| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Bennie Koziol (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rooker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Pullen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Rieger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Sellers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Joshua Summerlin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Cheshire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Bellamy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Radabaugh (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lucas Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Keith Bellamy inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Reginald Cheshire hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 19:10 | Michigan Tech. | Paul Rieger is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Paul Rieger, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Reginald Cheshire hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-32 |
| 18:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lucas Browning can't tip it in | 34-32 |
| 18:57 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Pullen gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:28 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Sellers clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Radabaugh - foul #2 on Thomas Radabaugh, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 18:28 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:28 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Sellers misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Lucas Browning | 35-32 |
| 18:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lucas Browning misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 18:10 | Michigan Tech. | Paul Rieger snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:49 | Michigan Tech. | Bennie Koziol is called for traveling | 35-32 |
| 17:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Reginald Cheshire knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Summerlin | 35-35 |
| 17:19 | Michigan Tech. | Paul Rieger is hacked by Joshua Summerlin - foul #3 on Joshua Summerlin, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Eric Gean (SG), Michael Roy (C) James Rooker, Jim Sellers | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Fox (SG) Joshua Summerlin | |
| 17:05 | Michigan Tech. | Bennie Koziol buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 16:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Reginald Cheshire clanks a jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 16:52 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Pullen gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:42 | Michigan Tech. | Paul Rieger makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Bennie Koziol | 40-35 |
| 16:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Reginald Cheshire hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Lucas Browning | 40-35 |
| 16:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joel Pullen is called for the reach on Keith Bellamy - foul #3 on Joel Pullen, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | James Rooker (SG), Richard Schaffer (PF), Jim Sellers (C) Bennie Koziol, Joel Pullen, Paul Rieger | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joshua Summerlin (PG), Sammy Johnson (SG), Wilbur Pressler (SF), Mark Brassard (PF), Dean Murray (C) Reginald Cheshire, Thomas Fox, Keith Bellamy, Thomas Radabaugh, Lucas Browning | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Eric Gean (fresh) SG - James Rooker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Roy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schaffer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Sellers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Joshua Summerlin (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sammy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wilbur Pressler (fresh) PF - Mark Brassard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Murray (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jim Sellers steps in front of the Joshua Summerlin pass | 40-35 |
| 15:40 | Michigan Tech. | James Rooker misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 15:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Wilbur Pressler gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 15:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Wilbur Pressler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 15:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Mark Brassard hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 14:50 | Michigan Tech. | Eric Gean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-37 |
| 14:48 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Sellers tips it but misses | 40-37 |
| 14:46 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Roy pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:33 | Michigan Tech. | Joshua Summerlin picks off the pass by James Rooker | 40-37 |
| 14:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joshua Summerlin lays it in | 40-39 |
| 14:14 | Michigan Tech. | Eric Gean is called for traveling | 40-39 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Bennie Koziol (PG), Herbert Quinn (SG), Joel Pullen (SF), Paul Rieger (PF), Leroy Falkner (C) Eric Gean, James Rooker, Michael Roy, Richard Schaffer, Jim Sellers | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Keith Bellamy (SF), Lucas Browning (C) Wilbur Pressler, Dean Murray | |
| 13:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sammy Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 13:30 | Michigan Tech. | Leroy Falkner misses the jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 13:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joshua Summerlin gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Keith Bellamy clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Joel Pullen - foul #4 on Joel Pullen, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | James Rooker (SG), Richard Schaffer (SF) Herbert Quinn, Joel Pullen | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Radabaugh (PF) Mark Brassard | |
| 13:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Keith Bellamy makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Keith Bellamy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:49 | Michigan Tech. | James Rooker drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 12:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sammy Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Michael Roy (SF), Jim Sellers (C) Richard Schaffer, Leroy Falkner | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Reginald Cheshire (PG), Thomas Fox (SG) Joshua Summerlin, Sammy Johnson | |
| 12:25 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Roy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bennie Koziol and he's hacked by Keith Bellamy - foul #1 on Keith Bellamy, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| 12:25 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Roy misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Keith Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Reginald Cheshire drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Bennie Koziol (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rooker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Rieger (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Sellers (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Reginald Cheshire (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Bellamy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Radabaugh (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lucas Browning (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Roy is hacked by Thomas Radabaugh - foul #3 on Thomas Radabaugh, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Eric Gean (SG) James Rooker | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joshua Summerlin (PG), Sammy Johnson (SG), Mark Brassard (C) Thomas Fox, Keith Bellamy, Lucas Browning | |
| 11:20 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Roy knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Eric Gean | 46-46 |
| 10:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sammy Johnson is hacked by Bennie Koziol - foul #1 on Bennie Koziol, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Richard Schaffer (SF), Luke Teems (PF), Leroy Falkner (C) Michael Roy, Paul Rieger, Jim Sellers | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 10:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Reginald Cheshire can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 46-46 |
| 10:41 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Schaffer snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 10:36 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Schaffer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 10:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Mark Brassard pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sammy Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-46 |
| 10:24 | Michigan Tech. | Bennie Koziol grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 10:18 | Michigan Tech. | Reginald Cheshire is called for the reach on Eric Gean - foul #3 on Reginald Cheshire, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | James Rooker (SG) Bennie Koziol | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Keith Bellamy (SF), Lucas Browning (C) Reginald Cheshire, Thomas Radabaugh | |
| 10:02 | Michigan Tech. | Eric Gean misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Mark Brassard - foul #1 on Mark Brassard, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| 10:02 | Michigan Tech. | Eric Gean misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:02 | Michigan Tech. | Eric Gean makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sammy Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joshua Summerlin | 47-49 |
