| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Chuck Reeves (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alan Wilbur (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Goldblatt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Jeffrey Monroe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlo Cisneros (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Will Layton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Alan Wilbur inbounds the ball | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Alan Wilbur lays it up and in on a great pass from Chuck Reeves | 41-43 |
| 19:18 | San Diego | The jumper by Carlo Cisneros is denied by Alan Wilbur | 41-43 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Patrick Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Octavio Costa clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-43 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 18:44 | San Diego | Robert Bender hits a floater from the right wing set up by Larry Davis | 43-45 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Alan Wilbur is whistled for a carry | 43-45 |
| 18:10 | San Diego | Carlo Cisneros hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Bender | 43-47 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | Will Layton is called for the reach on Matthew Goldblatt - foul #3 on Will Layton, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Flynn (PF) Patrick Perry | |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian Vaca (C) Will Layton | |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Carlo Cisneros is called for the reach on Chuck Reeves - foul #2 on Carlo Cisneros, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Hill (SG), Bryan Curtis (C) Chuck Reeves, Matthew Goldblatt | |
| Subs | San Diego | David Winslow (PG), Donald Quinn (SF) Jeffrey Monroe, Carlo Cisneros | |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Frank Hill scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-47 |
| 17:04 | San Diego | Bryan Curtis steps in front of the Larry Davis pass | 46-47 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Octavio Costa makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Curtis | 49-47 |
| 16:37 | San Diego | Larry Davis drills a jump hook from the baseline | 49-49 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Octavio Costa loses the dribble to Donald Quinn | 49-49 |
| 16:20 | San Diego | David Winslow misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 16:19 | San Diego | Donald Quinn misses the tip | 49-49 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Frank Hill pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 15:49 | San Diego | Brian Vaca snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Frank Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Wilbur (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Flynn (fairly fresh) C - Bryan Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - David Winslow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Robert Bender (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Vaca (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | San Diego | David Winslow hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Bender | 49-52 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Larry Davis steps in front of the Frank Hill pass | 49-52 |
| 15:06 | San Diego | Robert Bender comes up short on the runner in the lane | 49-52 |
| 15:05 | San Diego | Larry Davis tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Octavio Costa buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Flynn | 52-54 |
| 14:44 | San Diego | Donald Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chuck Reeves (SG), Geoffrey Knapp (SF), Patrick Perry (PF), Matthew Goldblatt (C) Octavio Costa, Alan Wilbur, Anthony Flynn, Bryan Curtis | |
| Subs | San Diego | Jeffrey Monroe (PG), Jose Vargas (SG), Carlo Cisneros (SF), Benito Vargas (PF), Will Layton (C) David Winslow, Larry Davis, Donald Quinn, Robert Bender, Brian Vaca | |
| 14:23 | St. John's | The short jumper by Matthew Goldblatt is denied by Will Layton | 52-54 |
| 14:21 | San Diego | Carlo Cisneros pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 14:16 | San Diego | Jeffrey Monroe scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jose Vargas | 52-57 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Hill | 54-57 |
| 14:06 | San Diego | Jeffrey Monroe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roman Howard (PG) Frank Hill | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Patrick Perry misses the dunk | 54-57 |
| 13:46 | San Diego | Will Layton gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 13:43 | San Diego | Jeffrey Monroe double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 13:26 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Will Layton | 54-57 |
| 13:07 | San Diego | Carlo Cisneros makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Monroe | 54-59 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Roman Howard is fouled on the floor by Jose Vargas - foul #1 on Jose Vargas, team foul #3 | 54-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Hill (PG), Alan Wilbur (SF) Roman Howard, Geoffrey Knapp | |
| Subs | San Diego | Larry Davis (SG), Brian Vaca (C) Jose Vargas, Will Layton | |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Benito Vargas steals it from Matthew Goldblatt | 54-59 |
| 12:24 | San Diego | Carlo Cisneros comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Alan Wilbur - foul #1 on Alan Wilbur, team foul #1 | 54-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Octavio Costa (PG) Chuck Reeves | |
| Subs | San Diego | David Winslow (PG), Robert Bender (PF) Jeffrey Monroe, Benito Vargas | |
| 12:24 | San Diego | Carlo Cisneros misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 12:24 | San Diego | Carlo Cisneros misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Alan Wilbur grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Brian Vaca blocks the jumper by Alan Wilbur | 54-59 |
| 12:11 | San Diego | Robert Bender grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 12:07 | San Diego | Larry Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Octavio Costa is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Octavio Costa, team foul #2 | 54-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Flynn (PF), Bryan Curtis (C) Patrick Perry, Matthew Goldblatt | |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Quinn (SF) Carlo Cisneros | |
| 11:35 | San Diego | Larry Davis makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Brian Vaca | 54-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fresh) 19 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frank Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Wilbur (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Flynn (fresh) C - Bryan Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - David Winslow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Davis (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Robert Bender (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Vaca (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Octavio Costa clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 11:13 | San Diego | Donald Quinn grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 11:08 | San Diego | David Winslow misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Alan Wilbur snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn's pass is intercepted by Donald Quinn | 54-61 |
| 10:54 | San Diego | Larry Davis is called for traveling | 54-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chuck Reeves (SG), Geoffrey Knapp (SF) Frank Hill, Alan Wilbur | |
| Subs | San Diego | Jeffrey Monroe (PG), Jose Vargas (SG), Will Layton (C) David Winslow, Larry Davis, Brian Vaca | |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Bryan Curtis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Perry (PF), Matthew Goldblatt (C) Anthony Flynn, Bryan Curtis | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carlo Cisneros (SF), Benito Vargas (PF) Donald Quinn, Robert Bender | |
| 10:08 | San Diego | Jose Vargas is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jose Vargas, team foul #4 | 54-61 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Will Layton takes the ball from Chuck Reeves | 54-61 |
| 09:22 | San Diego | Benito Vargas buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlo Cisneros | 54-63 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Patrick Perry misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jose Vargas - foul #3 on Jose Vargas, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Hill (PG), Kirby Glaze (SG), Alan Wilbur (SF) Octavio Costa, Chuck Reeves, Geoffrey Knapp | |
