| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Michael Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmen Tevis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cecil Cowan (fresh) PF - Arthur Ramm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - William Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dana Locke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Webster (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Carl Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Cloud St. | Byron Nguyen inbounds the ball | 37-46 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:54 | St. Cloud St. | Cecil Cowan is called for the reach on Byron Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Cowan, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson (SF) Cecil Cowan | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 19:42 | St. Cloud St. | Dana Locke misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Ward - foul #3 on Michael Ward, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Leo (PG) Michael Ward | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 19:42 | St. Cloud St. | Dana Locke makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 19:42 | St. Cloud St. | Dana Locke makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 19:29 | S. Dakota | Carl Butler picks off the pass by Carmen Tevis | 37-48 |
| 19:06 | St. Cloud St. | Dana Locke can't finish the layup | 37-48 |
| 19:05 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 18:46 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Shaun Lee (PF), Randall Petri (C) Arthur Ramm, Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 18:40 | St. Cloud St. | Carmen Tevis is called for the reach on William Flannery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carmen Tevis, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Scott Gorden (SF) Carmen Tevis | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons (C) Carl Butler | |
| 18:29 | St. Cloud St. | William Flannery comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 18:27 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 18:04 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 18:03 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to William Flannery | 37-48 |
| 17:57 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Leo is called for the reach on William Flannery - foul #2 on Charles Leo, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith (PG) Melvin Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Fred Horton (PG), Christopher Danna (SG), Robert Varnum (SF), Alfred McGhee (PF) William Flannery, Dana Locke, Byron Nguyen, Larry Webster | |
| 17:47 | St. Cloud St. | Christopher Danna misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 17:46 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons can't tip it in | 37-48 |
| 17:44 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 17:38 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith is hacked by Fred Horton - foul #1 on Fred Horton, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm (PF), Dennis Shepherd (C) Shaun Lee, Randall Petri | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Carl Butler (C) Phillip Fitzgibbons | |
| 17:25 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd misses badly on a floater in the lane | 37-48 |
| 17:23 | St. Cloud St. | Carl Butler pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 17:02 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Shepherd - foul #2 on Dennis Shepherd, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson (SF) Scott Gorden | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster (PF) Robert Varnum | |
| 17:02 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 17:02 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 17:02 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 16:49 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-48 |
| 16:47 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 16:29 | St. Cloud St. | Carl Butler misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Arthur Ramm - foul #1 on Arthur Ramm, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Shaun Lee (SF), Randall Petri (PF) Michael Meredith, Arthur Ramm | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | William Flannery (PG), Byron Nguyen (SF) Christopher Danna, Alfred McGhee | |
| 16:29 | St. Cloud St. | Carl Butler makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 16:29 | St. Cloud St. | Carl Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 16:29 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 16:02 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Dana Locke (SG), Phillip Fitzgibbons (C) Fred Horton, Carl Butler | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Charles Leo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Melvin Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaun Lee (fresh) PF - Randall Petri (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Shepherd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - William Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dana Locke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Webster (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Phillip Fitzgibbons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | St. Cloud St. | Dana Locke misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 15:37 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 15:10 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri loses the ball out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Ward (PG), Carmen Tevis (SG), Cecil Cowan (SF), Arthur Ramm (PF), Ismael Bond (C) Charles Leo, Melvin Johnson, Shaun Lee, Randall Petri, Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Christopher Danna (SF), Alfred McGhee (PF) Byron Nguyen, Larry Webster | |
| 14:57 | St. Cloud St. | William Flannery misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-49 |
| 14:55 | St. Cloud St. | Dana Locke snags the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 14:32 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Arthur Ramm - foul #2 on Arthur Ramm, team foul #7 | 37-49 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Fred Horton (PG), Robert Varnum (SF), Carl Butler (C) William Flannery, Dana Locke, Phillip Fitzgibbons | |
| 14:32 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 14:32 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 14:19 | S. Dakota | Michael Ward hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Carmen Tevis | 40-50 |
| 14:17 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Varnum's pass is intercepted by Michael Ward in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| 13:52 | S. Dakota | Michael Ward's pass is intercepted by Fred Horton | 40-50 |
| 13:50 | St. Cloud St. | Fred Horton travels in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd (C) Arthur Ramm | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Chad Stevens (SG), Byron Nguyen (SF), Larry Webster (PF) Christopher Danna, Robert Varnum, Alfred McGhee | |
| 13:38 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond misses the jumpshot from the left side | 40-50 |
| 13:37 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond tips it home | 42-50 |
