| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fresh) 11 pts. SG - James Salmon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Delcid (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - William Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Britt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lanny Grise (fresh) 9 pts. C - Samuel Kibby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas A&M | Richard Britt inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Texas A&M | William Thompson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 19:44 | Texas A&M | Samuel Kibby can't tip it in | 32-41 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Keith Tapia is fouled in the backcourt by William Thompson - foul #3 on William Thompson, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kenneth Larochelle (PG) William Thompson | |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Kenneth Larochelle is called for the reach on Patrick Thibodeau - foul #1 on Kenneth Larochelle, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 32-41 |
| 19:00 | Texas A&M | Samuel Kibby pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:40 | Texas A&M | Travis Delcid takes the ball from Samuel Kibby | 32-41 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson misses badly on a floater from the left block | 32-41 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Keith Tapia misses the tip | 32-41 |
| 18:15 | Texas A&M | Lanny Grise grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:01 | Texas A&M | Lanny Grise misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Lanny Grise steals the ball from James Salmon | 32-41 |
| 17:38 | Texas A&M | Lanny Grise hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Travis Delcid - foul #2 on Travis Delcid, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Bird (PG) Keith Tapia | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Calvin Fuqua (PG), Fred Creel (SG), Edward Kee (SF), Dwight Brown (C) Kenneth Larochelle, James Gibson, Richard Britt, Samuel Kibby | |
| 17:38 | Texas A&M | Lanny Grise misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:38 | Texas A&M | Lanny Grise makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Travis Delcid is open but misses the lay-in | 32-42 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Travis Delcid tips it home | 34-42 |
| 17:04 | Texas A&M | Lanny Grise is whistled for traveling | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kenneth Wilson (PF) Lanny Grise | |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson misses short on a floater from the baseline | 34-42 |
| 16:37 | Texas A&M | Kenneth Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:12 | Texas A&M | Kenneth Wilson drills a floater near the basket | 34-44 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Timothy Bird makes the wide open jump hook from close range set up by James Salmon | 36-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Timothy Bird (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Salmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Delcid (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Calvin Fuqua (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Creel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Kee (fresh) PF - Kenneth Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Texas A&M | Calvin Fuqua misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stanley Hanson | 36-44 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | James Salmon makes the wide open shot from close range | 38-44 |
| 14:58 | Texas A&M | Calvin Fuqua comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson makes the jumper from close range | 40-44 |
| 14:17 | Texas A&M | Kenneth Wilson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Calvin Fuqua is called for the reach on Patrick Thibodeau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Fuqua, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Tapia (PG), Stanley Bennett (SF), Bradly Martens (PF), Michael Zhu (C) James Salmon, Stanley Hanson, Travis Delcid, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | William Thompson (PG), James Gibson (SG), Richard Britt (SF), John Levin (PF), Samuel Kibby (C) Calvin Fuqua, Fred Creel, Edward Kee, Kenneth Wilson, Dwight Brown | |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Keith Tapia can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Thompson - foul #4 on William Thompson, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gregory Cooper (SG) Timothy Bird | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kenneth Larochelle (PG) William Thompson | |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Keith Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Keith Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:43 | Texas A&M | Samuel Kibby drills a turnaround from the left block | 42-49 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Michael Zhu blows the layup | 42-49 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Stanley Bennett tips it home | 44-49 |
| 13:04 | Texas A&M | Kenneth Larochelle is fouled on the floor by Michael Zhu - foul #1 on Michael Zhu, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Lanny Grise (PF) John Levin | |
| 12:40 | Texas A&M | Samuel Kibby's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Bennett | 44-49 |
| 12:38 | Texas A&M | Lanny Grise pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:24 | Texas A&M | Richard Britt clanks a jump hook near the basket | 44-49 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Stanley Bennett gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Keith Tapia misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Bradly Martens grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Bradly Martens's fadeaway is rejected by Lanny Grise | 44-49 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Bennett | 44-49 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Bradly Martens buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Tapia | 46-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Cooper (fairly fresh) SF - Stanley Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradly Martens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Zhu (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Kenneth Larochelle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Britt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lanny Grise (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Kibby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Texas A&M | Kenneth Larochelle is hacked by Gregory Cooper - foul #1 on Gregory Cooper, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Bird (PG), James Salmon (SG), Stanley Hanson (SF), Oscar Suggs (PF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Keith Tapia, Gregory Cooper, Stanley Bennett, Bradly Martens, Michael Zhu | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Fred Creel (SG), Edward Kee (SF), John Levin (PF), Dwight Brown (C) James Gibson, Richard Britt, Lanny Grise, Samuel Kibby | |
| 11:09 | Texas A&M | Kenneth Larochelle loses the dribble to Stanley Hanson | 46-49 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | James Salmon is hacked by Edward Kee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Kee, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kenneth Wilson (PF) John Levin | |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau is called for traveling | 46-49 |
