| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Antonio Sheeley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Vester (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chuck Bandy (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ernest Lei (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ted Glasser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Embry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Stone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Sliger (fresh) 7 reb. C - Steven Geoghegan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Dwight Stone inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Arizona | Bryan Embry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Ernest Lei gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Matthew Vester misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| 19:19 | Arizona | Thomas Sliger gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 19:07 | Arizona | Dwight Stone is hacked by Chuck Bandy - foul #1 on Chuck Bandy, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 18:48 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan throws it down | 23-31 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Ernest Lei comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Steven Geoghegan - foul #1 on Steven Geoghegan, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Ernest Lei misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Ernest Lei makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 18:12 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bryan Embry | 24-33 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Ernest Lei grabs the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Louis Gooch's pass is intercepted by Bryan Embry | 24-33 |
| 17:21 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-33 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley is fouled on the floor by Steven Geoghegan - foul #2 on Steven Geoghegan, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Elder (PG), Don Kasper (SG), Rudy Allen (PF) Antonio Sheeley, Louis Gooch, Chuck Bandy | |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Jordan (PG), William Swanson (C) Ted Glasser, Steven Geoghegan | |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Ernest Lei knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Elder | 26-33 |
| 16:36 | Arizona | Rudy Allen denies the turnaround by Dwight Stone | 26-33 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Ernest Lei gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Rudy Allen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 16:10 | Arizona | Joseph Jordan grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 16:06 | Arizona | Joseph Jordan scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Swanson | 26-36 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Don Kasper's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Sliger | 26-36 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Rudy Allen grabs the offensive board | 26-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Elder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Kasper (fresh) SF - Matthew Vester (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rudy Allen (fresh) C - Ernest Lei (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Joseph Jordan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Embry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwight Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Sliger (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - William Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Matthew Vester buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Don Kasper | 29-36 |
| 15:13 | Arizona | William Swanson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Ernest Lei pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Dwight Stone is called for the reach on Matthew Vester - foul #3 on Dwight Stone, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley (PG), Louis Gooch (SG), Chuck Bandy (PF), James Robinson (C) Daniel Elder, Matthew Vester, Rudy Allen, Ernest Lei | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ted Glasser (PG), David Wininger (SG), Steven Geoghegan (C) Joseph Jordan, Bryan Embry, William Swanson | |
| 14:23 | St. John's | James Robinson is open and buries a shot from the left side set up by Louis Gooch | 31-36 |
| 14:07 | Arizona | David Wininger hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ted Glasser | 31-39 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (SF) Don Kasper | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 13:52 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 31-39 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy is whistled for a carry | 31-39 |
| 13:05 | Arizona | David Wininger misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Robert Jones misses short on a shot from the right side | 31-39 |
| 12:41 | Arizona | Thomas Sliger grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 12:36 | Arizona | David Wininger's floater is tipped away by James Robinson | 31-39 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Robinson | 31-39 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy blows the layup but he's hacked by Steven Geoghegan - foul #3 on Steven Geoghegan, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Vester (SF), Ernest Lei (C) Robert Jones, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Bryan Embry (SG) David Wininger | |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Lei | 32-39 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Ernest Lei makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Louis Gooch | 34-39 |
| 11:52 | Arizona | Bryan Embry makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Glasser | 34-42 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Ted Glasser is called for the reach on Antonio Sheeley - foul #1 on Ted Glasser, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Elder (PG), Don Kasper (SG), Rudy Allen (PF) Antonio Sheeley, Louis Gooch, Chuck Bandy | |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Jordan (PG), William Swanson (C) Ted Glasser, Steven Geoghegan | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Elder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Kasper (fresh) SF - Matthew Vester (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rudy Allen (fresh) C - Ernest Lei (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Joseph Jordan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Embry (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwight Stone (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Sliger (tiring) 9 reb. C - William Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Matthew Vester comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dwight Stone - foul #4 on Dwight Stone, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Matthew Vester makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Matthew Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:05 | Arizona | Joseph Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Don Kasper knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Vester | 39-42 |
