| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Abe Buchanan (fresh) SG - Jerry Carr (fresh) SF - Gary Pahl (fresh) PF - Richard Bishop (fresh) C - Jeffrey Ellison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - James Link (fresh) SG - Gary Peralta (fresh) SF - Ronald Bailey (fresh) PF - Steven Ball (fresh) C - Gilbert Richert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Bishop 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 | Bethel | Bethel is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Bishop misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Bethel | Steven Ball pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Bethel | Steven Ball knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gilbert Richert | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Bishop can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Bethel | Ronald Bailey can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Gary Pahl - foul #1 on Gary Pahl, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Bethel | Ronald Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | Bethel | Ronald Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Pahl's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Richert | 0-5 |
| 18:01 | Bethel | Steven Ball misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Richard Bishop - foul #1 on Richard Bishop, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:01 | Bethel | Steven Ball makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:01 | Bethel | Steven Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:37 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Pahl drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Carr | 3-7 |
| 17:17 | Bethel | Gary Peralta misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 17:15 | Bethel | Ronald Bailey grabs the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 17:01 | Bethel | Steven Ball comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-7 |
| 16:59 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Bishop grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 16:38 | St. John's (MN) | Abe Buchanan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:37 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 16:22 | Bethel | Gary Peralta's pass is intercepted by Jerry Carr | 3-7 |
| 16:19 | St. John's (MN) | Jerry Carr lays it in | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | Bethel | Ronald Bailey is fouled on the floor by Jerry Carr - foul #1 on Jerry Carr, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Leonard Bailey (PG), Norman Casper (SG), John Duet (SF), Ryan Milner (PF), James Aldaco (C) Abe Buchanan, Jerry Carr, Gary Pahl, Richard Bishop, Jeffrey Ellison | |
| Subs | Bethel | Kendrick Perry (PG), Dean Eaton (SG), George Pittman (SF), Harold Maddix (PF), Paul Herzog (C) James Link, Gary Peralta, Ronald Bailey, Steven Ball, Gilbert Richert | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Leonard Bailey (fresh) SG - Norman Casper (fresh) SF - John Duet (fresh) PF - Ryan Milner (fresh) C - James Aldaco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - Kendrick Perry (fresh) SG - Dean Eaton (fresh) SF - George Pittman (fresh) PF - Harold Maddix (fresh) C - Paul Herzog (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Bethel | George Pittman drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Dean Eaton | 5-9 |
| 15:28 | St. John's (MN) | John Duet misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-9 |
| 15:27 | Bethel | Harold Maddix gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:10 | Bethel | Paul Herzog can't throw it down | 5-9 |
| 15:08 | Bethel | Paul Herzog gets the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:55 | Bethel | Harold Maddix misses the runner from close range | 5-9 |
| 14:54 | St. John's (MN) | Leonard Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:34 | St. John's (MN) | Ryan Milner is denied on a layup by Harold Maddix | 5-9 |
| 14:32 | St. John's (MN) | John Duet hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 14:09 | Bethel | Kendrick Perry makes the shot in the paint and the foul's on Norman Casper - foul #1 on Norman Casper, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jerry Carr (SG) Leonard Bailey | |
| Subs | Bethel | Gary Peralta (SG), Gilbert Richert (C) Dean Eaton, Paul Herzog | |
| 14:09 | Bethel | Kendrick Perry misses the free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:09 | St. John's (MN) | Ryan Milner gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:07 | St. John's (MN) | Jerry Carr loses the dribble to Gary Peralta in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 13:55 | Bethel | Kendrick Perry can't finish the layup | 7-11 |
| 13:53 | Bethel | Kendrick Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:39 | Bethel | Norman Casper is called for the reach on Kendrick Perry - foul #2 on Norman Casper, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Abe Buchanan (PG), Gary Pahl (SF), Richard Bishop (PF), Gary Korzenski (C) Norman Casper, John Duet, Ryan Milner, James Aldaco | |
| Subs | Bethel | James Link (PG), Dean Eaton (SF), Steven Ball (PF) Kendrick Perry, George Pittman, Harold Maddix | |
| 13:23 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-11 |
| 13:21 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Pahl gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:14 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Pahl misses the easy open layup | 7-11 |
| 13:12 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Bishop pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:05 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Pahl is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Abe Buchanan | 10-11 |
| 12:49 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Link | 10-14 |
| 12:47 | St. John's (MN) | Abe Buchanan is fouled in the backcourt by James Link - foul #1 on James Link, team foul #1 | 10-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Ronald Bailey (SF), Paul Herzog (C) Dean Eaton, Gilbert Richert | |
| 12:34 | St. John's (MN) | Jerry Carr is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 10-14 |
| 12:32 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Pahl grabs the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:12 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Pahl hits a shot in the paint set up by Abe Buchanan | 12-14 |