| 13:14 | St. Cloud St. | Carl Butler can't connect on a shot in the lane | 42-50 |
| 13:13 | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 12:55 | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 12:54 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond tips it in | 44-50 |
| 12:42 | St. Cloud St. | Ismael Bond is called for the reach on Larry Webster - foul #4 on Ismael Bond, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith (PG), Scott Gorden (SF), Shaun Lee (PF), Randall Petri (C) Michael Ward, Cecil Cowan, Ismael Bond, Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | William Flannery (PG), Dana Locke (SG), Phillip Fitzgibbons (C) Fred Horton, Chad Stevens, Carl Butler | |
| 12:42 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 12:42 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:26 | S. Dakota | William Flannery is called for the reach on Randall Petri - foul #3 on William Flannery, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Christopher Danna (SF), Robert Varnum (PF) Byron Nguyen, Larry Webster | |
| 12:17 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 12:15 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Varnum grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 11:57 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons misses the jump hook from the left block | 44-52 |
| 11:56 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Michael Meredith (fresh) SG - Carmen Tevis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Gorden (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Shaun Lee (fresh) C - Randall Petri (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - William Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dana Locke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Danna (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Varnum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Fitzgibbons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | S. Dakota | Shaun Lee is fouled on the floor by Robert Varnum - foul #1 on Robert Varnum, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Ward (PG), Melvin Johnson (SG), Arthur Ramm (PF), Dennis Shepherd (C) Michael Meredith, Carmen Tevis, Shaun Lee, Randall Petri | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster (PF) Dana Locke | |
| 11:13 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 44-52 |
| 11:12 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 11:06 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Ramm steals the ball from Larry Webster | 44-52 |
| 10:52 | S. Dakota | Larry Webster is called for the reach on Dennis Shepherd - foul #2 on Larry Webster, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Leo (SG), Cecil Cowan (SF) Melvin Johnson, Scott Gorden | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Fred Horton (SG), Byron Nguyen (SF), Alfred McGhee (C) Christopher Danna, Robert Varnum, Phillip Fitzgibbons | |
| 10:37 | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan makes the shot from the left wing set up by Charles Leo | 46-52 |
| 10:15 | St. Cloud St. | William Flannery is hacked by Dennis Shepherd - foul #3 on Dennis Shepherd, team foul #9 | 46-52 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith (PG) Michael Ward | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Dana Locke (SG), Carl Butler (C) Fred Horton, Larry Webster | |
| 10:15 | St. Cloud St. | William Flannery misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:15 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:55 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Alfred McGhee - foul #1 on Alfred McGhee, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson (SF) Cecil Cowan | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Fred Horton (PG) William Flannery | |
| 09:55 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:55 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:27 | St. Cloud St. | Carl Butler can't finish the uncontested layup | 48-52 |
| 09:26 | St. Cloud St. | Carl Butler grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 09:06 | St. Cloud St. | Byron Nguyen makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Fred Horton | 48-55 |
| 08:46 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 08:45 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd tips it back up and in | 50-55 |
| 08:25 | St. Cloud St. | Fred Horton is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 08:24 | St. Cloud St. | Carl Butler tips it back up and in | 50-57 |
| 07:57 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Charles Leo | 52-57 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Michael Meredith (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Leo (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Melvin Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Ramm (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Shepherd (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Fred Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dana Locke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Nguyen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred McGhee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Butler (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:43 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee misses long on a floater from the left block | 52-57 |
| 07:42 | S. Dakota | Dennis Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 07:31 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm is called for traveling | 52-57 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Ward (PG), Carmen Tevis (SG), Cecil Cowan (SF), Ismael Bond (PF), Randall Petri (C) Michael Meredith, Charles Leo, Melvin Johnson, Arthur Ramm, Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | William Flannery (PG), Christopher Danna (SG), Robert Varnum (SF), Larry Webster (PF), Phillip Fitzgibbons (C) Fred Horton, Dana Locke, Byron Nguyen, Alfred McGhee, Carl Butler | |
| 07:09 | St. Cloud St. | Carmen Tevis steals it from Phillip Fitzgibbons | 52-57 |
| 06:47 | S. Dakota | Michael Ward misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 06:45 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 06:36 | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 06:35 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 06:21 | St. Cloud St. | William Flannery comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Ward - foul #4 on Michael Ward, team foul #10 | 52-57 |
| 06:21 | St. Cloud St. | William Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:21 | St. Cloud St. | William Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 06:04 | S. Dakota | Robert Varnum steps in front of the Cecil Cowan pass | 52-59 |
| 05:59 | St. Cloud St. | Carmen Tevis steps in front of the Robert Varnum pass in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 05:43 | S. Dakota | Michael Ward knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 05:25 | St. Cloud St. | Christopher Danna drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Larry Webster and he's fouled by Randall Petri - foul #2 on Randall Petri, team foul #11 | 55-61 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Scott Gorden (SF), Shaun Lee (PF) Cecil Cowan, Randall Petri | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Chad Stevens (SG), Carl Butler (C) Robert Varnum, Phillip Fitzgibbons | |
