| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) SG - Ryan Terry (fresh) SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) C - Fred Terrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) SG - Ray Pendelton (fresh) SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) C - Calvin Scales (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Fred Terrell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Belmont | Calvin Scales gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Belmont | Cecil Pierce takes the ball from Calvin Scales | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Cecil Pierce - foul #1 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:07 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ryan Terry | 3-1 |
| 17:25 | Belmont | David Summerlin is fouled on the floor by Cecil Pierce - foul #2 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), Edward Parker (PF) Vaughn Wynn, Cecil Pierce | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roger Eudy | 3-3 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Edward Parker makes the shot from close range and he's hacked by Dallas Oliver - foul #1 on Dallas Oliver, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hall (SF) Manuel Harrell | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Edward Parker makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Calvin Scales hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 6-3 |
| 16:33 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:23 | Belmont | David Summerlin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Fred Terrell gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Raymond Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | John Hall tips it but misses | 6-3 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Ryan Terry snags the offensive board | 6-3 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) SG - Ryan Terry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Hall (fresh) PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fred Terrell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) SG - Ray Pendelton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Scales (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Raymond Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:46 | Belmont | Calvin Scales lays it in on a great pass from Roger Eudy | 6-5 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Ray Pendelton steals the ball from Raymond Myers | 6-5 |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Calvin Scales clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 15:09 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:50 | Belmont | David Summerlin misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Edward Parker gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Edward Parker misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Calvin Scales - foul #1 on Calvin Scales, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF) Ryan Terry, Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG), Jesse Smith (SG), Kevin Dessert (SF), Clinton Franke (PF), Dante Catt (C) David Summerlin, Ray Pendelton, Roger Eudy, Dallas Oliver, Calvin Scales | |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Edward Parker misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Edward Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:35 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 14:22 | Belmont | Jesse Smith is hacked by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (PF) John Hall | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:12 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by William Brooks | 6-7 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 8-7 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | Dante Catt misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Edward Parker - foul #1 on Edward Parker, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Terry (SG), Frederick Wagner (C) Raymond Myers, Edward Parker | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Eudy (SF) Kevin Dessert | |
| 13:33 | Belmont | Dante Catt misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | Dante Catt misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner is fouled on the floor by William Brooks - foul #1 on William Brooks, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hall (C) Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Belmont | Calvin Scales (C) Dante Catt | |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the turnaround in the lane | 8-7 |
| 13:01 | Belmont | Clinton Franke grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:56 | Belmont | William Brooks makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Roger Eudy | 8-9 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | John Hall knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Roger Eudy scores on a 3 from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses the lay-in but the foul's on Calvin Scales - foul #2 on Calvin Scales, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), Edward Parker (PF), Fred Terrell (C) Vaughn Wynn, Gino Romano, John Hall | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Ray Pendelton (SG), Dallas Oliver (PF) William Brooks, Jesse Smith, Calvin Scales | |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Ryan Terry makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:09 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Clinton Franke | 11-12 |
| 11:52 | Belmont | Roger Eudy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG) Ryan Terry | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) SF - Manuel Harrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fred Terrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) SG - Ray Pendelton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Clinton Franke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Fred Terrell misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Edward Parker tips it in | 13-12 |
| 11:15 | Belmont | Fred Terrell swats the short shot by Roger Eudy | 13-12 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Fred Terrell grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Fred Terrell travels with the ball | 13-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SG), John Hall (SF) Vaughn Wynn, Manuel Harrell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dessert (SF), Dante Catt (C) Roger Eudy, Clinton Franke | |
| 10:41 | Belmont | Dante Catt is whistled for traveling | 13-12 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Edward Parker banks in the layup on a great pass from John Hall | 15-12 |
| 10:09 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Edward Parker - foul #2 on Edward Parker, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Ryan Terry (SG) Raymond Myers, Edward Parker | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG) David Summerlin | |
| 10:09 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:09 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Fred Terrell pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | John Hall makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Vaughn Wynn | 18-13 |
| 09:38 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vaughn Wynn - foul #1 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Eudy (SF), Clinton Franke (C) Kevin Dessert, Dante Catt | |