| 10:27 | Texas A&M | Kenneth Wilson misses the jumper from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Oscar Suggs gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | James Salmon's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Larochelle in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 10:21 | Texas A&M | Kenneth Larochelle slams it home | 46-51 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Stanley Hanson and the foul's on Kenneth Larochelle - foul #2 on Kenneth Larochelle, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Delcid (PF) Oscar Suggs | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | James Gibson (SG), Lanny Grise (PF), John Levin (C) Fred Creel, Kenneth Wilson, Dwight Brown | |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Timothy Bird drills a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Kenneth Larochelle - foul #3 on Kenneth Larochelle, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Tapia (PG), Oscar Suggs (C) James Salmon, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Richard Britt (SF) Edward Kee | |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Timothy Bird misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:30 | Texas A&M | Lanny Grise grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 09:12 | Texas A&M | Travis Delcid swats the shot by Kenneth Larochelle | 50-51 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Travis Delcid grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Keith Tapia clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-51 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Oscar Suggs grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson drills a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Lanny Grise - foul #2 on Lanny Grise, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gregory Cooper (SG), Michael Zhu (PF) Timothy Bird, Travis Delcid | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Calvin Fuqua (PG), Fred Creel (SG), Samuel Kibby (C) Kenneth Larochelle, James Gibson, John Levin | |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson misses the free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:38 | Texas A&M | Lanny Grise snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 08:15 | Texas A&M | Richard Britt clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Calvin Fuqua - foul #3 on Calvin Fuqua, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Salmon (SG), Bradly Martens (PF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Keith Tapia, Michael Zhu, Oscar Suggs | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Edward Kee (SF), Kenneth Wilson (PF), Dwight Brown (C) Richard Britt, Lanny Grise, Samuel Kibby | |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:05 | Texas A&M | Kenneth Wilson gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 07:39 | Texas A&M | Calvin Fuqua is whistled for traveling | 52-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Zhu (PF) Stanley Hanson | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | William Thompson (PG) Calvin Fuqua | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gregory Cooper (fresh) SG - James Salmon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradly Martens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Zhu (fresh) C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - William Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Fred Creel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Kee (fresh) PF - Kenneth Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Bradly Martens makes the shot from the left block and the foul's on Fred Creel - foul #2 on Fred Creel, team foul #10 | 54-51 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Bradly Martens makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:59 | Texas A&M | Kenneth Wilson is hacked by Bradly Martens - foul #2 on Bradly Martens, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Tapia (PG), Stanley Bennett (SF), Travis Delcid (PF) Gregory Cooper, Bradly Martens, Michael Zhu | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | James Gibson (SG), John Levin (PF) Fred Creel, Kenneth Wilson | |
| 06:36 | Texas A&M | William Thompson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 55-51 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Travis Delcid grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Keith Tapia comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 06:15 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Dwight Brown | 55-51 |
| 05:57 | Texas A&M | William Thompson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 05:56 | Texas A&M | The offensive rebound goes to John Levin | 55-51 |
| 05:44 | Texas A&M | William Thompson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Gibson | 55-54 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Edward Kee swats the layup by Travis Delcid | 55-54 |
| 05:34 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Dwight Brown | 55-54 |
| 05:10 | Texas A&M | William Thompson makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Edward Kee | 55-57 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Stanley Bennett misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Travis Delcid tips it but misses | 55-57 |
| 04:47 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Edward Kee | 55-57 |
| 04:22 | Texas A&M | William Thompson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Keith Tapia - foul #1 on Keith Tapia, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Bird (PG), Gregory Cooper (SG), Stanley Hanson (SF), Bradly Martens (PF), Michael Zhu (C) Keith Tapia, James Salmon, Stanley Bennett, Travis Delcid, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kenneth Larochelle (SG), Richard Britt (SF), Lanny Grise (PF), Samuel Kibby (C) James Gibson, Edward Kee, John Levin, Dwight Brown | |
| 04:22 | Texas A&M | William Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:22 | Texas A&M | William Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Bradly Martens is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Bird | 57-59 |
| 03:51 | Texas A&M | William Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Kenneth Larochelle is called for the reach on Timothy Bird in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Larochelle, team foul #11 | 57-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Fred Creel (SG) William Thompson | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Timothy Bird makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Timothy Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:33 | Texas A&M | Lanny Grise is hacked by Bradly Martens - foul #3 on Bradly Martens, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Timothy Bird (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Cooper (fresh) SF - Stanley Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bradly Martens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Zhu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Kenneth Larochelle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Fred Creel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Britt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lanny Grise (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Kibby (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Texas A&M | Samuel Kibby comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 03:17 | Texas A&M | Richard Britt tips it home | 59-61 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Fred Creel is called for the reach on Stanley Hanson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Creel, team foul #12 | 59-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Calvin Fuqua (PG) Kenneth Larochelle | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:42 | Texas A&M | Samuel Kibby buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Calvin Fuqua and he's fouled by Gregory Cooper - foul #2 on Gregory Cooper, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Salmon (SG), Travis Delcid (PF), Oscar Suggs (C) Gregory Cooper, Bradly Martens, Michael Zhu | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kenneth Wilson (PF) Lanny Grise | |
| 02:42 | Texas A&M | Samuel Kibby misses the free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Travis Delcid | 61-63 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline | 63-63 |
| 02:20 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Tapia (PG), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Timothy Bird, Oscar Suggs | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | William Thompson (PG), James Gibson (SG), Lanny Grise (PF) Calvin Fuqua, Fred Creel, Kenneth Wilson | |
| 01:51 | Texas A&M | William Thompson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Gibson | 63-66 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Keith Tapia drills a jumper from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 01:19 | Texas A&M | Lanny Grise hits the easy wide open finger roll | 65-68 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | James Salmon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Gibson - foul #3 on James Gibson, team foul #13 | 65-68 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | James Salmon makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | James Salmon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Texas A&M | William Thompson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-68 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Keith Tapia grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson misses the jumper from the left block | 67-68 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the offensive board | 67-68 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Keith Tapia is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane set up by James Salmon | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Texas A&M | William Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 69-68 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Stanley Hanson pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |