| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Louis McNiell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Joy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Hensley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Busch (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Marty Schroeder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Loftus (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Oliva (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Burciaga (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Guillotte (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Louisiana | Charles Burciaga clanks a turnaround from the left block | 29-37 |
| 19:36 | St. John's (MN) | Edward Hensley snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 19:15 | St. John's (MN) | Jonathan Joy misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 29-37 |
| 19:14 | St. John's (MN) | Lloyd Busch pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 19:00 | St. John's (MN) | Lloyd Busch's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Guillotte | 29-37 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Marty Schroeder and the foul's on Lloyd Busch - foul #1 on Lloyd Busch, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 18:37 | St. John's (MN) | Lloyd Busch banks in the layup | 31-40 |
| 18:08 | Louisiana | Marty Schroeder misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 18:06 | St. John's (MN) | Gregg Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:43 | St. John's (MN) | Gregg Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 17:41 | Louisiana | Ronnie Guillotte pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana | Marty Schroeder knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Loftus | 31-43 |
| 17:06 | St. John's (MN) | Lloyd Busch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 17:04 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva drills a fadeaway from the right side | 31-45 |
| 16:31 | St. John's (MN) | Jonathan Joy makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis McNiell | 33-45 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Edward Bragdon (PG), Billy Hamilton (SG), Nathan Woodard (SF), Steven Lindsey (PF), Mark Stone (C) Louis McNiell, Gregg Smith, Jonathan Joy, Edward Hensley, Lloyd Busch | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Manuel Stein (PG), Anthony Steele (SG), Guy Wright (SF), Shawn Bail (PF), Joseph Brouwer (C) Marty Schroeder, David Loftus, Edward Oliva, Charles Burciaga, Ronnie Guillotte | |
| 15:46 | St. John's (MN) | The jumper by Nathan Woodard is denied by Shawn Bail | 33-45 |
| 15:45 | Louisiana | Shawn Bail snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Edward Bragdon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Lindsey (fresh) C - Mark Stone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Manuel Stein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Steele (fresh) SF - Guy Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Bail (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Brouwer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Louisiana | Manuel Stein is fouled on the floor by Edward Bragdon - foul #2 on Edward Bragdon, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Taylor (PF) Steven Lindsey | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 15:08 | Louisiana | Guy Wright's layup is rejected by Mark Stone | 33-45 |
| 15:07 | St. John's (MN) | Nathan Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:44 | St. John's (MN) | Billy Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 14:43 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Stone tips it but misses | 33-45 |
| 14:41 | St. John's (MN) | John Taylor snags the offensive board | 33-45 |
| 14:29 | St. John's (MN) | Nathan Woodard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana | Shawn Bail grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 14:10 | Louisiana | Edward Bragdon picks off the pass by Shawn Bail | 33-45 |
| 14:07 | St. John's (MN) | Edward Bragdon lays it in | 35-45 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana | Manuel Stein comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 13:58 | Louisiana | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Brouwer | 35-45 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana | Anthony Steele throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Louis McNiell (PG), Gregg Smith (SG), Jonathan Joy (SF), Lloyd Busch (C) Edward Bragdon, Billy Hamilton, Nathan Woodard, Mark Stone | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Marty Schroeder (PG), David Loftus (SG), Edward Oliva (SF), Charles Burciaga (PF), Ronnie Guillotte (C) Manuel Stein, Anthony Steele, Guy Wright, Shawn Bail, Joseph Brouwer | |
| 13:20 | St. John's (MN) | Lloyd Busch misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 35-45 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana | Ronnie Guillotte pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 12:54 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva makes the jumper from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 12:32 | St. John's (MN) | Louis McNiell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Edward Hensley (PF) John Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 12:25 | Louisiana | David Loftus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| 12:13 | St. John's (MN) | Edward Hensley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 12:12 | St. John's (MN) | Lloyd Busch tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva is whistled for a carry | 37-47 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Anthony Steele (SF), Shawn Bail (PF), Joseph Brouwer (C) Edward Oliva, Charles Burciaga, Ronnie Guillotte | |
| 11:32 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Steele is called for the reach on Gregg Smith - foul #1 on Anthony Steele, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Taylor (PF) Edward Hensley | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Manuel Stein (SG) David Loftus | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Louis McNiell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Joy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Busch (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Marty Schroeder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Stein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Steele (fresh) PF - Shawn Bail (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Brouwer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | St. John's (MN) | Jonathan Joy misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Steele - foul #2 on Anthony Steele, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| 11:21 | St. John's (MN) | Jonathan Joy makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:21 | St. John's (MN) | Jonathan Joy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:10 | Louisiana | John Taylor steals it from Shawn Bail | 39-47 |
| 10:45 | St. John's (MN) | Lloyd Busch buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Louis McNiell and he's hacked by Shawn Bail - foul #1 on Shawn Bail, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Nathan Woodard (SG), Edward Hensley (SF) Gregg Smith, Jonathan Joy | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Guy Wright (SF), Ronnie Guillotte (C) Marty Schroeder, Joseph Brouwer | |
| 10:45 | St. John's (MN) | Lloyd Busch makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:35 | Louisiana | Manuel Stein drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 10:17 | St. John's (MN) | Nathan Woodard misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana | Ronnie Guillotte grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 10:13 | Louisiana | Louis McNiell steps in front of the Manuel Stein pass in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 09:58 | St. John's (MN) | Nathan Woodard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 09:57 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Ronnie Guillotte | 42-50 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana | Anthony Steele can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 09:34 | St. John's (MN) | Edward Hensley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:29 | St. John's (MN) | Nathan Woodard can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 09:27 | St. John's (MN) | Edward Hensley gets the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:17 | St. John's (MN) | Louis McNiell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 09:16 | St. John's (MN) | John Taylor tips it but misses | 42-50 |
