| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Paulk (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Gill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willie Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael West (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Roger Knupp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Zoll (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Plumley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Wellington (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Mehta (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Barrett inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:56 | St. John's (MN) | Roger Knupp steals it from Willie Gill in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 19:33 | St. Thomas | Charles Mehta can't finish the layup | 24-27 |
| 19:32 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Thomas grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 19:28 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Barrett misses long on a jump hook from close range | 24-27 |
| 19:27 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 19:12 | St. John's (MN) | Charles Mehta steps in front of the Willie Gill pass | 24-27 |
| 18:59 | St. Thomas | Jimmy Zoll connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Knupp | 24-30 |
| 18:41 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Barrett misses the shot from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 18:39 | St. Thomas | Harry Wellington pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:15 | St. Thomas | Jimmy Zoll can't finish the layup | 24-30 |
| 18:14 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Thomas snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 17:46 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Gill buries a 3 from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 17:22 | St. Thomas | Roger Knupp buries a floater from the right side set up by Jimmy Zoll | 27-32 |
| 17:10 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Gill is called for traveling | 27-32 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Ralph Luker (PG), Ronny Merriam (SG), David Leadbetter (SF), Ernest Johnson (PF), Ray Flournoy (C) James Paulk, Willie Gill, Christopher Barrett, Willie Thomas, Michael West | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Stanley Cagle (PG), Michael Baca (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), Peter Clark (PF), Harry Whittle (C) Roger Knupp, Jimmy Zoll, James Plumley, Harry Wellington, Charles Mehta | |
| 16:43 | St. Thomas | Michael Baca misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ralph Luker - foul #1 on Ralph Luker, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 16:43 | St. Thomas | Michael Baca misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:43 | St. Thomas | Michael Baca misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:43 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Ray Flournoy | 27-32 |
| 16:21 | St. John's (MN) | Ralph Luker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-32 |
| 16:19 | St. Thomas | Peter Clark grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 16:05 | St. Thomas | Michael Baca scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Stanley Cagle | 27-34 |
| 16:00 | St. John's (MN) | Ralph Luker misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 15:58 | St. Thomas | Harry Whittle grabs the board | 27-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Ralph Luker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronny Merriam (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Leadbetter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ray Flournoy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Stanley Cagle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Baca (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Whittle (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | St. Thomas | Ernest Johnson denies the turnaround by Michael Baca | 27-34 |
| 15:30 | St. Thomas | Ronald Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 15:07 | St. Thomas | Michael Baca misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 15:05 | St. John's (MN) | Ernest Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 15:02 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Cunningham steals the ball from Ralph Luker in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 14:39 | St. Thomas | Michael Baca misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Ronny Merriam - foul #2 on Ronny Merriam, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Paulk (PG), Thomas Kramer (SG), Christopher Barrett (SF), Willie Thomas (PF), Michael West (C) Ralph Luker, Ronny Merriam, David Leadbetter, Ernest Johnson, Ray Flournoy | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Roger Knupp (PG), James Plumley (SF), Harry Wellington (PF), Charles Mehta (C) Stanley Cagle, Ronald Cunningham, Peter Clark, Harry Whittle | |
| 14:39 | St. Thomas | Michael Baca misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 14:39 | St. Thomas | Michael Baca misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 14:39 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Thomas snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 14:37 | St. John's (MN) | Charles Mehta takes the ball from James Paulk in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 14:16 | St. Thomas | Charles Mehta hits the finger roll | 27-36 |
| 13:53 | St. John's (MN) | Charles Mehta takes the ball from Willie Thomas | 27-36 |
| 13:34 | St. Thomas | Roger Knupp misses the shot from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 13:33 | St. Thomas | Harry Wellington can't tip it in | 27-36 |
| 13:32 | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 13:19 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Barrett is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 29-36 |
| 12:57 | St. Thomas | Roger Knupp buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Baca | 29-38 |
