| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jared Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Mark Claire (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Cullins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Heenan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ed Tomlinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shane Hugo (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan inbounds the ball | 40-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Ed Tomlinson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Charles Toon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 19:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 19:35 | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Claire hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey is fouled on the floor by Mark Claire - foul #3 on Mark Claire, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | James Murray (PG) Mark Claire | |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Jared Dailey scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Thomas | 42-46 |
| 18:40 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Toon is called for the reach on Daniel Cullins - foul #3 on Charles Toon, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (SG) Charles Toon | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 18:33 | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jared Dailey - foul #2 on Jared Dailey, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| 18:33 | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 18:33 | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Jared Dailey grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 18:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 17:52 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan is called for traveling | 42-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe (PF) Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Gregory Weaver (SF) Bobby Heenan | |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 17:31 | Cal State Fullerton | James Murray pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 17:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Enloe - foul #1 on Benjamin Enloe, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Taylor (SF), Franklyn Gray (C) David Thomas, Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Anthony Lofgren (SG), Richard Fonville (PF) Daniel Cullins, Ed Tomlinson | |
| 17:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 17:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray comes up short on the shot from close range | 42-48 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 16:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo misses short on a shot in the lane | 44-48 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Anthony Lofgren steals it from Malcolm Sullivan | 44-48 |
| 16:03 | Cal State Fullerton | Anthony Lofgren knocks in the runner from the left block | 44-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Enloe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklyn Gray (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - James Murray (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Lofgren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Fonville (fresh) C - Shane Hugo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 44-50 |
| 15:37 | Cal State Fullerton | James Murray grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 15:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Gregory Weaver is hacked by Matthew Lindsey - foul #3 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Charles Toon (SG), David Thomas (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Jared Dailey (C) Matthew Lindsey, Malcolm Sullivan, Michael Taylor, Benjamin Enloe, Franklyn Gray | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Claire (PG), Daniel Cullins (SG), Bobby Heenan (SF), Ed Tomlinson (PF), James Talarico (C) James Murray, Anthony Lofgren, Gregory Weaver, Richard Fonville, Shane Hugo | |
| 15:06 | Cal State Fullerton | The jump hook by Bobby Heenan is blocked by Robert Freitag | 44-50 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Robert Freitag grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Robert Freitag drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Charles Toon | 46-50 |
| 14:10 | Cal State Fullerton | James Talarico misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 14:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan grabs the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:51 | Cal State Fullerton | James Talarico's layup is rejected by Robert Freitag | 46-50 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Jared Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | David Thomas loses the dribble to Mark Claire | 46-50 |
| 13:12 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Cullins | 46-52 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Toon | 49-52 |
| 12:54 | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Claire's pass is intercepted by Charles Toon in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Claire - foul #4 on Mark Claire, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (SF), Benjamin Enloe (PF), Franklyn Gray (C) David Thomas, Robert Freitag, Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | James Murray (PG), Anthony Lofgren (SG), Gregory Weaver (SF), Richard Fonville (PF) Mark Claire, Daniel Cullins, Bobby Heenan, Ed Tomlinson | |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 12:18 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Toon is called for the reach on Richard Fonville - foul #4 on Charles Toon, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Michael Taylor (SF) Ronald Gayhart, Charles Toon | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo (C) James Talarico | |
| 12:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Malcolm Sullivan takes the ball from Gregory Weaver | 51-52 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Anthony Lofgren swats the layup by Michael Taylor | 51-52 |
| 11:47 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Shane Hugo | 51-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Enloe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklyn Gray (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - James Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Lofgren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Fonville (fresh) C - Shane Hugo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cal State Fullerton | James Murray can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 11:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Gregory Weaver grabs the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 11:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe blows the layup | 51-52 |
| 10:53 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Fonville gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:47 | Cal State Fullerton | James Murray hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Weaver | 51-55 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 51-55 |
| 10:20 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Shane Hugo | 51-55 |
| 10:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Gregory Weaver misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-55 |
| 10:04 | Cal State Fullerton | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Hugo | 51-55 |
| 09:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray slams it home | 53-55 |
