| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Burch (fresh) SG - Harlan McCollum (fresh) SF - Shawn Armstrong (fresh) PF - John Hanks (fresh) C - Corey McCoy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Charles Eckberg (fresh) SG - Joshua Schick (fresh) SF - Eric Smith (fresh) PF - Gene Carver (fresh) C - Howard Hitchcock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bates | Howard Hitchcock wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Bates | Howard Hitchcock is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | St. John's (MN) | John Hanks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | St. John's (MN) | Corey McCoy hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Bates | Shawn Armstrong picks off the pass by Charles Eckberg | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | St. John's (MN) | James Burch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Bates | Joshua Schick grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Bates | Corey McCoy is called for the reach on Eric Smith - foul #1 on Corey McCoy, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Bates | Joshua Schick's fadeaway is rejected by Corey McCoy | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | St. John's (MN) | Corey McCoy pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | St. John's (MN) | Corey McCoy scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by John Hanks | 5-0 |
| 18:19 | Bates | Gene Carver clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:17 | St. John's (MN) | Corey McCoy gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | St. John's (MN) | John Hanks buries a jump hook from close range set up by Harlan McCollum | 7-0 |
| 17:44 | Bates | Harlan McCollum picks off the pass by Eric Smith | 7-0 |
| 17:40 | St. John's (MN) | Harlan McCollum blows the layup | 7-0 |
| 17:38 | St. John's (MN) | James Burch grabs the offensive board | 7-0 |
| 17:26 | St. John's (MN) | James Burch is fouled on the floor by Charles Eckberg - foul #1 on Charles Eckberg, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 17:15 | St. John's (MN) | Corey McCoy misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-0 |
| 17:14 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Armstrong misses the tip | 7-0 |
| 17:12 | Bates | Howard Hitchcock snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 16:53 | Bates | Eric Smith lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Schick | 7-2 |
| 16:38 | St. John's (MN) | Harlan McCollum drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-2 |
| 16:16 | Bates | Joshua Schick connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Smith | 10-5 |
| 16:02 | St. John's (MN) | Harlan McCollum connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Burch | 13-5 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Burch (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harlan McCollum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Armstrong (fairly fresh) PF - John Hanks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Corey McCoy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Charles Eckberg (fairly fresh) SG - Joshua Schick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Carver (fairly fresh) C - Howard Hitchcock (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Bates | James Burch picks off the pass by Joshua Schick | 13-5 |
| 15:52 | St. John's (MN) | Harlan McCollum lays it up and in set up by James Burch | 15-5 |
| 15:37 | Bates | Gene Carver scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Schick | 15-8 |
| 15:25 | St. John's (MN) | James Burch buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harlan McCollum | 18-8 |
| 15:10 | Bates | Gene Carver misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-8 |
| 15:08 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 14:45 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Armstrong loses the dribble to Charles Eckberg | 18-8 |
| 14:23 | Bates | Charles Eckberg can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Hanks - foul #1 on John Hanks, team foul #2 | 18-8 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Tim Tracy (PG), Richard Solomon (SG), Robert Eldridge (SF), Fred Finley (PF), Kenneth Paige (C) James Burch, Harlan McCollum, Shawn Armstrong, John Hanks, Corey McCoy | |
| Subs | Bates | Abel Hanstein (SG), Corey Grantham (SF), George Dant (PF), Rick Hartsell (C) Joshua Schick, Eric Smith, Gene Carver, Howard Hitchcock | |
| 14:23 | Bates | Charles Eckberg misses the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 14:23 | Bates | Charles Eckberg makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 14:02 | St. John's (MN) | Abel Hanstein is called for the reach on Richard Solomon - foul #1 on Abel Hanstein, team foul #2 | 18-9 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Bates | Jim Devore (SG) Charles Eckberg | |
| 13:40 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Solomon misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-9 |
| 13:39 | Bates | Jim Devore gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| 13:17 | Bates | Abel Hanstein hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Devore | 18-12 |
| 13:06 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Eldridge hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Fred Finley | 20-12 |
| 12:55 | Bates | Abel Hanstein misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 12:54 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth Paige pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 12:39 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth Paige misses the 3 from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 12:37 | Bates | The rebound goes to Corey Grantham | 20-12 |
| 12:22 | Bates | Corey Grantham hits a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Tim Tracy - foul #1 on Tim Tracy, team foul #3 | 20-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Harlan McCollum (SG), John Hanks (PF) Richard Solomon, Fred Finley | |
| Subs | Bates | Joshua Schick (SG) Jim Devore | |
| 12:22 | Bates | Corey Grantham misses the free throw | 20-14 |
