| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 3 reb. C - Noah Guel (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Brunner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Osteen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Alejo (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Dewey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Shon Plemmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Michael Taylor inbounds the ball | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Noah Guel is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Lindsey | 32-44 |
| 19:23 | Santa Clara | Malcolm Sullivan steals the ball from Shon Plemmons | 32-44 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-44 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses the tip | 32-44 |
| 19:05 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Shon Plemmons | 32-44 |
| 18:52 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey is fouled on the floor by Tommy Charboneau - foul #1 on Tommy Charboneau, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| 18:47 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dean Alejo | 32-47 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau connects on the floater from the right side and he's hacked by Kenneth Dewey - foul #2 on Kenneth Dewey, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (SF) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Robert Meadows (SG), Leroy Benedetti (PF), Tracy Ferguson (C) William Brunner, Christopher Osteen, Kenneth Dewey, Shon Plemmons | |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau misses the free throw | 34-47 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Noah Guel | 34-47 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan is denied on a layup by Leroy Benedetti | 34-47 |
| 18:07 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 17:52 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Alejo | 34-50 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Toon | 36-50 |
| 17:25 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Joseph Higgins steals the ball from Malcolm Sullivan in the backcourt | 36-50 |
| 17:16 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins throws it down | 36-52 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Lindsey | 39-52 |
| 16:42 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins misses short on a jumper from the right side | 39-52 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Charles Toon gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Charles Toon scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Malcolm Sullivan | 41-52 |
| 16:09 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows can't tip it in | 41-52 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tommy Charboneau | 41-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Toon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tommy Charboneau (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Noah Guel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Higgins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Meadows (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dean Alejo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leroy Benedetti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Tracy Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-52 |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 15:39 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), James Gibson (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Michael Lombardo (C) Matthew Lindsey, Malcolm Sullivan, Charles Toon, Tommy Charboneau, Noah Guel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Christopher Osteen (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Kenneth Dewey (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) Joseph Higgins, Robert Meadows, Dean Alejo, Leroy Benedetti, Tracy Ferguson | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Shon Plemmons is called for the reach on Michael Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shon Plemmons, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Michael Taylor clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-52 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Dewey - foul #3 on Kenneth Dewey, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 14:59 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 14:38 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey is whistled for a carry | 42-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (PG) James Gibson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Michael Taylor comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Robert Freitag misses the tip | 42-52 |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Lombardo - foul #1 on Michael Lombardo, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG), Brian Bozeman (PF), Noah Guel (C) Michael Taylor, Robert Freitag, Michael Lombardo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada (PG), Joseph Cox (SF) William Brunner, Robert Mace | |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | James Gibson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Noah Guel grabs the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | James Gibson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 13:19 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Joseph Wada is blocked by Noah Guel | 45-54 |
| 13:18 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 13:07 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Christopher Osteen, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Michael Taylor (SF) Ronald Gayhart, Charles Toon | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Dean Alejo (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF) Christopher Osteen, Kenneth Dewey, Shon Plemmons | |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-54 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Noah Guel pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Michael Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-54 |
| 12:24 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 12:09 | Santa Clara | Brian Bozeman steps in front of the Joseph Cox pass | 45-54 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Lindsey | 47-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Bozeman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Noah Guel (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Brunner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Wada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Alejo (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leroy Benedetti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Cox (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by William Brunner | 47-56 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Michael Taylor's pass is intercepted by William Brunner in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| 11:09 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti is called for traveling | 47-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Malcolm Sullivan (SG), Charles Toon (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Michael Lombardo (C) Matthew Lindsey, James Gibson, Michael Taylor, Brian Bozeman, Noah Guel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Robert Meadows (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Tracy Ferguson (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) William Brunner, Joseph Wada, Dean Alejo, Leroy Benedetti, Joseph Cox | |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Gayhart | 50-56 |
| 10:41 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-56 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-56 |
| 10:30 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 10:11 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Charles Toon snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan can't finish the layup | 50-56 |
