| Lineup | Montana | PG - Wilbert Engelman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charlie Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrea Totten (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Demelo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Ramos (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Staten (fresh) 8 pts. C - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | George Nichols inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | Montana | Charlie Hill is hacked by Ricardo Ramos - foul #2 on Ricardo Ramos, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 19:26 | Montana | George Nichols is hacked by Claude Coomes - foul #1 on Claude Coomes, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 19:08 | Montana | Andrea Totten can't finish the layup | 42-41 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fredrick Glancy | 42-41 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Albert Staten buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 18:32 | Montana | Fredrick Glancy swats the short shot by David Demelo | 42-44 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fredrick Glancy | 42-44 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Claude Coomes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 18:21 | Montana | George Nichols double dribbles | 42-44 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos misses long on a jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 18:06 | Montana | Andrea Totten gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 17:44 | Montana | Andrea Totten can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fredrick Glancy | 42-44 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy knocks in the jumper from close range and he's fouled by David Demelo - foul #3 on David Demelo, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Terry Clark (SF), Connie Walters (PF), Clifton Huntsberry (C) George Nichols, Andrea Totten, David Demelo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Gunter (PG), Joseph Lehr (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Claude Coomes, Richard Elliott, Albert Staten | |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 17:15 | Montana | Charlie Hill scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Wilbert Engelman and he's fouled by Ricardo Ramos - foul #3 on Ricardo Ramos, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Joseph Griggs (C) Ricardo Ramos, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 17:15 | Montana | Charlie Hill misses the free throw | 45-47 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Griggs | 45-47 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Connie Walters denies the turnaround by Kory Fitzhugh | 45-47 |
| 16:54 | Montana | Charlie Hill gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 16:50 | Montana | Claude Coomes is called for the reach on Wilbert Engelman - foul #2 on Claude Coomes, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Marlin Morgan (PG), Alvin O'Neil (SG) Wilbert Engelman, Charlie Hill | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:26 | Montana | Clifton Huntsberry hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter is called for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | Montana | George Nichols (SF) Clifton Huntsberry | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:00 | Montana | George Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 15:59 | Montana | Connie Walters tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Marlin Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin O'Neil (fresh) SF - George Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Connie Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Gunter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lehr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) C - Joseph Griggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr makes the fadeaway from close range | 47-49 |
| 15:29 | Montana | Terry Clark comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Gunter - foul #1 on Stephen Gunter, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Wilbert Engelman (PG), Charlie Hill (SG), Andrea Totten (PF), David Demelo (C) Marlin Morgan, Alvin O'Neil, George Nichols, Connie Walters | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos (SG), Robert Robbins (SF), Albert Staten (PF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Joseph Lehr, Kory Fitzhugh, Joseph Griggs | |
| 15:29 | Montana | Terry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:29 | Montana | Terry Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Albert Staten grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Albert Staten misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 15:19 | Montana | David Demelo grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 15:11 | Montana | Andrea Totten can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 15:09 | Montana | Charlie Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 14:52 | Montana | Albert Staten takes the ball from Charlie Hill | 48-49 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter is hacked by Wilbert Engelman - foul #1 on Wilbert Engelman, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Montana | George Nichols (SF) Terry Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (PG) Stephen Gunter | |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Wilbert Engelman takes the ball from Ricardo Ramos | 48-49 |
| 14:02 | Montana | Andrea Totten banks in the layup set up by Wilbert Engelman | 50-49 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 13:45 | Montana | The rebound goes to David Demelo | 50-49 |