| 11:51 | Bethel | Steven Ball misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 11:50 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Pahl grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Abe Buchanan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Pahl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Bishop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Korzenski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - James Link (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Peralta (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Ball (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Herzog (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | St. John's (MN) | Jerry Carr is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Carr, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Theodore May (PG), Leonard Bailey (SG), John Duet (SF), Jeffrey Ellison (C) Abe Buchanan, Jerry Carr, Gary Pahl, Gary Korzenski | |
| Subs | Bethel | Dean Eaton (SG), George Pittman (SF), Harold Maddix (PF) Gary Peralta, Ronald Bailey, Steven Ball | |
| 11:34 | Bethel | George Pittman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 12-14 |
| 11:33 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Bishop snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:31 | St. John's (MN) | Dean Eaton is called for the reach on Leonard Bailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dean Eaton, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Ryan Milner (PF) Richard Bishop | |
| Subs | Bethel | Gilbert Richert (C) Paul Herzog | |
| 11:13 | St. John's (MN) | Theodore May connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Leonard Bailey | 14-14 |
| 10:44 | Bethel | Dean Eaton is whistled for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Kendrick Perry (PG) James Link | |
| 10:30 | St. John's (MN) | John Duet comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Pittman - foul #1 on George Pittman, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Abe Buchanan (PG), Richard Bishop (PF) Theodore May, Ryan Milner | |
| Subs | Bethel | Ronald Bailey (SF) George Pittman | |
| 10:30 | St. John's (MN) | John Duet makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:30 | St. John's (MN) | John Duet misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:30 | Bethel | Harold Maddix pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:01 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Maddix | 15-16 |
| 09:34 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Bishop is called for 5 seconds | 15-16 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Gary Pahl (SF), Ryan Milner (C) Leonard Bailey, Jeffrey Ellison | |
| Subs | Bethel | Gary Peralta (SG), Steven Ball (PF), Paul Herzog (C) Dean Eaton, Harold Maddix, Gilbert Richert | |
| 09:19 | Bethel | Gary Peralta makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 09:06 | St. John's (MN) | Steven Ball is called for the reach on John Duet - foul #1 on Steven Ball, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Theodore May (PG), James Aldaco (C) Abe Buchanan, Richard Bishop | |
| Subs | Bethel | James Link (PG), George Pittman (SF) Kendrick Perry, Ronald Bailey | |
| 08:55 | St. John's (MN) | James Aldaco hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John Duet | 17-19 |
| 08:33 | Bethel | James Link hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-21 |
| 08:22 | St. John's (MN) | Ryan Milner is denied on a layup by George Pittman | 17-21 |
| 08:20 | St. John's (MN) | James Aldaco gets the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:01 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Pahl can't finish the uncontested layup | 17-21 |
| 08:00 | Bethel | The rebound goes to Paul Herzog | 17-21 |
| 07:45 | Bethel | Steven Ball loses the dribble to Gary Pahl | 17-21 |
| 07:42 | St. John's (MN) | John Duet lays it in on a great pass from Gary Pahl | 19-21 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Theodore May (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Duet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Pahl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Milner (fairly fresh) C - James Aldaco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - James Link (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Peralta (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Ball (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Herzog (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Bethel | Ryan Milner denies the turnaround by Paul Herzog | 19-21 |
| 07:21 | St. John's (MN) | James Aldaco grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 07:13 | St. John's (MN) | James Aldaco is whistled for traveling | 19-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Abe Buchanan (PG), Leonard Bailey (SG), Richard Bishop (PF), Jeffrey Ellison (C) Theodore May, John Duet, Ryan Milner, James Aldaco | |
| Subs | Bethel | Kendrick Perry (PG), Dean Eaton (SG), Ronald Bailey (SF), Harold Maddix (PF), Gilbert Richert (C) James Link, Gary Peralta, George Pittman, Steven Ball, Paul Herzog | |
| 06:56 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert is hacked by Gary Pahl - foul #2 on Gary Pahl, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Duet (SF) Gary Pahl | |
| Subs | Bethel | | |
| 06:56 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:56 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:27 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Bishop loses the dribble to Harold Maddix | 19-23 |
| 06:08 | Bethel | Harold Maddix drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 05:55 | St. John's (MN) | Leonard Bailey is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 05:43 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Ellison - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ellison, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Aldaco (C) Jeffrey Ellison | |
| Subs | Bethel | James Link (PG), Gary Peralta (SG) Kendrick Perry, Ronald Bailey | |
| 05:43 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:43 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:41 | St. John's (MN) | Dean Eaton is called for the reach on Abe Buchanan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dean Eaton, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Ronald Bailey (SF) Dean Eaton | |
