| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Donald Higgins (fresh) SG - Walter Iglesias (fresh) SF - Steve Lawson (fresh) PF - Raleigh Lirette (fresh) C - Billy Farrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Jerry Register (fresh) SG - Bennie Bryant (fresh) SF - Billy Williams (fresh) PF - Bernard Lee (fresh) C - Dean Emberton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's (MN) | Billy Farrington wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Macalester | Macalester is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Lawson makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Walter Iglesias | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Macalester | The jumper by Dean Emberton is denied by Billy Farrington | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | St. John's (MN) | Raleigh Lirette pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins connects on the shot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:48 | Macalester | Dean Emberton misses the jumper from the right block | 4-0 |
| 18:46 | Macalester | Dean Emberton grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Macalester | Billy Williams is hacked by Raleigh Lirette - foul #1 on Raleigh Lirette, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Macalester | Billy Williams is hacked by Steve Lawson - foul #1 on Steve Lawson, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:03 | Macalester | Dean Emberton misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:02 | St. John's (MN) | Billy Farrington pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | St. John's (MN) | Billy Farrington hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Steve Lawson and the foul's on Jerry Register - foul #1 on Jerry Register, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 17:42 | St. John's (MN) | Billy Farrington makes the free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:23 | Macalester | Dean Emberton misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Billy Farrington - foul #1 on Billy Farrington, team foul #3 | 7-0 |
| 17:23 | Macalester | Dean Emberton misses the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:23 | Macalester | Dean Emberton misses the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:23 | St. John's (MN) | Raleigh Lirette grabs the defensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:07 | St. John's (MN) | Billy Williams takes the ball from Steve Lawson | 7-0 |
| 17:03 | Macalester | Billy Williams lays it in | 7-2 |
| 16:57 | St. John's (MN) | Dean Emberton is called for the reach on Steve Lawson - foul #1 on Dean Emberton, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 16:40 | St. John's (MN) | Raleigh Lirette hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-2 |
| 16:26 | Macalester | Jerry Register misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Higgins - foul #1 on Donald Higgins, team foul #4 | 10-2 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Phillip Devries (SF), Morris Icenhour (PF) Steve Lawson, Raleigh Lirette | |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| 16:26 | Macalester | Jerry Register makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 16:26 | Macalester | Jerry Register makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:08 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Iglesias knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Phillip Devries | 12-4 |
| 15:48 | Macalester | Jerry Register hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 15:46 | Macalester | Dean Emberton tips it back up and in | 12-6 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Donald Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Iglesias (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Devries (fresh) PF - Morris Icenhour (fresh) C - Billy Farrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Jerry Register (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bennie Bryant (fresh) SF - Billy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Lee (fresh) C - Dean Emberton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Iglesias misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 15:29 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Iglesias grabs the offensive board | 12-6 |
| 15:18 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins is fouled on the floor by Jerry Register - foul #2 on Jerry Register, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Robert Shinn (PG), Patrick Anderson (SG), John Streeter (C) Donald Higgins, Walter Iglesias, Billy Farrington | |
| Subs | Macalester | Vincent Latta (PG), Jesse Bruning (SG), Ronald Austin (C) Jerry Register, Bennie Bryant, Dean Emberton | |
| 15:11 | St. John's (MN) | Morris Icenhour buries a runner from the left block | 14-6 |
| 14:48 | Macalester | Billy Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-6 |
| 14:47 | St. John's (MN) | Patrick Anderson gets the rebound | 14-6 |
| 14:29 | St. John's (MN) | Morris Icenhour lays it in | 16-6 |
| 14:15 | Macalester | Billy Williams hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Vincent Latta and he's hacked by Patrick Anderson - foul #1 on Patrick Anderson, team foul #5 | 16-8 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins (PG), Walter Iglesias (SG), Steve Lawson (SF), Raleigh Lirette (PF) Robert Shinn, Patrick Anderson, Phillip Devries, John Streeter | |
| Subs | Macalester | Gregory Briggs (SG) Bernard Lee | |
| 14:15 | Macalester | Billy Williams makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:54 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Iglesias hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 13:53 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Lawson | 16-9 |
| 13:36 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Iglesias loses the ball out of bounds | 16-9 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Billy Farrington (C) Morris Icenhour | |
| Subs | Macalester | Bennie Bryant (SG), Dean Emberton (C) Gregory Briggs, Billy Williams | |