| Subs | San Diego | David Winslow (PG), Larry Davis (SG), Robert Bender (PF), Brian Vaca (C) Jeffrey Monroe, Jose Vargas, Benito Vargas, Will Layton | |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Patrick Perry makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Patrick Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 08:35 | San Diego | Carlo Cisneros hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-63 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Matthew Goldblatt | 56-63 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Patrick Perry makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-63 |
| 07:48 | San Diego | Robert Bender misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Kirby Glaze - foul #1 on Kirby Glaze, team foul #3 | 58-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Octavio Costa (PG), Anthony Flynn (PF), Bryan Curtis (C) Kirby Glaze, Patrick Perry, Matthew Goldblatt | |
| Subs | San Diego | Jeffrey Monroe (PG), Donald Quinn (SF), Will Layton (C) David Winslow, Carlo Cisneros, Brian Vaca | |
| 07:48 | San Diego | Robert Bender makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:48 | San Diego | Robert Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bryan Curtis | 58-64 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Frank Hill misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 58-64 |
| 07:31 | San Diego | Will Layton pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fresh) 19 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frank Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Wilbur (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Flynn (fresh) C - Bryan Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Jeffrey Monroe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Davis (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Quinn (fresh) 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Robert Bender (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Will Layton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | San Diego | Jeffrey Monroe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Frank Hill gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Bryan Curtis hits the follow up shot | 60-64 |
| 06:42 | San Diego | Donald Quinn misses long on a floater near the basket | 60-64 |
| 06:40 | San Diego | Robert Bender misses the tip | 60-64 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Bryan Curtis grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Octavio Costa comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Alan Wilbur tips it home | 62-64 |
| 06:18 | San Diego | Frank Hill picks off the pass by Robert Bender | 62-64 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Bryan Curtis scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Octavio Costa and he's hacked by Will Layton - foul #4 on Will Layton, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roman Howard (PG), Chuck Reeves (SG), Geoffrey Knapp (SF) Octavio Costa, Frank Hill, Alan Wilbur | |
| Subs | San Diego | David Winslow (PG), Jose Vargas (SG), Carlo Cisneros (SF), Benito Vargas (PF), Brian Vaca (C) Jeffrey Monroe, Larry Davis, Donald Quinn, Robert Bender, Will Layton | |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Bryan Curtis misses the free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:02 | San Diego | Brian Vaca gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 05:41 | San Diego | Brian Vaca buries a runner from the left block set up by David Winslow | 64-66 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn is hacked by Jose Vargas - foul #4 on Jose Vargas, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt (C) Bryan Curtis | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:01 | San Diego | Carlo Cisneros clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Roman Howard's floater is tipped away by Carlo Cisneros | 66-66 |
| 04:28 | San Diego | Carlo Cisneros pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:22 | San Diego | Jose Vargas comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-66 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Knapp | 66-66 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Octavio Costa (PG), Alan Wilbur (SF), Patrick Perry (PF) Roman Howard, Geoffrey Knapp, Anthony Flynn | |
| Subs | San Diego | Jeffrey Monroe (PG), Larry Davis (SG), Robert Bender (PF), Will Layton (C) David Winslow, Jose Vargas, Benito Vargas, Brian Vaca | |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-66 |
| 03:57 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Larry Davis | 66-66 |
| 03:52 | San Diego | Will Layton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Alan Wilbur pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Octavio Costa hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Chuck Reeves | 69-66 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chuck Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alan Wilbur (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Patrick Perry (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Goldblatt (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Jeffrey Monroe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Davis (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlo Cisneros (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Bender (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Will Layton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | San Diego | Carlo Cisneros makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Monroe | 69-68 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Alan Wilbur hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-68 |
| 02:39 | San Diego | Will Layton grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:10 | San Diego | Robert Bender scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Monroe | 69-70 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Octavio Costa drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Chuck Reeves | 72-70 |
| 01:47 | San Diego | Alan Wilbur swats the short shot by Carlo Cisneros | 72-70 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Perry | 72-70 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Octavio Costa buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Patrick Perry | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | San Diego | Jeffrey Monroe buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Carlo Cisneros and the foul's on Matthew Goldblatt - foul #2 on Matthew Goldblatt, team foul #4 | 75-72 |
| 01:36 | San Diego | Jeffrey Monroe makes the free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Octavio Costa connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chuck Reeves | 77-73 |
| 01:03 | San Diego | Octavio Costa steals the ball from Robert Bender | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Patrick Perry banks in the layup on a great pass from Octavio Costa | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | San Diego | Larry Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-73 |
| 00:32 | San Diego | Carlo Cisneros snags the offensive board | 79-73 |
| 00:28 | San Diego | Larry Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Monroe | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves is hacked by Jeffrey Monroe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Monroe, team foul #8 | 79-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Flynn (PF) Patrick Perry | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:21 | San Diego | Larry Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-76 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn snags the defensive board | 81-76 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn is hacked by Larry Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Davis, team foul #9 | 81-76 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:17 | San Diego | Will Layton gets the rebound | 81-76 |
| 00:12 | San Diego | Jeffrey Monroe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-76 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn gets the rebound | 81-76 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn is hacked by Jeffrey Monroe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Monroe, team foul #10 | 81-76 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Anthony Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:04 | San Diego | Larry Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-76 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Alan Wilbur gets the rebound | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Octavio Costa runs out the clock | 83-76 |