| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gary Peacock (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Daniel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Ange (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Warren Coriell (fresh) 2 blk. C - Jason Cook (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. SG - George Falbo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fredrick Yohe (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Leung (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Gerald Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | Fredrick Yohe inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Oklahoma | George Falbo hits the finger roll set up by John Phillips and the foul's on Johnny Daniel - foul #1 on Johnny Daniel, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Hylton (SG), Armando Escobar (SF) Johnny Daniel, Jerry Ange | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 19:37 | Oklahoma | George Falbo misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Warren Coriell gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Jason Cook hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 19:21 | Oklahoma | Gerald Cooper gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 19:03 | Oklahoma | John Phillips misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Cook - foul #2 on Jason Cook, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Rose (SF) Gary Peacock | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 19:03 | Oklahoma | John Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 19:03 | Oklahoma | John Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Jason Cook pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Warren Coriell lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Cook | 36-43 |
| 18:21 | Oklahoma | Gerald Cooper travels with the ball | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Peacock (PG), William Burleson (PF) Kenneth Rose, Warren Coriell | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Ronald Hylton scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by William Burleson | 38-43 |
| 17:51 | Oklahoma | Gerald Cooper misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on William Burleson - foul #2 on William Burleson, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Ange (SF), Warren Coriell (PF), Troy Wilbanks (C) Gary Peacock, William Burleson, Jason Cook | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 17:51 | Oklahoma | Gerald Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 17:51 | Oklahoma | Gerald Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Armando Escobar hits a jumpshot from the right side | 40-45 |
| 17:35 | Oklahoma | Gerald Cooper scores on a floater from the left wing set up by John Phillips | 40-47 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Armando Escobar's pass is intercepted by Fredrick Yohe | 40-47 |
| 17:14 | Oklahoma | Fredrick Yohe throws it down | 40-49 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Troy Wilbanks knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 42-49 |
| 16:39 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung comes up short on the floater from the left side | 42-49 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Warren Coriell snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Warren Coriell knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Raymond Leung - foul #1 on Raymond Leung, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Peacock (PG), Kenneth Rose (SF), Jason Cook (C) Armando Escobar, Jerry Ange, Troy Wilbanks | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Theron Ward (PG), Daniel Pendley (SF), Kyle Hubbell (PF), Cody Fischer (C) John Phillips, Fredrick Yohe, Raymond Leung, Gerald Cooper | |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Warren Coriell misses the free throw | 44-49 |
| 16:16 | Oklahoma | Cody Fischer snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 16:01 | Oklahoma | George Falbo can't throw it down | 44-49 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gary Peacock (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hylton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Coriell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Cook (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Theron Ward (fresh) SG - George Falbo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Pendley (fresh) PF - Kyle Hubbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cody Fischer (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Gary Peacock misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-49 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Ronald Hylton grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Jason Cook hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Gary Peacock | 46-49 |
| 15:03 | Oklahoma | Kyle Hubbell can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-49 |
| 15:02 | Oklahoma | Theron Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 14:43 | Oklahoma | George Falbo misses the dunk | 46-49 |
| 14:41 | Oklahoma | Cody Fischer snags the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 14:32 | Oklahoma | George Falbo clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 46-49 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Jason Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Gary Peacock drills a 3 from straight away | 49-49 |
| 14:18 | Oklahoma | George Falbo misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Kenneth Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Kenneth Rose's pass is intercepted by Kyle Hubbell | 49-49 |
| 13:42 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Rose steals it from George Falbo | 49-49 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Rose hits the finger roll | 51-49 |
| 13:24 | Oklahoma | George Falbo drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Theron Ward and the foul's on Ronald Hylton - foul #3 on Ronald Hylton, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnny Daniel (SG), Luis Stackpole (SF), William Burleson (PF), Troy Wilbanks (C) Gary Peacock, Kenneth Rose, Warren Coriell, Jason Cook | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Phillips (PG), Fredrick Yohe (SF), Raymond Leung (PF), Gerald Cooper (C) Theron Ward, Daniel Pendley, Kyle Hubbell, Cody Fischer | |
| 13:24 | Oklahoma | George Falbo misses the free throw | 51-51 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Troy Wilbanks snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Troy Wilbanks misses the lay-in | 51-51 |
