| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Stephen Miller (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Dunne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Manning (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Frank Willard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Monroe Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bates | Jacob Reed inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Bates | Robert Phillips misses the 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:43 | Bates | Robert Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:43 | Bates | Robert Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:43 | Bates | Robert Phillips makes the 3rd free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:16 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Robinson | 33-38 |
| 19:01 | Bates | Joseph Manning is called for the reach on Frank Willard - foul #1 on Joseph Manning, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 18:56 | Bates | Jacob Reed can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 18:54 | Bates | Henry Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:43 | Bates | Robert Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 18:42 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Joseph Manning | 33-38 |
| 18:22 | St. John's (MN) | Monroe Clark steps in front of the Michael Coffey pass | 33-38 |
| 18:02 | Bates | Jacob Reed connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 17:51 | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson is whistled for traveling | 33-40 |
| 17:27 | Bates | Robert Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 17:26 | Bates | Henry Gibbs gets the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:16 | Bates | Monroe Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 17:15 | Bates | Robert Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 16:59 | Bates | Robert Phillips lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Willard | 33-42 |
| 16:44 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 16:20 | Bates | Jacob Reed can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 16:19 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 16:15 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller clanks a shot from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 16:13 | Bates | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 16:02 | Bates | Jacob Reed buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Frank Willard | 36-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Stephen Miller (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Dunne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Manning (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Coffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Frank Willard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Monroe Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 36-44 |
| 15:39 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 15:29 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller drills a jump hook from the baseline | 38-44 |
| 15:14 | Bates | David Robinson steals it from Frank Willard | 38-44 |
| 14:51 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Dunne makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Stephen Miller | 40-44 |
| 14:40 | Bates | Henry Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 40-44 |
| 14:39 | Bates | Monroe Clark snags the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 14:24 | Bates | Robert Phillips banks in the layup | 40-46 |
| 14:01 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Coffey | 42-46 |
| 13:55 | Bates | Robert Phillips is fouled on the floor by Stephen Miller - foul #2 on Stephen Miller, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie (PG), David Whitson (SG), Ian Viera (SF), Dennis Waters (PF), Brian Patterson (C) Stephen Miller, David Robinson, Donald Dunne, Joseph Manning, Michael Coffey | |
| Subs | Bates | John Williams (PG), Wayne Long (SG), Francis Dixon (SF), Freeman Carter (PF), Keith Eudy (C) Frank Willard, Robert Phillips, Jacob Reed, Henry Gibbs, Monroe Clark | |
| 13:29 | Bates | Freeman Carter is hacked by Dennis Waters - foul #1 on Dennis Waters, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| 13:17 | Bates | Wayne Long clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 13:16 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:02 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie makes the jumper from the left side | 44-46 |
| 12:42 | Bates | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-46 |
| 12:41 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Ian Viera | 44-46 |
| 12:37 | St. John's (MN) | David Whitson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 12:36 | Bates | Freeman Carter grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 12:17 | Bates | John Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Long | 44-49 |
| 12:03 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Patterson is denied on a layup by Francis Dixon | 44-49 |
| 12:02 | Bates | The rebound goes to Keith Eudy | 44-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - George McKenzie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Whitson (fresh) SF - Ian Viera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Waters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Long (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Dixon (fresh) PF - Freeman Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Eudy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Bates | Freeman Carter hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 44-49 |
| 11:44 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Patterson gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:37 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie is whistled for a carry | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller (PG), Donald Dunne (SF), Michael Coffey (C) David Whitson, Ian Viera, Brian Patterson | |
| Subs | Bates | Robert Phillips (SG), Jacob Reed (SF) Wayne Long, Francis Dixon | |
| 11:20 | Bates | Keith Eudy knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Williams | 44-52 |
| 11:07 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Dunne buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Miller | 46-52 |
| 10:52 | Bates | Jacob Reed is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jacob Reed, team foul #1 | 46-52 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson (SG), Joseph Manning (PF) George McKenzie, Dennis Waters | |
| Subs | Bates | Frank Willard (PG), Henry Gibbs (PF), Monroe Clark (C) John Williams, Freeman Carter, Keith Eudy | |
| 10:27 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Miller | 48-52 |
| 10:15 | Bates | Henry Gibbs misses the lay-in | 48-52 |
| 10:13 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 10:00 | St. John's (MN) | Henry Gibbs picks off the pass by Joseph Manning | 48-52 |
| 09:34 | Bates | Henry Gibbs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 09:33 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 09:28 | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Monroe Clark - foul #1 on Monroe Clark, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie (PG), Ian Viera (SF) Stephen Miller, Donald Dunne | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 09:12 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Manning can't connect on a shot from the left block | 48-52 |
| 09:10 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:50 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie is fouled on the floor by Henry Gibbs - foul #3 on Henry Gibbs, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters (PF) Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Bates | John Williams (PG), Wayne Long (SG) Frank Willard, Robert Phillips | |
| 08:29 | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson misses the jump hook from the right block | 48-52 |
| 08:27 | Bates | Wayne Long pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:21 | Bates | Wayne Long is hacked by Ian Viera - foul #1 on Ian Viera, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller (PG), Donald Dunne (SF), Brian Patterson (C) David Robinson, Ian Viera, Michael Coffey | |