| 05:31 | St. John's (MN) | Abe Buchanan misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 05:29 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Bishop pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:12 | St. John's (MN) | Abe Buchanan knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard Bailey | 24-27 |
| 04:58 | Bethel | Gary Peralta can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 04:57 | St. John's (MN) | James Aldaco grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:52 | St. John's (MN) | James Aldaco loses the dribble to James Link in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 04:41 | Bethel | Harold Maddix misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 04:40 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Richard Bishop | 24-27 |
| 04:36 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Peralta picks off the pass by Abe Buchanan in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 04:35 | Bethel | Ronald Bailey misses the easy layup | 24-27 |
| 04:33 | St. John's (MN) | James Aldaco pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:16 | St. John's (MN) | Abe Buchanan travels with the ball | 24-27 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Theodore May (PG), Ryan Milner (PF), Jeffrey Ellison (C) Abe Buchanan, Richard Bishop, James Aldaco | |
| Subs | Bethel | Kendrick Perry (SG), George Pittman (SF), Steven Ball (PF), Paul Herzog (C) Gary Peralta, Ronald Bailey, Harold Maddix, Gilbert Richert | |
| 04:07 | Bethel | George Pittman loses the dribble to Leonard Bailey | 24-27 |
| 04:04 | St. John's (MN) | John Duet lays it in on a great pass from Leonard Bailey | 26-27 |
| 03:55 | Bethel | Kendrick Perry's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Milner | 26-27 |
| 03:54 | St. John's (MN) | Jeffrey Ellison snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 03:50 | St. John's (MN) | James Link is called for the reach on Theodore May - foul #2 on James Link, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Norman Casper (PG), Jerry Carr (SG), Gary Pahl (SF) Theodore May, Leonard Bailey, John Duet | |
| Subs | Bethel | Dean Eaton (SG) James Link | |
| 03:32 | St. John's (MN) | Steven Ball swats the shot by Ryan Milner | 26-27 |
| 03:31 | Bethel | Kendrick Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Norman Casper (fresh) SG - Jerry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Pahl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Milner (fresh) 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Ellison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bethel | PG - Kendrick Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dean Eaton (fresh) SF - George Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Ball (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Herzog (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Bethel | George Pittman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 02:58 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Pahl is fouled in the backcourt by George Pittman - foul #2 on George Pittman, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Aldaco (C) Jeffrey Ellison | |
| Subs | Bethel | James Link (PG), Gary Peralta (SG), Gilbert Richert (C) Kendrick Perry, Dean Eaton, Paul Herzog | |
| 02:58 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Pahl misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:58 | Bethel | George Pittman pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:47 | Bethel | Steven Ball hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 02:29 | St. John's (MN) | James Aldaco drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Carr | 28-32 |
| 02:13 | Bethel | George Pittman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 02:12 | Bethel | George Pittman grabs the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 02:01 | Bethel | George Pittman drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-35 |
| 01:54 | St. John's (MN) | James Aldaco hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Ball - foul #2 on Steven Ball, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Abe Buchanan (PG), Richard Bishop (PF) Norman Casper, Ryan Milner | |
| Subs | Bethel | Kendrick Perry (PG), Dean Eaton (SF), Harold Maddix (PF) James Link, George Pittman, Steven Ball | |
| 01:54 | St. John's (MN) | James Aldaco misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:54 | St. John's (MN) | James Aldaco makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:25 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Carr - foul #3 on Jerry Carr, team foul #9 | 29-35 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Leonard Bailey (SG), Jeffrey Ellison (C) Jerry Carr, James Aldaco | |
| Subs | Bethel | Paul Herzog (SF) Gary Peralta | |
| 01:25 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:25 | Bethel | Gilbert Richert makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:23 | St. John's (MN) | Leonard Bailey is hacked by Dean Eaton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dean Eaton, team foul #9 | 29-36 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Bethel | Gary Peralta (SG), Ronald Bailey (SF) Dean Eaton, Gilbert Richert | |
| 01:23 | St. John's (MN) | Leonard Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:23 | St. John's (MN) | Leonard Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:03 | Bethel | Paul Herzog hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 31-36 |
| 01:01 | Bethel | Harold Maddix grabs the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 00:54 | Bethel | Ronald Bailey connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Gary Pahl - foul #3 on Gary Pahl, team foul #10 | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Norman Casper (SG) Gary Pahl | |
| Subs | Bethel | James Link (PG) Gary Peralta | |
| 00:54 | Bethel | Ronald Bailey makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:35 | St. John's (MN) | Norman Casper misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 00:33 | Bethel | The rebound goes to Ronald Bailey | 31-39 |
| 00:14 | Bethel | James Link can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-39 |
| 00:12 | St. John's (MN) | Norman Casper grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 00:01 | St. John's (MN) | Norman Casper blows the wide open layup | 31-39 |
| 00:00 | St. John's (MN) | The clock runs out | 31-39 |