| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew McDowell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Donato (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Ingram (fresh) PF - Wilson Stack (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Tapia (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reid Shurtz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Harris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Abshire (fresh) C - Kenneth Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Ronald Harris inbounds the ball | 32-21 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Kenneth Parker can't throw it down | 32-21 |
| 19:43 | Montana State | Kenneth Parker tips it in | 32-23 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 19:15 | Montana State | Donald Abshire pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 18:59 | Montana State | Joseph Miller's pass is intercepted by Matthew McDowell | 32-23 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Wilson Stack hits the follow up shot | 34-23 |
| 18:24 | Montana State | Donald Abshire comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 34-23 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | James Tapia grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 17:54 | Montana State | Joseph Miller grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 17:45 | Montana State | Reid Shurtz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 34-23 |
| 17:43 | Montana State | Joseph Miller tips it back up and in | 34-25 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | William Donato blows the layup | 34-25 |
| 17:14 | Montana State | Ronald Harris grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 17:09 | Montana State | James Tapia blocks the short jumper by Ronald Harris | 34-25 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Joseph Miller can't tip it in | 34-25 |
| 17:07 | Montana State | Ronald Harris gets the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Kenneth Parker buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Reid Shurtz | 34-27 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Matthew McDowell, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Oliver Wilkins (SF), Kevin Keller (PF) Richard Ingram, Wilson Stack | |
| Subs | Montana State | Randy Willis (PG), David Prince (SG), Garry Speers (SF), Richard Lupton (PF), Lawrence Otani (C) Reid Shurtz, Joseph Miller, Ronald Harris, Donald Abshire, Kenneth Parker | |
| 16:04 | Montana State | David Prince's pass is intercepted by Matthew McDowell | 34-27 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell can't finish the layup | 34-27 |
| 15:58 | Montana State | David Prince gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew McDowell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Donato (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oliver Wilkins (fresh) PF - Kevin Keller (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Tapia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Randy Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Prince (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garry Speers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Lupton (fresh) C - Lawrence Otani (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Montana State | David Prince clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-27 |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Oliver Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Kevin Keller misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by David Prince - foul #2 on David Prince, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Moshier (PG), Derrick Garrett (SG), James Brown (C) Matthew McDowell, William Donato, James Tapia | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Miller (SG), Donald Abshire (PF), Kenneth Parker (C) Garry Speers, Richard Lupton, Lawrence Otani | |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Kevin Keller makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Kevin Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 14:43 | Montana State | James Brown steps in front of the David Prince pass | 36-27 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | The jump hook by Kevin Keller is blocked by Donald Abshire | 36-27 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Kevin Keller tips it home | 38-27 |
| 14:13 | Montana State | Joseph Miller drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Prince | 38-30 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Derrick Garrett is hacked by Kenneth Parker - foul #2 on Kenneth Parker, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew McDowell (PG), William Donato (SG), Richard Ingram (SF), Wilson Stack (PF), James Tapia (C) Robert Moshier, Derrick Garrett, Oliver Wilkins, Kevin Keller, James Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reid Shurtz (PG), Ronald Harris (SF) Randy Willis, David Prince | |
| 13:24 | St. John's | James Tapia is fouled on the floor by Ronald Harris - foul #1 on Ronald Harris, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | James Tapia misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 12:56 | Montana State | Ronald Harris grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 12:38 | Montana State | Joseph Miller comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Wilson Stack buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 12:01 | Montana State | Joseph Miller connects on the floater from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | James Tapia makes the jump hook from close range set up by Richard Ingram | 42-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew McDowell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Donato (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Ingram (fresh) PF - Wilson Stack (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Tapia (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Reid Shurtz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Harris (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Donald Abshire (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Reid Shurtz double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Randy Willis (SG), Richard Lupton (PF), Lawrence Otani (C) Joseph Miller, Donald Abshire, Kenneth Parker | |
| 11:06 | St. John's | James Tapia's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Otani | 42-32 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Randy Willis pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | Richard Ingram blocks the jumper by Lawrence Otani | 42-32 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Wilson Stack | 42-32 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | James Tapia hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Ingram | 44-32 |
| 10:00 | Montana State | William Donato takes the ball from Ronald Harris | 44-32 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | William Donato dunks the ball | 46-32 |
| 09:44 | Montana State | Randy Willis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Reid Shurtz | 46-35 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | James Tapia connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Matthew McDowell | 48-35 |
