| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Maurice Miera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Montague (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ezra Wray (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Roger Burrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Thomas Montague inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Kansas State | Travis Abbott steals it from Thomas Montague | 32-31 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder lays it up and in set up by Travis Abbott | 32-33 |
| 19:22 | Kansas State | The short jumper by Thomas Montague is denied by James Fodor | 32-33 |
| 19:20 | Kansas State | Thomas Montague grabs the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:01 | Kansas State | James Zane picks off the pass by Ezra Wray | 32-33 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 18:46 | Kansas State | Roger Burrell gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:39 | Kansas State | Thomas Montague is denied on a layup by Jonathan Thorson | 32-33 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder double dribbles | 32-33 |
| 18:09 | Kansas State | James Zane steps in front of the Roy Tucker pass | 32-33 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-33 |
| 17:48 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Roger Burrell | 32-33 |
| 17:45 | Kansas State | Maurice Miera is fouled in the backcourt by Kelvin Carder - foul #3 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Wilburn Williams (SG) Roy Tucker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Kelvin Carder, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 17:22 | Kansas State | Roger Burrell lays it in and he's hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Johnny Carr (SG), Tom Pappalardo (SF) Maurice Miera, Thomas Montague | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF) Travis Abbott, James Zane | |
| 17:22 | Kansas State | Roger Burrell makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wilburn Williams - foul #1 on Wilburn Williams, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Derek Melusky (PF), James Bancroft (C) Ezra Wray, Roger Burrell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:45 | Kansas State | Derek Melusky is whistled for a carry | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Roy Tucker (SG) Tom Pappalardo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Thomas Witt knocks in the jumper from the right side | 35-37 |
| 16:07 | Kansas State | Derek Melusky connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Wilburn Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Carr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Derek Melusky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bancroft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wilburn Williams | 41-40 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin's pass is intercepted by James Bancroft | 41-40 |
| 14:51 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Maurice Miera (PG), Thomas Montague (SF), Ezra Wray (PF), Roger Burrell (C) Wilburn Williams, Johnny Carr, Derek Melusky, James Bancroft | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 14:17 | Kansas State | Maurice Miera is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Carder - foul #4 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG) Kelvin Carder | |
| 13:59 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jonathan Thorson | 44-40 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | James Zane hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Montague - foul #2 on Thomas Montague, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PG) Ernest Spaulding | |
| 13:35 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:18 | Kansas State | Thomas Witt is called for the reach on Roy Tucker - foul #2 on Thomas Witt, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Johnny Carr (SG) Roy Tucker | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:02 | Kansas State | Roger Burrell hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 44-42 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Thomas Witt scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 12:18 | Kansas State | Thomas Montague is hacked by James Zane - foul #1 on James Zane, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Wilburn Williams (SG) Johnny Carr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Bradley Macklin (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Thomas Witt, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 11:56 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 11:55 | Kansas State | Roger Burrell misses the tip | 44-44 |
| 11:54 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Travis Abbott lays it up and in set up by James Zane and the foul's on Thomas Montague - foul #3 on Thomas Montague, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Johnny Carr (SG), Tom Pappalardo (SF), Derek Melusky (PF), James Bancroft (C) Maurice Miera, Thomas Montague, Ezra Wray, Roger Burrell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF) James Zane, Harry Foutz | |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:49 | Kansas State | Derek Melusky grabs the board | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Wilburn Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tom Pappalardo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Melusky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bancroft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kansas State | Tom Pappalardo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Jackson | 46-49 |
| 11:12 | Kansas State | Johnny Carr buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tom Pappalardo | 49-49 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-49 |
| 10:51 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Derek Melusky | 49-49 |
| 10:24 | Kansas State | Derek Melusky makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Wilburn Williams and he's hacked by Thomas Jackson - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Maurice Miera (PG), Thomas Montague (SF), Roger Burrell (C) Johnny Carr, Tom Pappalardo, James Bancroft | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 10:24 | Kansas State | Derek Melusky makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses short on a runner from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 10:05 | Kansas State | Derek Melusky snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 09:46 | Kansas State | Thomas Montague misses short on a jumper near the basket | 52-49 |
| 09:45 | Kansas State | Roger Burrell gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:27 | Kansas State | Maurice Miera comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | James Zane loses the ball out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Roy Tucker (SG), Ezra Wray (PF) Wilburn Williams, Derek Melusky | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SG) Ernest Spaulding | |
| 08:58 | Kansas State | Thomas Montague connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Maurice Miera | 54-49 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | James Fodor can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-49 |
