| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Ralph Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Duane Campbell (fresh) PF - Edward Tucholski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Duane Campbell inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Long Beach State | Clarence Phillips is called for 5 seconds | 36-41 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Manuel Harrell | 36-43 |
| 18:59 | Long Beach State | Clarence Phillips clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce scores on a shot from the right block | 36-45 |
| 18:28 | Long Beach State | Edward Tucholski blows the layup | 36-45 |
| 18:27 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington can't tip it in | 36-45 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner misses the dunk attempt | 36-45 |
| 18:06 | Long Beach State | Edward Tucholski pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 17:44 | Long Beach State | Duane Campbell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Phillips | 39-45 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is hacked by Duane Campbell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Duane Campbell, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Luis (PG), Walter Wilson (SG), John Andre (SF), Micheal Whitaker (PF), Nicholas Alejos (C) Ralph Hicks, Clarence Phillips, Duane Campbell, Edward Tucholski, Ray Harrington | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Gino Romano (PF), James Holquin (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce, Frederick Wagner | |
| 17:25 | St. John's | James Holquin clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 39-45 |
| 17:24 | Long Beach State | John Andre snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 17:16 | Long Beach State | Walter Wilson makes the floater from the baseline set up by Douglas Luis | 41-45 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Gino Romano banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Felton | 41-47 |
| 16:42 | Long Beach State | Micheal Whitaker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Micheal Whitaker, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | James Sok's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 16:32 | Long Beach State | Walter Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer (SG) Micheal Whitaker | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:10 | St. John's | James Sok is fouled on the floor by Douglas Luis - foul #1 on Douglas Luis, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ralph Hicks (PG), Clarence Phillips (SG), Edward Tucholski (PF), Ray Harrington (C) Douglas Luis, Mark Pfeiffer, John Andre, Nicholas Alejos | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, James Sok, James Holquin | |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 15:52 | Long Beach State | Walter Wilson pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Ralph Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Tucholski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Harrington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gino Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Long Beach State | Clarence Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Cecil Pierce | 41-47 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Raymond Myers misses short on a runner near the basket | 41-47 |
| 15:22 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 15:16 | Long Beach State | Edward Tucholski makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Hicks | 43-47 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Ray Harrington picks off the pass by Cecil Pierce | 43-47 |
| 14:42 | Long Beach State | Edward Tucholski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 43-47 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Gino Romano pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Ray Harrington steals the ball from Raymond Myers | 43-47 |
| 14:10 | Long Beach State | Edward Tucholski banks in the layup | 45-47 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Gino Romano jams it set up by Vaughn Wynn | 45-49 |
| 13:31 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 45-49 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gino Romano | 45-52 |
| 13:11 | Long Beach State | Edward Tucholski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 13:10 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington hits the follow up shot | 47-52 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Gino Romano | 47-54 |
| 12:40 | Long Beach State | Clarence Phillips misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tim Dicarlo - foul #3 on Tim Dicarlo, team foul #1 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Luis (PG), Duane Campbell (SF), Micheal Whitaker (PF), Nicholas Alejos (C) Ralph Hicks, Walter Wilson, Edward Tucholski, Ray Harrington | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF), James Holquin (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Gino Romano, Cecil Pierce, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 12:40 | Long Beach State | Clarence Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 12:40 | Long Beach State | Clarence Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is hacked by Duane Campbell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Duane Campbell, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer (SG), John Andre (SF) Clarence Phillips, Duane Campbell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 12:20 | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 12:03 | Long Beach State | John Andre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-54 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell clanks a floater near the basket | 49-54 |
| 11:37 | Long Beach State | Douglas Luis gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Luis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Pfeiffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Andre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Alejos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Sok (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Long Beach State | Manuel Harrell is called for the reach on John Andre - foul #1 on Manuel Harrell, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Tucholski (PF) Micheal Whitaker | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:24 | Long Beach State | Edward Tucholski misses the lay-in | 49-54 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | James Sok grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | James Sok misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 49-54 |
| 10:59 | Long Beach State | Edward Tucholski snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 10:47 | Long Beach State | John Andre can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett travels in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis (PG), Clarence Phillips (SG), Micheal Whitaker (C) Douglas Luis, Mark Pfeiffer, Nicholas Alejos | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF) James Sok, Thomas Lockett, James Holquin | |
| 10:38 | Long Beach State | Clarence Phillips's pass is intercepted by Raymond Myers | 49-54 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner clanks a jumper from the baseline | 49-54 |
| 10:16 | Long Beach State | Clarence Phillips snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 10:03 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-54 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raymond Myers | 52-57 |
| 09:29 | Long Beach State | Edward Tucholski buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Andre and he's hacked by Raymond Myers - foul #3 on Raymond Myers, team foul #3 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ralph Hicks (PG), Mark Pfeiffer (SG), Walter Wilson (SF), Ray Harrington (C) Jordan Lewis, Clarence Phillips, John Andre, Micheal Whitaker | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:29 | Long Beach State | Edward Tucholski makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Ray Harrington is called for the reach on Daniel Felton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Harrington, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG) Daniel Felton | |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 55-57 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 08:54 | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 08:38 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington's pass is intercepted by Frederick Wagner | 55-57 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-60 |
