| Lineup | Cairn | PG - Clyde Sevier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tommie Franzen (fresh) PF - James Poindexter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Jay Malmberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Friedlander (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris McCutcheon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Travis (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Cairn | Cairn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Cairn | James Poindexter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| 19:27 | Macalester | Michael Friedlander buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 19:09 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen's pass is intercepted by James Cook | 28-34 |
| 19:05 | Macalester | Chris McCutcheon misses the lay-in | 28-34 |
| 19:04 | Cairn | James Poindexter snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 18:44 | Cairn | Clyde Sevier misses the shot from the right side | 28-34 |
| 18:42 | Cairn | James Poindexter tips it home | 30-34 |
| 18:19 | Macalester | Christopher Travis misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Cooper - foul #1 on Raymond Cooper, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 18:19 | Macalester | Christopher Travis misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:19 | Macalester | Christopher Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:19 | Cairn | The rebound goes to David Oliver | 30-34 |
| 18:10 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Cook - foul #3 on James Cook, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Cairn | | |
| Subs | Macalester | Allen Gibby (SF) James Cook | |
| 18:10 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:10 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:10 | Macalester | Christopher Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:49 | Macalester | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Travis is blocked by David Oliver | 31-34 |
| 17:47 | Cairn | James Poindexter pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:30 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Clyde Sevier | 33-34 |
| 17:19 | Macalester | Allen Gibby misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 17:18 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 17:02 | Cairn | Raymond Cooper misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 17:00 | Macalester | Chris McCutcheon snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:37 | Macalester | Michael Friedlander misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 16:36 | Macalester | Allen Gibby grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:28 | Macalester | Tommie Franzen is called for the reach on Christopher Travis - foul #3 on Tommie Franzen, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cairn | John Key (PG), Kenneth Knight (SG), Michael McKneely (SF), Jeffrey Whitt (PF) Clyde Sevier, Raymond Cooper, Tommie Franzen, James Poindexter | |
| Subs | Macalester | Jason Spurlock (PG), Christopher Steller (SF), Archie Day (PF), Eric Lewis (C) Jay Malmberg, Michael Friedlander, Chris McCutcheon, Christopher Travis | |
| 16:20 | Macalester | Christopher Steller's fadeaway is rejected by Michael McKneely | 33-34 |
| 16:18 | Cairn | The rebound goes to Michael McKneely | 33-34 |
| 16:16 | Cairn | Jason Spurlock steals the ball from John Key in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 16:15 | Macalester | Archie Day hits the finger roll set up by Jason Spurlock | 33-36 |
| 15:56 | Cairn | David Oliver is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Oliver, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Cairn | Tommie Franzen (SF) David Oliver | |
| Subs | Macalester | James Cook (SF) Christopher Steller | |
| Lineup | Cairn | PG - John Key (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Knight (fresh) SF - Tommie Franzen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael McKneely (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Whitt (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Jason Spurlock (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Allen Gibby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Archie Day (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Lewis (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Macalester | Jeffrey Whitt is called for the reach on Jason Spurlock - foul #1 on Jeffrey Whitt, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| 15:18 | Macalester | Eric Lewis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 15:03 | Cairn | Kenneth Knight is hacked by Allen Gibby - foul #2 on Allen Gibby, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Cairn | Raymond Cooper (SG) Tommie Franzen | |
| Subs | Macalester | Christopher Travis (C) Eric Lewis | |
| 14:52 | Cairn | Raymond Cooper hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 14:37 | Macalester | Allen Gibby is hacked by Raymond Cooper - foul #2 on Raymond Cooper, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cairn | Clyde Sevier (PG) John Key | |
| Subs | Macalester | Christopher Steller (SG) Allen Gibby | |
| 14:30 | Macalester | Kenneth Knight steps in front of the Christopher Travis pass | 36-39 |
| 14:05 | Cairn | Raymond Cooper is called for traveling | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cairn | James Poindexter (PF) Kenneth Knight | |
| Subs | Macalester | Jay Malmberg (PG), Michael Friedlander (SG), Chris McCutcheon (PF) Jason Spurlock, Christopher Steller, Archie Day | |
| 13:45 | Macalester | Christopher Travis buries a turnaround from close range | 36-41 |
| 13:30 | Cairn | Michael McKneely hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-41 |
