| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Arnold Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Sherman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ivan Janikowski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raul Montes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 19:39 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 19:24 | North Texas | Thomas Sherman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-37 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Richard Langford blows the layup but he's hacked by Raul Montes - foul #1 on Raul Montes, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Richard Langford misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Richard Langford misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:07 | North Texas | Raul Montes gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:47 | North Texas | Robert Ward knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 32-39 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | James Holquin connects on the floater from the right block | 34-39 |
| 17:59 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Perkins - foul #1 on Charles Perkins, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 17:59 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:59 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Richard Langford's pass is intercepted by Ivan Janikowski | 34-40 |
| 17:37 | North Texas | Thomas Sherman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ivan Janikowski | 34-42 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Charles Perkins is hacked by Ivan Janikowski - foul #2 on Ivan Janikowski, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SF), Daniel Felton (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Thomas Lockett, James Holquin, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | North Texas | Lester Davis (PG), Troy Pirtle (SG) Arnold Brown, Thomas Sherman | |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Charles Perkins blows the layup | 34-42 |
| 17:13 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Robert Ward | 34-42 |
| 16:58 | North Texas | Robert Ward misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-42 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tim Dicarlo | 34-42 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | James Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Troy Pirtle - foul #1 on Troy Pirtle, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SG) Charles Perkins | |
| Subs | North Texas | Boris Topolski (SG), Mark Lee (C) Robert Ward, Raul Montes | |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis is fouled on the floor by Lester Davis - foul #1 on Lester Davis, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF) Arnold Dennis | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Lockett | 36-42 |
| 16:06 | North Texas | Lester Davis is hacked by Vaughn Wynn - foul #3 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SG), James Holquin (PF), Richard Langford (C) Vaughn Wynn, Daniel Felton, Tim Dicarlo | |
| Subs | North Texas | Arnold Brown (PG), Thomas Sherman (SG) Lester Davis, Boris Topolski | |
| 15:48 | North Texas | Arnold Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Clyde Graham (SG) Ivan Janikowski | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arnold Dennis (fresh) SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Arnold Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Troy Pirtle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Lee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses long on a floater from the baseline | 36-42 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Thomas Sherman - foul #1 on Thomas Sherman, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG) James Cunningham | |
| Subs | North Texas | Robert Ward (PF), Raul Montes (C) Troy Pirtle, Mark Lee | |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:52 | North Texas | Raul Montes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Arnold Dennis - foul #1 on Arnold Dennis, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG), Daniel Felton (SF) Arnold Dennis, Thomas Lockett | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 14:52 | North Texas | Raul Montes makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:52 | North Texas | Raul Montes misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Holquin | 39-43 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Charles Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Clyde Graham - foul #4 on Clyde Graham, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SF), Tim Dicarlo (C) James Holquin, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | North Texas | Lester Davis (PG), Boris Topolski (SG), Ivan Janikowski (SF) Arnold Brown, Clyde Graham, Thomas Sherman | |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:12 | North Texas | Robert Ward knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Boris Topolski - foul #2 on Boris Topolski, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF) Arnold Dennis | |
| Subs | North Texas | Troy Pirtle (SG) Boris Topolski | |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:42 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 43-45 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Vaughn Wynn | 43-45 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Daniel Felton's pass is intercepted by Raul Montes | 43-45 |
| 12:22 | North Texas | Raul Montes can't finish the layup but the foul's on Daniel Felton - foul #3 on Daniel Felton, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG), Arnold Dennis (SG), James Cunningham (SF), James Holquin (PF), Richard Langford (C) Vaughn Wynn, Charles Perkins, Thomas Lockett, Tim Dicarlo, Daniel Felton | |
| Subs | North Texas | Arnold Brown (PG), Thomas Sherman (SG), John Adler (SF), Mark Lee (PF) Lester Davis, Troy Pirtle, Ivan Janikowski, Robert Ward | |
| 12:22 | North Texas | Raul Montes makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:22 | North Texas | Raul Montes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Mark Lee is called for the reach on Richard Langford - foul #2 on Mark Lee, team foul #8 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski (SF) Raul Montes | |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:41 | North Texas | John Adler misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 11:40 | North Texas | Arnold Brown hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roger Wright (fresh) SG - Arnold Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Arnold Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Janikowski (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Adler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Lee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | James Holquin is hacked by John Adler - foul #4 on John Adler, team foul #9 | 45-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Charles Perkins (SG) Roger Wright, Arnold Dennis | |
| Subs | North Texas | Robert Ward (PF) John Adler | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | James Holquin misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:25 | North Texas | Robert Ward snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 11:06 | North Texas | Thomas Sherman's layup is rejected by James Cunningham | 46-49 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | James Cunningham snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Richard Langford loses the dribble to Mark Lee | 46-49 |
| 10:20 | North Texas | Thomas Sherman's floater is knocked away by Richard Langford | 46-49 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Charles Perkins drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn | 48-49 |
| 09:50 | North Texas | Robert Ward scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-51 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | James Cunningham hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Vaughn Wynn | 51-51 |