| 13:14 | Oklahoma | Gerald Cooper snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 13:07 | Oklahoma | John Phillips clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | The rebound goes to William Burleson | 51-51 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Troy Wilbanks can't finish the layup | 51-51 |
| 12:52 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 12:49 | Oklahoma | John Phillips is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Ange (SF) Luis Stackpole | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Enrique Pena (SG) George Falbo | |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Ronald Hylton is hacked by Raymond Leung - foul #2 on Raymond Leung, team foul #2 | 51-51 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Johnny Daniel scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ronald Hylton | 54-51 |
| 12:10 | Oklahoma | Fredrick Yohe connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by John Phillips | 54-53 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | William Burleson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Fredrick Yohe - foul #3 on Fredrick Yohe, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Peacock (PG), Luis Stackpole (SF), Jason Cook (C) Johnny Daniel, Jerry Ange, Troy Wilbanks | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Theron Ward (SG) Enrique Pena | |
| 12:03 | St. John's | William Burleson makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | William Burleson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 12:03 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 11:43 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by John Phillips and he's hacked by Ronald Hylton - foul #4 on Ronald Hylton, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Armando Escobar (SG), Jerry Ange (SF) Ronald Hylton, Luis Stackpole | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 11:43 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung misses the free throw | 55-55 |
| 11:43 | St. John's | Jason Cook gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gary Peacock (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Escobar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Ange (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Burleson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Cook (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Theron Ward (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Fredrick Yohe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Leung (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Gerald Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Fredrick Yohe steals the ball from Gary Peacock | 55-55 |
| 11:10 | Oklahoma | Gerald Cooper makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Phillips | 55-57 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | William Burleson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 10:38 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 10:36 | Oklahoma | John Phillips hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Jason Cook misses long on a floater from the right side | 57-59 |
| 10:18 | Oklahoma | Theron Ward snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 10:12 | Oklahoma | Gerald Cooper is hacked by Armando Escobar - foul #1 on Armando Escobar, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Rose (PG), Johnny Daniel (SG), Luis Stackpole (SF), Troy Wilbanks (C) Gary Peacock, Armando Escobar, Jerry Ange, Jason Cook | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Falbo (SG), Daniel Pendley (SF), Kyle Hubbell (PF), Cody Fischer (C) Theron Ward, Fredrick Yohe, Raymond Leung, Gerald Cooper | |
| 09:49 | Oklahoma | John Phillips misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-59 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Troy Wilbanks grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Kyle Hubbell is called for the reach on William Burleson - foul #1 on Kyle Hubbell, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Peacock (PG) Kenneth Rose | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 09:22 | St. John's | The short jumper by Johnny Daniel is denied by Cody Fischer | 57-59 |
| 09:21 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to John Phillips | 57-59 |
| 08:52 | Oklahoma | George Falbo is hacked by William Burleson - foul #3 on William Burleson, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Rose (PG), Jerry Ange (SF), Warren Coriell (PF), Jason Cook (C) Gary Peacock, Luis Stackpole, William Burleson, Troy Wilbanks | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung (PF) Cody Fischer | |
| 08:52 | Oklahoma | George Falbo misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Johnny Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Warren Coriell clanks a shot from the right block | 57-59 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | The jump hook by Warren Coriell is blocked by Kyle Hubbell | 57-59 |
| 08:27 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to John Phillips | 57-59 |
| 08:23 | Oklahoma | Jerry Ange swats the short shot by John Phillips | 57-59 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Jason Cook gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Kenneth Rose drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 07:53 | Oklahoma | John Phillips buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Leung | 60-61 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Jerry Ange drills a runner in the lane set up by Kenneth Rose | 62-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Daniel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Ange (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Coriell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Cook (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Falbo (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Pendley (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Leung (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Kyle Hubbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 62-61 |
| 07:19 | Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Hubbell | 62-61 |
| 06:50 | Oklahoma | Kyle Hubbell misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Jason Cook - foul #3 on Jason Cook, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Peacock (PG), Ronald Hylton (SG), Luis Stackpole (SF), William Burleson (PF), Troy Wilbanks (C) Kenneth Rose, Johnny Daniel, Jerry Ange, Warren Coriell, Jason Cook | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Theron Ward (PG), Fredrick Yohe (SF), Gerald Cooper (C) John Phillips, Daniel Pendley, Raymond Leung | |
