| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Carroll Trinkle (fresh) SG - Nathan Brookes (fresh) SF - John Ballard (fresh) PF - Robin Poteete (fresh) C - John Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Banks (fresh) SG - John Canipe (fresh) SF - Gary Eisenhart (fresh) PF - Robert Travis (fresh) C - Robert Cramer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robin Poteete 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 | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by John Ballard is blocked by Gary Eisenhart | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Wichita State | Gary Eisenhart grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Wichita State | Robin Poteete denies the turnaround by Gary Eisenhart | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Wichita State | Robert Cramer can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | John Ballard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Wichita State | Robert Travis makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Eisenhart | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Nathan Brookes hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Wichita State | Andrew Banks is fouled on the floor by John Ballard - foul #1 on John Ballard, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Wichita State | Gary Eisenhart hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Nathan Brookes hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 3-5 |
| 18:16 | Wichita State | John Canipe snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:59 | Wichita State | John Canipe is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Canipe, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | Don Weber (PG), John Patterson (SG), Terrance Battle (SF), Ty Houston (PF), Brad Rasco (C) Carroll Trinkle, Nathan Brookes, John Ballard, Robin Poteete, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Woodrow Hamilton (SF), Terry Tanner (C) Gary Eisenhart, Robert Cramer | |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Terrance Battle comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Woodrow Hamilton - foul #1 on Woodrow Hamilton, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nicholas Bradshaw (PG), Alexander Dumond (SG), Joshua Lindsey (PF) Andrew Banks, John Canipe, Robert Travis | |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Terrance Battle makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Terrance Battle misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Brad Rasco grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Brad Rasco misses the dunk but the foul's on Terry Tanner - foul #1 on Terry Tanner, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Brad Rasco makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Brad Rasco misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:34 | Wichita State | Terry Tanner gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:21 | Wichita State | Woodrow Hamilton hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Alexander Dumond | 5-7 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Ty Houston scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Patterson | 7-7 |
| 17:09 | Wichita State | Alexander Dumond can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terrance Battle | 7-7 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Ty Houston makes the floater near the basket set up by Terrance Battle | 9-7 |
| 16:20 | Wichita State | Alexander Dumond is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Alexander Dumond, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hannum (PG), Nathan Brookes (SG), Anthony Williams (SF), Robin Poteete (PF), John Stanley (C) Don Weber, John Patterson, Terrance Battle, Ty Houston, Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Banks (PG), John Canipe (SG), Gary Eisenhart (SF), Robert Travis (PF), Robert Cramer (C) Nicholas Bradshaw, Alexander Dumond, Woodrow Hamilton, Joshua Lindsey, Terry Tanner | |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Nathan Brookes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Cramer - foul #1 on Robert Cramer, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle (PG), John Ballard (SF) Richard Hannum, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Nathan Brookes makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Nathan Brookes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Carroll Trinkle (fresh) SG - Nathan Brookes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Ballard (fresh) PF - Robin Poteete (fresh) C - John Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Banks (fresh) SG - John Canipe (fresh) SF - Gary Eisenhart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Travis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Cramer (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Wichita State | Gary Eisenhart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | John Stanley pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | John Ballard is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Banks - foul #1 on Andrew Banks, team foul #6 | 11-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Woodrow Hamilton (SF) Gary Eisenhart | |
| 15:16 | St. John's | John Canipe is called for the reach on Nathan Brookes - foul #2 on John Canipe, team foul #7 | 11-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nicholas Bradshaw (SG), Victor Powell (SF), James Sumter (C) John Canipe, Robert Travis, Robert Cramer | |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Nathan Brookes makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Nathan Brookes makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:57 | Wichita State | Nicholas Bradshaw misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Nathan Brookes - foul #1 on Nathan Brookes, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hannum (PG), John Patterson (SG), Terrance Battle (SF) Carroll Trinkle, Nathan Brookes, John Ballard | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alexander Dumond (SG) Andrew Banks | |
| 14:57 | Wichita State | Nicholas Bradshaw misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:57 | Wichita State | Nicholas Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:57 | Wichita State | Nicholas Bradshaw makes the 3rd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | The short jumper by John Stanley is denied by Woodrow Hamilton | 13-9 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Richard Hannum grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | John Patterson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-9 |
| 14:05 | Wichita State | Woodrow Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 15-9 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Terrance Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Robin Poteete lays it in set up by Richard Hannum | 17-9 |
