| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Luis Lacefield (fresh) SG - Hugh Jackson (fresh) SF - Kenneth Hatten (fresh) PF - Joseph Grise (fresh) C - John Driskell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Stephen Miller (fresh) SG - David Robinson (fresh) SF - Donald Dunne (fresh) PF - Joseph Manning (fresh) C - Michael Coffey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Manning wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Springfield | Joseph Grise grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth Hatten takes the ball from David Robinson | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Springfield | Luis Lacefield knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Hugh Jackson | 4-0 |
| 18:03 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth Hatten takes the ball from Donald Dunne | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Driskell | 6-0 |
| 17:26 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Manning hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Miller and he's hacked by Joseph Grise - foul #1 on Joseph Grise, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:26 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Manning makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:15 | Springfield | John Driskell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-3 |
| 17:00 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Dunne misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 9-3 |
| 16:58 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:41 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-3 |
| 16:39 | Springfield | Hugh Jackson gets the rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:25 | Springfield | Hugh Jackson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Joseph Manning - foul #1 on Joseph Manning, team foul #1 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Springfield | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie (SG), Dennis Waters (PF) David Robinson, Joseph Manning | |
| 16:25 | Springfield | Hugh Jackson makes the free throw | 12-3 |
| 16:05 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Dunne hits the finger roll | 12-5 |
| 15:40 | Springfield | Joseph Grise is denied on a layup by Dennis Waters | 12-5 |
| 15:39 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters snags the defensive board | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Luis Lacefield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hugh Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hatten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Grise (fresh) C - John Driskell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Stephen Miller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George McKenzie (fresh) SF - Donald Dunne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Waters (fresh) C - Michael Coffey (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:25 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 15:24 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Dunne tips it in | 12-7 |
| 15:00 | Springfield | Hugh Jackson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 14:59 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten hits the follow up shot | 14-7 |
| 14:44 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie can't finish the layup | 14-7 |
| 14:42 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters can't tip it in | 14-7 |
| 14:40 | Springfield | John Driskell pulls down the rebound | 14-7 |
| 14:33 | Springfield | John Driskell knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Hugh Jackson | 16-7 |
| 14:21 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters buries a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Hugh Jackson - foul #1 on Hugh Jackson, team foul #2 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch (PG), Robert Grant (SG), Bobby David (SF), John Johnson (PF), Kevin Rice (C) Luis Lacefield, Hugh Jackson, Kenneth Hatten, Joseph Grise, John Driskell | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson (SG), Ian Viera (SF), Joseph Manning (PF) Stephen Miller, Donald Dunne, Michael Coffey | |
| 14:21 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters misses the free throw | 16-9 |
| 14:21 | Springfield | Kevin Rice gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 14:04 | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Grant | 19-9 |
| 13:53 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 19-9 |
| 13:52 | Springfield | The rebound goes to Kevin Rice | 19-9 |
| 13:46 | Springfield | Bobby David loses the dribble to Dennis Waters | 19-9 |
| 13:27 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Grant - foul #1 on Robert Grant, team foul #3 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten (SF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Brian Patterson (C) Dennis Waters | |
| 13:27 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie misses the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 13:27 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 13:06 | Springfield | Robert Grant misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-10 |
| 13:05 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Ian Viera | 19-10 |
| 12:40 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie is hacked by Ronnie Lynch - foul #1 on Ronnie Lynch, team foul #4 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Springfield | Luis Lacefield (PG), Hugh Jackson (SG), Joseph Grise (PF) Ronnie Lynch, Robert Grant, Bobby David | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | David Whitson (PG) George McKenzie | |
| 12:34 | St. John's (MN) | David Whitson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 12:33 | Springfield | Kevin Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 12:27 | Springfield | Hugh Jackson travels with the ball | 19-10 |
| Subs | Springfield | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller (PG), Michael Coffey (C) David Whitson, Brian Patterson | |
| 12:13 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Manning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-10 |
| Subs | Springfield | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Donald Dunne (SF) Ian Viera | |
| 11:57 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten is called for traveling | 19-10 |
| Subs | Springfield | Jerry Ballard (C) Kevin Rice | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Brian Patterson (PF) Joseph Manning | |
| 11:36 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey is fouled on the floor by Jerry Ballard - foul #1 on Jerry Ballard, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Springfield | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie (SG) David Robinson | |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Luis Lacefield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hugh Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Hatten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Grise (fresh) C - Jerry Ballard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Stephen Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George McKenzie (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Dunne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Patterson (fresh) C - Michael Coffey (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie travels with the ball | 19-10 |
| Subs | Springfield | Bobby David (SF), John Driskell (C) Kenneth Hatten, Jerry Ballard | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters (PF) Brian Patterson | |
| 11:02 | Springfield | Bobby David misses long on a floater from the left side | 19-10 |
| 11:00 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey pulls down the rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:42 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Dunne misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Luis Lacefield - foul #1 on Luis Lacefield, team foul #6 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch (PG), John Johnson (PF) Luis Lacefield, Joseph Grise | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | David Whitson (SG), Joseph Manning (PF) Stephen Miller, Michael Coffey | |
| 10:42 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Dunne makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:42 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Dunne makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:28 | Springfield | Hugh Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 10:27 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:16 | St. John's (MN) | Bobby David takes the ball from Donald Dunne | 19-12 |
| 10:08 | Springfield | Bobby David hits a 3 from the right wing | 22-12 |
| 09:54 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters scores on a floater near the basket and he's fouled by John Driskell - foul #1 on John Driskell, team foul #7 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Springfield | Robert Grant (SG), Kenneth Hatten (SF), Kevin Rice (C) Hugh Jackson, John Johnson, John Driskell | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson (SG), Ian Viera (SF) George McKenzie, Donald Dunne | |
