| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Chad Stevens (fresh) SG - Booker Sloan (fresh) SF - Robert Varnum (fresh) PF - Alfred McGhee (fresh) C - John Knight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Michael Meredith (fresh) SG - Luis Bragg (fresh) SF - Shaun Lee (fresh) PF - Arthur Ramm (fresh) C - Joey Heiner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | S. Dakota | Luis Bragg can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | St. Cloud St. | John Knight grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Varnum hits a shot from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | S. Dakota | Luis Bragg connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | St. Cloud St. | Chad Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | St. Cloud St. | Booker Sloan pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | St. Cloud St. | Booker Sloan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Luis Bragg | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | St. Cloud St. | Chad Stevens loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | S. Dakota | Luis Bragg can't finish the layup | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Varnum grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Bragg - foul #1 on Luis Bragg, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | St. Cloud St. | Booker Sloan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | S. Dakota | Luis Bragg is hacked by Robert Varnum - foul #1 on Robert Varnum, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Julian Harrison (PG), Sean Robertson (SG), Alfred Citizen (SF), Billy Allred (PF), Phillip Fitzgibbons (C) Chad Stevens, Booker Sloan, Robert Varnum, Alfred McGhee, John Knight | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Garrett Porter (PG), William Austin (SG), Randall Petri (SF), Bobby Astle (PF), Ismael Bond (C) Michael Meredith, Luis Bragg, Shaun Lee, Arthur Ramm, Joey Heiner | |
| 17:13 | S. Dakota | Garrett Porter is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Garrett Porter, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:11 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 16:58 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri hits a runner near the basket set up by William Austin | 2-7 |
| 16:47 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-7 |
| 16:23 | S. Dakota | Garrett Porter misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Phillip Fitzgibbons - foul #1 on Phillip Fitzgibbons, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan (SF) Ismael Bond | |
| 16:23 | S. Dakota | Garrett Porter makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:23 | S. Dakota | Garrett Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:12 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Cecil Cowan - foul #1 on Cecil Cowan, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Christopher Albertson (PG) Billy Allred | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith (PG), Jay Longoria (SG), Arthur Ramm (PF), Joey Heiner (C) Garrett Porter, William Austin, Bobby Astle, Randall Petri | |
| 16:12 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:12 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:46 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jay Longoria | 7-11 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Christopher Albertson (fresh) SG - Julian Harrison (fairly fresh) SF - Sean Robertson (fairly fresh) PF - Phillip Fitzgibbons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Alfred Citizen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Michael Meredith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jay Longoria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cecil Cowan (fresh) PF - Arthur Ramm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Heiner (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:27 | St. Cloud St. | Christopher Albertson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 7-11 |
| 15:25 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred Citizen tips it home | 9-11 |
| 15:07 | S. Dakota | Joey Heiner misses badly on a floater from the right block | 9-11 |
| 15:06 | S. Dakota | Joey Heiner grabs the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:52 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 14:51 | St. Cloud St. | Sean Robertson pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:34 | St. Cloud St. | Sean Robertson is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-11 |
| 14:33 | S. Dakota | Joey Heiner pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:21 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith misses the jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 14:20 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:07 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Albertson - foul #1 on Christopher Albertson, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Chad Stevens (PG), Booker Sloan (SG), Robert Varnum (SF), Alfred McGhee (PF), John Knight (C) Christopher Albertson, Julian Harrison, Sean Robertson, Phillip Fitzgibbons, Alfred Citizen | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | William Austin (SG), Shaun Lee (SF), Bobby Astle (PF), Randall Petri (C) Jay Longoria, Cecil Cowan, Arthur Ramm, Joey Heiner | |
| 14:07 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:07 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:07 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 14:04 | St. Cloud St. | Booker Sloan is fouled in the backcourt by William Austin - foul #1 on William Austin, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Garrett Porter (PG) Michael Meredith | |
| 13:46 | St. Cloud St. | Garrett Porter picks off the pass by Booker Sloan | 9-12 |
| 13:39 | S. Dakota | Shaun Lee misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 13:37 | St. Cloud St. | Chad Stevens pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:19 | St. Cloud St. | Booker Sloan misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 9-12 |
| 13:17 | St. Cloud St. | John Knight tips it in | 11-12 |
| 13:00 | S. Dakota | William Austin drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Shaun Lee | 11-15 |