| 13:18 | Macalester | Bennie Bryant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 13:16 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Lawson pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:58 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Lawson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 12:57 | St. John's (MN) | Billy Farrington grabs the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:42 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Lawson misses long on a runner from the left block | 16-9 |
| 12:41 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins can't tip it in | 16-9 |
| 12:39 | Macalester | Dean Emberton grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:15 | Macalester | Dean Emberton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 16-9 |
| 12:13 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:53 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Iglesias buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-9 |
| 11:33 | Macalester | Ronald Austin misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 11:31 | Macalester | Ronald Austin tips it but misses | 19-9 |
| 11:29 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Billy Farrington | 19-9 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Donald Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Iglesias (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raleigh Lirette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Farrington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Vincent Latta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bennie Bryant (fresh) SF - Jesse Bruning (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Austin (fresh) C - Dean Emberton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Lawson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Farrington | 22-9 |
| 10:55 | Macalester | Billy Farrington takes the ball from Vincent Latta | 22-9 |
| 10:40 | St. John's (MN) | Bennie Bryant picks off the pass by Billy Farrington | 22-9 |
| 10:36 | Macalester | Bennie Bryant misses the easy layup | 22-9 |
| 10:35 | Macalester | Vincent Latta gets the offensive rebound | 22-9 |
| 10:21 | Macalester | Jesse Bruning is whistled for traveling | 22-9 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Robert Shinn (PG), Patrick Anderson (SG), Phillip Devries (SF), Morris Icenhour (PF), John Streeter (C) Donald Higgins, Walter Iglesias, Steve Lawson, Raleigh Lirette, Billy Farrington | |
| Subs | Macalester | Gregory Briggs (PG), Larry Watts (SG), Billy Williams (SF), Bernard Lee (PF), Daniel Fung (C) Vincent Latta, Bennie Bryant, Jesse Bruning, Ronald Austin, Dean Emberton | |
| 10:11 | St. John's (MN) | Morris Icenhour blows the layup but the foul's on Billy Williams - foul #1 on Billy Williams, team foul #4 | 22-9 |
| 10:11 | St. John's (MN) | Morris Icenhour makes the 1st free throw | 23-9 |
| 10:11 | St. John's (MN) | Morris Icenhour makes the 2nd free throw | 24-9 |
| 09:59 | Macalester | Daniel Fung is fouled on the floor by John Streeter - foul #1 on John Streeter, team foul #6 | 24-9 |
| 09:46 | Macalester | Billy Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-9 |
| 09:45 | St. John's (MN) | Morris Icenhour grabs the defensive rebound | 24-9 |
| 09:41 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Shinn misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bernard Lee - foul #1 on Bernard Lee, team foul #5 | 24-9 |
| 09:41 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Shinn makes the 1st free throw | 25-9 |
| 09:41 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Shinn makes the 2nd free throw | 26-9 |
| 09:17 | Macalester | Larry Watts is called for traveling | 26-9 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins (PG) Patrick Anderson | |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| 08:58 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-9 |
| 08:56 | Macalester | Larry Watts pulls down the rebound | 26-9 |
| 08:37 | Macalester | Billy Williams is hacked by John Streeter - foul #2 on John Streeter, team foul #7 | 26-9 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Walter Iglesias (SG), Steve Lawson (SF), Billy Farrington (C) Robert Shinn, Phillip Devries, John Streeter | |
| Subs | Macalester | Vincent Latta (PG), Bennie Bryant (SG), Ronald Austin (C) Gregory Briggs, Larry Watts, Daniel Fung | |
| 08:37 | Macalester | Billy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 26-10 |
| 08:37 | Macalester | Billy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-11 |
| 08:13 | St. John's (MN) | The short jumper by Morris Icenhour is denied by Ronald Austin | 26-11 |
| 08:12 | Macalester | Bernard Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 26-11 |
| 08:02 | Macalester | Morris Icenhour steals the ball from Vincent Latta | 26-11 |
| 07:42 | St. John's (MN) | Ronald Austin is called for the reach on Billy Farrington - foul #1 on Ronald Austin, team foul #6 | 26-11 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Raleigh Lirette (PF) Morris Icenhour | |
| Subs | Macalester | Dean Emberton (C) Ronald Austin | |
| 07:28 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins's pass is intercepted by Bernard Lee | 26-11 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Donald Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Iglesias (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raleigh Lirette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Farrington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Vincent Latta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bennie Bryant (fresh) SF - Billy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bernard Lee (fresh) C - Dean Emberton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Macalester | Dean Emberton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-11 |
| 07:09 | Macalester | Vincent Latta snags the offensive board | 26-11 |
| 06:59 | Macalester | Billy Farrington blocks the jumper by Billy Williams | 26-11 |
| 06:57 | Macalester | Bernard Lee tips it back up and in | 26-13 |