| 13:20 | Wichita State | Woodrow Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-9 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Terrance Battle gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Nicholas Bradshaw steps in front of the Richard Hannum pass in the backcourt | 17-9 |
| 13:01 | Wichita State | Richard Hannum is called for the reach on Nicholas Bradshaw - foul #1 on Richard Hannum, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle (PG), Nathan Brookes (SG), John Ballard (SF), Ty Houston (PF), Brad Rasco (C) Richard Hannum, John Patterson, Terrance Battle, Robin Poteete, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Banks (PG), Joshua Lindsey (SG), Gary Eisenhart (SF), Robert Travis (PF), Robert Cramer (C) Nicholas Bradshaw, Alexander Dumond, Victor Powell, Woodrow Hamilton, James Sumter | |
| 12:44 | Wichita State | Gary Eisenhart loses the dribble to Carroll Trinkle | 17-9 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Nathan Brookes scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carroll Trinkle | 19-9 |
| 12:09 | Wichita State | Andrew Banks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-9 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | John Ballard gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Andrew Banks steals the ball from Brad Rasco | 19-9 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Carroll Trinkle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Brookes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Ballard (fairly fresh) PF - Ty Houston (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brad Rasco (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Banks (fresh) SG - Joshua Lindsey (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Eisenhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Travis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Cramer (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Wichita State | Andrew Banks is fouled on the floor by Carroll Trinkle - foul #1 on Carroll Trinkle, team foul #4 | 19-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (SF), Robin Poteete (PF) John Ballard, Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Nicholas Bradshaw (SG), Terry Tanner (C) Joshua Lindsey, Robert Cramer | |
| 11:22 | Wichita State | Andrew Banks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Eisenhart | 19-12 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Nicholas Bradshaw steals it from Carroll Trinkle in the backcourt | 19-12 |
| 11:04 | Wichita State | Nicholas Bradshaw is hacked by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Don Weber (PG), John Patterson (SG), Terrance Battle (SF), John Stanley (C) Carroll Trinkle, Nathan Brookes, Anthony Williams, Ty Houston | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alexander Dumond (SG) Nicholas Bradshaw | |
| 10:56 | Wichita State | Alexander Dumond scores on a floater from the right side | 19-14 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Terrance Battle misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Eisenhart - foul #1 on Gary Eisenhart, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Woodrow Hamilton (SF) Gary Eisenhart | |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Terrance Battle makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Terrance Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:19 | Wichita State | Terry Tanner is denied on a layup by Robin Poteete | 21-14 |
| 10:18 | Wichita State | Robert Travis pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 10:01 | Wichita State | Alexander Dumond connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Banks | 21-16 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Don Weber is hacked by Andrew Banks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Banks, team foul #9 | 21-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nathan Brookes (SG), John Ballard (SF), Brad Rasco (C) John Patterson, Terrance Battle, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joshua Lindsey (PG), Nicholas Bradshaw (SG), Victor Powell (SF), Robert Cramer (C) Andrew Banks, Alexander Dumond, Robert Travis, Terry Tanner | |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Don Weber makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Don Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:47 | Wichita State | Nathan Brookes takes the ball from Joshua Lindsey | 23-16 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | John Ballard hits the finger roll set up by Don Weber | 25-16 |
| 09:08 | Wichita State | Woodrow Hamilton clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Robin Poteete - foul #1 on Robin Poteete, team foul #6 | 25-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle (PG) Don Weber | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alexander Dumond (SG), Gary Eisenhart (SF) Joshua Lindsey, Victor Powell | |
| 09:08 | Wichita State | Woodrow Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 09:08 | Wichita State | Woodrow Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Robin Poteete pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | John Ballard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Robert Travis (PF) Woodrow Hamilton | |
| 08:48 | Wichita State | Robert Cramer is hacked by Brad Rasco - foul #1 on Brad Rasco, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Patterson (SG), Terrance Battle (SF), Ty Houston (C) Nathan Brookes, John Ballard, Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 08:48 | Wichita State | Robert Cramer makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:48 | Wichita State | Robert Cramer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Robin Poteete can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Terrance Battle hits the follow up shot | 27-19 |
| 08:23 | Wichita State | Nicholas Bradshaw double dribbles | 27-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (SF) Robin Poteete | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Terry Tanner (C) Robert Cramer | |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Terrance Battle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-19 |
| 07:54 | Wichita State | Nicholas Bradshaw gets the rebound | 27-19 |
| 07:41 | Wichita State | Terry Tanner lays it in set up by Nicholas Bradshaw and the foul's on Anthony Williams - foul #2 on Anthony Williams, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hannum (PG), Nathan Brookes (SG), John Ballard (SF), Robin Poteete (PF), John Stanley (C) Carroll Trinkle, John Patterson, Anthony Williams, Terrance Battle, Ty Houston | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Victor Powell (SF), Woodrow Hamilton (PF) Gary Eisenhart, Robert Travis | |
