| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Kenneth Revis (fresh) SG - William Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Torrence (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Memphis | William Ball can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Joe Powell snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Nelson Clark is hacked by William Ball - foul #1 on William Ball, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Joe Powell is called for traveling | 30-36 |
| 19:07 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis loses the ball out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Henry Baldwin takes the ball from Joe Powell in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-36 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Nelson Clark pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Terry Johnson | 30-39 |
| 18:01 | Memphis | William Ball can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-39 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Joe Powell gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nelson Clark | 30-41 |
| 17:37 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Robert McSpedon (SG), Lee Stull (SF), Terry Frederick (PF), Danial Kingery (C) Kenneth Revis, William Ball, Henry Baldwin, Darrell Erickson, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Ty Houston (PF), Brad Rasco (C) George Birchfield, Nelson Clark, Joe Powell, Newton Brewer, Terry Johnson | |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Robert McSpedon steals it from Jesse Stone in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| 17:33 | Memphis | Lee Stull lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert McSpedon | 32-41 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Jesse Stone misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Brad Rasco hits the follow up shot | 32-43 |
| 17:08 | Memphis | Lee Stull hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Williams - foul #2 on Anthony Williams, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| 17:08 | Memphis | Lee Stull misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 17:08 | Memphis | Lee Stull makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Robert Ward is whistled for a carry | 33-43 |
| 16:31 | Memphis | Danial Kingery misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Williams - foul #3 on Anthony Williams, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG) Terry Frederick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Powell (SF) Anthony Williams | |
| 16:31 | Memphis | Danial Kingery makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:31 | Memphis | Danial Kingery makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Robert Ward hits the follow up shot | 35-45 |
| 15:47 | Memphis | Danial Kingery is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Danial Kingery, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Kenneth Revis (SG), Henry Baldwin (SF), Darrell Erickson (PF), Larry Torrence (C) David Jackson, William Ball, Robert McSpedon, Danial Kingery, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Nelson Clark (SG), Anthony Williams (SF), Newton Brewer (PF), James Haas (C) Jesse Stone, Robert Ward, Joe Powell, Ty Houston, Brad Rasco | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Revis (fresh) SF - Henry Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Erickson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Torrence (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Haas (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | James Haas hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 35-45 |
| 15:26 | Memphis | Larry Torrence grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 15:20 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-45 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Nelson Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Anthony Williams connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by George Birchfield | 35-48 |
| 14:44 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Newton Brewer - foul #3 on Newton Brewer, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG), Terry Frederick (SF) Kenneth Revis, Henry Baldwin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Powell (SF) George Birchfield | |
| 14:44 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 14:44 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Terry Frederick is called for the reach on Joe Powell - foul #2 on Terry Frederick, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry Baldwin (SF) Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Johnson (C) James Haas | |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Nelson Clark is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Joe Powell snags the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Newton Brewer hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Williams | 37-50 |
| 13:35 | Memphis | Terry Johnson is called for the reach on Larry Torrence - foul #3 on Terry Johnson, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Lee Stull (PF), Danial Kingery (C) Gilbert Sellman, Henry Baldwin, Terry Frederick, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Ty Houston (PF), Brad Rasco (C) Anthony Williams, Newton Brewer, Terry Johnson | |
| 13:12 | Memphis | Lee Stull drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert McSpedon | 39-50 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Nelson Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-50 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Joe Powell can't tip it in | 39-50 |
| 12:45 | Memphis | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 12:33 | Memphis | Lee Stull misses badly on a shot in the lane | 39-50 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | George Birchfield grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Joe Powell travels in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), Kenneth Revis (SG), Darrell Erickson (PF) David Jackson, William Ball, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (PG), Robert Ward (SG) George Birchfield, Nelson Clark | |
| 12:10 | Memphis | Harold Denny hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Jesse Stone - foul #1 on Jesse Stone, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Torrence (C) Lee Stull | |
| Subs | St. John's | Newton Brewer (PF), Terry Johnson (C) Ty Houston, Brad Rasco | |
| 12:10 | Memphis | Harold Denny makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 12:10 | Memphis | Harold Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Robert Ward hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Kenneth Revis - foul #2 on Kenneth Revis, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Henry Baldwin (SF) Harold Denny, Robert McSpedon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG) Joe Powell | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the free throw | 41-52 |
