| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 5 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Robert Lyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy McCallion (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Ruel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Hawk (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Michael Clark inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Fred Sluski is hacked by Robert Lyle - foul #1 on Robert Lyle, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Fred Sluski lays it in on a great pass from Michael Clark | 26-31 |
| 19:18 | Boise State | Robert Lyle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Lundquist - foul #3 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG) Robert Lundquist | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 19:18 | Boise State | Robert Lyle makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:18 | Boise State | Robert Lyle makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Fred Sluski connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 28-33 |
| 18:47 | Boise State | Richard Hawk hits a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Lyle | 28-35 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Michael Clark buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 18:08 | Boise State | Robert Lyle buries a shot from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ante Banowski | 32-37 |
| 17:19 | Boise State | Robert Lyle lays it in on a great pass from Timothy McCallion and he's fouled by Fred Sluski - foul #2 on Fred Sluski, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilton (PF) Jeffrey Genao | |
| Subs | Boise State | David Harvey (SG), George Stevens (SF), Keneth Coleman (C) Timothy McCallion, Philip Shaw, Richard Hawk | |
| 17:19 | Boise State | Robert Lyle makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Ante Banowski is hacked by Robert Lyle - foul #2 on Robert Lyle, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SG), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Grammer, Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | Boise State | Jim Guss (PF) Donald Ruel | |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Michael Clark misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by George Stevens - foul #2 on George Stevens, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Jones (SG) Robert Lyle | |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Michael Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:46 | Boise State | Keneth Coleman grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 16:31 | Boise State | George Stevens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-40 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Michael Clark snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Michael Clark drills a shot in the lane | 35-40 |
| 16:02 | Boise State | Jim Guss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Charles Wilton, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | Boise State | Timothy McCallion (SG), Philip Shaw (SF) Robert Jones, Keneth Coleman | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Allen Lankford (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - David Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy McCallion (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Guss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Michael Clark blows the dunk | 35-40 |
| 15:31 | Boise State | Philip Shaw pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:24 | Boise State | Jeffrey Genao swats the layup by Jim Guss | 35-40 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Michael Clark gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Michael Clark is fouled on the floor by David Harvey - foul #1 on David Harvey, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG) Allen Lankford | |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Lyle (PG), Donald Ruel (PF), Richard Hawk (C) David Harvey, Jim Guss, George Stevens | |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilton (PF) Jeffrey Genao | |
| Subs | Boise State | James Davis (SF) Philip Shaw | |
| 14:16 | Boise State | Robert Lyle makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Timothy McCallion | 35-42 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 13:51 | Boise State | Richard Hawk grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 13:45 | Boise State | Robert Lundquist steps in front of the Richard Hawk pass | 35-42 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Hawk - foul #2 on Richard Hawk, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Grammer, Michael Clark, Charles Wilton, Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | Boise State | David Harvey (SG), Philip Shaw (SF) Timothy McCallion, James Davis | |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:16 | Boise State | Donald Ruel connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Allen Lankford drills a turnaround from close range set up by Marin Lubelski | 39-45 |
| 12:40 | Boise State | Philip Shaw lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Lyle | 39-47 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Allen Lankford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 39-47 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Allen Lankford grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Lundquist | 41-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Alexander (fresh) SF - Allen Lankford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marin Lubelski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Robert Lyle (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ruel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Hawk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Boise State | Donald Ruel lays it up and in | 41-49 |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Mark Alexander misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 11:20 | Boise State | Richard Hawk snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 11:14 | Boise State | Jeffrey Genao steals it from Richard Hawk | 41-49 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 11:01 | Boise State | Donald Ruel snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 10:37 | Boise State | Philip Shaw misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Allen Lankford - foul #1 on Allen Lankford, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Michael Clark (SF), Charles Wilton (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Robert Lundquist, Mark Alexander, Allen Lankford, Jeffrey Genao, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | Boise State | Timothy McCallion (SG), Jim Guss (PF), George Stevens (C) Robert Lyle, Donald Ruel, Richard Hawk | |
| 10:37 | Boise State | Philip Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:37 | Boise State | Philip Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Charles Wilton hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Grammer | 43-51 |
| 09:51 | Boise State | Fred Sluski is called for the reach on David Harvey - foul #3 on Fred Sluski, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Jones (PG), Keneth Coleman (C) David Harvey, Philip Shaw | |
| 09:36 | Boise State | George Stevens loses the dribble to Charles Wilton | 43-51 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Fred Sluski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Lyle (PG) Robert Jones | |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Fred Sluski misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Fred Sluski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Charles Wilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Fred Sluski clanks a driving attempt from close range | 43-51 |
| 08:57 | Boise State | Robert Lyle grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:53 | Boise State | Robert Lyle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 08:51 | Boise State | Keneth Coleman misses the tip | 43-51 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Robert Grammer snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Robert Grammer connects on the floater in the paint | 45-51 |
