| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Jeffrey Koch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Payan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Sasser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Cecere (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - John Maxwell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ralph Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willy Noble (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eugene Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Bates | Willy Noble inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Bates | Ralph Dorsey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Maxwell | 30-28 |
| 19:40 | Macalester | Walter Cecere clanks a floater from the left side | 30-28 |
| 19:38 | Macalester | Walter Cecere grabs the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 19:20 | Macalester | Jeffrey Koch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-28 |
| 19:19 | Bates | The rebound goes to Eugene Boyd | 30-28 |
| 19:02 | Bates | Michael Cornett misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 19:00 | Bates | Willy Noble snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 18:49 | Bates | Eugene Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 18:36 | Macalester | Sean Payan clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 18:34 | Bates | Eugene Boyd gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:29 | Bates | John Maxwell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 18:27 | Macalester | The rebound goes to Walter Cecere | 30-28 |
| 18:05 | Macalester | Curtis Sasser clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 18:03 | Macalester | Walter Cecere gets the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:50 | Macalester | Kenneth Houston is fouled on the floor by Eugene Boyd - foul #2 on Eugene Boyd, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 17:36 | Macalester | Curtis Sasser can't connect on a floater from the right block | 30-28 |
| 17:35 | Bates | Willy Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:19 | Bates | Ralph Dorsey's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Sasser | 30-28 |
| 17:17 | Macalester | Walter Cecere snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 16:57 | Macalester | Jeffrey Koch buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Sean Payan | 33-28 |
| 16:47 | Bates | Michael Cornett connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Dorsey | 33-31 |
| 16:42 | Macalester | Sean Payan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Cornett - foul #1 on Michael Cornett, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Macalester | Vernon Pearson (PG), Larry Swearingen (SF), Melvin Green (PF), Joseph McCord (C) Jeffrey Koch, Kenneth Houston, Curtis Sasser, Walter Cecere | |
| Subs | Bates | Joel Kinnear (PG), William Mandelberg (SF), Milton Fonseca (PF), Peter Hanley (C) John Maxwell, Willy Noble, Michael Cornett, Eugene Boyd | |
| 16:42 | Macalester | Sean Payan makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:42 | Macalester | Sean Payan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:37 | Bates | Joel Kinnear is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| Subs | Macalester | Ryan Roberts (SF) Sean Payan | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 16:28 | Macalester | The short jumper by Melvin Green is denied by Milton Fonseca | 35-31 |
| 16:26 | Macalester | Melvin Green tips it home | 37-31 |
| 16:10 | Bates | Joel Kinnear misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 16:09 | Bates | William Mandelberg grabs the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:47 | Bates | Milton Fonseca comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-31 |
| 15:46 | Macalester | The rebound goes to Melvin Green | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Vernon Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Swearingen (fresh) SF - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Green (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph McCord (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Joel Kinnear (fresh) SG - Ralph Dorsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mandelberg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Milton Fonseca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Hanley (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Macalester | Peter Hanley steals it from Ryan Roberts | 37-31 |
| 15:18 | Bates | Milton Fonseca is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Milton Fonseca, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Macalester | Jeffrey Koch (PG), Sean Payan (SG), Kenneth Houston (SF), Curtis Sasser (PF), Walter Cecere (C) Vernon Pearson, Larry Swearingen, Ryan Roberts, Melvin Green, Joseph McCord | |
| Subs | Bates | John Maxwell (PG), Willy Noble (SF), Michael Cornett (PF), Eugene Boyd (C) Joel Kinnear, Ralph Dorsey, Milton Fonseca, Peter Hanley | |
| 14:56 | Macalester | Kenneth Houston loses the ball out of bounds | 37-31 |
| 14:34 | Bates | Willy Noble can't finish the layup | 37-31 |
| 14:32 | Macalester | The rebound goes to Curtis Sasser | 37-31 |
| 14:19 | Macalester | William Mandelberg is called for the reach on Walter Cecere - foul #1 on William Mandelberg, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| 14:06 | Bates | The refs have stopped play. Willy Noble is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 37-31 |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| Subs | Bates | Ralph Dorsey (SG), Joel Kinnear (SF) William Mandelberg, Willy Noble | |
| 13:53 | Macalester | Curtis Sasser lays it in on a nice dish by Sean Payan | 39-31 |
| 13:27 | Bates | John Maxwell travels with the ball | 39-31 |
| Subs | Macalester | Vernon Pearson (PG), Larry Swearingen (SF), Melvin Green (C) Jeffrey Koch, Kenneth Houston, Walter Cecere | |
| Subs | Bates | Milton Fonseca (PF), Peter Hanley (C) Michael Cornett, Eugene Boyd | |
| 13:08 | Macalester | Vernon Pearson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 13:06 | Bates | Ralph Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:47 | Bates | John Maxwell is hacked by Melvin Green - foul #1 on Melvin Green, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Macalester | Ryan Roberts (SF) Sean Payan | |