| 09:22 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Schaffer buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Gean | 49-49 |
| 09:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | A charge is called on Mark Brassard - foul #2 on Mark Brassard, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Bennie Koziol (PG), Michael Roy (SF), Paul Rieger (PF), Jim Sellers (C) Eric Gean, Richard Schaffer, Luke Teems, Leroy Falkner | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Reginald Cheshire (PG), Thomas Fox (SG), Thomas Radabaugh (PF) Joshua Summerlin, Sammy Johnson, Mark Brassard | |
| 08:50 | Michigan Tech. | James Rooker scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bennie Koziol | 52-49 |
| 08:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lucas Browning lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jim Sellers - foul #2 on Jim Sellers, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Herbert Quinn (SG) James Rooker | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Wilbur Pressler (SF) Keith Bellamy | |
| 08:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lucas Browning misses the free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:32 | Michigan Tech. | Paul Rieger grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:16 | Michigan Tech. | Herbert Quinn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 08:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lucas Browning gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 07:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Roy steals it from Wilbur Pressler | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Bennie Koziol (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Roy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Rieger (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Sellers (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Reginald Cheshire (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilbur Pressler (fresh) PF - Thomas Radabaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Lucas Browning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Sellers clanks a floater from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 07:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lucas Browning pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 07:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Reginald Cheshire can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 07:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lucas Browning pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lucas Browning can't finish the layup | 52-51 |
| 06:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Wilbur Pressler grabs the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Wilbur Pressler misses the easy layup | 52-51 |
| 06:36 | Michigan Tech. | Michael Roy snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 06:20 | Michigan Tech. | Bennie Koziol drills a shot from the left side set up by Michael Roy | 54-51 |
| 06:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lucas Browning misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 06:03 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Sellers snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 05:42 | Michigan Tech. | Bennie Koziol clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 05:40 | Michigan Tech. | Paul Rieger tips it in | 56-51 |
| 05:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | James Rooker (SG), Joel Pullen (SF) Herbert Quinn, Jim Sellers | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joshua Summerlin (PG), Sammy Johnson (SG), Keith Bellamy (SF), Mark Brassard (C) Reginald Cheshire, Thomas Fox, Wilbur Pressler, Lucas Browning | |
| 05:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Radabaugh hits the finger roll | 56-53 |
| 05:21 | Michigan Tech. | Paul Rieger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 05:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Mark Brassard snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 05:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joshua Summerlin drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Brassard | 56-55 |
| 04:50 | Michigan Tech. | James Rooker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 04:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Mark Brassard pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Mark Brassard is hacked by Michael Roy - foul #1 on Michael Roy, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Leroy Falkner (C) Michael Roy | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dean Murray (C) Thomas Radabaugh | |
| 04:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joshua Summerlin travels with the ball | 56-55 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lucas Browning (C) Dean Murray | |
| 04:12 | Michigan Tech. | Sammy Johnson is called for the reach on James Rooker - foul #4 on Sammy Johnson, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Jim Sellers (C) Leroy Falkner | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 04:12 | Michigan Tech. | James Rooker makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:12 | Michigan Tech. | James Rooker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lucas Browning hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 58-55 |
| 03:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Keith Bellamy grabs the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 03:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jim Sellers steps in front of the Joshua Summerlin pass | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Bennie Koziol (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rooker (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Pullen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Rieger (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Jim Sellers (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Joshua Summerlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sammy Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Keith Bellamy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Brassard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Lucas Browning (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Sellers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Eric Gean (PG), Michael Roy (PF) Bennie Koziol, Paul Rieger | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 02:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Keith Bellamy hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 58-55 |
| 02:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Keith Bellamy tips it back up and in | 58-57 |
| 02:57 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Bennie Koziol (PG), Paul Rieger (PF) Eric Gean, Michael Roy | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Radabaugh (PF) Mark Brassard | |
| 02:36 | Michigan Tech. | Lucas Browning steals the ball from James Rooker | 58-57 |
| 02:17 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sammy Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-57 |
| 02:16 | Michigan Tech. | James Rooker pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 01:54 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Pullen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 01:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joshua Summerlin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 01:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Paul Rieger swats the layup by Lucas Browning | 58-57 |
| 01:41 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Sellers grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 01:23 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Sellers makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Joel Pullen | 60-57 |
| 01:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Radabaugh misses short on a floater in the lane | 60-57 |
| 01:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Radabaugh hits the follow up shot | 60-59 |
| 00:46 | Michigan Tech. | Jim Sellers scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bennie Koziol | 62-59 |
| 00:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sammy Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 00:23 | Michigan Tech. | Paul Rieger snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan Tech. | Paul Rieger is hacked by Joshua Summerlin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Summerlin, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| 00:20 | Michigan Tech. | Paul Rieger misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Lucas Browning pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:16 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Radabaugh double dribbles | 62-59 |
| 00:13 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Pullen is fouled in the backcourt by Sammy Johnson - foul #5 on Sammy Johnson, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Reginald Cheshire (SG) Sammy Johnson | |
| 00:13 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Pullen makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:13 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Pullen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Reginald Cheshire misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 00:06 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Pullen pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:04 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Pullen is hacked by Reginald Cheshire in the backcourt - foul #4 on Reginald Cheshire, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Eric Gean (SG) James Rooker | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 00:04 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Pullen misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:04 | Michigan Tech. | Joel Pullen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Reginald Cheshire comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 65-59 |