| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) SF - Joe Powell (fresh) PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) C - Terry Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Anthony Smith (fresh) SG - Edward Reidy (fresh) SF - Ted Carmona (fresh) PF - Leonard Mallett (fresh) C - Ronald Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Terry Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | St. John's | Terry Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Vermont | Leonard Mallett pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Vermont | Newton Brewer blocks the short jumper by Anthony Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Vermont | Ronald Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Vermont | Edward Reidy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Joe Powell hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 19:08 | Vermont | Anthony Smith buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Reidy | 3-5 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Nelson Clark drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joe Powell | 6-5 |
| 18:34 | Vermont | Ted Carmona scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Mallett | 6-8 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Nelson Clark scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-8 |
| 18:06 | Vermont | Edward Reidy clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 8-8 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Terry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Ted Carmona steps in front of the Nelson Clark pass | 8-8 |
| 17:33 | Vermont | Ronald Brooks can't connect on a shot in the lane | 8-8 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joe Powell | 8-8 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Leonard Mallett steps in front of the Terry Johnson pass | 8-8 |
| 16:43 | Vermont | Ted Carmona's pass is intercepted by George Birchfield | 8-8 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Nelson Clark banks in the layup set up by George Birchfield | 10-8 |
| 16:14 | Vermont | Ted Carmona is fouled on the floor by Nelson Clark - foul #1 on Nelson Clark, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Vermont | Benjamin Marlin (PG), Michael Cohen (SG), Rodney Collett (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Norman Pinheiro (C) Anthony Smith, Edward Reidy, Ted Carmona, Leonard Mallett, Ronald Brooks | |
| 15:58 | Vermont | Rodney Collett hits the finger roll set up by Michael Williams | 10-10 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) SF - Robert Ward (fresh) PF - Ty Houston (fresh) C - Brad Rasco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Benjamin Marlin (fresh) SG - Michael Cohen (fresh) SF - Rodney Collett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) C - Norman Pinheiro (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Anthony Williams clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 15:44 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Norman Pinheiro | 10-10 |
| 15:39 | Vermont | Michael Cohen clanks a 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Brad Rasco grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Ty Houston connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Stone | 12-10 |
| 14:55 | Vermont | Rodney Collett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 12-10 |
| 14:54 | Vermont | Rodney Collett hits the follow up shot | 12-12 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Jesse Stone connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ty Houston | 15-12 |
| 14:32 | Vermont | Rodney Collett loses the dribble to Robert Ward | 15-12 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Robert Ward is hacked by Rodney Collett - foul #1 on Rodney Collett, team foul #1 | 15-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Powell (SF) Jesse Stone | |
| Subs | Vermont | Anthony Smith (PG), Ted Carmona (SF), Leonard Mallett (PF) Benjamin Marlin, Rodney Collett, Norman Pinheiro | |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Anthony Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-12 |
| 14:22 | Vermont | Ted Carmona gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 14:18 | Vermont | Anthony Smith can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #2 | 15-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG) Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 14:18 | Vermont | Anthony Smith makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 14:18 | Vermont | Anthony Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Brad Rasco lays it in on a nice dish by Nelson Clark | 17-14 |
| 13:49 | Vermont | Anthony Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-14 |
| 13:48 | Vermont | Anthony Smith misses the tip | 17-14 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Joe Powell gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Anthony Williams buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brad Rasco | 19-14 |
| 13:19 | Vermont | Anthony Smith double dribbles | 19-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Newton Brewer (PF), James Haas (C) Anthony Williams, Ty Houston, Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | Vermont | Edward Reidy (SG), Ronald Brooks (C) Michael Cohen, Michael Williams | |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Joe Powell clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Ted Carmona - foul #1 on Ted Carmona, team foul #2 | 19-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SG) Nelson Clark | |
| Subs | Vermont | Rodney Collett (SF) Ted Carmona | |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Joe Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 12:34 | Vermont | Ronald Brooks misses long on a turnaround from close range | 20-14 |
| 12:33 | Vermont | Ronald Brooks tips it in | 20-16 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Newton Brewer drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Joe Powell | 22-16 |
| 11:56 | Vermont | Anthony Smith scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leonard Mallett | 22-18 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Ward (fresh) SF - Joe Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Haas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Anthony Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Reidy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Collett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leonard Mallett (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Joe Powell travels with the ball | 22-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (SG), Brad Rasco (SF), Ty Houston (PF), Terry Johnson (C) Robert Ward, Joe Powell, Newton Brewer, James Haas | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Cohen (SG), Ted Carmona (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Norman Pinheiro (C) Edward Reidy, Rodney Collett, Leonard Mallett, Ronald Brooks | |
| 11:22 | Vermont | Anthony Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-18 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | George Birchfield grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Ty Houston misses long on a shot from close range | 22-18 |
| 11:03 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Norman Pinheiro | 22-18 |
| 10:50 | Vermont | Anthony Williams picks off the pass by Michael Williams | 22-18 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Anthony Williams lays it up and in | 24-18 |
| 10:21 | Vermont | Ted Carmona hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-18 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Anthony Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Terry Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Ty Houston tips it back up and in | 26-18 |
| 09:41 | Vermont | Ted Carmona comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Ty Houston grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | George Birchfield knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Ty Houston | 28-18 |
