| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Jimmy Gasper (fresh) SG - John Antoine (fresh) SF - Aaron White (fresh) PF - Kenneth McKissick (fresh) C - Andre Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Rick Deas (fresh) SG - Thomas Leija (fresh) SF - Larry Fetzer (fresh) PF - Robert Stahl (fresh) C - Danny Cone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Howard Payne | Aaron White is called for the reach on Thomas Leija in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron White, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Howard Payne | Kenneth McKissick picks off the pass by Thomas Leija | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | St. John's (MN) | John Antoine is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | St. John's (MN) | Andre Bruno can't finish the uncontested layup | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija's layup is rejected by Kenneth McKissick | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | St. John's (MN) | Andre Bruno snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper loses the dribble to Thomas Leija in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija dunks the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper loses the dribble to Larry Fetzer | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Howard Payne | Aaron White denies the turnaround by Larry Fetzer | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | St. John's (MN) | Andre Bruno pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | St. John's (MN) | Aaron White steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-2 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mark Gordon (PG), Stephen Williams (SG), Mark Brauer (SF), Michael Steele (PF), Warren Maly (C) Jimmy Gasper, John Antoine, Aaron White, Kenneth McKissick, Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Ackermann (PG), Thomas Washburn (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Kenneth Blade (PF), Richard Teller (C) Rick Deas, Thomas Leija, Larry Fetzer, Robert Stahl, Danny Cone | |
| 17:12 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Morris can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Brauer - foul #1 on Mark Brauer, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:12 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Morris makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:12 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 16:46 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Brauer can't finish the uncontested layup | 0-4 |
| 16:44 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Brauer misses the tip | 0-4 |
| 16:42 | Howard Payne | Richard Teller grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 16:40 | Howard Payne | Stephen Williams steals it from Jeffrey Morris in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 16:21 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Gordon misses short on a floater from the left side | 0-4 |
| 16:20 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Gordon | 0-4 |
| 16:07 | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Washburn steals the ball from Mark Brauer | 0-4 |
| 16:00 | Howard Payne | Richard Teller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-4 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper (PG), Andre Bruno (C) Mark Gordon, Warren Maly | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Deady (PG), Thomas Leija (SG), Larry Fetzer (SF), Eddie Moore (PF), Danny Cone (C) John Ackermann, Thomas Washburn, Jeffrey Morris, Kenneth Blade, Richard Teller | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Jimmy Gasper (fresh) SG - Stephen Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Brauer (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Steele (fairly fresh) C - Andre Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Thomas Deady (fresh) SG - Thomas Leija (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Fetzer (fairly fresh) PF - Eddie Moore (fresh) C - Danny Cone (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Steele is hacked by Eddie Moore - foul #1 on Eddie Moore, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 15:22 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 0-4 |
| 15:21 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Gasper | 0-4 |
| 15:00 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 14:59 | Howard Payne | Eddie Moore grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 14:55 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 0-6 |
| 14:53 | St. John's (MN) | Larry Fetzer is called for the reach on Jimmy Gasper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Fetzer, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Antoine (SG), Aaron White (SF), Kenneth McKissick (PF) Jimmy Gasper, Mark Brauer, Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rick Deas (PG), Robert Stahl (PF) Thomas Deady, Eddie Moore | |
| 14:35 | St. John's (MN) | Aaron White knocks in the jump hook from close range | 2-6 |
| 14:30 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper (PG), Andre Bruno (C) Stephen Williams, Michael Steele | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | John Ackermann (SF), Kenneth Blade (C) Larry Fetzer, Danny Cone | |
| 14:21 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rick Deas - foul #1 on Rick Deas, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Williams (SG), Mark Brauer (SF), Michael Steele (C) John Antoine, Aaron White, Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 14:21 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:21 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:07 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 13:49 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mark Gordon (PG), John Antoine (SG), Aaron White (SF), Warren Maly (PF), Andre Bruno (C) Jimmy Gasper, Stephen Williams, Mark Brauer, Kenneth McKissick, Michael Steele | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Deady (PG), Thomas Washburn (SG), Danny Cone (C) Rick Deas, Thomas Leija, Kenneth Blade | |
| 13:35 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-11 |
| 13:11 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Gordon hits a wide open floater near the basket set up by Aaron White | 6-11 |
| 12:47 | Howard Payne | Thomas Washburn makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-14 |
| 12:45 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Stahl picks off the pass by Aaron White in the backcourt | 6-14 |