| 09:38 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:38 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Fred Terrell pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Ryan Terry knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Fred Terrell | 20-14 |
| 08:52 | Belmont | Roger Eudy drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Brooks | 20-16 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-16 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Clinton Franke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, John Hall, Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Kevin Dessert (C) Ray Pendelton, Dallas Oliver | |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Frederick Wagner and he's fouled by William Brooks - foul #2 on William Brooks, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jesse Smith (SG), Dante Catt (C) William Brooks, Clinton Franke | |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the free throw | 23-16 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) SG - Ryan Terry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gino Romano (fairly fresh) C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) SG - Jesse Smith (fresh) SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Dessert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dante Catt (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Belmont | Jesse Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Gino Romano grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | David Summerlin is called for the reach on Raymond Myers - foul #1 on David Summerlin, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fred Terrell (C) Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 23-16 |
| 06:49 | Belmont | Roger Eudy gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 06:35 | Belmont | Jesse Smith's floater is knocked away by Fred Terrell | 23-16 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Ryan Terry grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Fred Terrell drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ryan Terry | 25-16 |
| 06:13 | Belmont | Jesse Smith is whistled for traveling | 25-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), John Hall (PF) Ryan Terry, Gino Romano | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Pendelton (SG), Leo Kelley (SF), Dallas Oliver (PF), Clinton Franke (C) David Summerlin, Jesse Smith, Roger Eudy, Dante Catt | |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is fouled on the floor by Clinton Franke - foul #1 on Clinton Franke, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 05:29 | Belmont | Clinton Franke connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Ray Pendelton | 27-18 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Raymond Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Terry (SG), Frederick Wagner (C) Raymond Myers, Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Eudy (SF) Kevin Dessert | |
| 04:54 | Belmont | Leo Kelley misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Ryan Terry - foul #1 on Ryan Terry, team foul #7 | 27-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (PF) Manuel Harrell | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG) Roger Eudy | |
| 04:54 | Belmont | Leo Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:54 | Belmont | Leo Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | John Hall is fouled on the floor by Clinton Franke - foul #2 on Clinton Franke, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Eudy (SF), Dante Catt (C) Leo Kelley, Clinton Franke | |
| 04:38 | St. John's | John Hall makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Vaughn Wynn is called for the reach on Dallas Oliver - foul #2 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #8 | 29-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF) Vaughn Wynn, John Hall | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jesse Smith (SG) Ray Pendelton | |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Terry | 31-22 |
| 03:47 | Belmont | Jesse Smith is hacked by Frederick Wagner - foul #1 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #9 | 31-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Parker (PG), Cecil Pierce (PF), Fred Terrell (C) Ryan Terry, Gino Romano, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clinton Franke (PF), Calvin Scales (C) Dallas Oliver, Dante Catt | |
| 03:47 | Belmont | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:47 | Belmont | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) SF - Manuel Harrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) C - Fred Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) SG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clinton Franke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Scales (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Calvin Scales - foul #3 on Calvin Scales, team foul #9 | 31-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (SG), Kevin Dessert (C) Jesse Smith, Calvin Scales | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Roger Eudy gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 03:17 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from William Brooks | 32-26 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 03:01 | Belmont | William Brooks grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Roger Eudy misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 02:52 | Belmont | Clinton Franke tips it back up and in | 32-28 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Fred Terrell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-28 |
| 02:37 | Belmont | Clinton Franke grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | David Summerlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Terry (SG), John Hall (SF) Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Pendelton (SG), Dallas Oliver (PF) David Summerlin, Kevin Dessert | |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Parker | 34-28 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Roger Eudy comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hall - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #10 | 34-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG) Edward Parker | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dessert (C) Clinton Franke | |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Roger Eudy makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Roger Eudy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Fred Terrell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 01:12 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | William Brooks misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | John Hall snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | John Hall is fouled on the floor by Roger Eudy - foul #1 on Roger Eudy, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG), Gino Romano (PF), Edward Parker (C) Ryan Terry, Cecil Pierce, Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joel Pugh (PF), Dante Catt (C) Roger Eudy, Dallas Oliver | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | John Hall makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Joel Pugh hits the finger roll | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Raymond Myers misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 36-32 |