| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Spencer Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Kittinger (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Carroll (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Patrick Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian McBroome (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Tews (fresh) 8 pts. C - Thomas Schwentker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews is whistled for a carry | 38-43 |
| 19:40 | Northern St. | John Richards misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dave Tews - foul #3 on Dave Tews, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Herman Caprio (PF) Dave Tews | |
| 19:40 | Northern St. | John Richards makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 19:40 | Northern St. | John Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 19:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by John Carroll - foul #1 on John Carroll, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| 19:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 19:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 19:07 | Northern St. | John Richards misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-45 |
| 19:06 | Northern St. | John Carroll tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 18:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 18:50 | Northern St. | John Richards gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 18:43 | Northern St. | Kim Kittinger misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 18:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Brian McBroome | 42-45 |
| 18:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker lays it up and in | 42-47 |
| 18:06 | Northern St. | Spencer Wood makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Edwin Johnson | 44-47 |
| 17:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Herman Caprio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace (PG), Alan Brandenburg (SG), Donald Shook (SF), Paul McGrotty (PF), Shawn Spielberg (C) Spencer Wood, Kim Kittinger, Edwin Johnson, John Richards, John Carroll | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Randal Stewart (PG), Terry Crowl (SG), Brett Hohman (SF), Terry Kincannon (PF), David Wolf (C) Patrick Murray, Dennis Neal, Brian McBroome, Herman Caprio, Thomas Schwentker | |
| 17:23 | Northern St. | Donald Shook clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-47 |
| 17:21 | Northern St. | Shawn Spielberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 17:00 | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 16:58 | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 16:44 | Northern St. | Donald Shook hits the finger roll | 46-47 |
| 16:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Randal Stewart is hacked by Bryan Wallace in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Wallace, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal (SG) Randal Stewart | |
| 16:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bryan Wallace - foul #2 on Bryan Wallace, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Keith Skelton (SF) Donald Shook | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome (SF), Herman Caprio (PF) Terry Crowl, Terry Kincannon | |
| 16:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 16:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 16:14 | Northern St. | Paul McGrotty pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 15:58 | Northern St. | Shawn Spielberg comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 15:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal grabs the board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Bryan Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Brandenburg (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Skelton (fresh) PF - Paul McGrotty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Shawn Spielberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Brett Hohman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian McBroome (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Caprio (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brett Hohman | 46-50 |
| 15:26 | Northern St. | Alan Brandenburg can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 15:25 | Northern St. | Paul McGrotty pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 15:10 | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace clanks a floater from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 15:09 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 14:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Neal | 46-52 |
| 14:36 | Northern St. | Herman Caprio takes the ball from Bryan Wallace | 46-52 |
| 14:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Wallace - foul #3 on Bryan Wallace, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Spencer Wood (PG), Kim Kittinger (SG), Edwin Johnson (SF), John Richards (PF), John Carroll (C) Bryan Wallace, Alan Brandenburg, Keith Skelton, Paul McGrotty, Shawn Spielberg | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Murray (PG), Terry Crowl (SG), Terry Kincannon (SF), Dave Tews (PF), Thomas Schwentker (C) Brett Hohman, Dennis Neal, Brian McBroome, Herman Caprio, David Wolf | |
| 14:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 14:19 | Northern St. | Edwin Johnson grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 14:01 | Northern St. | John Richards is fouled on the floor by Patrick Murray - foul #3 on Patrick Murray, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| 13:41 | Northern St. | Kim Kittinger hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Spencer Wood | 49-52 |
| 13:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews misses the easy open layup | 49-52 |
| 13:25 | Northern St. | John Richards snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 13:18 | Northern St. | Spencer Wood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 13:17 | Northern St. | Spencer Wood snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 13:05 | Northern St. | Edwin Johnson clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 49-52 |
| 13:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 12:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Crowl misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 12:45 | Northern St. | John Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 12:28 | Northern St. | Kim Kittinger connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 12:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker is called for traveling | 52-52 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace (PG), Keith Skelton (SG), Donald Shook (SF), Paul McGrotty (PF), Shawn Spielberg (C) Spencer Wood, Kim Kittinger, Edwin Johnson, John Richards, John Carroll | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman (PG), Dennis Neal (SG), Brian McBroome (SF), Herman Caprio (C) Patrick Murray, Terry Crowl, Terry Kincannon, Thomas Schwentker | |
| 11:50 | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace blows the dunk | 52-52 |
| 11:49 | Northern St. | Shawn Spielberg misses the tip | 52-52 |
| 11:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Herman Caprio gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Bryan Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Skelton (fresh) SF - Donald Shook (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul McGrotty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Spielberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Brett Hohman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Neal (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian McBroome (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dave Tews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Herman Caprio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews misses short on an open driving attempt from close range | 52-52 |
| 11:31 | Northern St. | Shawn Spielberg grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 11:12 | Northern St. | Shawn Spielberg clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 11:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Dave Tews | 52-52 |
| 11:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews connects on the runner from the left block set up by Brett Hohman | 52-54 |
| 10:39 | Northern St. | Shawn Spielberg makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Donald Shook | 55-54 |
| 10:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bryan Wallace takes the ball from Brian McBroome | 55-54 |
| 10:27 | Northern St. | Shawn Spielberg clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 10:25 | Northern St. | Keith Skelton grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:20 | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace drills a runner from the right block | 57-54 |
| 10:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Herman Caprio is open but misses the lay-in | 57-54 |