| 11:41 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson grabs the board | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Revis (fresh) SF - Henry Baldwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Erickson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Torrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Newton Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Danial Kingery (C) Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), James Haas (C) Jesse Stone, Terry Johnson | |
| 11:09 | St. John's | James Haas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 11:07 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 10:59 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Gilbert Sellman, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), William Ball (SG), Terry Frederick (PF) Gilbert Sellman, Kenneth Revis, Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brad Rasco (SF), Ty Houston (PF) Robert Ward, Newton Brewer | |
| 10:43 | St. John's | James Haas is hacked by Terry Frederick - foul #3 on Terry Frederick, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Terry Frederick steals it from Brad Rasco | 41-52 |
| 10:15 | Memphis | Ty Houston picks off the pass by William Ball | 41-52 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses long on an open jump hook from the left block | 41-52 |
| 09:57 | Memphis | The rebound goes to William Ball | 41-52 |
| 09:38 | Memphis | Terry Frederick misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ty Houston | 41-52 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | George Birchfield buries a 3 from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 08:58 | Memphis | Harold Denny scores on a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Brad Rasco - foul #1 on Brad Rasco, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Revis (SG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Lee Stull (PF), Larry Torrence (C) William Ball, Henry Baldwin, Terry Frederick, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (PG), Nelson Clark (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Newton Brewer (PF), Terry Johnson (C) George Birchfield, Anthony Williams, Brad Rasco, Ty Houston, James Haas | |
| 08:58 | Memphis | Harold Denny makes the free throw | 44-55 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | The short jumper by Terry Johnson is denied by Lee Stull | 44-55 |
| 08:36 | Memphis | Larry Torrence grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:30 | Memphis | Larry Torrence hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 44-55 |
| 08:29 | Memphis | Larry Torrence gets the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:18 | Memphis | Harold Denny hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lee Stull | 47-55 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Harold Denny steals it from Nelson Clark in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 08:05 | Memphis | Lee Stull is fouled on the floor by Newton Brewer - foul #4 on Newton Brewer, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Darrell Erickson (PF) Harold Denny, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Powell (SF), Ty Houston (PF) Robert Ward, Newton Brewer | |
| 08:05 | Memphis | Lee Stull makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:05 | Memphis | Lee Stull makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Darrell Erickson takes the ball from Joe Powell in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| 07:43 | Memphis | David Jackson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jesse Stone - foul #2 on Jesse Stone, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Newton Brewer (PF) Jesse Stone, Ty Houston | |
| 07:43 | Memphis | David Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 07:43 | Memphis | David Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Newton Brewer pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Nelson Clark travels in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Larry Torrence (C) David Jackson, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Revis (fresh) SF - Robert McSpedon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darrell Erickson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Torrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nelson Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Newton Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Terry Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Gilbert Sellman | 51-55 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | George Birchfield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 07:02 | Memphis | Larry Torrence grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 06:56 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Gilbert Sellman is called for the reach on George Birchfield in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gilbert Sellman, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), William Ball (SG), Lee Stull (SF) Gilbert Sellman, Kenneth Revis, Robert McSpedon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SG), Anthony Williams (SF) Nelson Clark, Joe Powell | |
| 06:54 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:54 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:40 | Memphis | David Jackson is fouled on the floor by George Birchfield - foul #1 on George Birchfield, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Powell (SF) George Birchfield | |
| 06:40 | Memphis | David Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:40 | Memphis | Larry Torrence snags the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 06:21 | Memphis | David Jackson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Newton Brewer - foul #5 on Newton Brewer, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry Baldwin (SF) Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ty Houston (PF), Brad Rasco (C) Newton Brewer, Terry Johnson | |
| 06:21 | Memphis | David Jackson misses the free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ty Houston | 56-55 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Robert Ward is fouled in the backcourt by David Jackson - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Ty Houston grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Robert Ward makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Brad Rasco and he's fouled by Henry Baldwin - foul #2 on Henry Baldwin, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Revis (SG) William Ball | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (SG) Joe Powell | |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Brad Rasco pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Anthony Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 05:46 | Memphis | Larry Torrence snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 05:39 | Memphis | David Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Ty Houston grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Robert Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert McSpedon (SG), Darrell Erickson (PF), Danial Kingery (C) David Jackson, Lee Stull, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Terry Johnson (C) Anthony Williams, Robert Ward, Brad Rasco | |