| 06:50 | Oklahoma | Kyle Hubbell makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:50 | Oklahoma | Kyle Hubbell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | William Burleson gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Gary Peacock scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Burleson | 64-62 |
| 06:14 | Oklahoma | The jumper by George Falbo is denied by Troy Wilbanks | 64-62 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Troy Wilbanks grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | William Burleson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 64-62 |
| 06:05 | Oklahoma | Fredrick Yohe gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 05:51 | Oklahoma | Troy Wilbanks takes the ball from Kyle Hubbell | 64-62 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Troy Wilbanks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 05:24 | Oklahoma | Theron Ward pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 05:09 | Oklahoma | Kyle Hubbell buries a floater from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Gary Peacock misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-64 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Troy Wilbanks tips it back up and in | 66-64 |
| 04:33 | Oklahoma | George Falbo's dunk attempt is rejected by Gary Peacock | 66-64 |
| 04:31 | Oklahoma | Gerald Cooper tips it in | 66-66 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Troy Wilbanks drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Luis Stackpole | 68-66 |
| 03:57 | Oklahoma | George Falbo buries a runner near the basket | 68-68 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Gary Peacock misses the 3 from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Stackpole | 68-68 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Troy Wilbanks hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Peacock and the foul's on Gerald Cooper - foul #3 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #5 | 70-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Rose (PG), Johnny Daniel (SG), Jerry Ange (SF), Warren Coriell (PF) Gary Peacock, Ronald Hylton, Luis Stackpole, William Burleson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Phillips (PG), Enrique Pena (SG), Daniel Pendley (SF), Raymond Leung (PF), Cody Fischer (C) Theron Ward, George Falbo, Fredrick Yohe, Kyle Hubbell, Gerald Cooper | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Troy Wilbanks makes the free throw | 71-68 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Daniel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Ange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Coriell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Wilbanks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Enrique Pena (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Pendley (fresh) PF - Raymond Leung (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Cody Fischer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Oklahoma | John Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Rose - foul #1 on Kenneth Rose, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Cook (C) Troy Wilbanks | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 03:17 | Oklahoma | John Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Jason Cook gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Jason Cook is hacked by Cody Fischer - foul #1 on Cody Fischer, team foul #6 | 71-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Hylton (PG) Kenneth Rose | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Jason Cook hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 71-68 |
| 03:01 | Oklahoma | Cody Fischer grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 02:59 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Rose (PG) Ronald Hylton | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Falbo (SG), Fredrick Yohe (SF) Enrique Pena, Daniel Pendley | |
| 02:54 | Oklahoma | Fredrick Yohe misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-68 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Jerry Ange gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Raymond Leung steals it from Johnny Daniel | 71-68 |
| 02:21 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Phillips | 71-71 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | John Phillips picks off the pass by Warren Coriell | 71-71 |
| 02:04 | Oklahoma | John Phillips lays it up and in | 71-73 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Jason Cook misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-73 |
| 01:46 | Oklahoma | Fredrick Yohe gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| 01:27 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Ange - foul #2 on Jerry Ange, team foul #10 | 71-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Peacock (PG) Kenneth Rose | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gerald Cooper (C) Cody Fischer | |
| 01:27 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 01:27 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Warren Coriell is denied on a layup by Gerald Cooper | 71-75 |
| 01:10 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung gets the rebound | 71-75 |
| 00:53 | Oklahoma | John Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-75 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Jason Cook grabs the board | 71-75 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Jason Cook lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnny Daniel | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Oklahoma | Gary Peacock is called for the reach on Fredrick Yohe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Peacock, team foul #11 | 73-75 |
| 00:31 | Oklahoma | Fredrick Yohe misses the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:31 | Oklahoma | Fredrick Yohe misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Warren Coriell grabs the board | 73-75 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Jason Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 73-75 |
| 00:11 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung grabs the board | 73-75 |
| 00:08 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Peacock - foul #3 on Gary Peacock, team foul #12 | 73-75 |
| 00:08 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung misses the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:08 | Oklahoma | Raymond Leung misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Jason Cook snags the defensive board | 73-75 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-75 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Johnny Daniel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-75 |
| 00:02 | Oklahoma | John Phillips snags the defensive board | 73-75 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | John Phillips runs out the clock | 73-75 |