| 10:11 | Northern St. | Shawn Spielberg grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 09:54 | Northern St. | Brian McBroome is called for the reach on Donald Shook - foul #2 on Brian McBroome, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Spencer Wood (PG), Kim Kittinger (SG), Edwin Johnson (SF), John Richards (PF), John Carroll (C) Bryan Wallace, Keith Skelton, Donald Shook, Paul McGrotty, Shawn Spielberg | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Murray (PG), Terry Kincannon (SF), David Wolf (PF), Thomas Schwentker (C) Brett Hohman, Brian McBroome, Dave Tews, Herman Caprio | |
| 09:41 | Northern St. | Thomas Schwentker swats the short shot by John Richards | 57-54 |
| 09:40 | Northern St. | John Carroll grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 09:24 | Northern St. | John Carroll clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 09:22 | Northern St. | Spencer Wood tips it in | 59-54 |
| 09:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Kincannon buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-56 |
| 08:42 | Northern St. | Kim Kittinger misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 08:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Richards swats the layup by Dennis Neal | 59-56 |
| 08:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Wolf gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Kincannon misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 08:00 | Northern St. | Spencer Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:37 | Northern St. | John Carroll comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 07:36 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Spencer Wood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Kittinger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Edwin Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Richards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Patrick Murray (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Neal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Kincannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Schwentker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Wolf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace (PG), Alan Brandenburg (SG), Donald Shook (SF), Paul McGrotty (PF), Shawn Spielberg (C) Spencer Wood, Kim Kittinger, Edwin Johnson, John Richards, John Carroll | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman (PG), Terry Crowl (SG), Brian McBroome (SF), Dave Tews (PF), Herman Caprio (C) Patrick Murray, Dennis Neal, Terry Kincannon, David Wolf, Thomas Schwentker | |
| 07:23 | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Shook | 62-56 |
| 07:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Terry Crowl comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 07:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Herman Caprio snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 06:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Keith Skelton (SF) Donald Shook | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 06:21 | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Brett Hohman - foul #2 on Brett Hohman, team foul #4 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Northern St. | John Richards (PF) Paul McGrotty | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker (C) Dave Tews | |
| 06:21 | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:21 | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Herman Caprio knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Terry Crowl | 63-58 |
| 05:50 | Northern St. | Alan Brandenburg misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 05:49 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 05:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker misses short on a jump hook from close range | 63-58 |
| 05:26 | Northern St. | Alan Brandenburg grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 05:19 | Northern St. | John Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 63-58 |
| 05:18 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Thomas Schwentker | 63-58 |
| 04:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The jump hook by Herman Caprio is blocked by Keith Skelton | 63-58 |
| 04:55 | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:35 | Northern St. | Alan Brandenburg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 04:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Herman Caprio pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Spencer Wood (PG), Kim Kittinger (SG), Paul McGrotty (PF), John Carroll (C) Alan Brandenburg, Keith Skelton, John Richards, Shawn Spielberg | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Murray (PG), Dennis Neal (SG), Dave Tews (PF), David Wolf (C) Brett Hohman, Terry Crowl, Herman Caprio, Thomas Schwentker | |
| 04:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal makes the runner from the left block set up by David Wolf | 63-60 |
| 03:45 | Northern St. | Bryan Wallace connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Paul McGrotty | 65-60 |
| 03:29 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Paul McGrotty swats the layup by David Wolf | 65-60 |
| 03:27 | Northern St. | John Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Spencer Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Kittinger (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bryan Wallace (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul McGrotty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Patrick Murray (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Neal (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian McBroome (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dave Tews (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Northern St. | Dennis Neal picks off the pass by Paul McGrotty | 65-60 |
| 03:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Neal | 65-62 |
| 03:05 | Northern St. | Spencer Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Murray - foul #4 on Patrick Murray, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northern St. | Edwin Johnson (SF) Bryan Wallace | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman (SF), Herman Caprio (C) Brian McBroome, David Wolf | |
| 02:41 | Northern St. | Herman Caprio blocks the short jumper by John Carroll | 65-62 |
| 02:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Herman Caprio snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 02:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northern St. | John Richards (PF) Paul McGrotty | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker (C) Herman Caprio | |
| 02:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Spencer Wood is called for the reach on Patrick Murray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Spencer Wood, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian McBroome (SF) Brett Hohman | |
| 02:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 65-62 |
| 02:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews tips it in | 65-64 |
| 02:16 | Northern St. | Spencer Wood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 02:15 | Northern St. | John Richards tips it back up and in | 67-64 |
| 01:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Patrick Murray and the foul's on John Carroll - foul #2 on John Carroll, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| 01:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews makes the free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:42 | Northern St. | Kim Kittinger can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-67 |
| 01:41 | Northern St. | Spencer Wood grabs the offensive board | 67-67 |
| 01:34 | Northern St. | Kim Kittinger hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-67 |
| 01:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The jump hook by Dennis Neal is blocked by John Richards | 70-67 |
| 01:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker tips it back up and in | 70-69 |
| 01:08 | Northern St. | Spencer Wood is hacked by Patrick Murray in the backcourt - foul #5 on Patrick Murray, team foul #6 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brett Hohman (PG) Patrick Murray | |
| 01:03 | Northern St. | Thomas Schwentker steals the ball from Edwin Johnson | 70-69 |
| 01:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Schwentker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Northern St. | Kim Kittinger comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-69 |
| 00:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| 00:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal is fouled in the backcourt by Spencer Wood - foul #3 on Spencer Wood, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| 00:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:32 | Northern St. | John Richards pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:11 | Northern St. | John Richards can't finish the layup | 70-70 |
| 00:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dave Tews scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-72 |
| 00:02 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern St. | Kim Kittinger misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-72 |