| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - Timothy Smith (fresh) SF - Maurice Sherron (fresh) PF - Guy Mozingo (fresh) C - John Warren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Raymond Hurley (fresh) SG - Gale Nowak (fresh) SF - David Carden (fresh) PF - Kevin Hancock (fresh) C - Joseph Alfaro (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Carden is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #1 on David Carden, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | Timothy Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | St. John's (MN) | Timothy Smith is called for the reach on Gale Nowak - foul #1 on Timothy Smith, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Hancock misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:58 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Gale Nowak - foul #1 on Gale Nowak, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | St. John's (MN) | Maurice Sherron picks off the pass by David Carden | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | St. Mary's (MN) | Maurice Sherron lays it in | 7-2 |
| 18:16 | St. John's (MN) | Raymond Hurley knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gale Nowak | 7-5 |
| 18:01 | St. Mary's (MN) | Timothy Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 17:53 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Smith picks off the pass by Gale Nowak | 10-5 |
| 17:43 | St. Mary's (MN) | Maurice Sherron comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 17:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Guy Mozingo | 10-5 |
| 17:20 | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| 17:07 | St. John's (MN) | David Carden buries a floater from the left side | 10-7 |
| 16:45 | St. Mary's (MN) | Maurice Sherron knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by John Warren | 12-7 |
| 16:28 | St. John's (MN) | John Warren swats the short shot by Kevin Hancock | 12-7 |
| 16:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Warren gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 16:11 | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 14-7 |
| 16:07 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Raymond Hurley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Carl Negron (PG), Randy Riley (SG), Norman Holt (SF), Mike Edwards (PF), Earl Lee (C) Robert Smith, Timothy Smith, Maurice Sherron, Guy Mozingo, John Warren | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gongora (PF) Kevin Hancock | |
| 15:53 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gongora double dribbles | 14-7 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Lynn Vogel (SG) Gale Nowak | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Carl Negron (fresh) SG - Randy Riley (fresh) SF - Norman Holt (fresh) PF - Mike Edwards (fresh) C - Earl Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Raymond Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lynn Vogel (fresh) SF - David Carden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Gongora (fresh) C - Joseph Alfaro (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | St. Mary's (MN) | Earl Lee can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 15:40 | St. John's (MN) | Raymond Hurley snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 15:35 | St. John's (MN) | Raymond Hurley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Rick Hunsucker (C) Joseph Alfaro | |
| 15:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mike Edwards loses the dribble to Lynn Vogel | 14-7 |
| 15:06 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gongora can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Earl Lee - foul #1 on Earl Lee, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Timothy Smith (SG), Guy Mozingo (PF), John Warren (C) Randy Riley, Mike Edwards, Earl Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | George Spitler (SG), Carlos Snowden (SF) Raymond Hurley, David Carden | |
| 15:06 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gongora misses the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 15:06 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gongora makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Rick Hunsucker steals the ball from Timothy Smith | 14-8 |
| 14:34 | St. John's (MN) | Carlos Snowden hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Gongora | 14-11 |
| 14:23 | St. Mary's (MN) | Carl Negron misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 14:21 | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo tips it back up and in | 16-11 |
| 14:02 | St. John's (MN) | George Spitler drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Carlos Snowden | 16-14 |
| 13:42 | St. Mary's (MN) | Timothy Smith buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Carl Negron | 18-14 |
| 13:28 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gongora blows the layup | 18-14 |
| 13:26 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Warren pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 12:57 | St. Mary's (MN) | Timothy Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 18-14 |
| 12:56 | St. John's (MN) | Rick Hunsucker snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 12:39 | St. John's (MN) | Rick Hunsucker is called for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Teachout (PG), Randy Riley (SG), Maurice Sherron (SF), Mike Edwards (PF), Earl Lee (C) Carl Negron, Timothy Smith, Norman Holt, Guy Mozingo, John Warren | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Raymond Hurley (PG), Gale Nowak (SG), David Carden (SF), Kevin Hancock (PF), Joseph Alfaro (C) Lynn Vogel, George Spitler, Carlos Snowden, Joseph Gongora, Rick Hunsucker | |
