| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Charles Paterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Reese (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Bakker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dallas Neeley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Lattin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Harold Gaddis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gilbert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Britton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Tiernan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harvey Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 19:40 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin snags the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 19:25 | St. Cloud St. | Dallas Neeley misses badly on a floater from the right side | 30-40 |
| 19:23 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 19:04 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tiernan comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 30-40 |
| 19:03 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert hits the follow up shot | 30-42 |
| 18:41 | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker is hacked by Harold Gaddis - foul #1 on Harold Gaddis, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| 18:24 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin blows the wide open layup | 30-42 |
| 18:22 | St. Cloud St. | The offensive rebound goes to John Reese | 30-42 |
| 18:04 | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 17:51 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-42 |
| 17:50 | St. Cloud St. | John Reese pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 17:22 | St. Cloud St. | John Reese misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 17:21 | S. Dakota St. | Harvey Ingram grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 17:00 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert is hacked by John Reese - foul #3 on John Reese, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Leroux (PG), Neil O'Brien (SG), Charles Copland (PF), Donald Birchfield (C) Charles Paterson, John Reese, Dallas Neeley, Albert Lattin | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal (PG), John Ostrowski (SG), Gregory Hornback (SF), Louis Robbins (PF), Raymond Knutson (C) Harold Gaddis, Jeffrey Gilbert, Anthony Britton, Michael Tiernan, Harvey Ingram | |
| 16:41 | S. Dakota St. | The short jumper by Louis Robbins is denied by Donald Birchfield | 33-42 |
| 16:40 | S. Dakota St. | Gregory Hornback grabs the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 16:24 | S. Dakota St. | Neil O'Brien steals the ball from Louis Robbins | 33-42 |
| 16:22 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Leroux is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Madrigal - foul #2 on Gary Madrigal, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin (C) George Bakker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 16:12 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Birchfield hits a 3 from straight away | 36-42 |
| 15:54 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal's pass is intercepted by Albert Lattin | 36-42 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Charles Leroux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil O'Brien (fresh) SF - Charles Copland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Birchfield (fresh) 5 pts. C - Albert Lattin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Gary Madrigal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ostrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Hornback (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Knutson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Hornback steals it from Neil O'Brien in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| 15:25 | S. Dakota St. | Gregory Hornback misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 15:24 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Donald Birchfield | 36-42 |
| 15:07 | St. Cloud St. | Neil O'Brien's dunk attempt is rejected by Gregory Hornback | 36-42 |
| 15:06 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| 14:43 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal is hacked by Charles Leroux - foul #1 on Charles Leroux, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Paterson (PG), John Reese (SG), George Bakker (SF), Dallas Neeley (PF) Charles Leroux, Neil O'Brien, Charles Copland, Donald Birchfield | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis (PG), Jeffrey Gilbert (SG), Anthony Britton (SF), Dallas Bliss (PF), Harvey Ingram (C) Gary Madrigal, John Ostrowski, Gregory Hornback, Louis Robbins, Raymond Knutson | |
| 14:21 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Gaddis | 38-44 |
| 13:59 | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Harvey Ingram - foul #3 on Harvey Ingram, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tiernan (PF) Dallas Bliss | |
| 13:59 | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:59 | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:34 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 13:32 | S. Dakota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Ingram | 40-44 |
| 13:14 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Britton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 13:12 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Dallas Neeley | 40-44 |
| 13:00 | St. Cloud St. | Jeffrey Gilbert steals the ball from John Reese | 40-44 |
| 12:45 | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Britton banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Gaddis | 40-46 |
| 12:24 | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 12:22 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 12:04 | S. Dakota St. | Harvey Ingram's fadeaway is rejected by Dallas Neeley | 40-46 |
| 12:03 | St. Cloud St. | Dallas Neeley pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:57 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Paterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Gilbert - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gilbert, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Leroux (SG), Neil O'Brien (SF), Charles Copland (PF), Donald Birchfield (C) John Reese, George Bakker, Dallas Neeley, Albert Lattin | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal (PG), John Ostrowski (SG), Gregory Hornback (SF), Louis Robbins (PF), Raymond Knutson (C) Harold Gaddis, Jeffrey Gilbert, Anthony Britton, Michael Tiernan, Harvey Ingram | |
| 11:57 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Paterson makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:57 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Paterson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Charles Paterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Leroux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil O'Brien (fresh) PF - Charles Copland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Birchfield (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Gary Madrigal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ostrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Hornback (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Louis Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Knutson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Robbins is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-46 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Dallas Neeley (PF) Charles Paterson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 11:17 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Copland comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-46 |
| 11:15 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Robbins grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 10:58 | S. Dakota St. | Gregory Hornback's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Copland | 42-46 |
| 10:56 | St. Cloud St. | Neil O'Brien gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:53 | St. Cloud St. | Neil O'Brien's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker (SF) Dallas Neeley | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| 10:43 | S. Dakota St. | John Ostrowski clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-46 |
| 10:41 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Robbins can't tip it in | 42-46 |
| 10:39 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to George Bakker | 42-46 |
| 10:35 | St. Cloud St. | Neil O'Brien is hacked by John Ostrowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Ostrowski, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| 10:21 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Copland scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Leroux | 45-46 |
| 10:00 | S. Dakota St. | John Ostrowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 09:59 | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:46 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Madrigal takes the ball from George Bakker | 45-46 |
| 09:23 | S. Dakota St. | Donald Birchfield denies the turnaround by Raymond Knutson | 45-46 |
| 09:22 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Copland pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:07 | St. Cloud St. | Neil O'Brien misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 09:06 | S. Dakota St. | Raymond Knutson grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 08:41 | S. Dakota St. | Gregory Hornback comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by George Bakker - foul #3 on George Bakker, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Paterson (PG), John Reese (SG), Dallas Neeley (PF), Albert Lattin (C) Charles Leroux, Neil O'Brien, Charles Copland, Donald Birchfield | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis (PG), Anthony Britton (SF), Michael Tiernan (PF), Harvey Ingram (C) Gary Madrigal, John Ostrowski, Louis Robbins, Raymond Knutson | |
