| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Cornejo (fresh) SF - Frank Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Frank Washington inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion 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) | |
| 19:42 | San Jose State | Clyde Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 29-29 |
| 19:41 | San Jose State | Frank Washington hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Charles Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Henry Cornejo is called for the reach on Charles Perkins - foul #1 on Henry Cornejo, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Charles Perkins comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Henry Cornejo - foul #2 on Henry Cornejo, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:31 | San Jose State | Vaughn Wynn steals the ball from Henry Cornejo | 31-30 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Charles Perkins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 31-30 |
| 18:07 | San Jose State | Clyde Johnson pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:47 | San Jose State | Clyde Johnson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Clyde Johnson, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | James Holquin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 31-30 |
| 17:28 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:13 | San Jose State | Frank Washington buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Elwood Johnson | 33-30 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (PG), Luciano Russo (SG), Paul Pyles (SF), Aaron Small (PF) Elwood Johnson, Henry Cornejo, Frank Washington, Michael Conrad | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Langford (PF), James Sok (C) James Holquin, Frederick Wagner | |
| 16:52 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clyde Johnson | 36-30 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | James Sok's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Scott Shannon (PF) Clyde Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SG), James Cunningham (SF) Charles Perkins, Gino Romano | |
| 16:22 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Richard Langford's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Small | 36-30 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | James Cunningham tips it home | 36-32 |
| 16:02 | San Jose State | Paul Pyles misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 16:00 | San Jose State | Scott Shannon can't tip it in | 36-32 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Sok | 36-32 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Donnie Harris (fresh) SG - Luciano Russo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Pyles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Shannon (fresh) C - Aaron Small (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Langford (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Sok (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (PG), Henry Cornejo (SG), Frank Washington (SF), Michael Conrad (PF) Donnie Harris, Luciano Russo, Paul Pyles, Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG), Gino Romano (SF), James Holquin (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, Thomas Lockett, Richard Langford, James Sok | |
| 15:24 | San Jose State | Aaron Small misses the lay-in | 36-32 |
| 15:22 | San Jose State | Aaron Small hits the follow up shot | 38-32 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | James Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 15:05 | San Jose State | Aaron Small grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 14:48 | San Jose State | Aaron Small can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | James Cunningham snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Henry Cornejo takes the ball from James Holquin | 38-32 |
| 14:09 | San Jose State | Aaron Small banks in the layup on a great pass from Frank Washington | 40-32 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Charles Perkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gino Romano | 40-34 |
| 13:33 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Frank Washington | 42-34 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Gino Romano clanks a turnaround in the paint | 42-34 |
| 13:13 | San Jose State | Frank Washington pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 12:52 | San Jose State | Frank Washington misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Gino Romano - foul #1 on Gino Romano, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (PG), Luciano Russo (SG), Paul Pyles (PF), Clyde Johnson (C) Elwood Johnson, Henry Cornejo, Michael Conrad, Aaron Small | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Richard Langford (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) James Cunningham, Charles Perkins, Gino Romano, James Holquin, Frederick Wagner | |
| 12:52 | San Jose State | Frank Washington makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 12:52 | San Jose State | Frank Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Richard Langford misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Pyles - foul #2 on Paul Pyles, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Scott Shannon (PF) Frank Washington | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Richard Langford misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:43 | San Jose State | Scott Shannon snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 12:34 | San Jose State | Clyde Johnson drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Scott Shannon | 46-35 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 12:02 | San Jose State | James Sok steals it from Clyde Johnson | 46-37 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 11:46 | San Jose State | Paul Pyles grabs the board | 46-37 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Donnie Harris (fresh) SG - Luciano Russo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Pyles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clyde Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Sok (fresh) PF - Richard Langford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 11:33 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris tips it in | 48-37 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Donnie Harris steals it from Richard Langford | 48-37 |
| 11:10 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris jams it | 50-37 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Richard Langford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 11:00 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Clyde Johnson | 50-37 |
| 10:41 | San Jose State | Scott Shannon knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Donnie Harris and he's hacked by Thomas Lockett - foul #1 on Thomas Lockett, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (PG), Henry Cornejo (SG), Michael Conrad (PF) Donnie Harris, Luciano Russo, Paul Pyles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG), Gino Romano (SF), James Holquin (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Thomas Lockett, James Sok, Richard Langford, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 10:41 | San Jose State | Scott Shannon makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Elwood Johnson - foul #3 on Elwood Johnson, team foul #5 | 53-37 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Frank Washington (SF) Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 10:09 | San Jose State | Frank Washington misses the dunk attempt | 53-38 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Gino Romano pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Charles Perkins loses the dribble to Frank Washington | 53-38 |