| 13:23 | Montana | Wilbert Engelman misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Albert Staten | 50-49 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy is fouled on the floor by David Demelo - foul #4 on David Demelo, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Marlin Morgan (PG), Alvin O'Neil (SG), Connie Walters (PF), Clifton Huntsberry (C) Wilbert Engelman, Charlie Hill, Andrea Totten, David Demelo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG) Albert Staten | |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Claude Coomes is fouled on the floor by Marlin Morgan - foul #2 on Marlin Morgan, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Elliott (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Robert Robbins, Robert Poole | |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Claude Coomes | 50-51 |
| 12:42 | Montana | Clifton Huntsberry misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Elliott - foul #1 on Richard Elliott, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Lehr (SF) Ricardo Ramos | |
| 12:42 | Montana | Clifton Huntsberry makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 12:42 | Montana | Clifton Huntsberry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Richard Elliott banks in the layup on a nice dish by Claude Coomes | 52-53 |
| 12:05 | Montana | George Nichols misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Richard Elliott snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Marlin Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin O'Neil (fresh) SF - George Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clifton Huntsberry (fresh) 6 pts. C - Connie Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Lehr (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Claude Coomes drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Kory Fitzhugh | 52-55 |
| 11:45 | Montana | Alvin O'Neil misses the floater from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 52-55 |
| 11:21 | Montana | George Nichols snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 11:04 | Montana | Connie Walters is whistled for a carry | 52-55 |
| Subs | Montana | Wilbert Engelman (PG), Charlie Hill (SG), Terry Clark (SF), Andrea Totten (PF) Marlin Morgan, Alvin O'Neil, George Nichols, Clifton Huntsberry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Gunter (PG), Ricardo Ramos (SG), Robert Robbins (SF), Albert Staten (PF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Richard Elliott, Joseph Lehr, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 10:30 | Montana | Terry Clark scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Connie Walters | 54-58 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 10:14 | Montana | Connie Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 10:08 | Montana | Wilbert Engelman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-58 |
| 10:06 | Montana | Andrea Totten grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 09:55 | Montana | Charlie Hill clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Albert Staten grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Wilbert Engelman steps in front of the Stephen Gunter pass in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| 09:44 | Montana | Wilbert Engelman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 09:43 | Montana | Terry Clark tips it home | 56-58 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 08:59 | Montana | Connie Walters scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Wilbert Engelman | 59-61 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Robert Poole connects on the shot from close range set up by Albert Staten | 59-63 |
| 08:17 | Montana | Wilbert Engelman makes the floater from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Robert Robbins's layup is rejected by Connie Walters | 61-63 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Robert Poole tips it back up and in | 61-65 |
| 07:55 | Montana | Terry Clark blows the dunk but the foul's on Robert Robbins - foul #4 on Robert Robbins, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Marlin Morgan (PG), Alvin O'Neil (SG), George Nichols (SF), David Demelo (C) Wilbert Engelman, Charlie Hill, Andrea Totten, Connie Walters | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Richard Elliott (SG), Joseph Lehr (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Stephen Gunter, Ricardo Ramos, Robert Robbins, Albert Staten, Robert Poole | |
| 07:55 | Montana | Terry Clark misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 07:55 | Montana | Terry Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Marlin Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin O'Neil (fresh) SF - George Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Demelo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Lehr (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by George Nichols - foul #1 on George Nichols, team foul #5 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Clifton Huntsberry (PF) Terry Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 07:25 | Montana | George Nichols misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | David Demelo is called for the reach on Kory Fitzhugh - foul #5 on David Demelo, team foul #6 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Montana | Andrea Totten (PF) David Demelo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Claude Coomes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Marlin Morgan - foul #3 on Marlin Morgan, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Montana | Wilbert Engelman (PG), Charlie Hill (SG) Marlin Morgan, Alvin O'Neil | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Claude Coomes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 06:34 | Montana | Joseph Lehr steps in front of the Andrea Totten pass | 61-68 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Claude Coomes connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-71 |
| 05:53 | Montana | Fredrick Glancy swats the shot by Charlie Hill | 61-71 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh grabs the board | 61-71 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Claude Coomes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 05:31 | Montana | Clifton Huntsberry grabs the defensive rebound | 61-71 |