| 08:41 | S. Dakota St. | Gregory Hornback makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:41 | S. Dakota St. | Gregory Hornback makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 08:21 | St. Cloud St. | John Reese is open and buries a runner from the right block | 47-48 |
| 08:18 | S. Dakota St. | Charles Paterson steals it from Harold Gaddis in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 08:03 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Paterson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 08:02 | St. Cloud St. | Dallas Neeley grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 07:57 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin misses the dunk attempt | 47-48 |
| 07:55 | S. Dakota St. | Harvey Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Charles Paterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Bakker (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dallas Neeley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Lattin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Harold Gaddis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Hornback (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Britton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Tiernan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harvey Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:50 | S. Dakota St. | George Bakker steals the ball from Gregory Hornback | 47-48 |
| 07:37 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Paterson hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dallas Neeley | 50-48 |
| 07:21 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by John Reese - foul #4 on John Reese, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Copland (SF) George Bakker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert (SG) Gregory Hornback | |
| 07:21 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:21 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:06 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Paterson connects on the shot from the left wing set up by John Reese | 52-50 |
| 06:44 | S. Dakota St. | Dallas Neeley takes the ball from Anthony Britton | 52-50 |
| 06:21 | St. Cloud St. | Dallas Neeley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 52-50 |
| 06:19 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 05:56 | St. Cloud St. | Dallas Neeley buries a shot from the left side | 54-50 |
| 05:27 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Charles Paterson - foul #2 on Charles Paterson, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Leroux (PG), Neil O'Brien (SG), George Bakker (SF), Donald Birchfield (C) Charles Paterson, John Reese, Charles Copland, Albert Lattin | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | John Ostrowski (SG), Gary Madrigal (SF), Louis Robbins (PF), Raymond Knutson (C) Jeffrey Gilbert, Anthony Britton, Michael Tiernan, Harvey Ingram | |
| 05:27 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:20 | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker is hacked by John Ostrowski - foul #3 on John Ostrowski, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Anthony Britton (SF) Harold Gaddis | |
| 05:05 | St. Cloud St. | Dallas Neeley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 05:03 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Birchfield tips it home | 56-53 |
| 04:47 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Robbins misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Dallas Neeley - foul #3 on Dallas Neeley, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| 04:47 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:47 | S. Dakota St. | Louis Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:43 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Leroux loses the dribble to Anthony Britton in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| 04:25 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal is hacked by Dallas Neeley - foul #4 on Dallas Neeley, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin (C) Dallas Neeley | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gregory Hornback (SF) Anthony Britton | |
| 04:25 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:25 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:25 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:04 | St. Cloud St. | Neil O'Brien is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Leroux | 59-56 |
| 03:38 | S. Dakota St. | Donald Birchfield steps in front of the Raymond Knutson pass | 59-56 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Charles Leroux (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Neil O'Brien (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Bakker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Birchfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Albert Lattin (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Gary Madrigal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ostrowski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Hornback (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Louis Robbins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Knutson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Birchfield lays it in on a nice dish by George Bakker and the foul's on Louis Robbins - foul #2 on Louis Robbins, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Kevin Stone (PG), John Reese (SG), Charles Copland (C) Charles Leroux, Neil O'Brien, Albert Lattin | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis (PG), Jeffrey Gilbert (SG), Dallas Bliss (PF), Harvey Ingram (C) Gary Madrigal, John Ostrowski, Louis Robbins, Raymond Knutson | |
| 03:32 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Birchfield misses the free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:32 | S. Dakota St. | Dallas Bliss grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 03:05 | S. Dakota St. | Dallas Bliss can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 03:03 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Copland snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 02:56 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Hornback steals it from George Bakker in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 02:37 | S. Dakota St. | Gregory Hornback buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Gaddis | 61-58 |
| 02:14 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Copland hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Reese | 63-58 |
| 02:14 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Paterson (PG), Neil O'Brien (SF), Albert Lattin (C) Kevin Stone, George Bakker, Donald Birchfield | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Madrigal (PG), Anthony Britton (SF), Michael Tiernan (PF), Raymond Knutson (C) Harold Gaddis, Gregory Hornback, Dallas Bliss, Harvey Ingram | |
| 01:52 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Madrigal | 63-61 |
| 01:34 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Paterson can't connect on a jumper from close range | 63-61 |
| 01:32 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tiernan grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 01:32 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker (SF), Dallas Neeley (PF) Neil O'Brien, Charles Copland | |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis (PG), Harvey Ingram (C) Gary Madrigal, Raymond Knutson | |
| 01:16 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tiernan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Paterson - foul #3 on Charles Paterson, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 01:16 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:16 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tiernan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:06 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin is fouled on the floor by Harvey Ingram - foul #4 on Harvey Ingram, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| 01:06 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:06 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:43 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Gilbert scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Britton | 65-66 |
| 00:24 | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker's pass is intercepted by Harold Gaddis | 65-66 |
| 00:20 | S. Dakota St. | Harold Gaddis misses the easy layup | 65-66 |
| 00:18 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 00:12 | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker misses short on a runner from close range | 65-66 |
| 00:11 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tiernan gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:10 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tiernan is hacked by Charles Paterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Paterson, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| 00:10 | S. Dakota St. | Michael Tiernan misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:10 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:10 | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| 00:01 | St. Cloud St. | George Bakker can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 00:00 | St. Cloud St. | Albert Lattin grabs the offensive rebound | 65-66 |