| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Ross (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jared Walls (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcos Maldonado (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Thomas Jenkins inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | UCLA | Robert Grammer steals it from Marcos Maldonado | 22-24 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG) Robert Lundquist | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 19:17 | UCLA | Marcos Maldonado clanks a floater in the lane | 22-24 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fred Sluski | 22-24 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Michael Clark can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Smith - foul #3 on Matthew Smith, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Russell Soria (PF) Matthew Smith | |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 18:31 | UCLA | Michael Clark is called for the reach on Michael Ross - foul #2 on Michael Clark, team foul #2 | 24-24 |
| 18:12 | UCLA | Thomas Jenkins is hacked by Mark Alexander - foul #3 on Mark Alexander, team foul #3 | 24-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Lankford (SF) Mark Alexander | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 18:07 | UCLA | Thomas Jenkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-24 |
| 18:05 | UCLA | Jared Walls can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Grammer | 24-24 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Fred Sluski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| 17:20 | UCLA | Marcos Maldonado jams it on a great pass from Jared Walls | 24-26 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Allen Lankford hits a fadeaway from the right side | 26-26 |
| 16:34 | UCLA | Jared Walls misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Fred Sluski grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Robert Grammer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Jenkins - foul #2 on Thomas Jenkins, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilton (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Ante Banowski, Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Elmer Maloney (PG), Michael Otto (SF) Michael Ross, Thomas Jenkins | |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Robert Grammer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Grammer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Lankford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marin Lubelski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Elmer Maloney (fresh) SG - Jared Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Otto (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Russell Soria (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcos Maldonado (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UCLA | Jared Walls misses short on a jumper from the left side | 27-26 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Charles Wilton is denied on a layup by Russell Soria | 27-26 |
| 14:58 | UCLA | Russell Soria grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 14:31 | UCLA | Michael Otto buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jared Walls | 27-29 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Robert Grammer scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 13:54 | UCLA | Jared Walls clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-29 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Allen Lankford | 30-29 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Robert Grammer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-29 |
| 13:29 | UCLA | Russell Soria grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 13:02 | UCLA | Jared Walls misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-29 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Charles Wilton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Russell Soria swats the layup by Marin Lubelski | 30-29 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Michael Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Charles Wilton misses the runner from the right block | 30-29 |
| 12:16 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Jared Walls | 30-29 |
| 11:48 | UCLA | Michael Otto hits a floater from the right wing | 30-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Grammer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Lankford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Marin Lubelski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Elmer Maloney (fairly fresh) SG - Jared Walls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Otto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Soria (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Marcos Maldonado (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Robert Grammer buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Clark | 32-31 |
| 11:02 | UCLA | Marcos Maldonado misses the easy layup | 32-31 |
| 11:00 | UCLA | Russell Soria misses the tip | 32-31 |
| 10:59 | UCLA | Elmer Maloney gets the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 10:47 | UCLA | Marcos Maldonado misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Allen Lankford | 32-31 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Michael Clark clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Elmer Maloney - foul #2 on Elmer Maloney, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Mark Alexander (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Robert Grammer, Allen Lankford, Charles Wilton, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Ross (PG), Paul Walton (SG), Thomas Jenkins (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Neal Thurston (C) Elmer Maloney, Jared Walls, Michael Otto, Russell Soria, Marcos Maldonado | |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 10:07 | UCLA | Thomas Jenkins lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Ross | 34-33 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Ross - foul #3 on Michael Ross, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 09:42 | UCLA | Matthew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 09:15 | UCLA | Thomas Jenkins misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 09:13 | UCLA | Neal Thurston hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Alexander | 37-35 |
| 08:20 | UCLA | Michael Ross loses the dribble to Robert Lundquist | 37-35 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Mark Alexander is fouled on the floor by Neal Thurston - foul #1 on Neal Thurston, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (SG) Ante Banowski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Otto (SG) Paul Walton | |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Robert Grammer is called for traveling | 37-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilton (PF) Jeffrey Genao | |
| Subs | UCLA | Marcos Maldonado (C) Neal Thurston | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Grammer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Ross (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Otto (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcos Maldonado (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UCLA | Robert Lundquist is called for the reach on Michael Ross - foul #4 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jared Walls (SG) Michael Otto | |