| 13:28 | Cairn | Raymond Cooper misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 13:27 | Macalester | James Cook pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:12 | Macalester | Christopher Travis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael McKneely - foul #1 on Michael McKneely, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Cairn | Kenneth Knight (SG), David Oliver (C) Raymond Cooper, Michael McKneely | |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| 13:12 | Macalester | Christopher Travis makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:12 | Macalester | Christopher Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:58 | Cairn | Clyde Sevier is fouled on the floor by Jay Malmberg - foul #3 on Jay Malmberg, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Cairn | Tommie Franzen (SF) Jeffrey Whitt | |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| 12:42 | Cairn | David Oliver can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Travis - foul #1 on Christopher Travis, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Cairn | John Key (PG) Clyde Sevier | |
| Subs | Macalester | Jason Spurlock (PG) Jay Malmberg | |
| 12:42 | Cairn | David Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 12:42 | Cairn | David Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:15 | Macalester | James Poindexter swats the short shot by James Cook | 38-43 |
| 12:13 | Cairn | Kenneth Knight grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 11:59 | Cairn | Jason Spurlock is called for the reach on Tommie Franzen - foul #2 on Jason Spurlock, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Cairn | Raymond Cooper (SG), Michael McKneely (PF) Kenneth Knight, James Poindexter | |
| Subs | Macalester | Allen Gibby (SG), Christopher Steller (SF), Archie Day (PF), Eric Lewis (C) Michael Friedlander, James Cook, Chris McCutcheon, Christopher Travis | |
| 11:43 | Cairn | David Oliver connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from John Key and he's hacked by Eric Lewis - foul #1 on Eric Lewis, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| 11:43 | Cairn | David Oliver misses the free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:43 | Macalester | Archie Day pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Cairn | PG - John Key (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommie Franzen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael McKneely (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Jason Spurlock (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Allen Gibby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Steller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Archie Day (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Macalester | Eric Lewis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 11:29 | Cairn | Raymond Cooper snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 11:12 | Cairn | David Oliver misses the lay-in | 40-43 |
| 11:10 | Cairn | Michael McKneely gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 10:49 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen lays it up and in set up by Raymond Cooper | 42-43 |
| 10:25 | Macalester | Christopher Steller loses the dribble to David Oliver | 42-43 |
| 10:08 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen buries a jumper from close range | 44-43 |
| 09:58 | Macalester | Allen Gibby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 09:57 | Macalester | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Steller | 44-43 |
| 09:46 | Macalester | Michael McKneely steals it from Christopher Steller | 44-43 |
| 09:29 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Steller - foul #2 on Christopher Steller, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cairn | Clyde Sevier (PG), Kenneth Knight (SG), James Poindexter (PF), Jeffrey Whitt (C) John Key, Raymond Cooper, Michael McKneely, David Oliver | |
| Subs | Macalester | Jay Malmberg (PG), Michael Friedlander (SG), James Cook (SF), Chris McCutcheon (PF), Christopher Travis (C) Jason Spurlock, Allen Gibby, Christopher Steller, Archie Day, Eric Lewis | |
| 09:29 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:29 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:05 | Macalester | James Cook's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Whitt | 45-43 |
| 09:03 | Macalester | Chris McCutcheon pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:43 | Macalester | Jay Malmberg misses short on a shot from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 08:42 | Cairn | James Poindexter pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:38 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 08:37 | Cairn | James Poindexter can't tip it in | 45-43 |
| 08:35 | Macalester | Chris McCutcheon grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 08:23 | Macalester | Michael Friedlander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 08:21 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 07:59 | Cairn | Chris McCutcheon steals it from Clyde Sevier | 45-43 |
| 07:40 | Macalester | Michael Friedlander double dribbles | 45-43 |
| Subs | Cairn | Raymond Cooper (SG), Michael McKneely (SF) Kenneth Knight, Tommie Franzen | |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| Lineup | Cairn | PG - Clyde Sevier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael McKneely (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Poindexter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Whitt (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Jay Malmberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Friedlander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Chris McCutcheon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Travis (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Cairn | Raymond Cooper misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 07:21 | Cairn | James Poindexter tips it back up and in | 47-43 |
| 07:04 | Macalester | The short jumper by Chris McCutcheon is denied by James Poindexter | 47-43 |
| 07:02 | Macalester | The offensive rebound goes to James Cook | 47-43 |
| 06:50 | Macalester | James Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 06:48 | Cairn | Raymond Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:28 | Cairn | Christopher Travis swats the short shot by Michael McKneely | 47-43 |