| 09:53 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 09:47 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Lombardo - foul #2 on Michael Lombardo, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau (PF) Michael Lombardo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Christopher Osteen (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), Kenneth Dewey (PF) Joseph Higgins, Robert Meadows, Robert Mace, Tracy Ferguson | |
| 09:47 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:47 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:47 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 09:26 | Santa Clara | William Brunner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Dean Alejo is called for the reach on Ronald Gayhart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dean Alejo, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Noah Guel (C) Malcolm Sullivan, Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey loses the ball out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG) Ronald Gayhart | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 08:46 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Osteen | 50-63 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Charles Toon | 52-63 |
| 08:12 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Shon Plemmons | 52-66 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | James Gibson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | William Brunner grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Toon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Noah Guel (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Brunner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Osteen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Alejo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kenneth Dewey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Shon Plemmons (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen is hacked by Noah Guel - foul #3 on Noah Guel, team foul #4 | 52-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Malcolm Sullivan (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Michael Lombardo (C) Matthew Lindsey, James Gibson, Charles Toon, Tommy Charboneau, Noah Guel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Robert Meadows (SG), Tracy Ferguson (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF), Joseph Cox (C) William Brunner, Christopher Osteen, Dean Alejo, Kenneth Dewey, Shon Plemmons | |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-66 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo is open and buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Malcolm Sullivan | 54-66 |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Lombardo - foul #3 on Michael Lombardo, team foul #5 | 54-66 |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Michael Taylor comes up short on the shot from close range | 54-68 |
| 06:27 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:09 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Malcolm Sullivan - foul #2 on Malcolm Sullivan, team foul #6 | 54-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Bozeman (PF) Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada (SG) Joseph Higgins | |
| 06:09 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 06:09 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Gayhart and he's hacked by Joseph Cox - foul #1 on Joseph Cox, team foul #6 | 56-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Charles Toon (SF), Noah Guel (C) Ronald Gayhart, Michael Taylor, Michael Lombardo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), Kenneth Dewey (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) Robert Meadows, Tracy Ferguson, Joseph Cox, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses the free throw | 56-70 |
| 05:48 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey can't throw it down but the foul's on Brian Bozeman - foul #2 on Brian Bozeman, team foul #7 | 56-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG) Malcolm Sullivan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey misses the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Noah Guel grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Noah Guel is blocked by Shon Plemmons | 56-71 |
| 05:14 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada pulls down the rebound | 56-71 |
| 04:54 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dean Alejo | 56-73 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-73 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Charles Toon grabs the offensive board | 56-73 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Dewey - foul #4 on Kenneth Dewey, team foul #7 | 56-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Michael Lombardo (C) Matthew Lindsey, James Gibson, Noah Guel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Robert Meadows (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF), Tracy Ferguson (C) Joseph Wada, Christopher Osteen, Dean Alejo, Kenneth Dewey, Shon Plemmons | |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 03:56 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the jump hook from the right block | 60-76 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Toon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) PF - Brian Bozeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Meadows (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Mace (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leroy Benedetti (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Tracy Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-79 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Robert Meadows - foul #3 on Robert Meadows, team foul #8 | 60-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Robert Freitag (PF) Michael Taylor, Brian Bozeman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox (PF) Tracy Ferguson | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 61-79 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-79 |
| 02:48 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows scores on a 3 from straight away | 62-82 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-82 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Robert Freitag grabs the offensive rebound | 62-82 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-82 |
| 02:07 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows grabs the board | 62-82 |
| 01:39 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-82 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Freitag | 62-82 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-82 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Bozeman (SF) Malcolm Sullivan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson (SF) Robert Mace | |
| 01:14 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Michael Lombardo - foul #4 on Michael Lombardo, team foul #8 | 62-82 |
| 01:14 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 62-83 |
| 01:14 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-84 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-84 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti pulls down the rebound | 62-84 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Benedetti | 62-86 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart is hacked by Robert Meadows in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Meadows, team foul #9 | 62-86 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses the 1st free throw | 62-86 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart snags the offensive board | 62-86 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-86 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins runs out the clock | 65-86 |