| Subs | Bates | Francis Dixon (SF), Freeman Carter (PF) Jacob Reed, Henry Gibbs | |
| 07:57 | Bates | Wayne Long scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Williams | 48-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Stephen Miller (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - George McKenzie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Dunne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Waters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Long (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Dixon (fresh) PF - Freeman Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Monroe Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:43 | St. John's (MN) | A charge is called on Dennis Waters - foul #2 on Dennis Waters, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Manning (PF) Brian Patterson | |
| Subs | Bates | Robert Phillips (SG), Keith Eudy (C) Francis Dixon, Monroe Clark | |
| 07:25 | Bates | Wayne Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 07:24 | Bates | Freeman Carter can't tip it in | 48-54 |
| 07:23 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 07:06 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Wayne Long - foul #1 on Wayne Long, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson (SG), Michael Coffey (C) George McKenzie, Dennis Waters | |
| Subs | Bates | Frank Willard (PG), Jacob Reed (SF), Henry Gibbs (PF) John Williams, Wayne Long, Keith Eudy | |
| 07:06 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 07:06 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:45 | Bates | Frank Willard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 06:44 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Manning grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 06:34 | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-54 |
| 06:26 | Bates | Freeman Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 06:25 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Manning pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:12 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Ian Viera (SF) Donald Dunne | |
| Subs | Bates | Monroe Clark (C) Freeman Carter | |
| 05:59 | Bates | Frank Willard hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Phillips | 49-57 |
| 05:38 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey misses the easy layup | 49-57 |
| 05:36 | Bates | Monroe Clark gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:20 | Bates | Ian Viera swats the short shot by Monroe Clark | 49-57 |
| 05:18 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Joseph Manning | 49-57 |
| 05:03 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Monroe Clark - foul #2 on Monroe Clark, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie (SG), Donald Dunne (SF), Dennis Waters (PF) David Robinson, Ian Viera, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Bates | Wayne Long (SG) Robert Phillips | |
| 05:03 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:03 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:03 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey grabs the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 04:48 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 04:46 | Bates | The rebound goes to Henry Gibbs | 49-57 |
| 04:28 | Bates | Frank Willard buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jacob Reed | 49-59 |
| 04:17 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 49-59 |
| 04:16 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 04:05 | St. John's (MN) | Dennis Waters is denied on a layup by Henry Gibbs | 49-59 |
| 04:03 | Bates | Henry Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Bates | Wayne Long misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 03:43 | Bates | Monroe Clark tips it in | 49-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Stephen Miller (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - George McKenzie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Dunne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Coffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Frank Willard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Long (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Monroe Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Dunne misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-61 |
| 03:18 | Bates | Monroe Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 03:14 | Bates | Wayne Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-61 |
| 03:12 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Coffey grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 02:50 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 02:48 | Bates | The rebound goes to Henry Gibbs | 49-61 |
| 02:25 | Bates | Jacob Reed can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-61 |
| 02:23 | Bates | Frank Willard snags the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 01:57 | Bates | Wayne Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | David Whitson (SG), Ian Viera (SF), Brian Patterson (C) Stephen Miller, Donald Dunne, Michael Coffey | |
| Subs | Bates | John Williams (PG), Francis Dixon (SF), Freeman Carter (PF), Keith Eudy (C) Frank Willard, Jacob Reed, Henry Gibbs, Monroe Clark | |
| 01:48 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Brian Patterson and he's fouled by Francis Dixon - foul #1 on Francis Dixon, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| 01:48 | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie makes the free throw | 52-61 |
| 01:45 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller (PG), David Robinson (SG), Donald Dunne (SF), Joseph Manning (PF), Michael Coffey (C) George McKenzie, David Whitson, Ian Viera, Dennis Waters, Brian Patterson | |
| Subs | Bates | Frank Willard (PG), Robert Phillips (SG), Jacob Reed (SF), Henry Gibbs (PF), Monroe Clark (C) John Williams, Wayne Long, Francis Dixon, Freeman Carter, Keith Eudy | |
| 01:26 | Bates | The short jumper by Monroe Clark is denied by Joseph Manning | 52-61 |
| 01:25 | Bates | Robert Phillips tips it in | 52-63 |
| 01:00 | St. John's (MN) | David Robinson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 00:59 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Manning grabs the offensive board | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 52-63 |
| 00:53 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Miller hits the follow up shot | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Bates | Stephen Miller is called for the reach on Monroe Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Miller, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Bates | Wayne Long (SG) Robert Phillips | |
| 00:52 | Bates | Monroe Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:52 | Bates | Monroe Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:45 | St. John's (MN) | Henry Gibbs denies the turnaround by Donald Dunne | 54-65 |
| 00:44 | Bates | Monroe Clark grabs the board | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Bates | Michael Coffey is called for the reach on Monroe Clark - foul #1 on Michael Coffey, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | George McKenzie (PG), David Whitson (SG), Ian Viera (SF), Dennis Waters (PF), Brian Patterson (C) Stephen Miller, David Robinson, Donald Dunne, Joseph Manning, Michael Coffey | |
| Subs | Bates | John Williams (PG), Francis Dixon (SF), Freeman Carter (PF) Frank Willard, Jacob Reed, Henry Gibbs | |
| 00:17 | Bates | Monroe Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:17 | Bates | Monroe Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:10 | St. John's (MN) | Ian Viera is hacked by Monroe Clark - foul #3 on Monroe Clark, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Bates | Keith Eudy (C) Monroe Clark | |
| 00:10 | St. John's (MN) | Ian Viera makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:10 | St. John's (MN) | Ian Viera makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Bates | John Williams runs out the clock | 56-67 |