| 12:26 | St. Mary's (MN) | Maurice Sherron misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 12:25 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Alfaro gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 12:09 | St. John's (MN) | Raymond Hurley is hacked by Maurice Sherron - foul #1 on Maurice Sherron, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| 11:49 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Alfaro knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Raymond Hurley and the foul's on Earl Lee - foul #2 on Earl Lee, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo (PF) Earl Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 11:49 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Alfaro makes the free throw | 18-17 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - John Teachout (fresh) SG - Randy Riley (fresh) SF - Maurice Sherron (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Guy Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Raymond Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Nowak (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Carden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Alfaro (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | St. Mary's (MN) | Maurice Sherron hits a floater from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 11:16 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Alfaro comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 20-17 |
| 11:15 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Randy Riley | 20-17 |
| 10:57 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Carden is called for the reach on Randy Riley - foul #2 on David Carden, team foul #3 | 20-17 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Carl Negron (PG), Timothy Smith (SG), John Warren (C) John Teachout, Randy Riley, Guy Mozingo | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Carlos Snowden (SF) David Carden | |
| 10:46 | St. Mary's (MN) | Carl Negron is fouled on the floor by Raymond Hurley - foul #1 on Raymond Hurley, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| 10:32 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mike Edwards comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 20-17 |
| 10:31 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Joseph Alfaro | 20-17 |
| 10:26 | St. John's (MN) | Gale Nowak's pass is intercepted by Carl Negron | 20-17 |
| 10:22 | St. Mary's (MN) | Timothy Smith misses the dunk attempt | 20-17 |
| 10:21 | St. Mary's (MN) | Timothy Smith snags the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 10:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mike Edwards scores on a shot in the lane | 22-17 |
| 09:53 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Alfaro hits a runner from the left block set up by Carlos Snowden and he's hacked by Timothy Smith - foul #2 on Timothy Smith, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Randy Riley (SG), Norman Holt (SF), Guy Mozingo (PF) Timothy Smith, Maurice Sherron, Mike Edwards | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Lynn Vogel (SG), Joseph Gongora (PF) Gale Nowak, Kevin Hancock | |
| 09:53 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Alfaro makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Randy Riley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 09:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Warren grabs the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 09:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Negron | 24-20 |
| 08:59 | St. John's (MN) | Carlos Snowden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 08:58 | St. John's (MN) | Raymond Hurley tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 08:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | Randy Riley comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 08:38 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Alfaro grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 08:11 | St. John's (MN) | Raymond Hurley travels with the ball | 24-22 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | John Teachout (PG), Maurice Sherron (SF), Mike Edwards (C) Carl Negron, Guy Mozingo, John Warren | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Gale Nowak (SG), George Spitler (SF), Larry Nichols (PF), Rick Hunsucker (C) Raymond Hurley, Carlos Snowden, Joseph Gongora, Joseph Alfaro | |
| 07:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | Maurice Sherron's pass is intercepted by George Spitler | 24-22 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - John Teachout (fresh) SG - Randy Riley (fresh) SF - Maurice Sherron (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Norman Holt (fairly fresh) C - Mike Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Lynn Vogel (fresh) SG - Gale Nowak (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Spitler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Nichols (fresh) C - Rick Hunsucker (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | St. John's (MN) | Gale Nowak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 07:22 | St. Mary's (MN) | Maurice Sherron snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 07:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | The jumper by Maurice Sherron is denied by Larry Nichols | 24-22 |
| 07:01 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Larry Nichols | 24-22 |
| 06:48 | St. John's (MN) | Lynn Vogel can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on John Teachout - foul #1 on John Teachout, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Carl Negron (SG), Guy Mozingo (PF) Randy Riley, Norman Holt | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Carlos Snowden (SF), Kevin Hancock (PF) George Spitler, Larry Nichols | |
| 06:48 | St. John's (MN) | Lynn Vogel makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:48 | St. John's (MN) | Lynn Vogel misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:48 | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 06:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | Lynn Vogel steals the ball from John Teachout | 24-23 |
| 06:26 | St. John's (MN) | Carlos Snowden slams it home on a nice dish by Lynn Vogel | 24-25 |