| 12:43 | St. Cloud St. | Chad Stevens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 12:42 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 12:29 | S. Dakota | Bobby Astle is fouled on the floor by Alfred McGhee - foul #1 on Alfred McGhee, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Glenn Dunn (SG), Billy Allred (SF) Booker Sloan, Robert Varnum | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith (PG), Luis Bragg (SG), Ismael Bond (PF) Garrett Porter, William Austin, Randall Petri | |
| 12:11 | S. Dakota | Luis Bragg travels with the ball | 11-15 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan (SF), Arthur Ramm (PF) Shaun Lee, Bobby Astle | |
| 11:56 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee lays it up and in on a great pass from Chad Stevens and the foul's on Arthur Ramm - foul #1 on Arthur Ramm, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Booker Sloan (SG) Chad Stevens | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 11:56 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:35 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Christopher Albertson (PG), Robert Varnum (SF) Booker Sloan, Alfred McGhee | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jay Longoria (PG) Michael Meredith | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Christopher Albertson (fresh) SG - Glenn Dunn (fresh) SF - Robert Varnum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Allred (fresh) C - John Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Jay Longoria (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Bragg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Cowan (fresh) PF - Arthur Ramm (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ismael Bond (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | St. Cloud St. | Billy Allred's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Alfred Citizen (C) John Knight | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Garrett Porter (PG), Randall Petri (SF), Bobby Astle (C) Luis Bragg, Cecil Cowan, Ismael Bond | |
| 11:00 | S. Dakota | Jay Longoria misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 10:58 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Varnum snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:41 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Varnum drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Albertson | 16-15 |
| 10:19 | S. Dakota | Garrett Porter is fouled on the floor by Christopher Albertson - foul #2 on Christopher Albertson, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Julian Harrison (PG), Booker Sloan (SG), Sean Robertson (SF), Phillip Fitzgibbons (PF) Christopher Albertson, Glenn Dunn, Robert Varnum, Billy Allred | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith (PG), William Austin (SG), Shaun Lee (SF), Joey Heiner (C) Garrett Porter, Jay Longoria, Randall Petri, Arthur Ramm | |
| 10:06 | S. Dakota | Joey Heiner drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from William Austin | 16-17 |
| 09:45 | St. Cloud St. | Sean Robertson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 16-17 |
| 09:43 | S. Dakota | Shaun Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:39 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith loses the ball out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Chad Stevens (PG), Alfred McGhee (PF) Julian Harrison, Alfred Citizen | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Luis Bragg (SG), Cecil Cowan (SF), Ismael Bond (PF) Michael Meredith, Shaun Lee, Bobby Astle | |
| 09:20 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee double dribbles | 16-17 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Garrett Porter (PG), Randall Petri (PF) William Austin, Joey Heiner | |
| 08:51 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri can't connect on a runner from the right block | 16-17 |
| 08:50 | S. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Petri | 16-17 |
| 08:34 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri is called for a charge - foul #1 on Randall Petri, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Julian Harrison (PG), Glenn Dunn (SG), Robert Varnum (SF), John Knight (C) Chad Stevens, Booker Sloan, Sean Robertson, Phillip Fitzgibbons | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jay Longoria (PG), William Austin (SG), Arthur Ramm (PF), Joey Heiner (C) Garrett Porter, Luis Bragg, Randall Petri, Ismael Bond | |
| 08:16 | St. Cloud St. | Glenn Dunn loses the dribble to Joey Heiner | 16-17 |
| 07:56 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 07:54 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Robert Varnum | 16-17 |
| 07:47 | St. Cloud St. | Julian Harrison is fouled on the floor by Jay Longoria - foul #1 on Jay Longoria, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Billy Allred (PF), Alfred Citizen (C) Alfred McGhee, John Knight | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith (PG), Luis Bragg (SG), Shaun Lee (SF), Bobby Astle (PF) Jay Longoria, William Austin, Cecil Cowan, Arthur Ramm | |
| 07:47 | St. Cloud St. | Julian Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:47 | S. Dakota | Bobby Astle grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:27 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 07:25 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred Citizen grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Julian Harrison (fresh) SG - Glenn Dunn (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Varnum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Allred (fresh) C - Alfred Citizen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Michael Meredith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Luis Bragg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaun Lee (fresh) PF - Bobby Astle (fairly fresh) C - Joey Heiner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | St. Cloud St. | Glenn Dunn loses the dribble to Michael Meredith in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| 07:18 | S. Dakota | Luis Bragg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Meredith | 16-19 |
| 07:07 | St. Cloud St. | Michael Meredith takes the ball from Billy Allred | 16-19 |
| 06:49 | S. Dakota | Luis Bragg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 06:48 | S. Dakota | Bobby Astle tips it back up and in | 16-21 |