| 12:38 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Barrett is whistled for a carry | 29-38 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Ronny Merriam (SF), Ernest Johnson (C) Christopher Barrett, Michael West | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Stanley Cagle (PG), Jimmy Zoll (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), Harry Whittle (C) Roger Knupp, Michael Baca, James Plumley, Charles Mehta | |
| 12:21 | St. Thomas | Ronny Merriam steals it from Jimmy Zoll | 29-38 |
| 11:59 | St. John's (MN) | Ernest Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stanley Cagle - foul #3 on Stanley Cagle, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Willie Gill (SG), Ray Flournoy (C) Thomas Kramer, Willie Thomas | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Peter Clark (PF) Harry Wellington | |
| 11:59 | St. John's (MN) | Ernest Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 11:59 | St. John's (MN) | Ernest Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Paulk (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Gill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronny Merriam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Flournoy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Stanley Cagle (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Zoll (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Whittle (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | St. Thomas | Jimmy Zoll misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 11:38 | St. Thomas | Peter Clark gets the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 11:29 | St. Thomas | Willie Gill steps in front of the Peter Clark pass | 30-38 |
| 11:04 | St. John's (MN) | Ronny Merriam scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 10:44 | St. Thomas | Jimmy Zoll lays it in on a great pass from Peter Clark | 32-40 |
| 10:21 | St. John's (MN) | Ernest Johnson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 32-40 |
| 10:19 | St. Thomas | Ronald Cunningham grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 10:14 | St. Thomas | Harry Whittle is called for traveling | 32-40 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Kramer (SG), Christopher Barrett (SF), Willie Thomas (PF), Michael West (C) James Paulk, Ronny Merriam, Ernest Johnson, Ray Flournoy | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Roger Knupp (PG), James Plumley (SF), Harry Wellington (PF), Charles Mehta (C) Stanley Cagle, Ronald Cunningham, Peter Clark, Harry Whittle | |
| 10:11 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Gill is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Zoll - foul #1 on Jimmy Zoll, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| 10:00 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 09:58 | St. Thomas | Jimmy Zoll gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 09:38 | St. Thomas | Jimmy Zoll buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Plumley | 32-43 |
| 09:23 | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Kramer makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Thomas | 34-43 |
| 09:00 | St. Thomas | Charles Mehta can't finish the layup | 34-43 |
| 08:59 | St. John's (MN) | Michael West grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 08:56 | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Kramer loses the dribble to Harry Wellington in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| 08:33 | St. Thomas | Charles Mehta hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Barrett - foul #1 on Christopher Barrett, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Paulk (PG), Ronny Merriam (SG) Willie Gill, Thomas Kramer | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Michael Baca (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF) Jimmy Zoll, James Plumley | |
| 08:33 | St. Thomas | Charles Mehta makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 08:33 | St. Thomas | Charles Mehta makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 08:06 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Barrett makes the floater from the left block set up by James Paulk | 36-45 |
| 07:48 | St. Thomas | Michael Baca comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 36-45 |
| 07:46 | St. Thomas | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Wellington | 36-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Paulk (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronny Merriam (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Barrett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Willie Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Michael West (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Roger Knupp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Baca (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Wellington (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Charles Mehta (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 07:21 | St. Thomas | Roger Knupp hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-45 |
| 07:19 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Barrett pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 07:02 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Thomas misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Roger Knupp - foul #2 on Roger Knupp, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Kramer (SG), Ernest Johnson (C) Christopher Barrett, Michael West | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Stanley Cagle (PG), Jimmy Zoll (SG), James Plumley (SF), Peter Clark (PF), Harry Whittle (C) Roger Knupp, Michael Baca, Ronald Cunningham, Harry Wellington, Charles Mehta | |
| 07:02 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 07:02 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 06:43 | St. Thomas | Peter Clark is fouled on the floor by Willie Thomas - foul #3 on Willie Thomas, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | David Leadbetter (SF), Ray Flournoy (C) Ronny Merriam, Willie Thomas | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 06:26 | St. Thomas | Jimmy Zoll hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by James Paulk - foul #1 on James Paulk, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Willie Gill (PG) James Paulk | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 06:26 | St. Thomas | Jimmy Zoll makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 06:26 | St. Thomas | Jimmy Zoll makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 06:11 | St. John's (MN) | David Leadbetter hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 05:50 | St. Thomas | Ernest Johnson picks off the pass by Jimmy Zoll | 41-47 |