| 09:14 | St. John's (MN) | Lloyd Busch grabs the offensive board | 42-50 |
| 09:08 | St. John's (MN) | Edward Hensley scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Louis McNiell | 44-50 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana | Guy Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Edward Bragdon (PG), Gregg Smith (SG), Jonathan Joy (SF), Mark Stone (PF) Louis McNiell, Edward Hensley, John Taylor, Lloyd Busch | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Marty Schroeder (PG), David Loftus (SG), Edward Oliva (SF), Charles Burciaga (PF), Joseph Brouwer (C) Manuel Stein, Anthony Steele, Guy Wright, Shawn Bail, Ronnie Guillotte | |
| 08:27 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Stone misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-50 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana | Charles Burciaga snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-53 |
| 08:01 | St. John's (MN) | Nathan Woodard hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Edward Bragdon | 47-53 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Charles Burciaga | 47-56 |
| 07:25 | St. John's (MN) | Nathan Woodard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-56 |
| 07:23 | Louisiana | David Loftus gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Edward Bragdon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Joy (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Stone (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nathan Woodard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Marty Schroeder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Loftus (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Oliva (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Charles Burciaga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Brouwer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 07:17 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Stone gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:59 | St. John's (MN) | Nathan Woodard scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Bragdon | 49-56 |
| 06:42 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana | Joseph Brouwer grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana | Marty Schroeder drills a shot from the left side | 49-58 |
| 06:02 | St. John's (MN) | Gregg Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 06:01 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Stone tips it in | 51-58 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana | Nathan Woodard blocks the short jumper by Joseph Brouwer | 51-58 |
| 05:47 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Stone pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 05:47 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Louis McNiell (PG), John Taylor (PF), Lloyd Busch (C) Edward Bragdon, Mark Stone, Nathan Woodard | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ronnie Guillotte (C) Joseph Brouwer | |
| 05:28 | St. John's (MN) | Lloyd Busch clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana | Ronnie Guillotte grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana | Marty Schroeder grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:59 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva misses the easy layup | 51-58 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana | Marty Schroeder grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana | David Loftus can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Taylor - foul #4 on John Taylor, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Anthony Steele (SF), Shawn Bail (PF) Edward Oliva, Charles Burciaga | |
| 04:45 | Louisiana | David Loftus makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana | David Loftus makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 04:31 | St. John's (MN) | Lloyd Busch misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 51-60 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana | Shawn Bail grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana | Anthony Steele buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Loftus | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:57 | St. John's (MN) | Jonathan Joy connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Busch | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Louisiana | David Loftus is fouled on the floor by Gregg Smith - foul #2 on Gregg Smith, team foul #4 | 54-63 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Nathan Woodard (SG), Edward Hensley (SF) Gregg Smith, Jonathan Joy | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Manuel Stein (PG), Edward Oliva (SF), Charles Burciaga (PF) Marty Schroeder, David Loftus, Shawn Bail | |
| 03:22 | Louisiana | Manuel Stein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-63 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Louis McNiell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nathan Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Hensley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Lloyd Busch (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Manuel Stein (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Steele (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Oliva (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Charles Burciaga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Guillotte (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:05 | St. John's (MN) | John Taylor connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Louis McNiell | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Gregg Smith (SG), Jonathan Joy (SF) Nathan Woodard, Edward Hensley | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Marty Schroeder (PG), David Loftus (SG) Manuel Stein, Anthony Steele | |
| 02:38 | Louisiana | Marty Schroeder misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Louis McNiell - foul #3 on Louis McNiell, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| 02:38 | Louisiana | Marty Schroeder misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 02:38 | Louisiana | Marty Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 02:29 | St. John's (MN) | Gregg Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-64 |
| 02:13 | Louisiana | Marty Schroeder knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 02:09 | St. John's (MN) | Gregg Smith misses the lay-in | 58-67 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana | Ronnie Guillotte gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Louisiana | Ronnie Guillotte is hacked by Louis McNiell - foul #4 on Louis McNiell, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana | Ronnie Guillotte loses the dribble to Louis McNiell | 58-67 |
| 01:12 | St. John's (MN) | Lloyd Busch drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Joy | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Louisiana | Ronnie Guillotte makes the jumper from the left block | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | St. John's (MN) | Jonathan Joy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana | Charles Burciaga snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Louisiana | Louis McNiell is called for the reach on Charles Burciaga in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis McNiell, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Edward Bragdon (PG) Louis McNiell | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Joseph Brouwer (C) Ronnie Guillotte | |
| 00:39 | Louisiana | Charles Burciaga makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana | Charles Burciaga makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:33 | St. John's (MN) | David Loftus steals it from Jonathan Joy | 61-71 |
| 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 | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana | Edward Oliva double dribbles | 61-71 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Billy Hamilton (SG), Nathan Woodard (SF), Edward Hensley (PF), Mark Stone (C) Gregg Smith, Jonathan Joy, John Taylor, Lloyd Busch | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Manuel Stein (PG), Anthony Steele (SG), Guy Wright (SF), Shawn Bail (PF) Marty Schroeder, David Loftus, Edward Oliva, Charles Burciaga | |
| 00:03 | St. John's (MN) | Edward Bragdon is hacked by Joseph Brouwer - foul #1 on Joseph Brouwer, team foul #4 | 61-71 |
| 00:00 | St. John's (MN) | Edward Hensley travels with the ball | 61-71 |