| Subs | Bates | William Mandelberg (SF) John Maxwell | |
| 12:28 | Bates | William Mandelberg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 12:27 | Macalester | Ryan Roberts snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 12:12 | Macalester | Ryan Roberts clanks a shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 12:11 | Bates | The rebound goes to Ralph Dorsey | 39-31 |
| 12:05 | Bates | Ralph Dorsey misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Swearingen - foul #1 on Larry Swearingen, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Macalester | Jeffrey Koch (PG), Kenneth Houston (SF), Walter Cecere (C) Larry Swearingen, Ryan Roberts, Curtis Sasser | |
| Subs | Bates | Michael Cornett (PF), Eugene Boyd (C) Milton Fonseca, Peter Hanley | |
| 12:05 | Bates | Ralph Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 12:05 | Bates | Ralph Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 12:05 | Bates | Eugene Boyd snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 11:54 | Bates | Melvin Green steps in front of the William Mandelberg pass | 39-31 |
| 11:36 | Macalester | Michael Cornett is called for the reach on Jeffrey Koch - foul #2 on Michael Cornett, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Macalester | Sean Payan (SG) Vernon Pearson | |
| Subs | Bates | John Maxwell (PG) Ralph Dorsey | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Jeffrey Koch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Payan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Green (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Cecere (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - John Maxwell (fresh) 6 ast. SG - William Mandelberg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joel Kinnear (fresh) PF - Michael Cornett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eugene Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Macalester | Kenneth Houston misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 39-31 |
| 11:13 | Bates | Michael Cornett pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 10:59 | Bates | Joel Kinnear drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Mandelberg | 39-34 |
| 10:34 | Macalester | Jeffrey Koch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 10:33 | Macalester | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Green | 39-34 |
| 10:14 | Macalester | Kenneth Houston misses badly on a shot in the paint | 39-34 |
| 10:13 | Macalester | Melvin Green grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 10:00 | Macalester | Jeffrey Koch scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 09:42 | Bates | Eugene Boyd clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 09:41 | Bates | Michael Cornett pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 09:24 | Bates | William Mandelberg misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-34 |
| 09:23 | Bates | Michael Cornett can't tip it in | 42-34 |
| 09:22 | Bates | Joel Kinnear gets the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 09:05 | Bates | Eugene Boyd misses long on a jumper near the basket | 42-34 |
| 09:04 | Macalester | Kenneth Houston pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 08:54 | Macalester | Sean Payan is hacked by Eugene Boyd - foul #3 on Eugene Boyd, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Macalester | Vernon Pearson (PG), Larry Swearingen (SG), Ryan Roberts (SF), Curtis Sasser (PF), Joseph McCord (C) Jeffrey Koch, Sean Payan, Kenneth Houston, Melvin Green, Walter Cecere | |
| Subs | Bates | Jonathan Miller (PG), Ralph Dorsey (SG), Milton Fonseca (PF), Peter Hanley (C) John Maxwell, Joel Kinnear, Michael Cornett, Eugene Boyd | |
| 08:40 | Macalester | Milton Fonseca blocks the jumper by Vernon Pearson | 42-34 |
| 08:38 | Bates | Peter Hanley gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 08:24 | Bates | Ralph Dorsey connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Miller | 42-37 |
| 08:11 | Macalester | Larry Swearingen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 08:09 | Macalester | Curtis Sasser tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| 08:04 | Bates | Jonathan Miller is hacked by Joseph McCord - foul #2 on Joseph McCord, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| 07:47 | Bates | Ralph Dorsey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 07:46 | Bates | Peter Hanley snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 07:28 | Bates | Ralph Dorsey can't finish the layup | 44-37 |
| 07:27 | Bates | Peter Hanley grabs the offensive board | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Vernon Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Swearingen (fresh) SF - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Curtis Sasser (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph McCord (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Jonathan Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Dorsey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mandelberg (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Milton Fonseca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Hanley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Bates | Jonathan Miller knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Dorsey and he's hacked by Curtis Sasser - foul #1 on Curtis Sasser, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Macalester | Sean Payan (SG) Ryan Roberts | |
| Subs | Bates | Willy Noble (SF) William Mandelberg | |
| 07:15 | Bates | Jonathan Miller misses the free throw | 44-39 |
| 07:15 | Macalester | Curtis Sasser grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 07:04 | Macalester | Sean Payan is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Miller - foul #2 on Jonathan Miller, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Macalester | Jeffrey Koch (PG), Kenneth Houston (SF) Vernon Pearson, Larry Swearingen | |
| Subs | Bates | John Maxwell (PG), Michael Cornett (PF) Jonathan Miller, Peter Hanley | |
| 07:04 | Macalester | Sean Payan makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:04 | Macalester | Sean Payan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 06:51 | Bates | Willy Noble lays it in set up by John Maxwell | 46-41 |