| 06:06 | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-25 |
| 06:05 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mike Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Teachout hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Guy Mozingo | 27-25 |
| 05:32 | St. John's (MN) | Rick Hunsucker's pass is intercepted by Carl Negron | 27-25 |
| 05:25 | St. Mary's (MN) | Carl Negron clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-25 |
| 05:24 | St. John's (MN) | Gale Nowak grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 05:06 | St. John's (MN) | Rick Hunsucker hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Lynn Vogel | 27-27 |
| 04:51 | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 27-27 |
| 04:49 | St. John's (MN) | Rick Hunsucker gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:28 | St. John's (MN) | Gale Nowak comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 04:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Teachout hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 04:09 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Edwards is called for the reach on Gale Nowak - foul #1 on Mike Edwards, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Randy Riley (PG), Norman Holt (SG), Steven Douglas (SF), John Warren (C) John Teachout, Carl Negron, Maurice Sherron, Mike Edwards | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Raymond Hurley (PG), George Spitler (SF), Joseph Gongora (PF), Joseph Alfaro (C) Lynn Vogel, Carlos Snowden, Kevin Hancock, Rick Hunsucker | |
| 04:09 | St. John's (MN) | Gale Nowak makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:09 | St. John's (MN) | Gale Nowak makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:54 | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo loses the ball out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Smith (PG), Timothy Smith (SG), Earl Lee (PF) Randy Riley, Steven Douglas, Guy Mozingo | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | David Carden (SF) Gale Nowak | |
| 03:28 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gongora banks in the layup on a great pass from George Spitler | 30-31 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Norman Holt (fresh) PF - Earl Lee (fresh) C - John Warren (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Raymond Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Spitler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Carden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Gongora (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Alfaro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Holt loses the dribble to David Carden | 30-31 |
| 02:58 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Alfaro misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-31 |
| 02:57 | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gongora tips it in | 30-33 |
| 02:51 | St. Mary's (MN) | Timothy Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 02:40 | St. John's (MN) | Raymond Hurley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 02:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 02:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Holt blows the layup but he's hacked by David Carden - foul #3 on David Carden, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Guy Mozingo (PF) Earl Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Larry Nichols (SF), Kevin Hancock (PF) David Carden, Joseph Gongora | |
| 02:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Holt misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | Norman Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:09 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Hancock's floater is knocked away by Norman Holt | 33-33 |
| 02:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Norman Holt | 33-33 |
| 02:01 | St. Mary's (MN) | The jump hook by Norman Holt is blocked by Kevin Hancock | 33-33 |
| 02:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | John Warren tips it home | 35-33 |
| 01:41 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Hancock is hacked by Guy Mozingo - foul #1 on Guy Mozingo, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Carl Negron (SF) Norman Holt | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Lynn Vogel (SG), Carlos Snowden (SF) George Spitler, Larry Nichols | |
| 01:41 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:41 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:26 | St. Mary's (MN) | Timothy Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Mike Edwards (C) John Warren | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Joseph Gongora (C) Joseph Alfaro | |
| 01:15 | St. John's (MN) | Carlos Snowden hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 00:58 | St. Mary's (MN) | Lynn Vogel takes the ball from Robert Smith | 35-37 |
| 00:42 | St. John's (MN) | Carlos Snowden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 00:40 | St. John's (MN) | Lynn Vogel tips it but misses | 35-37 |
| 00:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Carl Negron grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 00:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mike Edwards misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Gongora - foul #1 on Joseph Gongora, team foul #6 | 35-37 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Randy Riley (SG), Maurice Sherron (SF), John Warren (C) Robert Smith, Timothy Smith, Guy Mozingo | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | George Spitler (PG), Gale Nowak (SG), Larry Nichols (PF), Joseph Alfaro (C) Raymond Hurley, Lynn Vogel, Kevin Hancock, Joseph Gongora | |
| 00:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mike Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mike Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:02 | St. John's (MN) | Carlos Snowden clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 00:00 | St. John's (MN) | The clock runs out | 36-37 |