| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Gary Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orval Page (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mayberry (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Fluellen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Thomas Belkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ferguson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Sammy Twomey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:49 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson can't connect on a runner near the basket | 35-35 |
| 19:47 | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 19:40 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 19:38 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 19:23 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Orval Page | 37-35 |
| 19:11 | N. Colorado | Sammy Twomey can't connect on a floater from the left side | 37-35 |
| 19:10 | N. Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Ferguson | 37-35 |
| 18:59 | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Belkowski | 37-37 |
| 18:47 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Orval Page | 39-37 |
| 18:29 | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan's dunk attempt is rejected by Gregory Jones | 39-37 |
| 18:28 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:10 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen misses the lay-in | 39-37 |
| 18:08 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 17:48 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 17:46 | N. Colorado | Sammy Twomey grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 17:36 | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-37 |
| 17:34 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:29 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 17:27 | St. Cloud St. | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Jackson | 39-37 |
| 17:11 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Sammy Twomey - foul #1 on Sammy Twomey, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Alva Zellmer (PG), Carmelo Rodriguez (SG), Wilford Baron (SF), Peter Howard (PF) Gary Jackson, Orval Page, Donald Mayberry, Thomas Fluellen | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard (PG), Anthony Campbell (SG), Steve Conway (SF), Barry Mines (PF), Gary Harden (C) Thomas Belkowski, Ronald Smith, Christopher Ferguson, Gary Ryan, Sammy Twomey | |
| 17:11 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:11 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:00 | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard is called for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Hibbard, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton (C) Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 16:36 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Barry Mines - foul #3 on Barry Mines, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Michael Patton (C) Barry Mines | |
| 16:36 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:36 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:10 | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 16:00 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton buries a jump hook from close range | 44-39 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Alva Zellmer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carmelo Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Wilford Baron (fresh) PF - Peter Howard (fresh) C - John Yelton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Donald Hibbard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Conway (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Harden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Patton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | N. Colorado | Steve Conway drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Hibbard | 44-41 |
| 15:27 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-41 |
| 15:12 | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard is fouled on the floor by John Yelton - foul #2 on John Yelton, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson (PG), Orval Page (SG), Arthur Flanders (SF), Luis Benitez (PF) Alva Zellmer, Carmelo Rodriguez, Wilford Baron, Peter Howard | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Gary Ryan (PF), Barry Mines (C) Donald Hibbard, Anthony Campbell, Steve Conway, Gary Harden | |
| 14:44 | N. Colorado | Michael Patton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Christopher Ferguson (SF) Michael Patton | |
| 14:42 | St. Cloud St. | Luis Benitez travels in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 14:37 | N. Colorado | Barry Mines can't connect on a shot in the paint | 46-41 |
| 14:36 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:22 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton clanks a runner near the basket | 46-41 |
| 14:20 | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:05 | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Ferguson | 46-43 |
| 14:03 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page is hacked by Barry Mines in the backcourt - foul #4 on Barry Mines, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry (SF) Orval Page | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Sammy Twomey (C) Barry Mines | |
| 13:54 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 13:53 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 13:48 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Flanders misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen (PF) Luis Benitez | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Anthony Campbell (SG) Ronald Smith | |
| 13:48 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Flanders misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:48 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Flanders makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:31 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski's floater is knocked away by Donald Mayberry | 47-43 |
| 13:30 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 13:26 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Carmelo Rodriguez (PG), Wilford Baron (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Gary Jackson, Donald Mayberry, John Yelton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard (PG), Michael Patton (SF) Thomas Belkowski, Christopher Ferguson | |
| 13:12 | N. Colorado | Michael Patton clanks a jumper near the basket | 47-43 |
| 13:11 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 12:53 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Flanders is fouled on the floor by Anthony Campbell - foul #3 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Alva Zellmer (PG), Peter Howard (PF) Carmelo Rodriguez, Thomas Fluellen | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 12:38 | St. Cloud St. | The jump hook by Arthur Flanders is blocked by Michael Patton | 47-43 |
| 12:36 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Flanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 12:27 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Flanders lays it in on a nice dish by Alva Zellmer | 49-43 |
