| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Farris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Hinckley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Zerck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eric Branch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Roy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milford Garduno (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Dupree (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Mallet (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Hinckley inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Hinckley is fouled on the floor by Justin Mallet - foul #3 on Justin Mallet, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Frank Harry (C) Justin Mallet | |
| 19:28 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck knocks in the floater from the right block | 34-25 |
| 19:10 | Defiance | Eric Branch connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Roy | 34-28 |
| 18:55 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Hinckley blows the dunk | 34-28 |
| 18:54 | St. John's (MN) | Steven Holloway gets the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:38 | St. John's (MN) | A charge is called on Scott Lewis - foul #1 on Scott Lewis, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:14 | Defiance | Milford Garduno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 17:58 | St. John's (MN) | William Farris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Roy - foul #2 on Michael Roy, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 17:58 | St. John's (MN) | William Farris makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:58 | St. John's (MN) | William Farris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:40 | Defiance | Michael Roy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-28 |
| 17:39 | St. John's (MN) | William Farris grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 17:35 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Hinckley connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Steve Zerck | 38-28 |
| 17:25 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree misses the easy layup but the foul's on Steven Holloway - foul #3 on Steven Holloway, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Joshua Greathouse (C) Steven Holloway | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 17:25 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 17:25 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:11 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Harry - foul #2 on Frank Harry, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| 17:11 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:11 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:54 | Defiance | Michael Roy clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Farris - foul #1 on William Farris, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jeff Golder (SG), James Pace (C) William Farris, Patrick Hinckley | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 16:54 | Defiance | Michael Roy makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:54 | Defiance | Michael Roy misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:54 | St. John's (MN) | James Pace pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:39 | St. John's (MN) | Eric Branch steps in front of the Jeff Golder pass | 39-30 |
| 16:36 | Defiance | Milford Garduno misses the easy layup | 39-30 |
| 16:34 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:27 | Defiance | Michael Roy scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eric Branch | 39-33 |
| 16:02 | St. John's (MN) | Joshua Greathouse loses the dribble to Milford Garduno | 39-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Scott Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Golder (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua Greathouse (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Zerck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Pace (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eric Branch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Roy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milford Garduno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Ernest Dupree (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Harry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 15:49 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree tips it but misses | 39-33 |
| 15:48 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 15:33 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 15:32 | Defiance | Frank Harry grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 15:13 | Defiance | Frank Harry can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-33 |
| 15:12 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree grabs the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 15:06 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 14:50 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeff Golder and he's hacked by Frank Harry - foul #3 on Frank Harry, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | William Farris (SG), Patrick Hinckley (SF), Steven Holloway (C) Scott Lewis, Joshua Greathouse, James Pace | |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeffrey Bowman (PG), Kyle Chang (SG), Darren Perry (SF), Ronald Kilichowski (PF), Justin Mallet (C) Eric Branch, Michael Roy, Milford Garduno, Ernest Dupree, Frank Harry | |
| 14:50 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:30 | Defiance | Darren Perry knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 14:01 | St. John's (MN) | Jeff Golder connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Farris | 45-38 |
| 13:50 | Defiance | Jeffrey Bowman misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 13:48 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Steven Holloway | 45-38 |
| 13:32 | St. John's (MN) | Kyle Chang takes the ball from William Farris | 45-38 |
| 13:19 | Defiance | Jeffrey Bowman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 13:17 | St. John's (MN) | Jeff Golder grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:53 | St. John's (MN) | William Farris comes up short on the floater from the left block | 45-38 |
| 12:52 | St. John's (MN) | William Farris grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 12:42 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Hinckley clanks a shot from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 12:40 | Defiance | Justin Mallet snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 12:35 | Defiance | Jeffrey Bowman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Darren Perry | 45-41 |
| 12:11 | St. John's (MN) | Jeff Golder is hacked by Jeffrey Bowman - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bowman, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis (PG), Joshua Greathouse (PF), James Pace (C) Jeff Golder, Steve Zerck, Steven Holloway | |
| Subs | Defiance | Eric Branch (PG), Michael Roy (SG), Milford Garduno (SF), Ernest Dupree (PF) Jeffrey Bowman, Kyle Chang, Darren Perry, Ronald Kilichowski | |
| 11:59 | St. John's (MN) | William Farris is hacked by Michael Roy - foul #3 on Michael Roy, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Harris (SG), Joseph Chaparro (C) William Farris, Patrick Hinckley | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Greathouse (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Pace (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Chaparro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eric Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Roy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Milford Garduno (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Ernest Dupree (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Justin Mallet (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's (MN) | Joshua Greathouse connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 11:12 | Defiance | Michael Roy's pass is intercepted by Joshua Greathouse | 47-41 |
| 11:01 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 10:33 | Defiance | Justin Mallet can't finish the layup | 50-41 |
| 10:32 | Defiance | Justin Mallet tips it but misses | 50-41 |
| 10:31 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Chaparro gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:22 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Roy picks off the pass by Thomas Harris | 50-41 |
| 10:18 | Defiance | Eric Branch banks in the layup set up by Michael Roy | 50-43 |
| 10:00 | St. John's (MN) | Joshua Greathouse clanks a shot from the baseline | 50-43 |
| 09:59 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Justin Mallet | 50-43 |
| 09:57 | Defiance | Eric Branch is hacked by Scott Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Lewis, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | William Farris (SG), Patrick Hinckley (SF), Steven Holloway (C) Thomas Harris, James Pace, Joseph Chaparro | |
