| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Joe Brame (fresh) SG - David Selzer (fresh) SF - Earl Ward (fresh) PF - Thomas James (fresh) C - Elliot Moses (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Moore (fresh) SG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) SF - Russell Roberts (fresh) PF - Henry Spears (fresh) C - Christopher Rhodes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oregon | Elliot Moses wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oregon | Oregon is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Oregon | Joe Brame's floater is tipped away by Henry Spears | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Henry Spears can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Wright | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Oregon | The rebound goes to Earl Ward | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Oregon | Joe Brame misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Oregon | Earl Ward tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Henry Spears snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Henry Spears is called for 3 seconds | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Oregon | Henry Spears steals the ball from Elliot Moses in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Thomas James steals it from Henry Spears | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Oregon | Joe Brame is hacked by Kenneth Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:51 | Oregon | Joe Brame's floater is tipped away by Henry Spears | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | Oregon | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Ward | 0-0 |
| 17:33 | Oregon | Elliot Moses clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Kenneth Wright - foul #2 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Oregon | Troy Perry (C) Thomas James | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Hartman (PG), Michael Walsh (SG), Daniel Bennett (PF), Michael Hoots (C) Mark Moore, Kenneth Wright, Henry Spears, Christopher Rhodes | |
| 17:33 | Oregon | Elliot Moses makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:33 | Oregon | Elliot Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Michael Hoots misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 2-0 |
| 17:13 | Oregon | Elliot Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:48 | Oregon | David Selzer travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| Subs | Oregon | Joseph Smith (SG), Brian Clark (C) David Selzer, Elliot Moses | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Cowell (SF) Russell Roberts | |
| 16:46 | St. John's | George Cowell is hacked by Joe Brame in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Brame, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | George Cowell hits a wide open jump hook near the basket | 2-2 |
| 16:02 | Oregon | Joe Brame knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Earl Ward and he's fouled by Michael Hartman - foul #1 on Michael Hartman, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Oregon | Thomas James (PF) Troy Perry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Moore (PG), Henry Spears (PF), Christopher Rhodes (C) Michael Hartman, Daniel Bennett, Michael Hoots | |
| 16:02 | Oregon | Joe Brame makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Joe Brame (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SF - Earl Ward (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Thomas James (fairly fresh) C - Brian Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Moore (fresh) SG - Michael Walsh (fairly fresh) SF - George Cowell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Spears (fresh) 2 blk. C - Christopher Rhodes (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Henry Spears drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Mark Moore | 5-4 |
| 15:34 | Oregon | Henry Spears steps in front of the Brian Clark pass in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | George Cowell connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Spears | 5-6 |
| 15:07 | Oregon | Joseph Smith buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joe Brame and the foul's on Christopher Rhodes - foul #1 on Christopher Rhodes, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Oregon | David Selzer (SG), James Little (SF), Elliot Moses (C) Joe Brame, Earl Ward, Brian Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Roberts (SF), Richard Cummings (PF), Donald Nguyen (C) George Cowell, Henry Spears, Christopher Rhodes | |
| 15:07 | Oregon | Joseph Smith makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Russell Roberts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 14:45 | Oregon | Thomas James grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:20 | Oregon | Joseph Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Oregon | William Offenberger (PG), Daniel Way (SG), Troy Perry (C) Joseph Smith, David Selzer, Thomas James | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Hartman (PG), Daniel Bennett (PF) Mark Moore, Richard Cummings | |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Michael Hartman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:04 | Oregon | Elliot Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:41 | Oregon | Daniel Bennett denies the turnaround by Elliot Moses | 8-6 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Daniel Bennett grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Daniel Bennett is fouled on the floor by Elliot Moses - foul #1 on Elliot Moses, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Oregon | David Selzer (SG), Thomas James (PF) James Little, Elliot Moses | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Cowell (SF), Henry Spears (PF), Christopher Rhodes (C) Russell Roberts, Daniel Bennett, Donald Nguyen | |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Michael Hartman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by George Cowell | 8-9 |