| 12:09 | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-43 |
| 12:08 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 12:03 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Flanders misses the easy layup but the foul's on Anthony Campbell - foul #4 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson (PG), Orval Page (SG), John Yelton (C) Alva Zellmer, Wilford Baron, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Steve Conway (SF), Gary Harden (C) Donald Hibbard, Anthony Campbell, Michael Patton, Sammy Twomey | |
| 12:03 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Flanders makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:03 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Flanders misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:03 | N. Colorado | Gary Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:45 | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 11:44 | N. Colorado | Gary Harden grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Gary Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orval Page (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Flanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Howard (fairly fresh) C - John Yelton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Thomas Belkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Conway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Ryan (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Harden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | N. Colorado | Steve Conway lays it in set up by Ronald Smith | 50-45 |
| 11:14 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson loses the dribble to Steve Conway | 50-45 |
| 10:57 | N. Colorado | Steve Conway is hacked by John Yelton - foul #3 on John Yelton, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry (SF), Thomas Fluellen (PF), Luis Benitez (C) Arthur Flanders, Peter Howard, John Yelton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Christopher Ferguson (SF), Michael Patton (PF), Sammy Twomey (C) Steve Conway, Gary Ryan, Gary Harden | |
| 10:45 | N. Colorado | Donald Mayberry takes the ball from Michael Patton | 50-45 |
| 10:37 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Patton - foul #2 on Michael Patton, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Alva Zellmer (PG), Carmelo Rodriguez (SG) Gary Jackson, Orval Page | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 10:37 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 10:37 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:23 | N. Colorado | Christopher Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard (PG) Thomas Belkowski | |
| 10:03 | St. Cloud St. | Michael Patton steps in front of the Thomas Fluellen pass | 51-45 |
| 09:59 | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Wilford Baron (SF), John Yelton (C) Donald Mayberry, Luis Benitez | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan (PF) Sammy Twomey | |
| 09:50 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alva Zellmer | 53-45 |
| 09:36 | N. Colorado | Christopher Ferguson is hacked by Wilford Baron - foul #1 on Wilford Baron, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson (PG), Orval Page (SG), Arthur Flanders (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Alva Zellmer, Carmelo Rodriguez, Wilford Baron, John Yelton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski (PG), Gary Harden (C) Donald Hibbard, Michael Patton | |
| 09:25 | N. Colorado | Christopher Ferguson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 09:02 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Orval Page | 55-48 |
| 08:52 | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Orval Page - foul #2 on Orval Page, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry (SF), Luis Benitez (PF) Arthur Flanders, Thomas Fluellen | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Steve Conway (SF), Sammy Twomey (C) Christopher Ferguson, Gary Harden | |
| 08:52 | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:52 | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:41 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Sammy Twomey - foul #2 on Sammy Twomey, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Carmelo Rodriguez (SG) Orval Page | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard (PG), Michael Patton (PF) Thomas Belkowski, Gary Ryan | |
| 08:41 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:41 | N. Colorado | Sammy Twomey grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:35 | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard drills a floater from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 08:21 | St. Cloud St. | Luis Benitez comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 57-52 |
| 08:20 | St. Cloud St. | Luis Benitez grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:08 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Hibbard - foul #2 on Donald Hibbard, team foul #10 | 57-52 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Flanders (SG), Wilford Baron (SF), Peter Howard (PF), John Yelton (C) Carmelo Rodriguez, Donald Mayberry, Luis Benitez, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski (PG), Gary Ryan (PF) Ronald Smith, Sammy Twomey | |
| 08:08 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:08 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:51 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 07:34 | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Flanders comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-55 |
| 07:32 | St. Cloud St. | Peter Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Gary Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Flanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wilford Baron (fresh) PF - Peter Howard (fresh) C - John Yelton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Thomas Belkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Hibbard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Conway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Ryan (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Patton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 07:18 | St. Cloud St. | A charge is called on John Yelton - foul #4 on John Yelton, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Alva Zellmer (PG), Orval Page (SG) Gary Jackson, Wilford Baron | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Anthony Campbell (SG), Christopher Ferguson (SF), Barry Mines (C) Donald Hibbard, Steve Conway, Michael Patton | |
| 07:01 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski misses long on a floater from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 07:00 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:53 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Ryan - foul #2 on Gary Ryan, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry (SF), Luis Benitez (PF) Arthur Flanders, Peter Howard | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Gary Harden (C) Gary Ryan | |