| 12:25 | Howard Payne | Andre Bruno is called for the reach on John Ackermann - foul #1 on Andre Bruno, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper (PG), Stephen Williams (SG), Mark Brauer (SF), Kenneth McKissick (PF), Michael Steele (C) Mark Gordon, John Antoine, Aaron White, Warren Maly, Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rick Deas (PG), Thomas Leija (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Eddie Moore (PF), Kenneth Blade (C) Thomas Deady, Thomas Washburn, John Ackermann, Robert Stahl, Danny Cone | |
| 12:08 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Williams - foul #1 on Stephen Williams, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Andre Bruno (C) Michael Steele | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Teller (C) Kenneth Blade | |
| 12:08 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:08 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija makes the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 12:06 | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Leija is called for the reach on Jimmy Gasper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Leija, team foul #4 | 6-16 |
| 11:57 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper clanks a shot from the left side | 6-16 |
| 11:55 | Howard Payne | Richard Teller grabs the board | 6-16 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Jimmy Gasper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Williams (tiring) SF - Mark Brauer (tiring) PF - Kenneth McKissick (fairly fresh) C - Andre Bruno (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Rick Deas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Leija (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Moore (fresh) C - Richard Teller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Howard Payne | Eddie Moore drills a floater from just outside the lane | 6-18 |
| 11:38 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Brauer comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 6-18 |
| 11:37 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Brauer | 6-18 |
| 11:18 | St. John's (MN) | Andre Bruno makes the shot from the left side | 8-18 |
| 11:16 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas is hacked by Mark Brauer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Brauer, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Antoine (SG), Aaron White (SF), Michael Steele (C) Stephen Williams, Mark Brauer, Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Fetzer (SF), Robert Stahl (PF), Kenneth Blade (C) Jeffrey Morris, Eddie Moore, Richard Teller | |
| 11:09 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl is called for traveling | 8-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Washburn (SG) Thomas Leija | |
| 10:51 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper clanks a shot from the baseline | 8-18 |
| 10:50 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Blade pulls down the rebound | 8-18 |
| 10:48 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Gasper in the backcourt | 8-18 |
| 10:24 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick drills a floater from the left block set up by Jimmy Gasper | 10-18 |
| 10:09 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Gasper - foul #1 on Jimmy Gasper, team foul #6 | 10-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Williams (SG), Andre Bruno (C) John Antoine, Kenneth McKissick | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Deady (PG), Thomas Leija (SG), Eddie Moore (PF), Danny Cone (C) Rick Deas, Thomas Washburn, Robert Stahl, Kenneth Blade | |
| 09:51 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Williams - foul #2 on Stephen Williams, team foul #7 | 10-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Antoine (SG), Mark Gordon (SF) Stephen Williams, Aaron White | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 09:51 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:51 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:47 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-20 |
| 09:37 | Howard Payne | Michael Steele takes the ball from Danny Cone | 10-20 |
| 09:19 | St. John's (MN) | Andre Bruno loses the dribble to Thomas Leija | 10-20 |
| 08:57 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 10-20 |
| 08:56 | Howard Payne | Eddie Moore grabs the offensive board | 10-20 |
| 08:56 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-20 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Aaron White (SF), Kenneth McKissick (PF) Jimmy Gasper, Michael Steele | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Washburn (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Robert Stahl (PF), Richard Teller (C) Thomas Leija, Larry Fetzer, Eddie Moore, Danny Cone | |
| 08:38 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl misses the dunk attempt | 10-20 |
| 08:36 | St. John's (MN) | Aaron White grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 08:19 | St. John's (MN) | John Antoine misses badly on a floater from the left side | 10-20 |
| 08:18 | Howard Payne | Richard Teller grabs the defensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 08:12 | Howard Payne | Richard Teller clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-20 |
| 08:10 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl grabs the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 07:59 | Howard Payne | Aaron White steals the ball from Thomas Washburn | 10-20 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Mark Gordon (tiring) 2 pts. SG - John Antoine (tiring) SF - Aaron White (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth McKissick (tiring) 2 pts. C - Andre Bruno (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Thomas Deady (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Washburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Stahl (tiring) 2 pts. C - Richard Teller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | St. John's (MN) | John Antoine loses the dribble to Thomas Deady | 10-20 |
| 07:18 | Howard Payne | Robert Stahl comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-20 |
| 07:16 | St. John's (MN) | Andre Bruno pulls down the rebound | 10-20 |
| 06:48 | St. John's (MN) | Andre Bruno's layup is rejected by Robert Stahl | 10-20 |
| 06:47 | Howard Payne | Richard Teller snags the defensive board | 10-20 |