| 04:57 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon drills a jumper from close range set up by Darrell Erickson | 58-57 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Nelson Clark misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Ty Houston | 58-57 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Ty Houston is hacked by Darrell Erickson - foul #1 on Darrell Erickson, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), William Ball (SG), Terry Frederick (SF), Lee Stull (C) Kenneth Revis, Robert McSpedon, Henry Baldwin, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Brad Rasco (C) Jesse Stone, Terry Johnson | |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Ty Houston misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Ty Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:04 | Memphis | Lee Stull's layup is rejected by Ty Houston | 58-58 |
| 04:03 | Memphis | Lee Stull snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 03:39 | Memphis | Lee Stull hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Nelson Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Harold Denny (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Frederick (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Darrell Erickson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Stull (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nelson Clark (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Powell (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ty Houston (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brad Rasco (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Joe Powell is hacked by Terry Frederick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Frederick, team foul #11 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (SG), Henry Baldwin (SF), Larry Torrence (C) William Ball, Terry Frederick, Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (SG), James Haas (C) Nelson Clark, Brad Rasco | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Joe Powell makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Joe Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:17 | Memphis | Lee Stull drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Denny | 61-60 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Ty Houston travels with the ball | 61-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Danial Kingery (PF) Harold Denny, Henry Baldwin, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SF) Joe Powell | |
| 02:33 | Memphis | William Ball knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Revis (SG), Terry Frederick (PF) William Ball, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brad Rasco (PF) Ty Houston | |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Robert McSpedon is called for the reach on George Birchfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert McSpedon, team foul #12 | 63-60 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:26 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Johnson (C) James Haas | |
| 02:19 | Memphis | Anthony Williams denies the turnaround by Robert McSpedon | 63-62 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Terry Johnson grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Terry Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Anthony Williams misses the shot from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Terry Johnson tips it in | 63-64 |
| 01:56 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG), Henry Baldwin (SF), Darrell Erickson (PF), Larry Torrence (C) David Jackson, Robert McSpedon, Terry Frederick, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Ty Houston (PF) Robert Ward, Anthony Williams, Brad Rasco | |
| 01:49 | Memphis | William Ball knocks in the shot from the right side | 65-64 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Joe Powell is hacked by Kenneth Revis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Revis, team foul #13 | 65-64 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Joe Powell makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Joe Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:22 | Memphis | George Birchfield is called for the reach on William Ball - foul #2 on George Birchfield, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| 01:22 | Memphis | William Ball makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:22 | Memphis | William Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 01:02 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Darrell Erickson | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darrell Erickson | 69-66 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Revis - foul #4 on Kenneth Revis, team foul #14 | 69-66 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis 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 and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson is hacked by George Birchfield in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Birchfield, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis 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 (+2) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Terry Johnson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Darrell Erickson - foul #2 on Darrell Erickson, team foul #15 | 71-67 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Terry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Terry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:27 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis is fouled in the backcourt by George Birchfield - foul #4 on George Birchfield, team foul #13 | 71-69 |
| 00:27 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:27 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Joe Powell is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Baldwin - foul #3 on Henry Baldwin, team foul #16 | 73-69 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Joe Powell makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Joe Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson is hacked by George Birchfield in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Birchfield, team foul #14 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG) George Birchfield | |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Anthony Williams is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Nelson Clark | 75-74 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson is hacked by Nelson Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nelson Clark, team foul #15 | 75-74 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis 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 and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Anthony Williams hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Nelson Clark | 77-77 |
| 00:08 | Memphis | Memphis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Joe Powell is called for the reach on William Ball - foul #2 on Joe Powell, team foul #16 | 77-77 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | William Ball misses the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | William Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis 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 a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Terry Johnson is alone and drills a jumper in the lane | 78-79 |