| 05:15 | Montana | Clifton Huntsberry knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Wilbert Engelman | 63-71 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | Montana | Connie Walters (PF), Terry Clark (C) Andrea Totten, Clifton Huntsberry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Gunter (PG), Ricardo Ramos (SG), Robert Robbins (SF), Albert Staten (PF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Richard Elliott, Joseph Lehr, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by George Nichols - foul #2 on George Nichols, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 05:05 | Montana | Connie Walters gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| 04:42 | Montana | Wilbert Engelman connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Clark | 65-71 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Albert Staten knocks in the floater from the baseline | 65-73 |
| 04:12 | Montana | Terry Clark hits a jumper from the baseline | 67-73 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | George Nichols picks off the pass by Albert Staten | 67-73 |
| 03:46 | Montana | George Nichols banks in the layup | 69-73 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Wilbert Engelman (fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charlie Hill (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Nichols (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Connie Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Gunter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Ramos (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Albert Staten (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Albert Staten's fadeaway is rejected by Connie Walters | 69-73 |
| 03:34 | Montana | Charlie Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 03:28 | Montana | Wilbert Engelman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by George Nichols | 72-73 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Terry Clark is called for the reach on Robert Poole - foul #1 on Terry Clark, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Montana | Marlin Morgan (SG), Andrea Totten (PF) Charlie Hill, George Nichols | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Fredrick Glancy (PF) Stephen Gunter, Albert Staten | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Robert Poole makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Robert Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 02:45 | Montana | Connie Walters clanks a shot near the basket | 72-75 |
| 02:43 | Montana | Andrea Totten hits the follow up shot | 74-75 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Robert Poole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-75 |
| Subs | Montana | Alvin O'Neil (SG), Clifton Huntsberry (SF) Wilbert Engelman, Terry Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Elliott (SG), Joseph Lehr (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Ricardo Ramos, Robert Robbins, Robert Poole | |
| 02:18 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Montana | Wilbert Engelman (PG), Charlie Hill (SG), George Nichols (SF) Marlin Morgan, Alvin O'Neil, Clifton Huntsberry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos (SG), Albert Staten (PF) Joseph Lehr, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 01:55 | Montana | George Nichols misses badly on a runner from the right block | 74-75 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos pulls down the rebound | 74-75 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Robbins (SF), Robert Poole (C) Richard Elliott, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Claude Coomes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-75 |
| 01:32 | Montana | Andrea Totten pulls down the rebound | 74-75 |
| 01:24 | Montana | George Nichols buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilbert Engelman | 77-75 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Robert Robbins comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 77-75 |
| 01:02 | Montana | George Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Montana | George Nichols hits the finger roll set up by Wilbert Engelman and he's hacked by Albert Staten - foul #1 on Albert Staten, team foul #8 | 79-75 |
| 00:40 | Montana | George Nichols misses the free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Albert Staten snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Albert Staten misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-75 |
| 00:35 | Montana | Charlie Hill snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Montana | Charlie Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Coomes - foul #3 on Claude Coomes, team foul #9 | 79-75 |
| 00:33 | Montana | Charlie Hill makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:33 | Montana | Charlie Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-75 |
| 00:25 | Montana | George Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 00:23 | Montana | Claude Coomes is called for the reach on George Nichols in the backcourt - foul #4 on Claude Coomes, team foul #10 | 81-75 |
| 00:23 | Montana | George Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:23 | Montana | George Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos misses the 3 from the right corner | 83-75 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Robert Poole snags the offensive board | 83-75 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Robert Robbins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 83-75 |
| 00:11 | Montana | Andrea Totten grabs the board | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Montana | Andrea Totten is fouled in the backcourt by Ricardo Ramos - foul #4 on Ricardo Ramos, team foul #11 | 83-75 |
| 00:10 | Montana | Andrea Totten makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:10 | Montana | Andrea Totten misses the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Robert Poole grabs the board | 84-75 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Claude Coomes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-75 |
| 00:04 | Montana | Connie Walters pulls down the rebound | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Wilbert Engelman runs out the clock | 84-75 |