| 09:39 | San Jose State | Michael Conrad buries a driving attempt in the lane | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Conrad - foul #2 on Michael Conrad, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (SG), Paul Pyles (PF), Aaron Small (C) Henry Cornejo, Michael Conrad, Clyde Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), Richard Langford (PF) Vaughn Wynn, James Holquin | |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 09:02 | San Jose State | Frank Washington clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Frederick Wagner - foul #3 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| 09:02 | San Jose State | Frank Washington misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 09:02 | San Jose State | Frank Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Charles Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion 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) | |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Paul Pyles steps in front of the Gino Romano pass | 55-40 |
| 08:28 | San Jose State | Frank Washington clanks a floater from the left block | 55-40 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:08 | St. John's | The jump hook by Richard Langford is blocked by Paul Pyles | 55-40 |
| 08:06 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Aaron Small | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:55 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 07:54 | San Jose State | Aaron Small grabs the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:30 | San Jose State | Frank Washington buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Elwood Johnson and the foul's on Richard Langford - foul #1 on Richard Langford, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo (SG), Michael Conrad (PF), Clyde Johnson (C) Elwood Johnson, Paul Pyles, Aaron Small | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Holquin (PF), James Sok (C) Charles Perkins, Gino Romano, Richard Langford, Frederick Wagner | |
| 07:30 | San Jose State | Frank Washington makes the free throw | 58-40 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Donnie Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Cornejo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Washington (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. PF - Michael Conrad (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sok (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | James Holquin loses the ball out of bounds | 58-40 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luciano Russo (PG), Scott Shannon (SF) Donnie Harris, Frank Washington | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:03 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Henry Cornejo and the foul's on James Sok - foul #2 on James Sok, team foul #6 | 60-40 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Pyles (SF) Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:03 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo misses the free throw | 60-40 |
| 07:03 | San Jose State | Michael Conrad snags the offensive board | 60-40 |
| 06:43 | San Jose State | Clyde Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Henry Cornejo | 62-40 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-40 |
| 06:36 | San Jose State | Michael Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 06:22 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Pyles | 65-40 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Luciano Russo is called for the reach on James Holquin - foul #2 on Luciano Russo, team foul #7 | 65-40 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (PG), Scott Shannon (PF), Aaron Small (C) Henry Cornejo, Michael Conrad, Clyde Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Richard Langford (C) Vaughn Wynn, James Cunningham | |
| 06:03 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 05:39 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-42 |
| 05:38 | San Jose State | Scott Shannon tips it home | 67-42 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Daniel Felton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-42 |
| 05:17 | San Jose State | Paul Pyles pulls down the rebound | 67-42 |
| 04:48 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Aaron Small | 69-42 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | James Holquin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-42 |
| 04:32 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Donnie Harris | 69-42 |
| 04:15 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-42 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Daniel Felton grabs the defensive rebound | 69-42 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | James Holquin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-42 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | James Holquin gets the offensive rebound | 69-42 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Paul Pyles swats the layup by Daniel Felton | 69-42 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | James Holquin tips it home | 69-44 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | San Jose State | Aaron Small can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 69-44 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Langford | 69-44 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | James Sok misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Aaron Small - foul #2 on Aaron Small, team foul #8 | 69-44 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Manuel Messier (C) Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Daniel Felton, James Holquin | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | James Sok makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | James Sok makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Donnie Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luciano Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Aaron Small (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Pyles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Manuel Messier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Sok (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Lockett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Langford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:59 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-46 |
| 02:58 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Donnie Harris | 69-46 |
| 02:42 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donnie Harris, team foul #9 | 69-46 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Paul Pyles denies the turnaround by James Cunningham | 69-46 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Richard Langford tips it home | 69-48 |
| 02:01 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-48 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | James Cunningham grabs the board | 69-48 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | The short jumper by James Sok is denied by Aaron Small | 69-48 |
| 01:53 | San Jose State | Paul Pyles gets the rebound | 69-48 |
| 01:36 | San Jose State | Aaron Small is fouled on the floor by Tim Dicarlo - foul #3 on Tim Dicarlo, team foul #7 | 69-48 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Scott Shannon (PF) Manuel Messier | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:36 | San Jose State | Aaron Small makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 01:36 | San Jose State | Aaron Small makes the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Scott Shannon is called for the reach on James Cunningham - foul #1 on Scott Shannon, team foul #10 | 71-48 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | James Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo grabs the offensive board | 71-49 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | James Sok hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | James Sok grabs the offensive rebound | 71-49 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Donnie Harris steps in front of the Thomas Lockett pass | 71-49 |
| 00:48 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donnie Harris | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Richard Langford hits a runner in the paint set up by Thomas Lockett | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-51 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the board | 73-51 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett buries a shot from the right block | 73-53 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris runs out the clock | 73-53 |