| 06:37 | Macalester | Jeffrey Koch misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 06:35 | Bates | Milton Fonseca snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 06:31 | Bates | John Maxwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| Subs | Macalester | Walter Cecere (C) Joseph McCord | |
| Subs | Bates | Eugene Boyd (C) Milton Fonseca | |
| 06:15 | Macalester | Kenneth Houston misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Eugene Boyd - foul #4 on Eugene Boyd, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| 06:15 | Macalester | Kenneth Houston misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 06:15 | Macalester | Kenneth Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 06:15 | Bates | The rebound goes to Willy Noble | 46-41 |
| 05:57 | Bates | Willy Noble is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Willy Noble, team foul #9 | 46-41 |
| 05:41 | Macalester | Jeffrey Koch clanks a jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 05:40 | Bates | Michael Cornett pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 05:19 | Bates | John Maxwell misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Sean Payan - foul #3 on Sean Payan, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Macalester | Vernon Pearson (PG), Melvin Green (PF) Jeffrey Koch, Curtis Sasser | |
| Subs | Bates | Milton Fonseca (PF) Michael Cornett | |
| 05:19 | Bates | John Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 05:19 | Bates | John Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:00 | Macalester | Walter Cecere hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ralph Dorsey - foul #2 on Ralph Dorsey, team foul #10 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Macalester | Larry Swearingen (SG), Ryan Roberts (SF) Sean Payan, Kenneth Houston | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 05:00 | Macalester | Walter Cecere misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:00 | Macalester | Walter Cecere makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:45 | Bates | Milton Fonseca is hacked by Melvin Green - foul #2 on Melvin Green, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| Subs | Bates | Joel Kinnear (SG) Ralph Dorsey | |
| 04:30 | Bates | The jumper by Eugene Boyd is denied by Melvin Green | 47-43 |
| 04:29 | Macalester | Walter Cecere pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 04:22 | Macalester | Larry Swearingen clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 04:20 | Bates | Eugene Boyd pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 04:06 | Bates | John Maxwell scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Milton Fonseca | 47-45 |
| 03:57 | Macalester | Walter Cecere travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| Subs | Macalester | Jeffrey Koch (PG), Sean Payan (SG), Curtis Sasser (PF) Larry Swearingen, Ryan Roberts, Walter Cecere | |
| Subs | Bates | Jonathan Miller (PG), Ralph Dorsey (SG), Michael Cornett (PF) John Maxwell, Willy Noble, Eugene Boyd | |
| 03:32 | Bates | Milton Fonseca blows the dunk | 47-45 |
| 03:30 | Macalester | The rebound goes to Curtis Sasser | 47-45 |
| 03:07 | Macalester | Vernon Pearson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 03:06 | Macalester | Jeffrey Koch can't tip it in | 47-45 |
| 03:04 | Macalester | Melvin Green grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Jeffrey Koch (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Payan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis Sasser (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Melvin Green (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Jonathan Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Dorsey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Kinnear (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Cornett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Milton Fonseca (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:49 | Macalester | Ralph Dorsey picks off the pass by Melvin Green | 47-45 |
| 02:49 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | Macalester | Kenneth Houston (SF), Walter Cecere (C) Vernon Pearson, Melvin Green | |
| Subs | Bates | John Maxwell (PG), Willy Noble (SF), Eugene Boyd (C) Jonathan Miller, Joel Kinnear, Milton Fonseca | |
| 02:26 | Bates | Eugene Boyd makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Dorsey | 47-47 |
| 02:14 | Macalester | Sean Payan's floater is knocked away by Willy Noble | 47-47 |
| 02:12 | Bates | Michael Cornett pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 02:00 | Bates | Michael Cornett connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 01:48 | Macalester | Sean Payan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 01:46 | Bates | Michael Cornett grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 01:42 | Bates | John Maxwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| 01:28 | Macalester | Kenneth Houston scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 01:13 | Bates | Willy Noble makes the runner from the right block | 49-52 |
| 01:02 | Macalester | Jeffrey Koch can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-52 |
| 01:00 | Macalester | Kenneth Houston snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 00:40 | Macalester | Sean Payan double dribbles | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Bates | Eugene Boyd misses short on a runner in the lane | 49-52 |
| 00:17 | Bates | Willy Noble hits the follow up shot | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Macalester | Jeffrey Koch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 00:08 | Bates | Michael Cornett gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Bates | Sean Payan is called for the reach on Michael Cornett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Payan, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| Subs | Bates | William Mandelberg (SF) Willy Noble | |
| 00:05 | Bates | Michael Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:05 | Macalester | Sean Payan pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 00:00 | Macalester | Curtis Sasser is whistled for traveling | 49-54 |