| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Norman McGahen (fresh) SG - Craig Brush (fresh) SF - Anthony Lamb (fresh) PF - Lawrence Atkins (fresh) C - Joe Levesque (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - John Carlton (fresh) SG - David Snow (fresh) SF - Joseph Wojtkowski (fresh) PF - Shaun Phillips (fresh) C - Robert Hughes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Carlton travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Craig Brush | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Snow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | St. John's (MN) | Shaun Phillips denies the turnaround by Craig Brush | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Carlton grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Carlton drills a 3 from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:59 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Wojtkowski grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:40 | St. Mary's (MN) | Shaun Phillips misses long on a runner in the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Shaun Phillips makes the floater near the basket | 3-5 |
| 17:18 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:16 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb grabs the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:03 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush misses badly on a shot from the right side | 3-5 |
| 17:01 | St. Mary's (MN) | Shaun Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:52 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Wojtkowski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-5 |
| 16:50 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:29 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush banks in the layup on a great pass from Lawrence Atkins and the foul's on David Snow - foul #1 on David Snow, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Ralph Tyler (PG), John Sligh (SG), James Brown (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) John Carlton, David Snow, Joseph Wojtkowski, Shaun Phillips | |
| 16:29 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Sligh scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Ralph Tyler | 5-7 |
| 16:01 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 16:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | James Brown gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Norman McGahen (fresh) SG - Craig Brush (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Lamb (fresh) PF - Lawrence Atkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Levesque (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Ralph Tyler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Sligh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) C - Robert Hughes (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ralph Tyler misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 15:32 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes drills a floater near the basket | 5-9 |
| 15:04 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 14:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Sligh misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 14:36 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:14 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Johnson denies the turnaround by Norman McGahen | 5-9 |
| 14:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:59 | St. Mary's (MN) | James Brown is hacked by Anthony Lamb - foul #1 on Anthony Lamb, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Dustin Scott (PG), William Moore (SG), Larry Lashley (SF), Anthony Stevenson (PF), Vernon Lacinski (C) Norman McGahen, Craig Brush, Anthony Lamb, Lawrence Atkins, Joe Levesque | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Carlton (PG), David Snow (SG), Joseph Wojtkowski (SF), Shaun Phillips (PF) Ralph Tyler, John Sligh, James Brown, Robert Hughes | |
| 13:44 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Carlton hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 5-12 |
| 13:25 | St. John's (MN) | William Moore is fouled on the floor by David Snow - foul #2 on David Snow, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Ralph Tyler (SG), John Sligh (C) David Snow, Richard Johnson | |
| 13:09 | St. John's (MN) | Dustin Scott can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 5-12 |
| 13:08 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Stevenson gets the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 13:00 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Stevenson drills a fadeaway from close range | 7-12 |
| 12:45 | St. Mary's (MN) | Vernon Lacinski is called for the reach on John Carlton - foul #1 on Vernon Lacinski, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes (C) John Sligh | |
| 12:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ralph Tyler is denied on a layup by Anthony Stevenson | 7-12 |
| 12:30 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Stevenson gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:22 | St. John's (MN) | Larry Lashley hits the finger roll | 9-12 |
| 12:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Wojtkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-12 |
| 12:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes tips it back up and in | 9-14 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Dustin Scott (fresh) SG - William Moore (fresh) SF - Larry Lashley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Lacinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - John Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ralph Tyler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Wojtkowski (fresh) PF - Shaun Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Hughes steps in front of the Anthony Stevenson pass | 9-14 |
| 11:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Carlton is hacked by Vernon Lacinski - foul #2 on Vernon Lacinski, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen (PG), Craig Brush (SG), Anthony Lamb (SF), Steve Lawson (PF) Dustin Scott, William Moore, Larry Lashley, Vernon Lacinski | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 11:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Stevenson is called for the reach on Robert Hughes - foul #1 on Anthony Stevenson, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins (PF) Steve Lawson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson (PF) Shaun Phillips | |
| 11:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Carlton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 11:00 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 10:44 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen is whistled for traveling | 9-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque (C) Anthony Stevenson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Sligh (PG), Thomas Leach (SG) John Carlton, Ralph Tyler | |
| 10:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Leach clanks a shot near the basket | 9-14 |
| 10:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Wojtkowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 10:14 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes grabs the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 10:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Lamb picks off the pass by Thomas Leach | 9-14 |
| 09:40 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Johnson swats the dunk try by Lawrence Atkins | 9-14 |
| 09:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Thomas Leach | 9-14 |
| 09:30 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-14 |
| 09:28 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 09:23 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Norman McGahen | 12-14 |
| 09:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson blows the layup | 12-14 |
| 09:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Leach misses the tip | 12-14 |
| 09:06 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson can't tip it in | 12-14 |
| 09:05 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 08:46 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush scores on a runner from close range | 14-14 |