| Subs | Defiance | Frank Harry (C) Justin Mallet | |
| 09:40 | Defiance | Eric Branch misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 09:39 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 09:22 | Defiance | Michael Roy misses the lay-in | 50-43 |
| 09:20 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Hinckley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:01 | St. John's (MN) | Steven Holloway's pass is intercepted by Eric Branch | 50-43 |
| 08:47 | Defiance | Joshua Greathouse swats the layup by Ernest Dupree | 50-43 |
| 08:45 | St. John's (MN) | Joshua Greathouse gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:29 | St. John's (MN) | Milford Garduno swats the short shot by Steven Holloway | 50-43 |
| 08:28 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Frank Harry | 50-43 |
| 08:11 | Defiance | Michael Roy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 08:09 | Defiance | Eric Branch grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 07:51 | Defiance | Eric Branch scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Roy | 50-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Scott Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Farris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Hinckley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Greathouse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eric Branch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Roy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Milford Garduno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Ernest Dupree (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Frank Harry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Hinckley misses the runner in the paint | 50-46 |
| 07:34 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 07:10 | Defiance | Frank Harry is called for traveling | 52-46 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jeff Golder (PG), Michael Crowe (SF), Steve Zerck (PF), James Pace (C) Scott Lewis, Patrick Hinckley, Joshua Greathouse, Steven Holloway | |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeffrey Bowman (PG), Kyle Chang (SG), Darren Perry (SF), Justin Mallet (C) Eric Branch, Michael Roy, Milford Garduno, Ernest Dupree | |
| 06:55 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Crowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Harris (SG) William Farris | |
| Subs | Defiance | Ronald Kilichowski (PF) Frank Harry | |
| 06:44 | Defiance | Darren Perry can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 06:42 | Defiance | Justin Mallet tips it but misses | 52-46 |
| 06:41 | Defiance | Justin Mallet pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:22 | Defiance | Darren Perry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 06:20 | St. John's (MN) | James Pace gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:15 | St. John's (MN) | Thomas Harris misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 06:14 | Defiance | Justin Mallet grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 05:54 | Defiance | Jeff Golder steals the ball from Ronald Kilichowski | 52-46 |
| 05:50 | St. John's (MN) | Jeff Golder blows the layup | 52-46 |
| 05:49 | Defiance | Ronald Kilichowski snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 05:34 | Defiance | Justin Mallet blows the layup but the foul's on James Pace - foul #1 on James Pace, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis (PG), William Farris (SG), Patrick Hinckley (SF), Steven Holloway (C) Jeff Golder, Thomas Harris, Michael Crowe, James Pace | |
| Subs | Defiance | Eric Branch (PG), Michael Roy (SG), Frank Harry (PF) Jeffrey Bowman, Darren Perry, Ronald Kilichowski | |
| 05:34 | Defiance | Justin Mallet makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:34 | Defiance | Justin Mallet makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:20 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Farris | 55-48 |
| 05:04 | Defiance | Frank Harry comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 55-48 |
| 05:03 | Defiance | Frank Harry tips it back up and in | 55-50 |
| 04:47 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck's layup is rejected by Frank Harry | 55-50 |
| 04:46 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to William Farris | 55-50 |
| 04:21 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 04:21 | Defiance | Defiance calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Milford Garduno (SF), Ernest Dupree (PF) Kyle Chang, Frank Harry | |
| 03:56 | Defiance | Michael Roy hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Steve Zerck - foul #1 on Steve Zerck, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| 03:56 | Defiance | Michael Roy makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:56 | Defiance | Michael Roy misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:56 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck grabs the board | 58-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Farris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Hinckley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steve Zerck (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eric Branch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Milford Garduno (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Ernest Dupree (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Justin Mallet (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 03:38 | Defiance | Milford Garduno gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 03:25 | Defiance | Steve Zerck is called for the reach on Eric Branch - foul #2 on Steve Zerck, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| 03:25 | Defiance | Eric Branch misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:25 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 03:09 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Farris | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:01 | Defiance | Michael Roy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 02:59 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Hinckley gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:35 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis is hacked by Michael Roy - foul #4 on Michael Roy, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| 02:35 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:35 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:19 | Defiance | Milford Garduno misses short on a jumper from the right side | 63-51 |
| 02:18 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Mallet | 63-51 |
| 02:05 | Defiance | Justin Mallet's pass is intercepted by Scott Lewis | 63-51 |
| 02:02 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis lays it in | 65-51 |
| 01:54 | Defiance | Michael Roy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 01:53 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Hinckley grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:34 | St. John's (MN) | William Farris drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Steve Zerck | 68-51 |
| 01:27 | Defiance | Eric Branch misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-51 |
| 01:25 | St. John's (MN) | Steven Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 01:05 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Lewis's pass is intercepted by Eric Branch | 68-51 |
| 00:57 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Justin Mallet | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's (MN) | Michael Roy is called for the reach on Steve Zerck - foul #5 on Michael Roy, team foul #8 | 68-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jeff Golder (PG), Thomas Harris (SG), Joshua Greathouse (SF), James Pace (C) Scott Lewis, William Farris, Patrick Hinckley, Steven Holloway | |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeffrey Bowman (PG), Kyle Chang (SG), Darren Perry (SF), Ronald Kilichowski (PF), Frank Harry (C) Eric Branch, Michael Roy, Milford Garduno, Ernest Dupree, Justin Mallet | |
| 00:28 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:28 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Zerck misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:28 | Defiance | Frank Harry grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Defiance | Kyle Chang comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jeff Golder - foul #3 on Jeff Golder, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Chaparro (C) Steve Zerck | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 00:22 | Defiance | Kyle Chang makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:22 | Defiance | Kyle Chang misses the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:22 | Defiance | Ronald Kilichowski grabs the offensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 00:20 | Defiance | Darren Perry hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | St. John's (MN) | Jeff Golder runs out the clock | 69-57 |