| 06:53 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:53 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:53 | N. Colorado | Gary Harden gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:25 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski misses badly on a shot from the right side | 59-55 |
| 06:23 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to John Yelton | 59-55 |
| 06:21 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen (PF) John Yelton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard (PG) Thomas Belkowski | |
| 06:00 | N. Colorado | Gary Harden scores on a runner from the right block set up by Donald Hibbard | 59-57 |
| 05:44 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 05:43 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page hits the follow up shot | 61-57 |
| 05:30 | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 05:29 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Orval Page | 61-57 |
| 05:25 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 05:23 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Donald Hibbard | 61-57 |
| 05:07 | N. Colorado | Anthony Campbell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 05:06 | St. Cloud St. | Luis Benitez grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 05:04 | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson (PG), Arthur Flanders (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Alva Zellmer, Donald Mayberry, Luis Benitez | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski (PG), Steve Conway (SF), Michael Patton (PF), Sammy Twomey (C) Donald Hibbard, Christopher Ferguson, Barry Mines, Gary Harden | |
| 04:56 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Jackson | 63-57 |
| 04:52 | N. Colorado | Anthony Campbell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 04:51 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:48 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Campbell - foul #5 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #12 | 63-57 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Peter Howard (PF) Thomas Fluellen | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith (SG) Anthony Campbell | |
| 04:48 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:48 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:30 | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 04:28 | St. Cloud St. | Peter Howard gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 04:08 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page is fouled on the floor by Steve Conway - foul #2 on Steve Conway, team foul #13 | 65-57 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan (PF) Sammy Twomey | |
| 04:08 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:08 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:08 | N. Colorado | Steve Conway snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 03:49 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 03:47 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Belkowski steals the ball from Arthur Flanders in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 03:25 | N. Colorado | Peter Howard is called for the reach on Ronald Smith - foul #3 on Peter Howard, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Alva Zellmer (PG), Wilford Baron (SF), Thomas Fluellen (PF), John Yelton (C) Gary Jackson, Orval Page, Peter Howard, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard (PG), Barry Mines (C) Thomas Belkowski, Michael Patton | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Alva Zellmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Flanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wilford Baron (fresh) PF - Thomas Fluellen (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - John Yelton (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Donald Hibbard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Conway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Mines (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | N. Colorado | The short jumper by Ronald Smith is denied by John Yelton | 65-60 |
| 03:10 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 03:06 | St. Cloud St. | Alva Zellmer loses the dribble to Ronald Smith in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 03:03 | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith lays it up and in | 65-62 |
| 02:45 | St. Cloud St. | Alva Zellmer misses the easy layup | 65-62 |
| 02:43 | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:20 | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Conway | 65-65 |
| 02:20 | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson (PG), Orval Page (SG), Donald Mayberry (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Alva Zellmer, Arthur Flanders, Wilford Baron, John Yelton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Gary Harden (SF), Michael Patton (C) Steve Conway, Barry Mines | |
| 02:16 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Hibbard - foul #3 on Donald Hibbard, team foul #14 | 65-65 |
| 02:16 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:16 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:14 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski (PG), Barry Mines (C) Ronald Smith, Michael Patton | |
| 02:03 | N. Colorado | The jump hook by Gary Harden is blocked by Gregory Jones | 67-65 |
| 02:02 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:00 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Belkowski is called for the reach on Gary Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Belkowski, team foul #15 | 67-65 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith (SG), Christopher Ferguson (SF), Sammy Twomey (C) Donald Hibbard, Gary Harden, Barry Mines | |
| 02:00 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:00 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:53 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski knocks in the floater from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 01:47 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-67 |
| 01:46 | N. Colorado | Sammy Twomey grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:36 | N. Colorado | Christopher Ferguson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 01:35 | N. Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Ferguson | 69-67 |
| 01:18 | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Christopher Ferguson and he's fouled by Gregory Jones - foul #2 on Gregory Jones, team foul #7 | 69-69 |
| 01:18 | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:10 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Gary Jackson | 71-70 |
| 00:52 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski is fouled on the floor by Gary Jackson - foul #2 on Gary Jackson, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:52 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:52 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:40 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson makes the floater from just outside the lane | 73-72 |
| 00:21 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sammy Twomey | 73-74 |