| 09:14 | Vermont | Ted Carmona can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-18 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Ty Houston gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Anthony Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-18 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Brad Rasco grabs the offensive board | 28-18 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Brad Rasco is hacked by Michael Cohen - foul #1 on Michael Cohen, team foul #3 | 28-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (PG), Nelson Clark (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Newton Brewer (PF), James Haas (C) George Birchfield, Anthony Williams, Brad Rasco, Ty Houston, Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | Vermont | Benjamin Marlin (PG), Edward Reidy (SG), Rodney Collett (SF), Leonard Mallett (PF), Ronald Brooks (C) Anthony Smith, Michael Cohen, Ted Carmona, Michael Williams, Norman Pinheiro | |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Nelson Clark hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jesse Stone | 31-18 |
| 08:26 | Vermont | Edward Reidy steps out of bounds on the sideline | 31-18 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Nelson Clark can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-18 |
| 08:04 | Vermont | Rodney Collett snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 08:02 | Vermont | Benjamin Marlin is hacked by Jesse Stone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Stone, team foul #3 | 31-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Joe Powell (SF) Jesse Stone, Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 07:52 | Vermont | Rodney Collett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Haas - foul #1 on James Haas, team foul #4 | 31-18 |
| 07:52 | Vermont | Rodney Collett makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 07:52 | Vermont | Rodney Collett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Haas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Benjamin Marlin (fresh) SG - Edward Reidy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Collett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Mallett (fresh) C - Ronald Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Anthony Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Joe Powell snags the offensive board | 31-20 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 07:14 | Vermont | Leonard Mallett gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 07:10 | Vermont | The pull-up jumper by Benjamin Marlin is blocked by Newton Brewer | 31-20 |
| 07:08 | Vermont | Rodney Collett tips it home | 31-22 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Ronald Brooks is called for the reach on Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Ronald Brooks, team foul #4 | 31-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SG), Ty Houston (PF), Terry Johnson (C) Nelson Clark, Newton Brewer, James Haas | |
| Subs | Vermont | Anthony Smith (PG), Ted Carmona (SF), Michael Williams (C) Benjamin Marlin, Edward Reidy, Ronald Brooks | |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Anthony Williams is fouled on the floor by Anthony Smith - foul #1 on Anthony Smith, team foul #5 | 31-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (PG) Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Joe Powell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 06:26 | Vermont | Anthony Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 06:21 | Vermont | Anthony Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesse Stone - foul #2 on Jesse Stone, team foul #5 | 31-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Brad Rasco (SF) Jesse Stone, Joe Powell | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Cohen (SG), Norman Pinheiro (C) Rodney Collett, Leonard Mallett | |
| 06:21 | Vermont | Anthony Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 06:21 | Vermont | Anthony Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Robert Ward hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by George Birchfield | 33-24 |
| 05:41 | Vermont | Ty Houston denies the turnaround by Anthony Smith | 33-24 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Ty Houston pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | George Birchfield knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Ward | 35-24 |
| 05:11 | Vermont | Anthony Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-24 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Terry Johnson grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Ty Houston hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #6 | 35-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Nelson Clark (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Newton Brewer (PF) George Birchfield, Robert Ward, Brad Rasco, Terry Johnson | |
| Subs | Vermont | Edward Reidy (SG), Leonard Mallett (PF), Ronald Brooks (C) Michael Cohen, Michael Williams, Norman Pinheiro | |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Ty Houston makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Ty Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 04:36 | Vermont | Leonard Mallett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-24 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Newton Brewer snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses the lay-in | 37-24 |
| 04:29 | Vermont | Anthony Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 04:13 | Vermont | Ronald Brooks hits a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Ty Houston - foul #1 on Ty Houston, team foul #6 | 37-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brad Rasco (C) Ty Houston | |
| Subs | Vermont | Rodney Collett (SF) Ted Carmona | |
| 04:13 | Vermont | Ronald Brooks makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Anthony Williams is fouled on the floor by Anthony Smith - foul #2 on Anthony Smith, team foul #7 | 37-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Cohen (PG) Anthony Smith | |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Anthony Williams misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 03:53 | Vermont | Ronald Brooks gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Brad Rasco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Michael Cohen (fresh) SG - Edward Reidy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Collett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Mallett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Vermont | Michael Cohen buries a 3 from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Joe Powell is whistled for a carry | 37-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Robert Ward (SF) Anthony Williams, Joe Powell | |
| Subs | Vermont | Benjamin Marlin (PG), Michael Williams (C) Edward Reidy, Ronald Brooks | |
| 02:54 | Vermont | Michael Cohen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Benjamin Marlin | 37-32 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Nelson Clark hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Newton Brewer tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 02:13 | Vermont | Rodney Collett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 02:12 | Vermont | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Collett | 39-32 |
| 01:54 | Vermont | Benjamin Marlin misses the shot from the right block | 39-32 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Nelson Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Brad Rasco misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Cohen - foul #2 on Michael Cohen, team foul #8 | 39-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Terry Johnson (C) Nelson Clark, Robert Ward, Newton Brewer | |
| Subs | Vermont | Anthony Smith (PG), Edward Reidy (SG), Ted Carmona (SF), Ronald Brooks (C) Benjamin Marlin, Michael Cohen, Rodney Collett, Leonard Mallett | |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Brad Rasco makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Brad Rasco misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:33 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Ronald Brooks | 40-32 |
| 01:11 | Vermont | Edward Reidy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (SG), Ty Houston (PF) George Birchfield, Brad Rasco | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Ted Carmona takes the ball from Anthony Williams | 40-32 |
| 00:48 | Vermont | Anthony Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 40-35 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Terry Johnson can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Brooks - foul #2 on Ronald Brooks, team foul #9 | 40-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Norman Pinheiro (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Terry Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Terry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:02 | Vermont | Edward Reidy clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Terry Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Terry Johnson misses the fullcourt shot | 41-35 |