| 06:26 | Macalester | James Cook gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:02 | Macalester | Chris McCutcheon connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 05:45 | Cairn | Clyde Sevier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 05:43 | Macalester | James Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 05:38 | Macalester | James Cook is whistled for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | Cairn | John Key (PG), Kenneth Knight (SG), David Oliver (C) Clyde Sevier, Raymond Cooper, Jeffrey Whitt | |
| Subs | Macalester | Jason Spurlock (PG), Allen Gibby (SG), Christopher Steller (SF), Archie Day (PF), Eric Lewis (C) Jay Malmberg, Michael Friedlander, James Cook, Chris McCutcheon, Christopher Travis | |
| 05:20 | Cairn | David Oliver's pass is intercepted by Christopher Steller | 47-45 |
| 05:04 | Macalester | Christopher Steller misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 05:02 | Macalester | Archie Day grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 04:48 | Macalester | Eric Lewis misses the floater from close range | 47-45 |
| 04:47 | Cairn | David Oliver gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 04:43 | Cairn | John Key hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Spurlock - foul #3 on Jason Spurlock, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Cairn | Jeffrey Whitt (PF) James Poindexter | |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| 04:43 | Cairn | John Key makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:43 | Cairn | John Key makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:25 | Macalester | Christopher Steller can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Whitt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Whitt, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Cairn | Raymond Cooper (SG) Michael McKneely | |
| Subs | Macalester | James Cook (SF), Christopher Travis (C) Allen Gibby, Eric Lewis | |
| 04:25 | Macalester | Christopher Steller makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:25 | Macalester | Christopher Steller misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:25 | Cairn | David Oliver grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 04:12 | Cairn | Raymond Cooper can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 04:10 | Macalester | Christopher Steller pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 03:52 | Macalester | James Cook hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Travis | 49-48 |
| 03:40 | Cairn | Jeffrey Whitt clanks a jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 03:38 | Macalester | Archie Day gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Cairn | PG - John Key (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Whitt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Knight (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Jason Spurlock (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Steller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Archie Day (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Travis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Macalester | Jason Spurlock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 03:13 | Cairn | Kenneth Knight grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 02:56 | Cairn | David Oliver blows the layup | 49-48 |
| 02:55 | Macalester | Jason Spurlock snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 02:55 | Macalester | Macalester calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cairn | Clyde Sevier (PG), Tommie Franzen (SF), James Poindexter (PF) John Key, Jeffrey Whitt, Kenneth Knight | |
| Subs | Macalester | Jay Malmberg (PG), Michael Friedlander (SG), Chris McCutcheon (PF) Jason Spurlock, Christopher Steller, Archie Day | |
| 02:33 | Macalester | Christopher Travis misses the lay-in | 49-48 |
| 02:32 | Macalester | Michael Friedlander tips it back up and in | 49-50 |
| 02:17 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen clanks a turnaround from the right block | 49-50 |
| 02:15 | Macalester | Chris McCutcheon pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 01:53 | Macalester | Christopher Travis can't finish the layup | 49-50 |
| 01:51 | Macalester | Chris McCutcheon grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 01:45 | Macalester | James Poindexter takes the ball from Christopher Travis | 49-50 |
| 01:32 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Cooper | 51-50 |
| 01:06 | Macalester | Jay Malmberg makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Friedlander and he's hacked by Clyde Sevier - foul #2 on Clyde Sevier, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| 01:06 | Macalester | Jay Malmberg makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:45 | Cairn | Raymond Cooper is hacked by Michael Friedlander - foul #1 on Michael Friedlander, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| 00:45 | Cairn | Raymond Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:45 | Cairn | Raymond Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:28 | Macalester | James Cook lays it in set up by Michael Friedlander | 53-55 |
| 00:13 | Cairn | Chris McCutcheon takes the ball from David Oliver | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Cairn | Cairn is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Macalester | Christopher Travis is hacked by Clyde Sevier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Sevier, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| 00:12 | Macalester | Christopher Travis makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:12 | Macalester | Christopher Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Cairn | Cairn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Cairn | Tommie Franzen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 00:04 | Macalester | Christopher Travis pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:02 | Macalester | Christopher Travis is hacked by Raymond Cooper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Cooper, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Cairn | | |
| Subs | Macalester | Jason Spurlock (PG), Allen Gibby (PF) Jay Malmberg, Chris McCutcheon | |
| 00:02 | Macalester | Christopher Travis makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:02 | Macalester | Christopher Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:00 | Cairn | Raymond Cooper misses the fullcourt shot | 53-59 |