slawson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 02:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tommie Grady hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Carlos Tapscott and he's fouled by Richard Slawson - foul #1 on Richard Slawson, team foul #15 | 81-80 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Michael Johns (PG), Robert Young (SG) William Hillenbrand, Richard Slawson | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 02:50 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Tommie Grady misses the free throw | 81-80 |
| 02:50 | St. Olaf | Raymond McDonnell pulls down the rebound | 81-80 |
| 02:46 | St. Olaf | Gary Murray steals the ball from Michael Johns in the backcourt | 81-80 |
| 02:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett misses long on a shot from the left wing | 81-80 |
| 02:25 | St. Olaf | Raymond McDonnell grabs the defensive rebound | 81-80 |
| 02:08 | St. Olaf | Robert Young hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Johns | 83-80 |
| 02:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Murray misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Johns - foul #1 on Michael Johns, team foul #16 | 83-80 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | William Hillenbrand (PG), Richard Slawson (SG), James Travis (SF), Carmen Ferrel (PF), Andrew McMeel (C) Michael Johns, Robert Young, John Nelson, Bobby Redmond, Raymond McDonnell | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Robert Jacobs (PG), Donald Merle (SG), John Stansfield (PF), Joseph Beggs (C) Carlos Tapscott, James Deschamps, Andrew Leggett, Tommie Grady | |
| 02:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Murray misses the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 02:01 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 02:01 | St. Olaf | James Travis snags the defensive board | 83-80 |
| 01:58 | St. Olaf | Robert Jacobs is called for the reach on William Hillenbrand in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #11 | 83-80 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | Doyle Carrow (SG) Richard Slawson | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett (PF) John Stansfield | |
| 01:58 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-80 |
| 01:58 | St. Olaf | William Hillenbrand makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 01:58 | St. Olaf | William Hillenbrand makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 01:38 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joseph Beggs misses the dunk | 85-80 |
| 01:36 | St. Olaf | Andrew McMeel grabs the defensive rebound | 85-80 |
| 01:32 | St. Olaf | James Travis is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Travis, team foul #17 | 85-80 |
| 01:30 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Hillenbrand steals the ball from Joseph Beggs in the backcourt | 85-80 |
| 01:14 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel is hacked by Andrew Leggett - foul #3 on Andrew Leggett, team foul #12 | 85-80 |
| 01:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 85-80 |
| 01:14 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 01:14 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joseph Beggs loses the ball out of bounds | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | St. Olaf | William Hillenbrand is hacked by Robert Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #13 | 87-80 |
| Subs | St. Olaf | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Everett Sutton (SF) Robert Jacobs | |
| 00:45 | St. Olaf | William Hillenbrand makes the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:45 | St. Olaf | William Hillenbrand misses the 2nd free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:45 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Andrew Leggett gets the rebound | 88-80 |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William Hillenbrand is called for the reach on Gary Murray in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Hillenbrand, team foul #18 | 88-80 |
| 00:41 | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 88-80 |
| 00:41 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Murray makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:41 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:41 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel grabs the defensive rebound | 88-81 |
| 00:38 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel is hacked by Donald Merle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Merle, team foul #14 | 88-81 |
| 00:38 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel makes the 1st free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:38 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel makes the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Joseph Beggs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 90-81 |
| 00:32 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel grabs the board | 90-81 |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Murray - foul #1 on Gary Murray, team foul #15 | 90-81 |
| 00:29 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:29 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel misses the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Everett Sutton gets the rebound | 91-81 |
| 00:24 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gary Murray misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 91-81 |
| 00:23 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Everett Sutton gets the offensive rebound | 91-81 |
| 00:21 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Donald Merle misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 91-81 |
| 00:19 | St. Olaf | Carmen Ferrel grabs the defensive rebound | 91-81 |
| Game Plan | St. Olaf | St. Olaf is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. Olaf | William Hillenbrand runs out the clock | 91-81 |