| 06:34 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Morris misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Andre Bruno - foul #2 on Andre Bruno, team foul #8 | 10-20 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper (PG), Michael Steele (PF), Warren Maly (C) Mark Gordon, Kenneth McKissick, Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rick Deas (PG), John Ackermann (SG), Eddie Moore (PF), Kenneth Blade (C) Thomas Deady, Thomas Washburn, Robert Stahl, Richard Teller | |
| 06:34 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Morris misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 06:34 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 06:31 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Larry Fetzer (SF) Jeffrey Morris | |
| 06:14 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Ackermann | 10-23 |
| 05:58 | St. John's (MN) | Aaron White buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Antoine | 12-23 |
| 05:41 | Howard Payne | Eddie Moore makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Fetzer | 12-26 |
| 05:34 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper is hacked by Rick Deas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rick Deas, team foul #5 | 12-26 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mark Gordon (SF) John Antoine | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija (SG), Danny Cone (C) Rick Deas, Eddie Moore | |
| 05:16 | St. John's (MN) | John Ackermann picks off the pass by Aaron White | 12-26 |
| 04:56 | Howard Payne | Larry Fetzer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-26 |
| 04:55 | Howard Payne | John Ackermann snags the offensive board | 12-26 |
| 04:36 | Howard Payne | Larry Fetzer is whistled for a carry | 12-26 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Antoine (SG), Kenneth McKissick (PF) Aaron White, Warren Maly | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Washburn (PG), Eddie Moore (PF) Larry Fetzer, Kenneth Blade | |
| 04:13 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-26 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Aaron White (SF) Mark Gordon | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 04:11 | Howard Payne | Michael Steele picks off the pass by John Ackermann in the backcourt | 12-26 |
| 03:48 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Jimmy Gasper (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Antoine (tired) 1 ast. SF - Aaron White (very tired) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth McKissick (tiring) 4 pts. C - Michael Steele (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Thomas Washburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Leija (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Ackermann (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Eddie Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Cone (tiring) | |
| 03:25 | Howard Payne | John Ackermann buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-29 |
| 03:25 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-29 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Williams (SG), Mark Brauer (SF), Warren Maly (PF), Andre Bruno (C) John Antoine, Aaron White, Kenneth McKissick, Michael Steele | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rick Deas (PG), Larry Fetzer (SF) Thomas Washburn, John Ackermann | |
| 03:07 | St. John's (MN) | Andre Bruno connects on the open floater from close range | 16-29 |
| 03:04 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-29 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick (PF) Warren Maly | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Morris (SF), Robert Stahl (PF), Kenneth Blade (C) Larry Fetzer, Eddie Moore, Danny Cone | |
| 02:44 | St. John's (MN) | Andre Bruno banks in the layup | 18-29 |
| 02:42 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Gasper - foul #2 on Jimmy Gasper, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Michael Steele (PF) Kenneth McKissick | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 02:42 | Howard Payne | Rick Deas misses the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 02:42 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Brauer grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 02:16 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Brauer drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jimmy Gasper and he's hacked by Jeffrey Morris - foul #1 on Jeffrey Morris, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick (PF) Michael Steele | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Deady (PG), Thomas Washburn (SG), Larry Fetzer (SF), Richard Teller (C) Rick Deas, Thomas Leija, Jeffrey Morris, Kenneth Blade | |
| 02:16 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Brauer misses the free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:16 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth McKissick grabs the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 01:52 | St. John's (MN) | Andre Bruno misses the wide open runner near the basket | 20-29 |
| 01:51 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Brauer misses the tip | 20-29 |
| 01:50 | St. John's (MN) | Stephen Williams can't tip it in | 20-29 |
| 01:49 | Howard Payne | Richard Teller grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 01:32 | Howard Payne | Thomas Deady drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Washburn | 20-32 |
| 01:09 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Larry Fetzer - foul #2 on Larry Fetzer, team foul #7 | 22-32 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Michael Steele (PF) Kenneth McKissick | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Rick Deas (PG), John Ackermann (SG), Jeffrey Morris (SF), Eddie Moore (PF), Danny Cone (C) Thomas Deady, Thomas Washburn, Larry Fetzer, Robert Stahl, Richard Teller | |
| 01:09 | St. John's (MN) | Jimmy Gasper makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:40 | Howard Payne | Jeffrey Morris hits a wide open 3 from the right corner | 23-35 |
| 00:38 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Brauer travels in the backcourt | 23-35 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mark Gordon (PG) Jimmy Gasper | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija (SG) John Ackermann | |
| 00:32 | Howard Payne | Thomas Leija knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 23-37 |
| 00:20 | St. John's (MN) | Mark Brauer misses long on a jumper in the lane | 23-37 |
| 00:18 | Howard Payne | Danny Cone gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Mark Brauer steals it from Danny Cone | 23-37 |