| 05:28 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Paulk (PG), Ronny Merriam (SF) Willie Gill, David Leadbetter | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Michael Baca (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), Harry Wellington (PF), Charles Mehta (C) Jimmy Zoll, James Plumley, Peter Clark, Harry Whittle | |
| 05:04 | St. Thomas | Michael Baca throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Willie Gill (SG) Thomas Kramer | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Roger Knupp (PG) Stanley Cagle | |
| 04:42 | St. John's (MN) | Ernest Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Michael West (C) Ray Flournoy | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 04:16 | St. Thomas | Harry Wellington lays it in | 41-49 |
| 04:13 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Cunningham is called for the reach on Ronny Merriam in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Cunningham, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Barrett (SF), Willie Thomas (PF) Ronny Merriam, Ernest Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 04:01 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Barrett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 03:59 | St. Thomas | Charles Mehta gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:55 | St. Thomas | Michael Baca hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Knupp | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Gill misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-51 |
| 03:41 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Barrett tips it but misses | 41-51 |
| 03:40 | St. Thomas | Harry Wellington pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Paulk (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willie Gill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael West (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Roger Knupp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Baca (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Wellington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Mehta (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 03:17 | St. Thomas | Charles Mehta misses the lay-in | 41-51 |
| 03:15 | St. John's (MN) | James Paulk gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 03:09 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Kramer (SG), Ernest Johnson (C) James Paulk, Michael West | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Stanley Cagle (PG), Jimmy Zoll (SG), James Plumley (SF), Peter Clark (PF), Harry Whittle (C) Roger Knupp, Michael Baca, Ronald Cunningham, Harry Wellington, Charles Mehta | |
| 02:47 | St. Thomas | Stanley Cagle is hacked by Willie Thomas - foul #4 on Willie Thomas, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Ralph Luker (PG), Ronny Merriam (SG), David Leadbetter (SF), Ray Flournoy (C) Willie Gill, Thomas Kramer, Christopher Barrett, Willie Thomas | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 02:30 | St. Thomas | Harry Whittle is fouled on the floor by Ernest Johnson - foul #1 on Ernest Johnson, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| 02:30 | St. Thomas | Harry Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 02:30 | St. Thomas | Harry Whittle makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 02:27 | St. John's (MN) | Ralph Luker is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Luker, team foul #8 | 41-53 |
| 02:05 | St. Thomas | Ronny Merriam picks off the pass by Peter Clark | 41-53 |
| 02:02 | St. John's (MN) | Ronny Merriam is hacked by James Plumley in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Plumley, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| 01:53 | St. John's (MN) | Ray Flournoy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 01:52 | St. John's (MN) | Ronny Merriam grabs the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 01:43 | St. John's (MN) | David Leadbetter travels with the ball | 41-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Willie Gill (PG) Ralph Luker | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Roger Knupp (PG), Harry Wellington (PF), Charles Mehta (C) Stanley Cagle, Peter Clark, Harry Whittle | |
| 01:17 | St. Thomas | Roger Knupp misses the jumpshot from the right side | 41-53 |
| 01:16 | St. Thomas | James Plumley grabs the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 01:00 | St. Thomas | Jimmy Zoll knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Knupp | 41-55 |
| 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 | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's (MN) | Willie Gill can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-55 |
| 00:53 | St. Thomas | Roger Knupp snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 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 | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:25 | St. Thomas | Charles Mehta misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Ray Flournoy - foul #1 on Ray Flournoy, team foul #9 | 41-55 |
| 00:25 | St. Thomas | Charles Mehta makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 00:25 | St. Thomas | Charles Mehta makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 00:18 | St. John's (MN) | Ray Flournoy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harry Wellington - foul #1 on Harry Wellington, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| 00:18 | St. John's (MN) | Ray Flournoy misses the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 00:18 | St. John's (MN) | Ray Flournoy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 00:00 | St. Thomas | Roger Knupp runs out the clock | 42-57 |