| 06:25 | St. Cloud St. | Billy Allred is hacked by Bobby Astle - foul #1 on Bobby Astle, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Chad Stevens (PG), Booker Sloan (SG), Alfred McGhee (PF), John Knight (C) Julian Harrison, Glenn Dunn, Robert Varnum, Alfred Citizen | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Garrett Porter (PG), William Austin (SG), Cecil Cowan (SF), Randall Petri (PF), Ismael Bond (C) Michael Meredith, Luis Bragg, Shaun Lee, Bobby Astle, Joey Heiner | |
| 06:25 | St. Cloud St. | Billy Allred makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:25 | St. Cloud St. | Billy Allred makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:14 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on John Knight - foul #1 on John Knight, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Sean Robertson (SF) Billy Allred | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 06:14 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:14 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:07 | St. Cloud St. | Booker Sloan is hacked by William Austin in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Austin, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jay Longoria (SG) William Austin | |
| 06:07 | St. Cloud St. | Booker Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:07 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 05:50 | S. Dakota | Garrett Porter is called for 5 seconds | 18-23 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Alfred Citizen (SF) Sean Robertson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 05:36 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred McGhee banks in the layup on a great pass from John Knight | 20-23 |
| 05:21 | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 20-23 |
| 05:19 | St. Cloud St. | Alfred Citizen pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:51 | St. Cloud St. | Ismael Bond denies the turnaround by John Knight | 20-23 |
| 04:49 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:39 | S. Dakota | Cecil Cowan is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Cecil Cowan, team foul #10 | 20-23 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Sean Robertson (SG), Robert Varnum (SF), Billy Allred (PF), Phillip Fitzgibbons (C) Booker Sloan, Alfred Citizen, Alfred McGhee, John Knight | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith (PG), Luis Bragg (SG), Shaun Lee (SF), Arthur Ramm (PF), Bobby Astle (C) Garrett Porter, Jay Longoria, Cecil Cowan, Randall Petri, Ismael Bond | |
| 04:12 | St. Cloud St. | Chad Stevens connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Robert Varnum | 22-23 |
| 03:56 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Shaun Lee | 22-25 |
| 03:42 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-25 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Christopher Albertson (PG), Julian Harrison (SG), Alfred McGhee (PF) Chad Stevens, Robert Varnum, Billy Allred | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | William Austin (SG) Luis Bragg | |
| 03:23 | S. Dakota | Shaun Lee can't connect on a floater from the right side | 22-25 |
| 03:21 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm grabs the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Christopher Albertson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julian Harrison (fresh) SF - Sean Robertson (fresh) PF - Alfred McGhee (fresh) 5 pts. C - Phillip Fitzgibbons (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Michael Meredith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaun Lee (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Ramm (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Astle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:52 | S. Dakota | Alfred McGhee steps in front of the Shaun Lee pass | 22-25 |
| 02:35 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons misses the easy layup | 22-25 |
| 02:34 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons tips it back up and in | 24-25 |
| 02:05 | S. Dakota | Michael Meredith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 02:04 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 01:49 | St. Cloud St. | Christopher Albertson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Julian Harrison | 26-25 |
| 01:43 | S. Dakota | William Austin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 01:22 | St. Cloud St. | Phillip Fitzgibbons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 01:21 | S. Dakota | Arthur Ramm snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 01:09 | S. Dakota | Shaun Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Chad Stevens (PG), Booker Sloan (SG), Robert Varnum (SF), Alfred Citizen (PF), John Knight (C) Christopher Albertson, Julian Harrison, Sean Robertson, Alfred McGhee, Phillip Fitzgibbons | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Garrett Porter (PG), Luis Bragg (SG), Cecil Cowan (SF), Randall Petri (PF), Ismael Bond (C) Michael Meredith, William Austin, Shaun Lee, Arthur Ramm, Bobby Astle | |
| 01:02 | St. Cloud St. | Luis Bragg steals it from Robert Varnum in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 00:52 | S. Dakota | Garrett Porter connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Luis Bragg | 26-30 |
| 00:37 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Varnum clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Cecil Cowan - foul #3 on Cecil Cowan, team foul #11 | 26-30 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joey Heiner (C) Cecil Cowan | |
| 00:37 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Varnum makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:37 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Varnum makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:29 | S. Dakota | Randall Petri lays it up and in on a nice dish by Luis Bragg | 28-32 |
| 00:27 | St. Cloud St. | Randall Petri is called for the reach on Robert Varnum in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Petri, team foul #12 | 28-32 |
| 00:27 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Varnum makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:27 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Varnum makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:02 | S. Dakota | Luis Bragg misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 00:01 | S. Dakota | Ismael Bond can't tip it in | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | St. Cloud St. | John Knight pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |