| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dominick Burris (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bennett Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Mohler (fresh) C - James Sloat (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Robert Chandler inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Belmont | George Hui picks off the pass by Scott Mohler | 36-29 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Scott Mohler gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:02 | Belmont | Scott Mohler makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Chandler | 36-31 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | George Hui connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Todd Griffin | 38-31 |
| 18:27 | Belmont | Robert Chandler's pass is intercepted by George Hui | 38-31 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Todd Griffin and he's hacked by James Sloat - foul #1 on James Sloat, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | James Sloat knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bennett Davis | 41-34 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Dominick Burris steals it from Randall Tallent in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 17:57 | Belmont | Robert Chandler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dominick Burris | 41-36 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Scott Mohler steals the ball from Eugene Witz | 41-36 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | James Sloat buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | George Hui is denied on a layup by James Sloat | 41-38 |
| 16:55 | Belmont | James Sloat grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | Dominick Burris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo drills a shot from close range | 43-38 |
| 15:55 | Belmont | James Sloat is whistled for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Belmont | Rick Merryman (PG), James Hummel (SG), Ralph Theriot (SF), Dan Workman (PF), Marvin Geller (C) Dominick Burris, Bennett Davis, Robert Chandler, Scott Mohler, James Sloat | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Stoneking (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Rick Merryman (fresh) SG - James Hummel (fresh) SF - Ralph Theriot (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dan Workman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Geller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Dan Workman steps in front of the Lanny Mumford pass | 43-38 |
| 15:21 | Belmont | James Hummel makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rick Merryman | 43-41 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Rick Merryman is called for the reach on Lanny Mumford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rick Merryman, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Marvin Geller grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | Marvin Geller misses the fadeaway from the right block | 43-41 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lanny Mumford | 46-41 |
| 14:22 | Belmont | James Hummel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lanny Mumford | 49-44 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Rick Merryman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dominick Burris (PG), Scott Mohler (PF), James Sloat (C) Rick Merryman, Dan Workman, Marvin Geller | |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Eugene Witz can't finish the layup | 49-44 |
| 13:20 | Belmont | James Hummel gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:02 | Belmont | Todd Griffin steals it from James Sloat | 49-44 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Randall Tallent clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 12:36 | Belmont | Scott Mohler snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | George Hui is called for the reach on James Hummel - foul #3 on George Hui, team foul #1 | 49-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bennett Davis (SG), Robert Chandler (SF) James Hummel, Ralph Theriot | |
| 12:25 | Belmont | Bennett Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eugene Witz | 49-44 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Todd Griffin connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Angel Arredondo | 52-44 |
| 12:00 | Belmont | James Sloat comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dominick Burris (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bennett Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Mohler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sloat (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Randall Tallent buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by George Hui | 55-44 |
| 11:19 | Belmont | Robert Chandler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 11:18 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to James Sloat | 55-44 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | Robert Chandler can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 10:42 | Belmont | James Sloat gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Dominick Burris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Eugene Witz gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Bennett Davis steals it from Randall Tallent | 55-44 |
| 09:41 | Belmont | James Sloat hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Scott Mohler tips it back up and in | 55-46 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Eugene Witz hits the follow up shot | 57-46 |
| 09:09 | Belmont | Bennett Davis is hacked by Todd Griffin - foul #1 on Todd Griffin, team foul #2 | 57-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Belmont | Rick Merryman (PG), James Hummel (SG), Ralph Theriot (SF), Dan Workman (PF), Marvin Geller (C) Dominick Burris, Bennett Davis, Robert Chandler, Scott Mohler, James Sloat | |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Marvin Geller misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Matthew Stoneking - foul #1 on Matthew Stoneking, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Marvin Geller makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Marvin Geller makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford connects on the runner from the right block | 59-48 |
| 08:24 | Belmont | Marvin Geller drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Rick Merryman | 59-50 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 08:08 | Belmont | James Hummel gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Ralph Theriot clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Terrazas - foul #2 on Peter Terrazas, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Mohler (PF) Marvin Geller | |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Ralph Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Ralph Theriot makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Stoneking (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Rick Merryman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hummel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ralph Theriot (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Mohler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Workman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Workman | 59-52 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas is fouled on the floor by Rick Merryman - foul #2 on Rick Merryman, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF) Lanny Mumford, Peter Terrazas, Matthew Stoneking | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dominick Burris (PG), Robert Chandler (SF) Rick Merryman, Ralph Theriot | |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo is fouled on the floor by Robert Chandler - foul #3 on Robert Chandler, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Witz (C) Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Dominick Burris steals it from George Hui | 59-52 |
| 07:01 | Belmont | Dominick Burris lays it in | 59-54 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Chen Wang | 61-54 |
| 06:36 | Belmont | Robert Chandler drills a shot from the right wing set up by James Hummel | 61-56 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Randall Tallent is hacked by Scott Mohler - foul #3 on Scott Mohler, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (SG) Chen Wang | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bennett Davis (SG), Marvin Geller (C) James Hummel, Dan Workman | |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Bennett Davis steals the ball from George Hui | 61-56 |
| 05:45 | Belmont | Bennett Davis is hacked by Angel Arredondo - foul #2 on Angel Arredondo, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG) Lanny Mumford | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ralph Theriot (SF), James Sloat (C) Robert Chandler, Marvin Geller | |
| 05:26 | Belmont | Dominick Burris misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eugene Witz | 61-56 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | George Hui misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 05:16 | Belmont | Scott Mohler snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 04:58 | Belmont | Ralph Theriot is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ralph Theriot, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Peter Terrazas (C) Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Hummel (PG), Dan Workman (PF) Dominick Burris, Scott Mohler | |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Sloat - foul #2 on James Sloat, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:31 | Belmont | Bert Lagerberg knocks away the 3 by James Hummel | 63-56 |
| 04:29 | Belmont | James Sloat grabs the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 04:10 | Belmont | Dan Workman can't finish the layup | 63-56 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Chen Wang grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg hits the finger roll set up by Todd Griffin | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chen Wang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Hummel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennett Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Theriot (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Workman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sloat (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Belmont | Bennett Davis connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Hummel | 65-59 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Todd Griffin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-59 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Todd Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Chen Wang, Bert Lagerberg, Peter Terrazas | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dominick Burris (PG), Robert Chandler (SF), Scott Mohler (PF) Bennett Davis, Ralph Theriot, Dan Workman | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Eugene Witz can't tip it in | 65-59 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Eugene Witz pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | James Sloat swats the dunk try by Todd Griffin | 65-59 |
| 02:36 | Belmont | Scott Mohler gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:10 | Belmont | Dominick Burris scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Hummel and he's fouled by Angel Arredondo - foul #3 on Angel Arredondo, team foul #6 | 65-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dan Workman (C) James Sloat | |
| 02:10 | Belmont | Dominick Burris makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | George Hui knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 67-62 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bennett Davis (SG), James Sloat (C) James Hummel, Dan Workman | |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Scott Mohler misses the easy layup | 67-62 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Eugene Witz pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses badly on a floater from the right side | 67-62 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Todd Griffin can't tip it in | 67-62 |
| 01:15 | Belmont | Robert Chandler grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Dominick Burris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-62 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Randall Tallent scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Angel Arredondo | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Robert Chandler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Randall Tallent grabs the board | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Dominick Burris is called for the reach on Randall Tallent in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dominick Burris, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (C) Todd Griffin, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Robert Chandler's floater is tipped away by George Hui | 72-62 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | George Hui grabs the board | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Randall Tallent runs out the clock | 72-62 |