| 07:52 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hicks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Wilson | 58-60 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce is hacked by Edward Tucholski - foul #2 on Edward Tucholski, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis (PG), Douglas Luis (SG), Duane Campbell (SF), Nicholas Alejos (PF), Micheal Whitaker (C) Ralph Hicks, Mark Pfeiffer, Walter Wilson, Edward Tucholski, Ray Harrington | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Gino Romano (PF), James Holquin (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce, Frederick Wagner | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jordan Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Luis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Duane Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Alejos (fresh) C - Micheal Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Felton (fresh) SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) SF - James Sok (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gino Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Jordan Lewis takes the ball from James Sok | 58-60 |
| 06:57 | Long Beach State | Micheal Whitaker hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Alejos | 60-60 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Gino Romano is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side | 60-62 |
| 06:30 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Gino Romano - foul #1 on Gino Romano, team foul #4 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Clarence Phillips (SG), Walter Wilson (PF) Douglas Luis, Micheal Whitaker | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:30 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:30 | Long Beach State | Jordan Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | James Holquin misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Walter Wilson - foul #2 on Walter Wilson, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ralph Hicks (PG), Ray Harrington (C) Jordan Lewis, Nicholas Alejos | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Tim Dicarlo (C) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, James Sok | |
| 06:06 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington loses the ball out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Luis (PG) Ralph Hicks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Cecil Pierce (PF) James Holquin | |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Ray Harrington swats the layup by Cecil Pierce | 61-64 |
| 05:37 | Long Beach State | Duane Campbell snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 05:24 | Long Beach State | Duane Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Cecil Pierce | 61-64 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Raymond Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Pfeiffer (SG), John Andre (SF), Micheal Whitaker (C) Clarence Phillips, Duane Campbell, Ray Harrington | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:02 | Long Beach State | Micheal Whitaker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce clanks a jumper from the left block | 63-64 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Gino Romano hits the follow up shot | 63-66 |
| 04:34 | Long Beach State | Micheal Whitaker scores on a floater in the paint | 65-66 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn steps out of bounds on the baseline | 65-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ralph Hicks (PG), Clarence Phillips (SG), Duane Campbell (SF), Edward Tucholski (PF), Nicholas Alejos (C) Douglas Luis, Mark Pfeiffer, John Andre, Walter Wilson, Micheal Whitaker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Gino Romano, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 03:53 | Long Beach State | Duane Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Holquin (C) Frederick Wagner | |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Nicholas Alejos denies the turnaround by Cecil Pierce | 65-66 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Felton and he's hacked by Ralph Hicks - foul #2 on Ralph Hicks, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington (C) Edward Tucholski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses the free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:32 | Long Beach State | Nicholas Alejos grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Ralph Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Alejos (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Harrington (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Felton (fresh) SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) SF - James Sok (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (tiring) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Long Beach State | Duane Campbell drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Hicks | 67-68 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Daniel Felton misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-68 |
| 02:43 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Clarence Phillips | 67-68 |
| 02:38 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hicks connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Clarence Phillips | 70-68 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Andre (SF), Edward Tucholski (PF) Duane Campbell, Ray Harrington | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (PF) Cecil Pierce | |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Daniel Felton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 70-68 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | James Holquin can't tip it in | 70-68 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Gino Romano snags the offensive board | 70-68 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Daniel Felton buries a jumper from the left side | 70-70 |
| 01:39 | Long Beach State | Clarence Phillips makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Alejos and he's hacked by Daniel Felton - foul #1 on Daniel Felton, team foul #5 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Duane Campbell (SF), Ray Harrington (C) John Andre, Nicholas Alejos | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, James Sok, Gino Romano, James Holquin | |
| 01:39 | Long Beach State | Clarence Phillips makes the free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Duane Campbell | 74-70 |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | The short jumper by Ralph Hicks is denied by Cecil Pierce | 74-70 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Long Beach State | Cecil Pierce is called for the reach on Duane Campbell - foul #3 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #6 | 74-70 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Frederick Wagner is called for the reach on Ray Harrington - foul #3 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #7 | 74-70 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner hits a floater from the right block set up by Vaughn Wynn | 76-72 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Vaughn Wynn is called for the reach on Ralph Hicks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #8 | 76-72 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Ralph Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Harrington | 76-72 |
| 00:32 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington is fouled on the floor by Frederick Wagner - foul #4 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| 00:32 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:32 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Frederick Wagner | 78-75 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Duane Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Vaughn Wynn - foul #4 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #10 | 78-75 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Duane Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Duane Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Cecil Pierce | 80-78 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Raymond Myers is called for the reach on Clarence Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Myers, team foul #11 | 80-78 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Clarence Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Clarence Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 82-78 |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington pulls down the rebound | 82-78 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Raymond Myers is called for the reach on Ray Harrington in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Myers, team foul #12 | 82-78 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SG) Raymond Myers | |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Clarence Phillips is called for the reach on Vaughn Wynn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Phillips, team foul #9 | 84-78 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington grabs the board | 84-79 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Vaughn Wynn is called for the reach on Ray Harrington in the backcourt - foul #5 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #13 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Walter Wilson (PF) Edward Tucholski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SG) Vaughn Wynn | |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:03 | Long Beach State | Ray Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the halfcourt shot | 86-79 |