| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - McKinley Offutt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Facer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner is fouled on the floor by Travis Abbott - foul #1 on Travis Abbott, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:30 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer banks in the layup on a great pass from Joshua Hatter | 36-32 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | James Fodor is fouled on the floor by Bruce Barber - foul #2 on Bruce Barber, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Joshua Hatter steals the ball from James Zane | 36-32 |
| 18:55 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter jams it | 38-32 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 38-32 |
| 18:38 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:31 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Buddy Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | James Zane banks in the layup | 38-34 |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin knocks in the shot in the paint set up by James Fodor | 38-36 |
| 17:22 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer is called for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle (PG), Gregory Jones (SF), Arlen Short (PF) Joshua Hatter, Bruce Barber, Christopher Facer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses badly on a floater from the right block | 38-36 |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:48 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 16:24 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Gregory Jones | 38-36 |
| 16:04 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-36 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | McKinley Offutt steals it from Thomas Jackson | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lynn Brendle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Gardner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gregory Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arlen Short (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - McKinley Offutt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Buddy Williams snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 14:44 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner is fouled on the floor by Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Matthew Miller (SF), Bruce Barber (PF), Christopher Facer (C) Lynn Brendle, Gregory Jones, Arlen Short, McKinley Offutt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Roy Baranski | |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Bradley Macklin blocks the short jumper by Matthew Miller | 38-38 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Thomas Witt comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 14:09 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 14:04 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Morrison - foul #2 on Richard Morrison, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 14:04 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:04 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Joshua Hatter steps in front of the Thomas Witt pass | 40-38 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer clanks a shot from the left side | 40-38 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | James Fodor is denied on a layup by Christopher Facer | 40-38 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | James Fodor tips it in | 40-40 |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Miller and he's hacked by James Zane - foul #2 on James Zane, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle (SG) Eric Gardner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Thomas Witt | |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Lynn Brendle picks off the pass by Richard Morrison | 43-40 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle banks in the layup | 45-40 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Bruce Barber - foul #3 on Bruce Barber, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Jones (SG), McKinley Offutt (C) Joshua Hatter, Christopher Facer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:26 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber blows the layup | 45-40 |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber tips it in | 47-40 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Matthew Miller - foul #4 on Matthew Miller, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arlen Short (PF), Kevin Williams (C) Matthew Miller, Bruce Barber | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG) Richard Morrison | |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Jackson | 47-43 |
| 11:33 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lynn Brendle (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - McKinley Offutt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Arlen Short (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gregory Jones | 50-43 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Christopher Facer (C) Lynn Brendle, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Roy Baranski | |
| 10:49 | Minnesota | Arlen Short's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 10:30 | St. John's | James Zane is fouled on the floor by Christopher Facer - foul #2 on Christopher Facer, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wekesa Asaro (SF), Bruce Barber (PF) McKinley Offutt, Arlen Short | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:14 | St. John's | James Fodor loses the dribble to Christopher Facer | 50-43 |
| 09:55 | Minnesota | Buddy Williams blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Bruce Barber | 50-43 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephan Carr | 50-43 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Stephan Carr lays it up and in on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 50-45 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SG), McKinley Offutt (SF), Arlen Short (C) Gregory Jones, Wekesa Asaro, Christopher Facer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 3rd free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses short on a runner in the lane | 52-45 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Roy Baranski snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Roy Baranski clanks a floater from the left block | 52-45 |
| 08:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to McKinley Offutt | 52-45 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 52-45 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Roy Baranski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Witt | 52-48 |
| 07:26 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt misses the tip | 52-48 |
| 07:23 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt grabs the offensive board | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. SF - McKinley Offutt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bruce Barber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Arlen Short (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt drills a 3 from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:41 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-48 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Joshua Hatter takes the ball from Richard Morrison | 55-48 |
| 06:01 | Minnesota | Roy Baranski steps in front of the McKinley Offutt pass | 55-48 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle (PG), Matthew Miller (SF), Christopher Facer (C) Joshua Hatter, McKinley Offutt, Bruce Barber | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, Thomas Jackson, Roy Baranski | |
| 05:44 | St. John's | James Fodor is hacked by Christopher Facer - foul #3 on Christopher Facer, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | James Zane drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Travis Abbott | 55-50 |
| 05:24 | Minnesota | Travis Abbott steals the ball from Lynn Brendle in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from James Fodor | 55-52 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Buddy Williams | 55-52 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | James Fodor misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arlen Short - foul #1 on Arlen Short, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bruce Barber (PF) Arlen Short | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:22 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:53 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller double dribbles | 55-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Jones (PG) Lynn Brendle | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF) James Fodor | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Buddy Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones is fouled on the floor by Buddy Williams - foul #2 on Buddy Williams, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), McKinley Offutt (C) Eric Gardner, Christopher Facer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (C) James Zane, Bradley Macklin | |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - McKinley Offutt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Gregory Jones | 55-54 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SG), Christopher Facer (C) Gregory Jones, McKinley Offutt | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Roy Baranski | |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer is hacked by Bradley Macklin - foul #2 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 55-54 |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | James Fodor knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Bruce Barber - foul #4 on Bruce Barber, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter blows the dunk | 55-57 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Travis Abbott loses the dribble to Bruce Barber | 55-57 |
| 01:11 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Eric Gardner | 57-57 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Hatter - foul #1 on Joshua Hatter, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner loses the dribble to James Fodor | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | James Zane is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Hatter - foul #2 on Joshua Hatter, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner can't finish the layup | 57-60 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller tips it home | 59-60 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Hatter - foul #3 on Joshua Hatter, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner travels with the ball | 59-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Stephan Carr (SF) Buddy Williams, James Zane | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Richard Morrison runs out the clock | 59-62 |