| 09:02 | Montana State | Randy Willis makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Reid Shurtz | 48-38 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Wilson Stack blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Lupton - foul #2 on Richard Lupton, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Moshier (PG), Derrick Garrett (SG), Oliver Wilkins (SF), James Brown (C) Matthew McDowell, William Donato, Richard Ingram, James Tapia | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joseph Miller (SG), David Prince (SF), Donald Abshire (PF), Kenneth Parker (C) Reid Shurtz, Ronald Harris, Richard Lupton, Lawrence Otani | |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Wilson Stack makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Wilson Stack misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:44 | Montana State | Donald Abshire gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:31 | Montana State | Donald Abshire misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Robert Moshier connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Derrick Garrett | 51-38 |
| 07:41 | Montana State | Joseph Miller connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Randy Willis | 51-41 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Robert Moshier is hacked by Randy Willis - foul #1 on Randy Willis, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew McDowell (PG), William Donato (SG), Kevin Keller (PF) Robert Moshier, Derrick Garrett, Wilson Stack | |
| Subs | Montana State | Garry Speers (SF) Randy Willis | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew McDowell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Donato (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oliver Wilkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Keller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Miller (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Speers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Abshire (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:07 | St. John's | William Donato throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| 06:52 | Montana State | Kenneth Parker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Oliver Wilkins and he's fouled by David Prince - foul #3 on David Prince, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Ingram (SF), James Tapia (C) Oliver Wilkins, James Brown | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reid Shurtz (PG) Garry Speers | |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell misses the free throw | 53-41 |
| 06:21 | Montana State | Kenneth Parker snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 06:09 | Montana State | Reid Shurtz comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-41 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kevin Keller | 53-41 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | James Tapia knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:40 | Montana State | Reid Shurtz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | James Tapia gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 55-41 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Keller | 55-41 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | James Tapia buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Keller | 57-41 |
| 04:43 | Montana State | Reid Shurtz scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Prince | 57-43 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Matthew McDowell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 04:16 | Montana State | David Prince grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 04:12 | Montana State | David Prince blows the layup | 57-43 |
| 04:10 | Montana State | Donald Abshire tips it home | 57-45 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | James Tapia drills a floater in the paint set up by William Donato | 59-45 |
| 03:36 | Montana State | Reid Shurtz is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Reid Shurtz, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Moshier (PG), Derrick Garrett (SG), Oliver Wilkins (SF), James Brown (C) Matthew McDowell, William Donato, Richard Ingram, James Tapia | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Rhodes (PG), Randy Willis (SG), Garry Speers (SF), Richard Lupton (PF), Lawrence Otani (C) Reid Shurtz, Joseph Miller, David Prince, Donald Abshire, Kenneth Parker | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Robert Moshier knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Moshier (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Derrick Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oliver Wilkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Keller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - William Rhodes (fresh) SG - Randy Willis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garry Speers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Lupton (fresh) C - Lawrence Otani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Richard Lupton misses the easy layup | 62-45 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Robert Moshier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 02:30 | Montana State | Richard Lupton snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 02:26 | Montana State | Lawrence Otani's pass is intercepted by Oliver Wilkins | 62-45 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Robert Moshier clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-45 |
| 01:59 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Richard Lupton | 62-45 |
| 01:53 | Montana State | Robert Moshier is called for the reach on Garry Speers - foul #1 on Robert Moshier, team foul #2 | 62-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Prince (SG) William Rhodes | |
| 01:47 | Montana State | Garry Speers misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Oliver Wilkins - foul #1 on Oliver Wilkins, team foul #3 | 62-45 |
| 01:47 | Montana State | Garry Speers misses the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 01:47 | Montana State | Garry Speers misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Oliver Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Robert Moshier comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Keller | 62-45 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Derrick Garrett buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Oliver Wilkins | 65-45 |
| 01:06 | Montana State | Derrick Garrett is called for the reach on Garry Speers - foul #1 on Derrick Garrett, team foul #4 | 65-45 |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Randy Willis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-45 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Moshier | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Oliver Wilkins is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Otani - foul #1 on Lawrence Otani, team foul #8 | 65-45 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Oliver Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Oliver Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Randy Willis misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 67-45 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Derrick Garrett | 67-45 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Moshier runs out the clock | 67-45 |