| 07:41 | Wichita State | Terry Tanner misses the free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Robin Poteete grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Hannum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Brookes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robin Poteete (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Stanley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Nicholas Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alexander Dumond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Powell (fresh) PF - Woodrow Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | John Ballard misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 27-21 |
| 07:27 | Wichita State | Victor Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 07:12 | Wichita State | Nicholas Bradshaw drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | John Ballard is fouled on the floor by Alexander Dumond - foul #2 on Alexander Dumond, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Don Weber (PG), Brad Rasco (C) Richard Hannum, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Joshua Lindsey (PG), Robert Travis (PF), James Sumter (C) Alexander Dumond, Victor Powell, Terry Tanner | |
| 06:52 | St. John's | John Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | John Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:28 | Wichita State | Joshua Lindsey scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Sumter | 29-27 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Don Weber is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Nathan Brookes | 32-27 |
| 05:43 | Wichita State | Nicholas Bradshaw makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Woodrow Hamilton | 32-29 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Joshua Lindsey is called for the reach on Robin Poteete - foul #1 on Joshua Lindsey, team foul #11 | 32-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle (PG), John Patterson (SG), Terrance Battle (SF), Ty Houston (C) Don Weber, Nathan Brookes, John Ballard, Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Victor Powell (SF), Robert Cramer (C) Woodrow Hamilton, James Sumter | |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Robin Poteete misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Robin Poteete misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:29 | Wichita State | Robert Travis snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 05:12 | Wichita State | Carroll Trinkle takes the ball from Robert Cramer | 32-29 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | John Patterson misses the easy layup | 32-29 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Terrance Battle misses the easy layup | 32-29 |
| 04:50 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Joshua Lindsey | 32-29 |
| 04:34 | Wichita State | Victor Powell hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Ty Houston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle tips it in | 34-32 |
| 03:48 | Wichita State | Robert Travis connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Nicholas Bradshaw | 34-35 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Terrance Battle is hacked by Victor Powell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Powell, team foul #12 | 34-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Don Weber (PG), Nathan Brookes (SG), Anthony Williams (SF), Brad Rasco (C) Carroll Trinkle, John Patterson, Robin Poteete, Ty Houston | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Andrew Banks (PG), John Canipe (SG), Gary Eisenhart (SF), Terry Tanner (PF), James Sumter (C) Nicholas Bradshaw, Joshua Lindsey, Victor Powell, Robert Travis, Robert Cramer | |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Terrance Battle makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Terrance Battle misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 03:41 | Wichita State | Gary Eisenhart grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Don Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Brookes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Williams (fresh) PF - Terrance Battle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Rasco (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Andrew Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Canipe (fresh) SF - Gary Eisenhart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Sumter (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Wichita State | John Canipe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 03:26 | Wichita State | James Sumter tips it but misses | 35-35 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Brad Rasco pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Nathan Brookes misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 03:06 | Wichita State | James Sumter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 02:44 | Wichita State | Gary Eisenhart hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 35-35 |
| 02:43 | Wichita State | Andrew Banks gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 02:21 | Wichita State | John Canipe scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Banks | 35-38 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Anthony Williams double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle (PG), John Patterson (SG), John Ballard (SF), Ty Houston (PF), John Stanley (C) Don Weber, Nathan Brookes, Anthony Williams, Terrance Battle, Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Woodrow Hamilton (PF), Robert Cramer (C) Terry Tanner, James Sumter | |
| 02:03 | Wichita State | Andrew Banks misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 02:01 | Wichita State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Eisenhart | 35-38 |
| 01:47 | Wichita State | Gary Eisenhart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Ty Houston gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alexander Dumond (PG) Andrew Banks | |
| 01:29 | Wichita State | Alexander Dumond misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Patterson - foul #1 on John Patterson, team foul #9 | 35-38 |
| 01:29 | Wichita State | Alexander Dumond makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:29 | Wichita State | Alexander Dumond makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | John Ballard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | John Ballard grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | John Canipe takes the ball from Carroll Trinkle | 35-40 |
| 00:31 | Wichita State | Robert Cramer knocks in the shot in the lane set up by John Canipe | 35-42 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Carroll Trinkle misses the floater from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 00:18 | Wichita State | Woodrow Hamilton grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 00:02 | Wichita State | Alexander Dumond comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | John Stanley snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | John Stanley hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-42 |