| 09:54 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters makes the free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:29 | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-15 |
| 09:02 | St. John's (MN) | Ian Viera is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ian Viera, team foul #2 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Springfield | Luis Lacefield (PG), Joseph Grise (PF) Robert Grant, Bobby David | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller (PG), Brian Patterson (PF), Michael Coffey (C) David Whitson, Joseph Manning, Dennis Waters | |
| 08:43 | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch is fouled on the floor by Ian Viera - foul #2 on Ian Viera, team foul #3 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Springfield | Hugh Jackson (SG) Ronnie Lynch | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Luis Cobb (SF) Ian Viera | |
| 08:25 | Springfield | Luis Lacefield misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Patterson - foul #1 on Brian Patterson, team foul #4 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Springfield | John Driskell (C) Kevin Rice | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Donald Dunne (SF) Luis Cobb | |
| 08:25 | Springfield | Luis Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 08:25 | Springfield | Luis Lacefield misses the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 08:25 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey snags the defensive board | 26-15 |
| 08:11 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-17 |
| 07:47 | Springfield | Hugh Jackson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luis Lacefield | 28-17 |
| 07:33 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Luis Lacefield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Hatten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Grise (fresh) C - John Driskell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Stephen Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Robinson (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Dunne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Patterson (fresh) C - Michael Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Springfield | Joseph Grise can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 28-20 |
| 07:15 | Springfield | Luis Lacefield tips it back up and in | 30-20 |
| 06:53 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Dunne | 30-23 |
| 06:33 | Springfield | Hugh Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Luis Lacefield | 33-23 |
| 06:17 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller is called for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen Miller, team foul #5 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch (PG), Robert Grant (SG), Bobby David (SF), John Johnson (PF), Kevin Rice (C) Luis Lacefield, Hugh Jackson, Kenneth Hatten, Joseph Grise, John Driskell | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie (PG), David Whitson (SG), Luis Cobb (SF), Joseph Manning (PF) Stephen Miller, David Robinson, Donald Dunne, Brian Patterson | |
| 06:00 | Springfield | Bobby David misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Luis Cobb - foul #1 on Luis Cobb, team foul #6 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Springfield | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters (C) Michael Coffey | |
| 06:00 | Springfield | Bobby David makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:00 | Springfield | Bobby David misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:00 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 05:34 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-23 |
| 05:32 | Springfield | Kevin Rice snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 05:16 | Springfield | Robert Grant misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-23 |
| 05:14 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 04:59 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie lays it in | 34-25 |
| 04:45 | Springfield | Robert Grant misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-25 |
| 04:44 | Springfield | John Johnson tips it but misses | 34-25 |
| 04:42 | Springfield | Bobby David hits the follow up shot | 36-25 |
| 04:39 | St. John's (MN) | Ronnie Lynch picks off the pass by George McKenzie in the backcourt | 36-25 |
| 04:27 | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 04:26 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Manning snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 04:03 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters is hacked by Robert Grant - foul #2 on Robert Grant, team foul #8 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Springfield | Luis Lacefield (PG), Hugh Jackson (SG), Kenneth Hatten (SF), Joseph Grise (PF), John Driskell (C) Ronnie Lynch, Robert Grant, Bobby David, John Johnson, Kevin Rice | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller (PG), David Robinson (SG), Donald Dunne (SF), Michael Coffey (C) George McKenzie, David Whitson, Luis Cobb, Joseph Manning | |
| 04:03 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:03 | Springfield | John Driskell snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 03:55 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-25 |
| 03:54 | Springfield | Joseph Grise gets the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 03:45 | Springfield | Luis Lacefield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 03:44 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 03:28 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-25 |
| 03:27 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Luis Lacefield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Hatten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Grise (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Driskell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Stephen Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Robinson (fresh) SF - Donald Dunne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Waters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Springfield | Hugh Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-25 |
| 03:09 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 03:04 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 03:03 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters snags the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 02:48 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters misses the shot from the right block | 36-25 |
| 02:47 | Springfield | The rebound goes to Luis Lacefield | 36-25 |
| 02:36 | Springfield | Luis Lacefield misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 02:35 | Springfield | John Driskell snags the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 02:17 | Springfield | John Driskell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-25 |
| 02:16 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 01:50 | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Hugh Jackson - foul #2 on Hugh Jackson, team foul #9 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Springfield | Kevin Rice (C) John Driskell | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Manning (PF) Dennis Waters | |
| 01:50 | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:50 | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:36 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Hugh Jackson | 39-27 |
| 01:17 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Stephen Miller | 39-29 |
| 01:10 | Springfield | Kevin Rice misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 01:08 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten grabs the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 00:53 | Springfield | Joseph Grise makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Luis Lacefield and he's fouled by Stephen Miller - foul #2 on Stephen Miller, team foul #7 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch (PG), Robert Grant (SG) Luis Lacefield, Hugh Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie (PG), David Whitson (SG), Ian Viera (SF), Brian Patterson (C) Stephen Miller, David Robinson, Donald Dunne, Michael Coffey | |
| 00:53 | Springfield | Joseph Grise misses the free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:53 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Joseph Manning | 41-29 |
| 00:41 | St. John's (MN) | Ian Viera comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronnie Lynch - foul #2 on Ronnie Lynch, team foul #10 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Springfield | Bobby David (PF) Joseph Grise | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 00:41 | St. John's (MN) | Ian Viera makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:41 | St. John's (MN) | Ian Viera misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:41 | Springfield | Kevin Rice pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 00:16 | Springfield | Bobby David makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronnie Lynch | 44-30 |
| 00:02 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 00:00 | Springfield | Kevin Rice gets the rebound | 44-30 |