| 12:22 | St. John's (MN) | John Hanks grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 12:09 | St. John's (MN) | Tim Tracy is fouled on the floor by George Dant - foul #1 on George Dant, team foul #3 | 20-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Burch (PG) Tim Tracy | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 11:59 | St. John's (MN) | John Hanks makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Burch | 23-14 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Burch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harlan McCollum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hanks (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Paige (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Corey Grantham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Schick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abel Hanstein (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Dant (fresh) C - Rick Hartsell (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Bates | John Hanks blocks the short jumper by Corey Grantham | 23-14 |
| 11:49 | Bates | Corey Grantham grabs the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 11:30 | Bates | Abel Hanstein misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Burch - foul #1 on James Burch, team foul #4 | 23-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Richard Solomon (SF), Corey McCoy (C) Robert Eldridge, Kenneth Paige | |
| Subs | Bates | Charles Eckberg (PG), Gene Carver (PF), Jamison Gunter (C) Corey Grantham, George Dant, Rick Hartsell | |
| 11:30 | Bates | Abel Hanstein makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 11:30 | Bates | Abel Hanstein makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 11:02 | St. John's (MN) | James Burch's pass is intercepted by Charles Eckberg | 23-16 |
| 10:43 | Bates | Charles Eckberg clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-16 |
| 10:42 | Bates | Charles Eckberg snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 10:30 | Bates | Abel Hanstein makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Eckberg | 23-19 |
| 10:01 | St. John's (MN) | John Hanks scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Harlan McCollum and he's fouled by Jamison Gunter - foul #1 on Jamison Gunter, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Tim Tracy (PG), Shawn Armstrong (SF), Robert Eldridge (C) James Burch, Harlan McCollum, Corey McCoy | |
| Subs | Bates | Eric Smith (SF), George Dant (PF), Howard Hitchcock (C) Abel Hanstein, Gene Carver, Jamison Gunter | |
| 10:01 | St. John's (MN) | John Hanks misses the free throw | 25-19 |
| 10:01 | Bates | The rebound goes to George Dant | 25-19 |
| 09:42 | Bates | Eric Smith is hacked by John Hanks - foul #2 on John Hanks, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth Paige (C) John Hanks | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 09:31 | Bates | Howard Hitchcock hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Schick | 25-21 |
| 09:08 | St. John's (MN) | Tim Tracy clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Dant - foul #2 on George Dant, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Steven Rhodes (SG) Richard Solomon | |
| Subs | Bates | Corey Grantham (SG), Rick Hartsell (PF) Joshua Schick, George Dant | |
| 09:08 | St. John's (MN) | Tim Tracy misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:08 | St. John's (MN) | Tim Tracy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:08 | Bates | Eric Smith gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 08:48 | Bates | The short jumper by Howard Hitchcock is denied by Robert Eldridge | 25-21 |
| 08:47 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Armstrong gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 08:34 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Eldridge clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Rick Hartsell - foul #1 on Rick Hartsell, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Burch (PG), Harlan McCollum (SG) Tim Tracy, Steven Rhodes | |
| Subs | Bates | Jim Devore (SG) Charles Eckberg | |
| 08:34 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:34 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 08:20 | Bates | Rick Hartsell is called for a backcourt violation | 27-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Corey McCoy (C) Kenneth Paige | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 07:56 | St. John's (MN) | Corey Grantham takes the ball from Shawn Armstrong | 27-21 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Burch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harlan McCollum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Eldridge (fresh) 4 pts. C - Corey McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Corey Grantham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jim Devore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Hartsell (fresh) C - Howard Hitchcock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Bates | Robert Eldridge blocks the short jumper by Jim Devore | 27-21 |
| 07:45 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Eldridge gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 07:36 | St. John's (MN) | Jim Devore takes the ball from Harlan McCollum | 27-21 |
| 07:21 | Bates | Jim Devore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-21 |
| 07:19 | St. John's (MN) | Corey McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 07:07 | St. John's (MN) | James Burch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 07:05 | Bates | The rebound goes to Eric Smith | 27-21 |
| 06:43 | Bates | James Burch is called for the reach on Corey Grantham - foul #2 on James Burch, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Tim Tracy (PG), Richard Solomon (SF), Fred Finley (PF), Kenneth Paige (C) James Burch, Shawn Armstrong, Robert Eldridge, Corey McCoy | |
| Subs | Bates | Charles Eckberg (PG), Joshua Schick (SG), Abel Hanstein (SF), Gene Carver (PF), Jamison Gunter (C) Corey Grantham, Jim Devore, Eric Smith, Rick Hartsell, Howard Hitchcock | |
| 06:27 | Bates | Joshua Schick misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-21 |
| 06:26 | Bates | Jamison Gunter tips it in | 27-23 |