| 09:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Anthony Lofgren loses the ball out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (SG), David Thomas (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Jared Dailey (C) Malcolm Sullivan, Michael Taylor, Benjamin Enloe, Franklyn Gray | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Daniel Cullins (SG), Bobby Heenan (SF), Ed Tomlinson (PF), James Talarico (C) Anthony Lofgren, Gregory Weaver, Richard Fonville, Shane Hugo | |
| 08:48 | St. John's | David Thomas is whistled for traveling | 53-55 |
| 08:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Freitag steals it from James Talarico | 53-55 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | David Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Robert Freitag hits the follow up shot | 55-55 |
| 08:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Daniel Cullins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | David Thomas gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | David Thomas can't finish the layup | 55-55 |
| 07:45 | Cal State Fullerton | Ed Tomlinson snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jared Dailey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - James Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cullins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Heenan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ed Tomlinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Talarico (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan scores on a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Matthew Lindsey - foul #4 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG), Charles Toon (SG) Matthew Lindsey, Ronald Gayhart | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Claire (PG) James Murray | |
| 07:28 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | James Talarico is called for the reach on Robert Freitag - foul #2 on James Talarico, team foul #3 | 55-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe (PF) Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | David Rhode (SF) Bobby Heenan | |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses the floater from the left side | 55-58 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Charles Toon gets the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | David Thomas buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Toon | 57-58 |
| 06:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Mark Claire drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ed Tomlinson | 57-60 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 59-60 |
| 05:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Ed Tomlinson knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 59-62 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 05:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Ed Tomlinson's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Enloe | 62-62 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | David Thomas grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Jared Dailey scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Thomas | 64-62 |
| 04:43 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Robert Freitag (PF) Malcolm Sullivan, Benjamin Enloe | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Anthony Lofgren (SG), Bobby Heenan (SF), Richard Fonville (PF), Shane Hugo (C) Daniel Cullins, David Rhode, Ed Tomlinson, James Talarico | |
| 04:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo scores on a shot near the basket set up by Anthony Lofgren | 64-64 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | David Thomas blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Claire - foul #5 on Mark Claire, team foul #4 | 64-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe (C) Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | James Murray (PG) Mark Claire | |
| 04:16 | St. John's | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:59 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Murray | 66-66 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Freitag | 69-66 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Benjamin Enloe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - James Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Lofgren (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Heenan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Fonville (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shane Hugo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Fonville comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 69-66 |
| 03:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo can't tip it in | 69-66 |
| 03:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo tips it home | 69-68 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (SF), Jared Dailey (C) David Thomas, Benjamin Enloe | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Daniel Cullins (SG), Ed Tomlinson (PF) Anthony Lofgren, Richard Fonville | |
| 02:53 | Cal State Fullerton | James Murray comes up short on the floater from the left block | 69-68 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Jared Dailey grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Jared Dailey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 02:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan is fouled on the floor by Robert Freitag - foul #2 on Robert Freitag, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe (PF) Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | James Talarico (C) Shane Hugo | |
| 02:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jared Dailey | 69-68 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Charles Toon tips it back up and in | 71-68 |
| 01:54 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Thomas (SF), Robert Freitag (PF) Malcolm Sullivan, Benjamin Enloe | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo (C) James Talarico | |
| 01:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Jared Dailey gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | David Thomas misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ed Tomlinson - foul #2 on Ed Tomlinson, team foul #5 | 71-68 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | David Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | David Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Jared Dailey gets the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Robert Freitag comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 01:12 | Cal State Fullerton | Shane Hugo gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:07 | Cal State Fullerton | James Murray misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Matthew Lindsey - foul #5 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #8 | 71-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG) Matthew Lindsey | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 01:07 | Cal State Fullerton | James Murray makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:07 | Cal State Fullerton | James Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Charles Toon | 71-69 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Charles Toon is hacked by Bobby Heenan - foul #1 on Bobby Heenan, team foul #6 | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-69 |
| 00:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Heenan buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Murray | 71-71 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 00:03 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Daniel Cullins hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 74-71 |