| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ronald Stubblefield (fresh) SG - Boris Kuczkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Green (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Hyland (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricardo Ramos (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Staten (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Robbins inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Albert Staten hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 19:36 | Hawaii | Boris Kuczkowski pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 19:08 | Hawaii | Edward Green scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Albert Staten connects on the floater from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 18:36 | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Claude Coomes - foul #1 on Claude Coomes, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| 18:36 | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 18:36 | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Albert Staten's pass is intercepted by Edward Green | 28-23 |
| 18:05 | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield is fouled on the floor by Claude Coomes - foul #2 on Claude Coomes, team foul #2 | 28-23 |
| 17:40 | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield is hacked by Albert Staten - foul #3 on Albert Staten, team foul #3 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (PF) Albert Staten | |
| 17:33 | Hawaii | Boris Kuczkowski misses long on a jumper from the left side | 28-23 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Robert Robbins's fadeaway is rejected by Theodore Hyland | 28-23 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Robert Poole snags the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Edward Green denies the turnaround by Fredrick Glancy | 28-23 |
| 16:59 | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 16:45 | Hawaii | Edward Green banks in the layup set up by Ronald Stubblefield | 30-23 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Robert Robbins can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Stubblefield - foul #2 on Ronald Stubblefield, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Hawaii | George Bye (PG), Huey Mallery (SG), Robert Arnold (PF), Glenn Johnson (C) Ronald Stubblefield, Boris Kuczkowski, Edward Green, Theodore Hyland | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Gunter (PG), Richard Elliott (SG), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Claude Coomes, Ricardo Ramos, Robert Poole | |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Robert Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Robert Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 16:03 | Hawaii | Robert Arnold misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 16:01 | Hawaii | Glenn Johnson can't tip it in | 30-25 |
| 15:59 | Hawaii | Howard Bailey misses the tip | 30-25 |
| 15:57 | Hawaii | Robert Arnold hits the follow up shot | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - George Bye (fresh) SG - Huey Mallery (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Howard Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Gunter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Elliott (fresh) SF - Robert Robbins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 15:27 | Hawaii | Howard Bailey can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stephen Gunter - foul #1 on Stephen Gunter, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Lehr (SF), Albert Staten (PF) Robert Robbins, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 15:27 | Hawaii | Howard Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 15:27 | Hawaii | Howard Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Richard Elliott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Albert Staten tips it but misses | 34-28 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter grabs the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr misses the jumpshot from the right side | 34-28 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Fredrick Glancy | 34-28 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 14:28 | Hawaii | Robert Arnold gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:06 | Hawaii | Howard Bailey misses the fadeaway from close range | 34-28 |
| 14:05 | Hawaii | Glenn Johnson tips it back up and in | 36-28 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Albert Staten misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Arnold - foul #2 on Robert Arnold, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield (PG), Boris Kuczkowski (SG), Edward Green (PF), Theodore Hyland (C) George Bye, Howard Bailey, Robert Arnold, Glenn Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Ricardo Ramos (SG), Robert Poole (C) Stephen Gunter, Joseph Lehr, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Albert Staten makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Albert Staten makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 13:43 | Hawaii | Albert Staten swats the shot by Ronald Stubblefield | 36-30 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Robert Poole snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Boris Kuczkowski - foul #2 on Boris Kuczkowski, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Robbins (SF) Richard Elliott | |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 13:01 | Hawaii | Huey Mallery is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Ramos - foul #2 on Ricardo Ramos, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Hawaii | George Bye (SF) Huey Mallery | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:47 | Hawaii | George Bye misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Albert Staten | 36-32 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Robert Robbins hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Claude Coomes | 36-35 |
| 12:15 | Hawaii | Theodore Hyland is hacked by Robert Poole - foul #2 on Robert Poole, team foul #6 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh (PF) Albert Staten | |
| 12:07 | Hawaii | Boris Kuczkowski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Bye | 39-35 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Claude Coomes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 11:48 | Hawaii | Theodore Hyland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ronald Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Kuczkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Bye (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward Green (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Theodore Hyland (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricardo Ramos (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Hawaii | Edward Green's pass is intercepted by Claude Coomes | 39-35 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Claude Coomes banks in the layup | 39-37 |
| 11:12 | Hawaii | George Bye is fouled on the floor by Robert Robbins - foul #1 on Robert Robbins, team foul #7 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Huey Mallery (SF), Robert Arnold (C) Ronald Stubblefield, Theodore Hyland | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Gunter (PG), Richard Elliott (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF) Claude Coomes, Robert Robbins, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 11:12 | Hawaii | George Bye makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:12 | Hawaii | George Bye makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 10:44 | Hawaii | Richard Elliott steals it from Boris Kuczkowski | 41-40 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 10:30 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Huey Mallery | 41-40 |
| 10:18 | Hawaii | Robert Arnold's floater is tipped away by Fredrick Glancy | 41-40 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Robert Poole snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 09:55 | Hawaii | Huey Mallery snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 09:44 | Hawaii | Edward Green is hacked by Fredrick Glancy - foul #2 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #8 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield (PG), Howard Bailey (SF), Theodore Hyland (C) George Bye, Boris Kuczkowski, Robert Arnold | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Robbins (SF), Albert Staten (PF) Ricardo Ramos, Robert Poole | |