| 06:33 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-13 |
| 06:32 | Macalester | Billy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 06:28 | Macalester | Billy Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-13 |
| 06:27 | Macalester | Dean Emberton tips it in | 26-15 |
| 06:10 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Iglesias is whistled for a carry | 26-15 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Robert Shinn (PG), Patrick Anderson (SG), Phillip Devries (SF) Donald Higgins, Walter Iglesias, Steve Lawson | |
| Subs | Macalester | Gregory Briggs (PG), Jesse Bruning (SG), Oren Sing (SF), Ronald Austin (PF) Vincent Latta, Bennie Bryant, Billy Williams, Bernard Lee | |
| 05:50 | Macalester | Jesse Bruning comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-15 |
| 05:49 | Macalester | Dean Emberton misses the tip | 26-15 |
| 05:47 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Raleigh Lirette | 26-15 |
| 05:21 | St. John's (MN) | Raleigh Lirette buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Shinn | 29-15 |
| 05:08 | Macalester | Ronald Austin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Briggs | 29-17 |
| 04:49 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Shinn comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 29-17 |
| 04:48 | Macalester | Ronald Austin snags the defensive board | 29-17 |
| 04:21 | Macalester | Patrick Anderson steals it from Dean Emberton | 29-17 |
| 04:11 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Shinn is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Shinn, team foul #8 | 29-17 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins (PG), Walter Iglesias (SG), Steve Lawson (SF), Morris Icenhour (PF) Robert Shinn, Patrick Anderson, Raleigh Lirette, Billy Farrington | |
| Subs | Macalester | Vincent Latta (PG), Bennie Bryant (SG), Billy Williams (SF), Bernard Lee (PF) Gregory Briggs, Jesse Bruning, Oren Sing, Dean Emberton | |
| 03:55 | Macalester | Billy Williams hits a jump hook from close range | 29-19 |
| 03:49 | St. John's (MN) | Morris Icenhour loses the dribble to Billy Williams | 29-19 |
| 03:45 | Macalester | Billy Williams lays it up and in | 29-21 |
| 03:27 | St. John's (MN) | Bennie Bryant is called for the reach on Donald Higgins - foul #1 on Bennie Bryant, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Macalester | Jerry Register (PG) Vincent Latta | |
| 03:27 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:27 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:27 | Macalester | Ronald Austin pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Donald Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Iglesias (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morris Icenhour (fresh) 6 pts. C - Phillip Devries (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Macalester | PG - Jerry Register (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bennie Bryant (fresh) SF - Billy Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Macalester | Jerry Register misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 03:17 | St. John's (MN) | Morris Icenhour grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 03:15 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Register - foul #3 on Jerry Register, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Macalester | Vincent Latta (PG) Jerry Register | |
| 03:15 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:15 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 02:54 | Macalester | Morris Icenhour blocks the jumper by Bennie Bryant | 32-21 |
| 02:52 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Walter Iglesias | 32-21 |
| 02:28 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Lawson banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Higgins and he's fouled by Billy Williams - foul #2 on Billy Williams, team foul #9 | 34-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Streeter (C) Phillip Devries | |
| Subs | Macalester | Jesse Bruning (SG), Daniel Fung (C) Bennie Bryant, Ronald Austin | |
| 02:28 | St. John's (MN) | Steve Lawson makes the free throw | 35-21 |
| 02:03 | Macalester | Jesse Bruning is fouled on the floor by Donald Higgins - foul #2 on Donald Higgins, team foul #9 | 35-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Raleigh Lirette (PF), Billy Farrington (C) Steve Lawson, Morris Icenhour | |
| Subs | Macalester | | |
| 02:03 | Macalester | Jesse Bruning makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 02:03 | Macalester | Jesse Bruning makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:49 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 35-23 |
| 01:48 | St. John's (MN) | Billy Farrington snags the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 01:39 | St. John's (MN) | John Streeter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-23 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Macalester | Gregory Briggs (SG) Bernard Lee | |
| 01:23 | Macalester | Donald Higgins steps in front of the Billy Williams pass | 35-23 |
| 01:20 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Higgins misses the dunk | 35-23 |
| 01:19 | Macalester | Daniel Fung snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 01:12 | Macalester | Jesse Bruning hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Billy Williams | 35-26 |
| 00:51 | St. John's (MN) | Raleigh Lirette comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 00:49 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Iglesias tips it back up and in | 37-26 |
| 00:20 | Macalester | Daniel Fung misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-26 |
| 00:18 | St. John's (MN) | Billy Farrington gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 00:13 | St. John's (MN) | Jesse Bruning steals it from Donald Higgins | 37-26 |
| 00:05 | Macalester | Billy Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 37-26 |
| 00:03 | Macalester | Billy Williams tips it back up and in | 37-28 |
| 00:00 | St. John's (MN) | John Streeter misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 37-28 |