| 08:03 | Boise State | Michael Clark picks off the pass by George Stevens | 45-51 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Charles Wilton buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Ante Banowski | 47-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Wilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Robert Lyle (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy McCallion (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Stevens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jim Guss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keneth Coleman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Boise State | Jim Guss misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 47-51 |
| 07:16 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to George Stevens | 47-51 |
| 07:07 | Boise State | Jim Guss scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy McCallion | 47-53 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Ante Banowski clanks a shot from the right side | 47-53 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Michael Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ante Banowski | 49-53 |
| 05:59 | Boise State | Ante Banowski steals it from Keneth Coleman | 49-53 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Robert Grammer lays it in set up by Ante Banowski | 51-53 |
| 05:54 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Allen Lankford (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF) Ante Banowski, Michael Clark, Charles Wilton | |
| Subs | Boise State | David Harvey (SG), Philip Shaw (SF), Donald Ruel (PF), Richard Hawk (C) Timothy McCallion, George Stevens, Jim Guss, Keneth Coleman | |
| 05:42 | Boise State | Robert Lyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-53 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Fred Sluski makes the runner in the lane set up by Robert Grammer | 53-53 |
| 05:09 | Boise State | Philip Shaw comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-53 |
| 05:08 | Boise State | Richard Hawk tips it back up and in | 53-55 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Robert Grammer comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 04:38 | Boise State | Donald Ruel pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:32 | Boise State | Richard Hawk is hacked by Robert Lundquist - foul #4 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SG), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Grammer, Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | Boise State | Timothy McCallion (SG) Robert Lyle | |
| 04:17 | Boise State | Timothy McCallion hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Hawk | 53-57 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Ruel - foul #1 on Donald Ruel, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clark (SF) Allen Lankford | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:35 | Boise State | Philip Shaw clanks a jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski grabs the board | 54-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Alexander (fresh) SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Marin Lubelski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - David Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy McCallion (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ruel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Hawk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Michael Clark is fouled on the floor by Richard Hawk - foul #3 on Richard Hawk, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (SG), Charles Wilton (PF) Mark Alexander, Jeffrey Genao | |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Lyle (PG), George Stevens (SF), Jim Guss (PF), Keneth Coleman (C) David Harvey, Philip Shaw, Donald Ruel, Richard Hawk | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:56 | Boise State | Jim Guss scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Lundquist - foul #5 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Fred Sluski (C) Robert Lundquist, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 02:56 | Boise State | Jim Guss makes the free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao (PF) Charles Wilton | |
| Subs | Boise State | Philip Shaw (SF), Donald Ruel (PF) Jim Guss, Keneth Coleman | |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Fred Sluski scores on a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Timothy McCallion - foul #2 on Timothy McCallion, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Hawk (C) George Stevens | |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Fred Sluski misses the free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:28 | Boise State | Richard Hawk snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 02:22 | Boise State | Robert Lyle misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 58-60 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Clark | 58-60 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Fred Sluski misses long on a runner near the basket | 58-60 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao tips it but misses | 58-60 |
| 02:12 | Boise State | Donald Ruel snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 02:06 | Boise State | Robert Lyle hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Ruel | 58-63 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-63 |
| 01:43 | Boise State | Robert Lyle grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 01:36 | Boise State | Philip Shaw can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Fred Sluski gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Michael Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-63 |
| 01:29 | Boise State | Donald Ruel gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 01:22 | Boise State | Richard Hawk hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Fred Sluski - foul #4 on Fred Sluski, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| 01:22 | Boise State | Richard Hawk misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 01:22 | Boise State | Richard Hawk makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-64 |
| 00:44 | Boise State | Philip Shaw loses the dribble to Jeffrey Genao | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Robert Grammer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Clark | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Boise State | Robert Lyle is fouled in the backcourt by Ante Banowski - foul #1 on Ante Banowski, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| 00:37 | Boise State | Robert Lyle makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:37 | Boise State | Robert Lyle makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Michael Clark clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Philip Shaw - foul #3 on Philip Shaw, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:30 | Boise State | Philip Shaw is hacked by Ante Banowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ante Banowski, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Boise State | David Harvey (SG) Timothy McCallion | |
| 00:30 | Boise State | Philip Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:30 | Boise State | Philip Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Robert Grammer can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-68 |
| 00:21 | Boise State | Robert Lyle grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 00:19 | Boise State | Robert Lyle is fouled in the backcourt by Ante Banowski - foul #3 on Ante Banowski, team foul #10 | 63-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Boise State | George Stevens (C) Richard Hawk | |
| 00:19 | Boise State | Robert Lyle misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:19 | Boise State | Robert Lyle makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Ante Banowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-69 |
| 00:12 | Boise State | Fred Sluski is called for the reach on George Stevens - foul #5 on Fred Sluski, team foul #11 | 63-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marin Lubelski (C) Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 00:12 | Boise State | George Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:12 | Boise State | George Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Timothy McCallion (SG), Richard Hawk (C) David Harvey, George Stevens | |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-70 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Michael Clark snags the offensive board | 63-70 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Grammer makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-70 |