| 12:58 | Oregon | David Selzer misses the lay-in | 8-9 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | George Cowell gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | George Cowell makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 12:26 | Oregon | David Selzer slams it home on a great pass from William Offenberger | 10-12 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes is open and buries a jump hook near the basket | 10-14 |
| 11:35 | Oregon | Daniel Way is hacked by Christopher Rhodes - foul #2 on Christopher Rhodes, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Oregon | Joe Brame (PG), Joseph Smith (SG), Earl Ward (SF), Brian Clark (PF), Elliot Moses (C) William Offenberger, David Selzer, Daniel Way, Thomas James, Troy Perry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Moore (PG), Russell Roberts (SF), Daniel Bennett (PF), Michael Hoots (C) Michael Hartman, George Cowell, Henry Spears, Christopher Rhodes | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Joe Brame (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Ward (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Brian Clark (fresh) C - Elliot Moses (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Walsh (tired) SF - Russell Roberts (fresh) PF - Daniel Bennett (fresh) C - Michael Hoots (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Oregon | Elliot Moses hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Brame | 12-14 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Michael Hoots is fouled on the floor by Earl Ward - foul #1 on Earl Ward, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Michael Walsh makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 10:10 | Oregon | Joseph Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joe Brame | 15-16 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Mark Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Brame - foul #2 on Joe Brame, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Oregon | David Selzer (SG), James Little (SF) Joe Brame, Earl Ward | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Cummings (PF), Donald Nguyen (C) Daniel Bennett, Michael Hoots | |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen connects on the runner from close range set up by Mark Moore | 15-18 |
| 09:34 | Oregon | Brian Clark is open and scores on a floater from the baseline | 17-18 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | James Little picks off the pass by Michael Walsh in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 09:10 | Oregon | Brian Clark lays it in on a great pass from David Selzer | 19-18 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Michael Walsh throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| Subs | Oregon | Troy Perry (C) Brian Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Spears (PF) Richard Cummings | |
| 08:48 | Oregon | James Little hits a wide open shot in the paint set up by Troy Perry and the foul's on Henry Spears - foul #1 on Henry Spears, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Oregon | William Offenberger (PG), Thomas James (PF) Joseph Smith, Elliot Moses | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Cowell (SF), Michael Hoots (C) Russell Roberts, Donald Nguyen | |
| 08:48 | Oregon | James Little makes the free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Michael Walsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| Subs | Oregon | Earl Ward (SF) James Little | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Hartman (PG) Mark Moore | |
| 08:22 | Oregon | David Selzer misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-18 |
| 08:21 | Oregon | Thomas James tips it back up and in | 24-18 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Michael Hartman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-18 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Henry Spears gets the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | George Cowell misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Selzer - foul #1 on David Selzer, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Oregon | Joseph Smith (PG), Elliot Moses (PF), Brian Clark (C) William Offenberger, Thomas James, Troy Perry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Moore (PG), Daniel Bennett (PF) Michael Hartman, Henry Spears | |
| 07:50 | St. John's | George Cowell makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | George Cowell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:50 | Oregon | The rebound goes to Brian Clark | 24-19 |
| 07:26 | Oregon | Earl Ward is denied on a layup by Michael Hoots | 24-19 |
| 07:24 | Oregon | Brian Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:24 | Oregon | Oregon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-19 |
| Subs | Oregon | James Little (SF) Earl Ward | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Roberts (SF), Donald Nguyen (C) George Cowell, Michael Hoots | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Joseph Smith (tiring) 6 pts. SG - David Selzer (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Little (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elliot Moses (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Moore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Walsh (very tired) 2 pts. SF - Russell Roberts (fresh) PF - Daniel Bennett (fresh) C - Donald Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Oregon | Joseph Smith is hacked by Daniel Bennett - foul #1 on Daniel Bennett, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Oregon | William Offenberger (SG) David Selzer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:07 | Oregon | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:07 | Oregon | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Mark Moore comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-19 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Russell Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Russell Roberts misses the fadeaway from the left side | 26-19 |
| 06:25 | Oregon | Elliot Moses gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:11 | Oregon | Elliot Moses makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 28-19 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Russell Roberts makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Mark Moore | 28-21 |
