| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mitch Dorton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lawerence Webster (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Wolfe (fresh) C - Travis Bechtol (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Robert Baldwin is called for the reach on Jonathan Thorson - foul #3 on Robert Baldwin, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Young (SF) Robert Baldwin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:21 | St. John's | James Fodor misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Peter Wolfe - foul #3 on Peter Wolfe, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco (PF) Peter Wolfe | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:21 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:21 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Sisco | 32-38 |
| 19:05 | Montana State | Joe Young hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Benjamin Sisco | 34-38 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | James Fodor can't finish the layup | 34-38 |
| 18:42 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:27 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster travels with the ball | 34-38 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Lawerence Webster picks off the pass by Buddy Williams | 34-38 |
| 17:48 | Montana State | Travis Bechtol is hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #3 on Travis Abbott, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 17:31 | Montana State | Joe Young misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | James Fodor misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 34-38 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | James Zane gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Lawerence Webster is called for the reach on Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Lawerence Webster, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Corey Irwin (SG) Lawerence Webster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Travis Bechtol - foul #2 on Travis Bechtol, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:22 | Montana State | Thomas Witt steps in front of the Benjamin Sisco pass | 34-40 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Buddy Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Stephan Carr tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 15:40 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Travis Bechtol and he's fouled by Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lawerence Webster (SG), Robert Baldwin (SF), Peter Wolfe (PF) Mitch Dorton, Joe Young, Travis Bechtol | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Travis Abbott (SG) Buddy Williams, Thomas Witt | |
| 15:40 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Corey Irwin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawerence Webster (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Wolfe (fresh) 3 pf. C - Benjamin Sisco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Richard Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-42 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson buries a jump hook from the left block | 37-44 |
| 14:57 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Travis Bechtol (C) Benjamin Sisco | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 14:57 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:57 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson slams it home on a nice dish by James Zane | 37-46 |
| 14:29 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawerence Webster | 39-46 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | James Fodor hits the finger roll | 39-48 |
| 13:47 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Corey Irwin | 42-48 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Travis Abbott's pass is intercepted by Travis Bechtol | 42-48 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jonathan Thorson | 42-48 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | James Zane's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Wolfe | 42-48 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Travis Bechtol | 42-48 |
| 12:29 | Montana State | James Fodor steals it from Peter Wolfe | 42-48 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a 3 from straight away | 42-51 |
| 11:48 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-51 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jonathan Thorson | 42-51 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson can't connect on a runner in the lane | 42-51 |
| 11:26 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Corey Irwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawerence Webster (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Baldwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Travis Bechtol (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Thorson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:10 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Lawerence Webster | 44-51 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | James Zane clanks a runner from close range | 44-51 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | James Fodor clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Lawerence Webster - foul #2 on Lawerence Webster, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mitch Dorton (PG), John O'Donell (SG), Joe Young (SF), Benjamin Sisco (C) Corey Irwin, Lawerence Webster, Robert Baldwin, Travis Bechtol | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (C) Richard Morrison, Travis Abbott, James Zane, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 10:33 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:22 | Montana State | Joe Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 10:20 | Montana State | Joe Young gets the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 10:14 | Montana State | Joe Young hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mitch Dorton | 47-52 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits a 3 from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Buddy Williams picks off the pass by Mitch Dorton | 47-55 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Thomas Witt lays it in on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 47-57 |
| 09:25 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 09:24 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Wolfe | 47-57 |
| 09:11 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on James Fodor - foul #1 on James Fodor, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Baldwin (SF) John O'Donell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) James Fodor | |
| 09:11 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 09:11 | Montana State | Peter Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin's floater is tipped away by Peter Wolfe | 49-57 |
| 08:50 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Peter Wolfe | 49-57 |
| 08:34 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joe Young | 51-57 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 08:10 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 07:46 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 07:45 | Montana State | Mitch Dorton hits the follow up shot | 53-57 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Thomas Witt slams it home | 53-59 |
| 07:21 | Montana State | Mitch Dorton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-59 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Mitch Dorton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Young (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Wolfe (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Sisco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson is fouled on the floor by Joe Young - foul #1 on Joe Young, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | Corey Irwin (PG), Lawerence Webster (SG), Travis Bechtol (C) Mitch Dorton, Peter Wolfe, Benjamin Sisco | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Buddy Williams, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson's pass is intercepted by Travis Bechtol | 53-59 |
| 06:34 | Montana State | Bradley Macklin denies the turnaround by Joe Young | 53-59 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | James Zane gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | James Zane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mitch Dorton (PG), Benjamin Sisco (PF) Corey Irwin, Joe Young | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (PF) Bradley Macklin | |
| 06:02 | Montana State | Mitch Dorton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | James Zane snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Roy Baranski drills a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Travis Bechtol - foul #3 on Travis Bechtol, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG) Richard Morrison | |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:34 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster is called for a backcourt violation | 53-62 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Lawerence Webster steals it from Travis Abbott | 53-62 |
| 05:06 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin is whistled for a carry | 53-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Young (SF), Peter Wolfe (PF) Robert Baldwin, Benjamin Sisco | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Roy Baranski | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | James Zane can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 53-62 |
| 04:40 | Montana State | Travis Bechtol grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 04:35 | Montana State | Mitch Dorton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lawerence Webster | 56-62 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | James Zane misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-62 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the tip | 56-62 |
| 04:21 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 04:02 | Montana State | Lawerence Webster clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 03:31 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Mitch Dorton | 56-62 |
| 03:12 | Montana State | Joe Young misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Zane - foul #1 on James Zane, team foul #5 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Corey Irwin (PG), John O'Donell (SG), Robert Baldwin (SF), Benjamin Sisco (C) Mitch Dorton, Lawerence Webster, Peter Wolfe, Travis Bechtol | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 03:12 | Montana State | Joe Young makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:12 | Montana State | Joe Young makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Corey Irwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John O'Donell (fresh) SF - Robert Baldwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Young (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Sisco (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Thomas Witt buries a jumper near the basket | 58-64 |
| 02:57 | Montana State | Joe Young is fouled on the floor by Buddy Williams - foul #2 on Buddy Williams, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Peter Wolfe (PF) Joe Young | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Benjamin Sisco misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 58-64 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Thomas Witt gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Mitch Dorton (PG), Lawerence Webster (SG), Joe Young (C) Corey Irwin, John O'Donell, Peter Wolfe | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Fodor (PF) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, Bradley Macklin | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Benjamin Sisco - foul #2 on Benjamin Sisco, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF) Stephan Carr | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson (C) Thomas Jackson | |
| 02:05 | Montana State | Robert Baldwin jams it | 60-65 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | James Fodor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Thorson | 60-68 |
| 01:45 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Montana State | Peter Wolfe (PF), Travis Bechtol (C) Benjamin Sisco, Joe Young | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Montana State | Travis Bechtol can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-68 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Buddy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Montana State | James Fodor picks off the pass by Travis Bechtol | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | James Zane is fouled on the floor by Robert Baldwin - foul #4 on Robert Baldwin, team foul #9 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | Corey Irwin (PG), John O'Donell (SG), Joe Young (SF), Benjamin Sisco (PF) Mitch Dorton, Lawerence Webster, Robert Baldwin, Peter Wolfe | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Corey Irwin is whistled for traveling | 60-73 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) James Zane | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Richard Morrison runs out the clock | 60-73 |