| 05:25 | St. Cloud St. | Christopher Danna makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:07 | S. Dakota | Shaun Lee misses the fadeaway from the left side | 55-62 |
| 05:06 | S. Dakota | Scott Gorden tips it home | 57-62 |
| 04:49 | St. Cloud St. | Christopher Danna hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Butler | 57-64 |
| 04:37 | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 04:36 | S. Dakota | Scott Gorden tips it in | 59-64 |
| 04:32 | St. Cloud St. | Michael Ward is called for the reach on William Flannery in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Ward, team foul #12 | 59-64 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Leo (PG) Michael Ward | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Dana Locke (SG), Byron Nguyen (SF) Chad Stevens, Christopher Danna | |
| 04:32 | St. Cloud St. | William Flannery misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:32 | St. Cloud St. | William Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:15 | S. Dakota | Shaun Lee knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Carmen Tevis and he's hacked by William Flannery - foul #4 on William Flannery, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson (C) Ismael Bond | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Fred Horton (PG), Phillip Fitzgibbons (C) William Flannery, Carl Butler | |
| 04:15 | S. Dakota | Shaun Lee makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| 04:00 | St. Cloud St. | Melvin Johnson steps in front of the Dana Locke pass | 62-65 |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota | Fred Horton is called for the reach on Melvin Johnson - foul #2 on Fred Horton, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan (SF), Ismael Bond (PF) Scott Gorden, Shaun Lee | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee (PF) Larry Webster | |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota | Melvin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:42 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Phillip Fitzgibbons | 62-65 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Charles Leo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Carmen Tevis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Cecil Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ismael Bond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Melvin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Fred Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dana Locke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred McGhee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Fitzgibbons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Leo - foul #3 on Charles Leo, team foul #13 | 62-65 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith (PG), Dennis Shepherd (C) Carmen Tevis, Melvin Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Chad Stevens (SG) Dana Locke | |
| 03:29 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:29 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:15 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond misses long on a runner from the baseline | 62-67 |
| 03:13 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond snags the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 03:08 | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 03:07 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 03:03 | St. Cloud St. | Byron Nguyen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 03:02 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 02:52 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Charles Leo and he's fouled by Fred Horton - foul #3 on Fred Horton, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis (SG), Randall Petri (C) Charles Leo, Dennis Shepherd | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Robert Varnum (SF), Carl Butler (C) Byron Nguyen, Phillip Fitzgibbons | |
| 02:52 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:49 | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Charles Leo (PG), Melvin Johnson (C) Michael Meredith, Ismael Bond | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | William Flannery (PG), Dana Locke (SG), Byron Nguyen (SF), Larry Webster (PF) Fred Horton, Chad Stevens, Robert Varnum, Carl Butler | |
| 02:38 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 02:37 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee gets the offensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 02:27 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster is hacked by Cecil Cowan - foul #4 on Cecil Cowan, team foul #14 | 65-67 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Shaun Lee (PF) Carmen Tevis | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 02:27 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:27 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:27 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 02:27 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| 02:13 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo is fouled on the floor by William Flannery - foul #5 on William Flannery, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis (SG) Shaun Lee | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Fred Horton (PG), Phillip Fitzgibbons (C) William Flannery, Alfred McGhee | |
| 02:13 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:13 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:11 | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Carl Butler (C) Phillip Fitzgibbons | |
| 01:55 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Webster blows the wide open layup | 67-67 |
| 01:53 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:53 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm (PF), Dennis Shepherd (C) Randall Petri, Melvin Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 01:32 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-67 |
| 01:09 | St. Cloud St. | Carl Butler is alone and drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Horton | 67-69 |
| 00:50 | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Leo | 70-69 |
| 00:48 | St. Cloud St. | Dana Locke is hacked by Carmen Tevis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carmen Tevis, team foul #15 | 70-69 |
| 00:48 | St. Cloud St. | Dana Locke makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:48 | St. Cloud St. | Dana Locke makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:32 | S. Dakota | Carmen Tevis connects on the jumper from the left block | 72-71 |
| 00:18 | St. Cloud St. | Fred Horton misses the lay-in | 72-71 |
| 00:16 | St. Cloud St. | Byron Nguyen pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 00:08 | St. Cloud St. | Dana Locke loses the dribble to Charles Leo | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo is hacked by Fred Horton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Horton, team foul #10 | 72-71 |
| 00:06 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:06 | S. Dakota | Charles Leo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:06 | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| 00:01 | St. Cloud St. | Fred Horton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan grabs the board | 74-71 |