| 00:19 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry is hacked by Christopher Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Ferguson, team foul #16 | 73-74 |
| 00:19 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry misses the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:19 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:05 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 74-74 |
| 00:04 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Donald Mayberry | 74-74 |
| 00:04 | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Gary Jackson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orval Page (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Mayberry (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Fluellen (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Thomas Belkowski (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Ryan (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Sammy Twomey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:46 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen clanks a jumper from the left wing | 74-74 |
| 04:44 | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 04:31 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Orval Page - foul #3 on Orval Page, team foul #9 | 74-74 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Arthur Flanders (SF) Donald Mayberry | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard (SG), Steve Conway (SF), Barry Mines (PF), Gary Harden (C) Ronald Smith, Christopher Ferguson, Gary Ryan, Sammy Twomey | |
| 04:31 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 04:31 | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 04:09 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones misses badly on a shot from the left side | 74-76 |
| 04:07 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Gary Harden | 74-76 |
| 03:51 | N. Colorado | Gary Harden makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-79 |
| 03:42 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones lays it in on a great pass from Arthur Flanders | 76-79 |
| 03:35 | N. Colorado | Gary Harden misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-79 |
| 03:34 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson pulls down the rebound | 76-79 |
| 03:21 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Orval Page | 78-79 |
| 02:59 | N. Colorado | Steve Conway scores on a jumper near the basket | 78-81 |
| 02:42 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 78-81 |
| 02:40 | St. Cloud St. | Gary Jackson hits the follow up shot | 80-81 |
| 02:40 | N. Colorado | N. Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-81 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry (SF), Peter Howard (PF), John Yelton (C) Arthur Flanders, Thomas Fluellen, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith (SG), Michael Patton (SF), Gary Ryan (PF), Sammy Twomey (C) Thomas Belkowski, Steve Conway, Barry Mines, Gary Harden | |
| 02:29 | N. Colorado | Sammy Twomey buries a runner from the baseline set up by Michael Patton | 80-83 |
| 02:29 | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-83 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Thomas Belkowski (PG), Christopher Ferguson (SF) Donald Hibbard, Michael Patton | |
| 02:21 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page slams it home set up by John Yelton and he's hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #4 on Ronald Smith, team foul #17 | 82-83 |
| 02:21 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page makes the free throw | 83-83 |
| 02:03 | N. Colorado | Ronald Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-83 |
| 02:01 | St. Cloud St. | John Yelton grabs the defensive rebound | 83-83 |
| 01:57 | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Peter Howard, John Yelton | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 01:45 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Orval Page | 85-83 |
| 01:20 | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 85-83 |
| 01:18 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones gets the rebound | 85-83 |
| 01:07 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page is open but misses the lay-in | 85-83 |
| 01:05 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Fluellen tips it in | 87-83 |
| 00:44 | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan is fouled on the floor by Donald Mayberry - foul #2 on Donald Mayberry, team foul #10 | 87-83 |
| 00:44 | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:44 | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:44 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Orval Page | 87-83 |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Gary Jackson (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orval Page (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Mayberry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Fluellen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - Thomas Belkowski (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Ryan (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Sammy Twomey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Belkowski - foul #4 on Thomas Belkowski, team foul #18 | 87-83 |
| 00:42 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page misses the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:42 | St. Cloud St. | Orval Page makes the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | N. Colorado | Sammy Twomey misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 88-83 |
| 00:36 | N. Colorado | Christopher Ferguson snags the offensive board | 88-83 |
| 00:33 | N. Colorado | Christopher Ferguson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 88-86 |
| 00:30 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Belkowski is called for the reach on Gregory Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Belkowski, team foul #19 | 88-86 |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Donald Hibbard (PG) Thomas Belkowski | |
| 00:30 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones misses the 1st free throw | 88-86 |
| 00:30 | St. Cloud St. | Gregory Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 88-86 |
| 00:30 | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan grabs the board | 88-86 |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | N. Colorado | Gary Ryan misses long on a shot from the left side | 88-86 |
| 00:14 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry snags the defensive board | 88-86 |
| 00:11 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry is hacked by Donald Hibbard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Hibbard, team foul #20 | 88-86 |
| 00:11 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry makes the 1st free throw | 89-86 |
| 00:11 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry misses the 2nd free throw | 89-86 |
| 00:11 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Gary Ryan | 89-86 |
| 00:02 | N. Colorado | Christopher Ferguson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 89-86 |
| 00:00 | St. Cloud St. | Donald Mayberry grabs the board | 89-86 |