| 05:27 | Oregon | Elliot Moses can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 28-21 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Daniel Bennett grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Russell Roberts is hacked by Joseph Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #6 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Oregon | Daniel Way (SG), Earl Ward (SF), Thomas James (PF), Troy Perry (C) Joseph Smith, James Little, Elliot Moses, Brian Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Hartman (PG), Kenneth Wright (SG), George Cowell (SF), Henry Spears (PF), Christopher Rhodes (C) Mark Moore, Michael Walsh, Russell Roberts, Daniel Bennett, Donald Nguyen | |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 28-21 |
| 05:13 | Oregon | Daniel Way grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 05:09 | Oregon | William Offenberger is hacked by Michael Hartman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Hartman, team foul #8 | 28-21 |
| 05:09 | Oregon | William Offenberger misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Henry Spears can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas James - foul #1 on Thomas James, team foul #7 | 28-21 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Henry Spears misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Henry Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:33 | Oregon | Earl Ward misses short on a floater from the right block | 28-22 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Christopher Rhodes | 28-22 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by George Cowell | 28-24 |
| 04:10 | Oregon | Thomas James's floater is knocked away by Henry Spears | 28-24 |
| 04:09 | Oregon | Earl Ward tips it in | 30-24 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 03:56 | Oregon | The rebound goes to Troy Perry | 30-24 |
| 03:32 | Oregon | Earl Ward knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-24 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Henry Spears hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Rhodes | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - William Offenberger (tired) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Way (tiring) SF - Earl Ward (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas James (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Perry (tiring) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Hartman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Cowell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Spears (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Oregon | George Cowell denies the turnaround by Earl Ward | 32-26 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Michael Hartman makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Spears | 32-29 |
| 02:42 | Oregon | Daniel Way travels in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| Subs | Oregon | Joe Brame (PG), David Selzer (SG), James Little (SF), Elliot Moses (PF), Brian Clark (C) William Offenberger, Daniel Way, Earl Ward, Thomas James, Troy Perry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Moore (PG), Russell Roberts (SF), Richard Cummings (PF), Michael Hoots (C) Michael Hartman, George Cowell, Henry Spears, Christopher Rhodes | |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Russell Roberts clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Richard Cummings pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Michael Hoots loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Bennett (PF) Richard Cummings | |
| 02:05 | Oregon | David Selzer misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Hoots - foul #1 on Michael Hoots, team foul #9 | 32-29 |
| 02:05 | Oregon | David Selzer makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:05 | Oregon | David Selzer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Daniel Bennett | 33-29 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | David Selzer is called for the reach on Kenneth Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Selzer, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:03 | Oregon | Brian Clark gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:42 | Oregon | Daniel Bennett swats the short shot by David Selzer | 33-29 |
| 01:40 | Oregon | James Little can't tip it in | 33-29 |
| 01:38 | Oregon | Joe Brame tips it back up and in | 35-29 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Russell Roberts is hacked by Brian Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Clark, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Cummings (PF), Donald Nguyen (C) Daniel Bennett, Michael Hoots | |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Russell Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen grabs the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Richard Cummings can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 35-29 |
| 01:24 | Oregon | James Little gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:22 | Oregon | David Selzer is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Selzer, team foul #10 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Oregon | Joseph Smith (SG) David Selzer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Hartman (PG) Mark Moore | |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Elliot Moses - foul #2 on Elliot Moses, team foul #11 | 35-29 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:03 | Oregon | Elliot Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:40 | Oregon | Brian Clark double dribbles | 35-29 |
| Subs | Oregon | Earl Ward (SF), Troy Perry (PF) James Little, Elliot Moses | |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Spears (PF) Richard Cummings | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Russell Roberts makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Hartman | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | Oregon | Joe Brame is whistled for a carry | 35-32 |