| 07:01 | UCLA | Michael Ross misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Grammer - foul #2 on Robert Grammer, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| 07:01 | UCLA | Michael Ross makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 07:01 | UCLA | Michael Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 06:46 | UCLA | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 06:33 | UCLA | Jared Walls is whistled for a carry | 37-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clark (SG) Robert Grammer | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Otto (PG), Russell Soria (PF) Michael Ross, Thomas Jenkins | |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Michael Clark can't finish the layup | 37-37 |
| 06:15 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Jared Walls | 37-37 |
| 05:46 | UCLA | Michael Otto drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jared Walls | 37-40 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 05:29 | UCLA | Jared Walls pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 05:02 | UCLA | Jared Walls hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 05:01 | UCLA | Matthew Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 04:37 | UCLA | Robert Lundquist is called for the reach on Michael Otto - foul #5 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Allen Lankford (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Lundquist, Michael Clark, Charles Wilton, Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Ross (PG), Thomas Jenkins (SF), Neal Thurston (C) Michael Otto, Russell Soria, Marcos Maldonado | |
| 04:22 | UCLA | Matthew Smith clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Genao - foul #1 on Jeffrey Genao, team foul #7 | 37-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (SG) Allen Lankford | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 04:22 | UCLA | Matthew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 04:22 | UCLA | Matthew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Ante Banowski misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Ross - foul #4 on Michael Ross, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Otto (SG) Jared Walls | |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Ante Banowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Ante Banowski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 03:35 | UCLA | Michael Otto misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-41 |
| 03:33 | UCLA | Neal Thurston tips it home | 39-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) C - Marin Lubelski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Otto (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Neal Thurston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Thomas Jenkins picks off the pass by Jeffrey Genao | 39-43 |
| 02:39 | UCLA | Matthew Smith scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Jenkins | 39-45 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clark (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Jeffrey Genao, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jared Walls (SG), Marcos Maldonado (C) Michael Otto, Neal Thurston | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 02:21 | UCLA | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 01:53 | UCLA | Ante Banowski is called for the reach on Jared Walls - foul #1 on Ante Banowski, team foul #8 | 39-45 |
| 01:53 | UCLA | Jared Walls makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 01:53 | UCLA | Jared Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Robert Grammer makes the shot from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 01:02 | UCLA | Matthew Smith scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Ross | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Ante Banowski is fouled on the floor by Michael Ross - foul #5 on Michael Ross, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Otto (PG) Michael Ross | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Ante Banowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Ante Banowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | UCLA | Jared Walls is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Grammer - foul #3 on Robert Grammer, team foul #9 | 43-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Neal Thurston (C) Marcos Maldonado | |
| 00:53 | UCLA | Jared Walls misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 00:53 | UCLA | Neal Thurston grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 00:53 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| 00:50 | UCLA | Fred Sluski is called for the reach on Neal Thurston - foul #1 on Fred Sluski, team foul #10 | 43-49 |
| 00:50 | UCLA | Neal Thurston makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 00:50 | UCLA | Neal Thurston makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Mark Alexander is whistled for traveling | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | UCLA | Michael Otto is fouled in the backcourt by Ante Banowski - foul #2 on Ante Banowski, team foul #11 | 43-51 |
| 00:41 | UCLA | Michael Otto makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:41 | UCLA | Michael Otto makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Fred Sluski blows the dunk | 43-53 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Michael Clark tips it home | 45-53 |
| 00:31 | UCLA | Ante Banowski is called for the reach on Thomas Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ante Banowski, team foul #12 | 45-53 |
| 00:31 | UCLA | Thomas Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:31 | UCLA | Thomas Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Michael Clark knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Mark Alexander | 47-55 |
| 00:24 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| 00:23 | UCLA | Matthew Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Grammer - foul #4 on Robert Grammer, team foul #13 | 47-55 |
| 00:23 | UCLA | Matthew Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:23 | UCLA | Matthew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:23 | UCLA | Thomas Jenkins snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Thomas Jenkins is hacked by Mark Alexander - foul #4 on Mark Alexander, team foul #14 | 47-55 |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Thomas Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Thomas Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Robert Grammer makes the shot from the right block set up by Mark Alexander and the foul's on Jared Walls - foul #1 on Jared Walls, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Marcos Maldonado (C) Neal Thurston | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses the free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:16 | UCLA | Marcos Maldonado grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Marcos Maldonado is fouled in the backcourt by Ante Banowski - foul #4 on Ante Banowski, team foul #15 | 49-57 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Marcos Maldonado makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Marcos Maldonado misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Smith | 49-58 |
| 00:12 | UCLA | Matthew Smith is fouled on the floor by Michael Clark - foul #3 on Michael Clark, team foul #16 | 49-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Neal Thurston (C) Marcos Maldonado | |
| 00:12 | UCLA | Matthew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:12 | UCLA | Matthew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Neal Thurston grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Neal Thurston runs out the clock | 49-60 |