| 06:09 | St. John's (MN) | Gene Carver denies the turnaround by Harlan McCollum | 27-23 |
| 06:08 | Bates | Charles Eckberg pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:00 | Bates | Richard Solomon picks off the pass by Gene Carver | 27-23 |
| 05:45 | St. John's (MN) | Harlan McCollum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 05:44 | Bates | The rebound goes to Gene Carver | 27-23 |
| 05:23 | Bates | Harlan McCollum steps in front of the Abel Hanstein pass | 27-23 |
| 05:11 | St. John's (MN) | Tim Tracy can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 27-23 |
| 05:10 | Bates | The rebound goes to Gene Carver | 27-23 |
| 04:50 | Bates | Joshua Schick buries a jumper from the right block set up by Charles Eckberg | 27-25 |
| 04:26 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Solomon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Armstrong (SF), Robert Eldridge (PF), Corey McCoy (C) Harlan McCollum, Fred Finley, Kenneth Paige | |
| Subs | Bates | Eric Smith (SF), Howard Hitchcock (C) Abel Hanstein, Jamison Gunter | |
| 04:07 | Bates | Eric Smith can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 27-25 |
| 04:05 | Bates | Gene Carver pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 03:46 | Bates | Charles Eckberg misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Corey McCoy - foul #2 on Corey McCoy, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Burch (PG), Steven Rhodes (SG), John Hanks (PF) Tim Tracy, Richard Solomon, Robert Eldridge | |
| Subs | Bates | George Dant (PF) Gene Carver | |
| 03:46 | Bates | Charles Eckberg makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:46 | Bates | Charles Eckberg misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:46 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to John Hanks | 27-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Burch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Rhodes (fresh) SF - Shawn Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Hanks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Charles Eckberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Schick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Dant (fresh) C - Howard Hitchcock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:29 | St. John's (MN) | Corey McCoy travels with the ball | 27-26 |
| 03:11 | Bates | Charles Eckberg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-26 |
| 03:09 | St. John's (MN) | John Hanks snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 02:54 | St. John's (MN) | John Hanks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 02:52 | St. John's (MN) | Corey McCoy misses the tip | 27-26 |
| 02:50 | Bates | George Dant snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 02:46 | Bates | Joshua Schick misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Rhodes - foul #1 on Steven Rhodes, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Bates | Corey Grantham (PG) Charles Eckberg | |
| 02:46 | Bates | Joshua Schick makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:46 | Bates | Joshua Schick makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:32 | St. John's (MN) | John Hanks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 02:31 | Bates | Eric Smith snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 02:17 | Bates | Eric Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Shawn Armstrong - foul #1 on Shawn Armstrong, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Harlan McCollum (SG) Steven Rhodes | |
| Subs | Bates | Abel Hanstein (SG), Gene Carver (PF) Joshua Schick, George Dant | |
| 02:17 | Bates | Eric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:17 | Bates | Eric Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:17 | St. John's (MN) | Corey McCoy gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:01 | St. John's (MN) | Corey McCoy buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harlan McCollum and the foul's on Howard Hitchcock - foul #1 on Howard Hitchcock, team foul #7 | 29-29 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Robert Eldridge (SF) Shawn Armstrong | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 02:01 | St. John's (MN) | Corey McCoy misses the free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:01 | Bates | Eric Smith grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 01:39 | Bates | Gene Carver is hacked by James Burch - foul #3 on James Burch, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Tim Tracy (PG), Kenneth Paige (C) James Burch, Corey McCoy | |
| Subs | Bates | Charles Eckberg (PG), George Dant (C) Eric Smith, Howard Hitchcock | |
| 01:39 | Bates | Gene Carver makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:39 | Bates | Gene Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:26 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Eldridge misses the dunk | 29-31 |
| 01:24 | St. John's (MN) | John Hanks pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 01:05 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Eldridge connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Tim Tracy | 31-31 |
| 00:45 | Bates | Abel Hanstein misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 00:44 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth Paige gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:34 | St. John's (MN) | John Hanks misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-31 |
| 00:32 | Bates | Corey Grantham pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:14 | Bates | Corey Grantham lays it in | 31-33 |
| 00:04 | St. John's (MN) | Harlan McCollum is hacked by Abel Hanstein - foul #2 on Abel Hanstein, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Armstrong (SF), Corey McCoy (C) John Hanks, Kenneth Paige | |
| Subs | Bates | Joshua Schick (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Howard Hitchcock (C) Abel Hanstein, Corey Grantham, Gene Carver | |
| 00:04 | St. John's (MN) | Harlan McCollum makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:04 | St. John's (MN) | Harlan McCollum makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Bates | Eric Smith hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 33-33 |