| 08:22 | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Leach clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 08:21 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 08:00 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Sligh - foul #1 on John Sligh, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | William Moore (SG), Dustin Scott (SF), Steve Lawson (PF), Anthony Stevenson (C) Craig Brush, Anthony Lamb, Lawrence Atkins, Joe Levesque | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Carlton (PG), Ralph Tyler (SG), James Brown (SF), Shaun Phillips (PF) Thomas Leach, Joseph Wojtkowski, Richard Johnson, Robert Hughes | |
| 08:00 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:00 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Norman McGahen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) SF - Dustin Scott (fresh) PF - Steve Lawson (fresh) C - Anthony Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - John Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ralph Tyler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Shaun Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sligh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ralph Tyler scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 07:28 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Moore | 19-16 |
| 07:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Sligh travels with the ball | 19-16 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Larry Lashley (SF) Norman McGahen | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes (C) John Sligh | |
| 06:55 | St. John's (MN) | Larry Lashley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 06:53 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to John Carlton | 19-16 |
| 06:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Carlton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 06:33 | St. Mary's (MN) | Shaun Phillips hits the follow up shot | 19-18 |
| 06:16 | St. John's (MN) | Larry Lashley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-18 |
| 06:14 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Scott | 19-18 |
| 06:01 | St. John's (MN) | Larry Lashley is fouled on the floor by John Carlton - foul #1 on John Carlton, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush (SG), Lawrence Atkins (PF), Joe Levesque (C) William Moore, Steve Lawson, Anthony Stevenson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 05:56 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Wojtkowski (SF) James Brown | |
| 05:56 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:56 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:42 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ralph Tyler clanks a jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 05:40 | St. John's (MN) | Larry Lashley snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 05:22 | St. John's (MN) | Larry Lashley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 05:20 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 05:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | Shaun Phillips is whistled for traveling | 21-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen (PG), Anthony Lamb (SF) Dustin Scott, Larry Lashley | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson (PF) Shaun Phillips | |
| 04:41 | St. John's (MN) | Ralph Tyler is called for the reach on Lawrence Atkins - foul #1 on Ralph Tyler, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Sligh (SG) John Carlton | |
| 04:24 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen is fouled on the floor by Robert Hughes - foul #1 on Robert Hughes, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Leach (SG) Ralph Tyler | |
| 04:24 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 04:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Craig Brush - foul #1 on Craig Brush, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Steve Lawson (PF), Anthony Stevenson (C) Lawrence Atkins, Joe Levesque | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 04:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:58 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Lawson is denied on a layup by Richard Johnson | 21-20 |
| 03:56 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes grabs the board | 21-20 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Norman McGahen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Brush (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Lamb (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steve Lawson (fresh) C - Anthony Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - John Sligh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Leach (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joseph Wojtkowski (fresh) PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Thomas Leach clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-20 |
| 03:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Wojtkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 03:30 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Sligh makes the floater from the free throw line | 21-22 |
| 03:20 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Craig Brush | 23-22 |
| 03:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Wojtkowski can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 03:01 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 02:43 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Stevenson hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 02:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Stevenson - foul #2 on Anthony Stevenson, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Dustin Scott (PG), William Moore (SG), Larry Lashley (SF), Lawrence Atkins (PF), Joe Levesque (C) Norman McGahen, Craig Brush, Anthony Lamb, Steve Lawson, Anthony Stevenson | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Carlton (PG), David Snow (SG), James Brown (SF), Shaun Phillips (PF) John Sligh, Thomas Leach, Joseph Wojtkowski, Robert Hughes | |
| 02:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:27 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 02:13 | St. John's (MN) | Shaun Phillips swats the short shot by Lawrence Atkins | 25-22 |
| 02:11 | St. Mary's (MN) | Shaun Phillips snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 01:53 | St. Mary's (MN) | Shaun Phillips misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by William Moore - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Sligh (C) Richard Johnson | |
| 01:53 | St. Mary's (MN) | Shaun Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 01:53 | St. Mary's (MN) | Shaun Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 01:44 | St. John's (MN) | Larry Lashley drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Dustin Scott and the foul's on Shaun Phillips - foul #1 on Shaun Phillips, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| 01:44 | St. John's (MN) | Larry Lashley makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 01:23 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Sligh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb (SF) Larry Lashley | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Hughes (C) John Sligh | |
| 01:10 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen (PG) Dustin Scott | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 00:45 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Lamb is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #2 on Anthony Lamb, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush (SG) William Moore | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 00:45 | St. Mary's (MN) | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:45 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Lawrence Atkins | 28-24 |
| 00:27 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush is whistled for traveling | 28-24 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Wojtkowski (SF) James Brown | |
| 00:05 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Lamb denies the turnaround by Shaun Phillips | 28-24 |
| 00:03 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 00:00 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb misses short on a halfcourt shot | 28-24 |