| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 19-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Michael Hulett denies the turnaround by Travis Abbott | 19-29 |
| 19:46 | Houston | Patrick Pearce pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 19:42 | Houston | Patrick Pearce hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 19-29 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Ronald Wittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Jonathan Thorson takes the ball from Ronald Wittman | 19-29 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Travis Abbott's pass is intercepted by Ronald Wittman | 19-29 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Ronald Wittman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Fodor - foul #2 on James Fodor, team foul #1 | 19-29 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Ronald Wittman misses the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 19-30 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-30 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Ronald Wittman drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Pearce | 19-32 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Ronald Wittman denies the turnaround by James Fodor | 19-32 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Ronald Wittman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Michael Hulett connects on the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by James Zane - foul #1 on James Zane, team foul #2 | 19-34 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the free throw | 19-35 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | James Fodor is hacked by Jonathan Vincent - foul #1 on Jonathan Vincent, team foul #1 | 19-35 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kelvin Carder | 21-35 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Patrick Pearce blows the layup | 21-35 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Ronald Wittman hits the follow up shot | 21-37 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson hits a shot from the right block set up by Kelvin Carder and the foul's on Jonathan Vincent - foul #2 on Jonathan Vincent, team foul #2 | 23-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF) Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the free throw | 24-37 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Ronald Mair makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Manuel Huggins and he's hacked by Thomas Witt - foul #2 on Thomas Witt, team foul #3 | 24-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) Kelvin Carder, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG) Manuel Huggins | |
| 16:09 | Houston | Ronald Mair makes the free throw | 24-40 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the lay-in | 24-40 |
| 15:44 | Houston | Gregory Smith snags the defensive board | 24-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Mair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Irvin Haskell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Houston | Irvin Haskell misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 24-40 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding hits a shot from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Fred Bynoe hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ronald Mair | 26-42 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | A charge is called on Thomas Jackson - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #4 | 26-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Ronald Mair, Fred Bynoe, Gregory Smith, Keith Bailey, Irvin Haskell | |
| 14:36 | Houston | Patrick Pearce is hacked by Kelvin Carder - foul #3 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #5 | 26-42 |
| 14:22 | Houston | The short jumper by Manuel Huggins is denied by James Fodor | 26-42 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Ronald Wittman tips it in | 26-44 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Kelvin Carder is blocked by Jonathan Vincent | 26-44 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Patrick Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 26-44 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Patrick Pearce lays it in on a great pass from Manuel Huggins | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-46 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Michael Hulett gets the rebound | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:06 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Manuel Huggins | 26-49 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Ronald Wittman steps in front of the Kelvin Carder pass | 26-49 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent lays it up and in | 26-51 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | James Fodor knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 29-51 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Ronald Wittman is whistled for traveling | 29-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Bradley Macklin (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (SF), Ronald Mair (PF) Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman | |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses long on a floater from the right side | 29-51 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Ronald Mair pulls down the rebound | 29-51 |
| 11:32 | Houston | Gregory Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Huggins | 29-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) PF - Bradley Macklin (fresh) C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Huggins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gregory Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Mair (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding is fouled on the floor by Manuel Huggins - foul #2 on Manuel Huggins, team foul #3 | 29-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) Kelvin Carder | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Thomas Witt buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-54 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Gregory Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-54 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Fred Bynoe grabs the offensive rebound | 31-54 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Ronald Mair makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gregory Smith | 31-56 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-56 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Fred Bynoe hits the finger roll set up by Irvin Haskell | 34-58 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-58 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin gets the offensive rebound | 34-58 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Thomas Witt can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Keith Bailey - foul #1 on Keith Bailey, team foul #4 | 34-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Fodor (PF) Ernest Spaulding, Stephan Carr, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Gregory Smith, Fred Bynoe, Ronald Mair, Keith Bailey, Irvin Haskell | |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Manuel Huggins is hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #1 on Travis Abbott, team foul #6 | 35-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), Thomas Jackson (C) Thomas Witt, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:42 | Houston | Patrick Pearce is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Carder - foul #4 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #7 | 35-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG) Kelvin Carder | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:42 | Houston | Patrick Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 35-59 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Patrick Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 35-59 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | James Zane misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Manuel Huggins - foul #3 on Manuel Huggins, team foul #5 | 35-59 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 36-59 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Manuel Huggins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Spaulding - foul #2 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #8 | 37-59 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Manuel Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Manuel Huggins misses the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | James Fodor snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Travis Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-60 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Manuel Huggins misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Thomas Jackson - foul #2 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #9 | 37-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG) Ernest Spaulding | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:42 | Houston | Manuel Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Manuel Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-62 |
| 07:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Hulett | 37-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Manuel Huggins scores on a floater from the right side set up by Michael Hulett | 37-64 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Fodor | 40-64 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-64 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | James Fodor pulls down the rebound | 40-64 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Michael Hulett is called for the reach on James Zane - foul #2 on Michael Hulett, team foul #6 | 40-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Bradley Macklin (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Kelvin Carder, Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Stephan Carr lays it in on a great pass from Harry Foutz and the foul's on Irvin Haskell - foul #1 on Irvin Haskell, team foul #7 | 42-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Jonathan Thorson (C) Thomas Witt, Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the free throw | 43-64 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Irvin Haskell comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Bradley Macklin - foul #1 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #10 | 43-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF) Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:43 | Houston | Irvin Haskell makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Irvin Haskell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Gregory Smith picks off the pass by Kelvin Carder in the backcourt | 43-66 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Fred Bynoe lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Smith | 43-68 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding buries a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Keith Bailey - foul #2 on Keith Bailey, team foul #8 | 45-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Harry Foutz (C) Kelvin Carder, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the free throw | 46-68 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Irvin Haskell banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Mair | 46-70 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-70 |
| 04:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Irvin Haskell | 46-70 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Keith Bailey drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Fred Bynoe and the foul's on Stephan Carr - foul #3 on Stephan Carr, team foul #11 | 46-72 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Keith Bailey makes the free throw | 46-73 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-73 |
| 04:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Gregory Smith | 46-73 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Witt - foul #3 on Thomas Witt, team foul #12 | 46-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF) Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SG) Ronald Mair | |
| 03:42 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-74 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 46-74 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Keith Bailey snags the offensive board | 46-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Houston | John Lake hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Smith | 46-76 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Foutz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Lake (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Haskell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Thomas Witt can't finish the layup | 46-76 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-76 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is hacked by Fred Bynoe - foul #1 on Fred Bynoe, team foul #9 | 46-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Mair (C) Irvin Haskell | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 1st free throw | 46-76 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Ronald Mair pulls down the rebound | 46-76 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Gregory Smith can't finish the layup | 46-76 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 46-76 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest Spaulding and he's hacked by Keith Bailey - foul #3 on Keith Bailey, team foul #10 | 48-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Houston | Irvin Haskell (C) John Lake | |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the free throw | 49-76 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Bradley Macklin steals it from Fred Bynoe | 49-76 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson is whistled for a carry | 49-76 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Gregory Smith buries a jumper in the lane set up by Fred Bynoe | 49-78 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Keith Bailey swats the layup by Bradley Macklin | 49-78 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Fred Bynoe pulls down the rebound | 49-78 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Ronald Mair is whistled for traveling | 49-78 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding hits a 3 from the left wing | 52-78 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Gregory Smith runs out the clock | 52-78 |