| 09:18 | North Texas | Robert Ward throws it down on a great pass from Thomas Sherman and he's hacked by James Holquin - foul #2 on James Holquin, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SG), Thomas Lockett (SF), Daniel Felton (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Charles Perkins, James Cunningham, James Holquin, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | North Texas | Lester Davis (PG), Boris Topolski (SG), Troy Pirtle (SF), Raul Montes (C) Arnold Brown, Thomas Sherman, Ivan Janikowski, Mark Lee | |
| 09:18 | North Texas | Robert Ward misses the free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Daniel Felton gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Daniel Felton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 08:56 | North Texas | 3 seconds is called on Boris Topolski | 54-53 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Lockett is blocked by Raul Montes | 54-53 |
| 08:39 | North Texas | Boris Topolski grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 08:20 | North Texas | Raul Montes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lester Davis | 54-55 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis loses the dribble to Lester Davis | 54-55 |
| 08:11 | North Texas | Boris Topolski misses the lay-in | 54-55 |
| 08:10 | North Texas | Troy Pirtle tips it back up and in | 54-57 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Boris Topolski is called for the reach on Arnold Dennis - foul #3 on Boris Topolski, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG) Vaughn Wynn | |
| Subs | North Texas | Clyde Graham (SG), John Adler (PF) Boris Topolski, Robert Ward | |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:00 | North Texas | Raul Montes gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 07:41 | North Texas | Lester Davis misses short on a shot from the right side | 55-57 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roger Wright | 55-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roger Wright (fresh) SG - Arnold Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Felton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Lester Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Troy Pirtle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Adler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Raul Montes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Roger Wright misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-57 |
| 07:22 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Clyde Graham | 55-57 |
| 07:06 | North Texas | Raul Montes is whistled for traveling | 55-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Charles Perkins (SG), James Holquin (PF), Richard Langford (C) Roger Wright, Arnold Dennis, Daniel Felton, Tim Dicarlo | |
| Subs | North Texas | Arnold Brown (PG), Ivan Janikowski (SF) Lester Davis, John Adler | |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Richard Langford is denied on a layup by Ivan Janikowski | 55-57 |
| 06:41 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Troy Pirtle | 55-57 |
| 06:27 | North Texas | Arnold Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | James Holquin grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | James Holquin comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Troy Pirtle - foul #2 on Troy Pirtle, team foul #11 | 55-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SF) Thomas Lockett | |
| Subs | North Texas | John Adler (PF), Mark Lee (C) Troy Pirtle, Raul Montes | |
| 06:16 | St. John's | James Holquin misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:04 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Clyde Graham | 56-59 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 05:48 | North Texas | Mark Lee pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 05:29 | North Texas | John Adler misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by James Holquin - foul #3 on James Holquin, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Thomas Sherman (SG), Robert Ward (PF) Clyde Graham, Ivan Janikowski | |
| 05:29 | North Texas | John Adler makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:29 | North Texas | John Adler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Richard Langford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) James Holquin, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | North Texas | Lester Davis (PG), Ivan Janikowski (SF), Raul Montes (C) Arnold Brown, John Adler, Mark Lee | |
| 04:46 | North Texas | Thomas Sherman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Cunningham - foul #2 on James Cunningham, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF) James Cunningham | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 04:46 | North Texas | Thomas Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:46 | North Texas | Thomas Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Charles Perkins double dribbles | 56-63 |
| 04:22 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Charles Perkins lays it up and in | 58-63 |
| 03:50 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ivan Janikowski, team foul #12 | 58-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), Arnold Dennis (SG), James Holquin (PF), Richard Langford (C) Vaughn Wynn, Charles Perkins, Daniel Felton, Tim Dicarlo | |
| Subs | North Texas | Arnold Brown (PG), Clyde Graham (SG) Lester Davis, Thomas Sherman | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | James Cunningham is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 58-63 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Arnold Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Arnold Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ivan Janikowski (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Raul Montes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | North Texas | Robert Ward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | James Cunningham grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | James Cunningham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | James Holquin pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Charles Perkins (SG) James Cunningham, Arnold Dennis | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-63 |
| 02:20 | North Texas | Raul Montes connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Arnold Brown and the foul's on Richard Langford - foul #2 on Richard Langford, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| 02:20 | North Texas | Raul Montes misses the free throw | 60-65 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 02:01 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Raul Montes | 60-65 |
| 01:56 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-65 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Richard Langford scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Vaughn Wynn | 62-65 |
| 01:20 | North Texas | Raul Montes misses the shot from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | James Holquin's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Janikowski | 62-65 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Richard Langford buries a runner in the lane set up by Charles Perkins | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | North Texas | Robert Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 64-65 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | James Holquin is called for a backcourt violation | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | North Texas | Arnold Brown is hacked by Charles Perkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Perkins, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 00:07 | North Texas | Arnold Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:07 | North Texas | Arnold Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | James Holquin snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | James Holquin is hacked by Robert Ward - foul #1 on Robert Ward, team foul #13 | 64-66 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | James Holquin misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:01 | North Texas | Raul Montes grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Raul Montes runs out the clock | 65-66 |