| 09:44 | Hawaii | Edward Green makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:44 | Hawaii | Edward Green makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | The jumper by Robert Robbins is denied by Edward Green | 43-40 |
| 09:30 | Hawaii | Theodore Hyland pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 09:07 | Hawaii | Edward Green drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy loses the dribble to Theodore Hyland | 46-40 |
| 08:52 | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Arnold (PF) Edward Green | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Stephen Gunter, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Richard Elliott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 08:41 | Hawaii | Robert Arnold snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 08:15 | Hawaii | Huey Mallery connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-40 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Richard Elliott drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 07:35 | Hawaii | Huey Mallery knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ronald Stubblefield | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ronald Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Huey Mallery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Theodore Hyland (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Staten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Robert Robbins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 52-42 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Richard Elliott pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Albert Staten hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 06:45 | Hawaii | Theodore Hyland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | George Bye (PG), Boris Kuczkowski (SG), Edward Green (PF) Ronald Stubblefield, Huey Mallery, Theodore Hyland | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Gunter (PG), Ricardo Ramos (SG), Joseph Lehr (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Richard Elliott, Robert Robbins, Albert Staten, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy buries a fadeaway from the left side | 52-47 |
| 06:05 | Hawaii | Howard Bailey misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Robert Poole grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-47 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Howard Bailey - foul #1 on Howard Bailey, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Glenn Johnson (C) Robert Arnold | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:18 | Hawaii | Edward Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-49 |
| 05:17 | Hawaii | George Bye grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 05:02 | Hawaii | Boris Kuczkowski drills a floater from close range on a great pass from George Bye | 54-49 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Howard Bailey steals it from Robert Poole | 54-49 |
| 04:17 | Hawaii | Glenn Johnson clanks a jumper from the baseline | 54-49 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield (PG), Huey Mallery (SF), Theodore Hyland (C) George Bye, Howard Bailey, Glenn Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Robert Robbins (SF), Albert Staten (PF) Stephen Gunter, Joseph Lehr, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Huey Mallery picks off the pass by Albert Staten | 54-49 |
| 03:44 | Hawaii | Huey Mallery loses the ball out of bounds | 54-49 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Robert Poole gets the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses the jumper from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Robert Robbins snags the offensive board | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ronald Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Kuczkowski (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Mallery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Edward Green (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Theodore Hyland (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricardo Ramos (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Staten (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Claude Coomes hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Robbins | 54-51 |
| 02:55 | Hawaii | Boris Kuczkowski scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Claude Coomes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ricardo Ramos | 57-54 |
| 02:33 | Hawaii | Edward Green can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 02:31 | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:14 | Hawaii | Huey Mallery misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 02:12 | Hawaii | Edward Green grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 01:48 | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield lays it in set up by Huey Mallery | 59-54 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Edward Green swats the layup by Albert Staten | 59-54 |
| 01:25 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Boris Kuczkowski | 59-54 |
| 01:03 | Hawaii | Edward Green knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Stubblefield | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Theodore Hyland - foul #3 on Theodore Hyland, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Howard Bailey (SF) Huey Mallery | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:54 | Hawaii | Theodore Hyland grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:51 | Hawaii | Claude Coomes is called for the reach on Theodore Hyland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Claude Coomes, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Huey Mallery (SF) Howard Bailey | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:51 | Hawaii | Theodore Hyland misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Albert Staten pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Robert Poole clanks a jumper from the baseline | 61-54 |
| 00:42 | Hawaii | Huey Mallery gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:39 | Hawaii | Ricardo Ramos is called for the reach on Huey Mallery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricardo Ramos, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Arnold (C) Theodore Hyland | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:39 | Hawaii | Huey Mallery makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:39 | Hawaii | Huey Mallery makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Robert Poole grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Claude Coomes knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 00:27 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Hawaii | George Bye (SF) Ronald Stubblefield | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:25 | Hawaii | Robert Arnold is hacked by Claude Coomes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Claude Coomes, team foul #11 | 63-57 |
| 00:25 | Hawaii | Robert Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:25 | Hawaii | Robert Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Albert Staten gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Robert Robbins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-57 |
| 00:19 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Edward Green | 64-57 |
| 00:16 | Hawaii | Edward Green is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Coomes - foul #5 on Claude Coomes, team foul #12 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield (PG) George Bye | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Gunter (PG) Claude Coomes | |
| 00:16 | Hawaii | Edward Green makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:16 | Hawaii | Edward Green misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:16 | Hawaii | Robert Arnold gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:16 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Hawaii | Robert Arnold is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Ramos - foul #4 on Ricardo Ramos, team foul #13 | 65-57 |
| 00:14 | Hawaii | Robert Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:14 | Hawaii | Robert Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Ronald Stubblefield runs out the clock | 67-60 |