| 08:42 | Kansas State | Roger Burrell gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:28 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Maurice Miera | 56-49 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Johnny Carr (PG), Tom Pappalardo (SF), James Bancroft (C) Maurice Miera, Thomas Montague, Roger Burrell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 07:54 | Kansas State | Travis Abbott is called for the reach on Roy Tucker - foul #3 on Travis Abbott, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG) Stephan Carr | |
| 07:54 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:54 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bradley Macklin | 57-49 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Johnny Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Tucker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Pappalardo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ezra Wray (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - James Bancroft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 07:12 | Kansas State | James Bancroft pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 07:07 | Kansas State | Ezra Wray drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Bancroft | 59-49 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Maurice Miera (PG), Wilburn Williams (SG), Thomas Montague (SF), Roger Burrell (C) Johnny Carr, Roy Tucker, Tom Pappalardo, James Bancroft | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), James Fodor (PF) Travis Abbott, Thomas Witt, Bradley Macklin | |
| 06:28 | Kansas State | Wilburn Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice Miera | 62-49 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder is called for 10 seconds | 62-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Derek Melusky (PF) Ezra Wray | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| 05:59 | Kansas State | Thomas Montague is whistled for traveling | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Wilburn Williams is called for the reach on Kelvin Carder - foul #2 on Wilburn Williams, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Roy Tucker (SG) Wilburn Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-49 |
| 05:30 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Roy Tucker | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:05 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker is hacked by Ernest Spaulding - foul #3 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #10 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Wilburn Williams (PG), Johnny Carr (SF), Ezra Wray (PF) Maurice Miera, Thomas Montague, Derek Melusky | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Thomas Jackson (PF) Ernest Spaulding, James Fodor | |
| 05:05 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 05:05 | Kansas State | Roy Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Roger Burrell is called for the reach on Jonathan Thorson - foul #2 on Roger Burrell, team foul #5 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Tom Pappalardo (SF), Derek Melusky (C) Roy Tucker, Roger Burrell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) Kelvin Carder, James Zane, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Wilburn Williams is called for the reach on Travis Abbott - foul #3 on Wilburn Williams, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Ezra Wray swats the layup by Thomas Witt | 64-49 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson tips it back up and in | 64-51 |
| 03:56 | Kansas State | Tom Pappalardo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ezra Wray and the foul's on Thomas Witt - foul #3 on Thomas Witt, team foul #11 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Maurice Miera (PG) Johnny Carr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (C) Thomas Jackson | |
| 03:56 | Kansas State | Tom Pappalardo makes the free throw | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Tom Pappalardo is called for the reach on Bradley Macklin - foul #3 on Tom Pappalardo, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Johnny Carr (SG), James Bancroft (C) Maurice Miera, Ezra Wray | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) Travis Abbott | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 03:34 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Derek Melusky | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Wilburn Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Pappalardo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Derek Melusky (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Bancroft (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Foutz (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Kansas State | James Bancroft clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 67-51 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding grabs the board | 67-51 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-51 |
| 03:04 | Kansas State | James Bancroft grabs the board | 67-51 |
| 02:46 | Kansas State | James Bancroft misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Bradley Macklin - foul #1 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #12 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Edward Dickerson (C) Derek Melusky | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF) Harry Foutz | |
| 02:46 | Kansas State | James Bancroft makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:46 | Kansas State | James Bancroft misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin can't throw it down | 68-51 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson tips it but misses | 68-51 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 68-51 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson tips it back up and in | 68-53 |
| 01:55 | Kansas State | Edward Dickerson misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Bradley Macklin - foul #2 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #13 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Derek Melusky (PF) James Bancroft | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:55 | Kansas State | Edward Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:55 | Kansas State | Edward Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Thomas Witt comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Johnny Carr - foul #1 on Johnny Carr, team foul #8 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Bancroft (C) Edward Dickerson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:25 | Kansas State | James Bancroft makes the jumper from close range | 72-55 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Stephan Carr knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ernest Spaulding | 72-57 |
| 00:51 | Kansas State | Johnny Carr drills a 3 from straight away | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin clanks a shot from the left side | 75-57 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson tips it back up and in | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Kansas State | Wilburn Williams is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jackson - foul #2 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #14 | 75-59 |
| 00:21 | Kansas State | Wilburn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 00:21 | Kansas State | Wilburn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Ernest Spaulding and the foul's on James Bancroft - foul #1 on James Bancroft, team foul #9 | 77-61 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Wilburn Williams runs out the clock | 77-62 |