| 10:26 | Arizona | Joseph Jordan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-42 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Matthew Vester grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Ernest Lei misses the dunk | 39-42 |
| 10:02 | Arizona | Bryan Embry grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 09:38 | Arizona | William Swanson misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Ernest Lei - foul #2 on Ernest Lei, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley (PG), Louis Gooch (SG), Chuck Bandy (PF) Daniel Elder, Don Kasper, Rudy Allen | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ted Glasser (PG) Joseph Jordan | |
| 09:38 | Arizona | William Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 09:38 | Arizona | William Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-44 |
| 09:07 | Arizona | Ted Glasser pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 08:55 | Arizona | William Swanson connects on the runner from the left block set up by Bryan Embry | 39-46 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 08:31 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Dwight Stone | 39-46 |
| 08:17 | Arizona | Louis Gooch steals it from Bryan Embry | 39-46 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy is hacked by Thomas Sliger - foul #1 on Thomas Sliger, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Don Kasper (SF), James Robinson (C) Matthew Vester, Ernest Lei | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Wininger (SG), Steven Geoghegan (C) Bryan Embry, William Swanson | |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:31 | Arizona | David Wininger's pass is intercepted by James Robinson | 41-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Antonio Sheeley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Don Kasper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chuck Bandy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ted Glasser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Wininger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dwight Stone (tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Sliger (tired) 9 reb. C - Steven Geoghegan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Don Kasper is hacked by Dwight Stone - foul #5 on Dwight Stone, team foul #8 | 41-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Elder (SG), Rudy Allen (PF) Louis Gooch, Chuck Bandy | |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Jordan (PG), Carlos Wallen (SF) Ted Glasser, Dwight Stone | |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Don Kasper makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Don Kasper misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:13 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 07:05 | Arizona | David Wininger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 07:03 | Arizona | Carlos Wallen snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 06:53 | Arizona | Joseph Jordan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Daniel Elder grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Don Kasper is called for traveling | 42-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Vester (SF) Antonio Sheeley | |
| Subs | Arizona | Bryan Embry (SG) David Wininger | |
| 06:12 | Arizona | Thomas Sliger comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Elder - foul #1 on Daniel Elder, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chuck Bandy (PF), Ernest Lei (C) Rudy Allen, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 06:12 | Arizona | Thomas Sliger makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:12 | Arizona | Thomas Sliger misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Matthew Vester hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy can't tip it in | 42-47 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Ernest Lei can't tip it in | 42-47 |
| 05:45 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Carlos Wallen | 42-47 |
| 05:39 | Arizona | Joseph Jordan buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Sliger | 42-50 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Daniel Elder misses short on a jumper from the right side | 42-50 |
| 05:13 | Arizona | Carlos Wallen gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 04:59 | Arizona | Bryan Embry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 04:57 | Arizona | Carlos Wallen gets the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 04:44 | Arizona | Bryan Embry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-50 |
| 04:43 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan tips it in | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Don Kasper drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 04:39 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley (PG), Louis Gooch (SG) Daniel Elder, Don Kasper | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ted Glasser (PG) Joseph Jordan | |
| 04:20 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Ernest Lei throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Arizona | William Swanson (C) Steven Geoghegan | |
| 03:27 | Arizona | Ted Glasser hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Chuck Bandy - foul #2 on Chuck Bandy, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| 03:27 | Arizona | Ted Glasser misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 03:27 | Arizona | Ted Glasser makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Antonio Sheeley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Vester (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chuck Bandy (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Lei (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ted Glasser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Embry (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carlos Wallen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Sliger (tired) 1 pts. 9 reb. C - William Swanson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Louis Gooch knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 47-53 |
| 02:58 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan (C) William Swanson | |
| 02:42 | Arizona | Thomas Sliger's pass is intercepted by Ernest Lei | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Antonio Sheeley | 49-53 |
| 02:13 | Arizona | Bryan Embry drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ted Glasser | 49-56 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Louis Gooch | 52-56 |
| 01:43 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-56 |
| 01:42 | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan tips it back up and in | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Ernest Lei can't throw it down against a doubleteam but the foul's on Thomas Sliger - foul #2 on Thomas Sliger, team foul #9 | 52-58 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Ernest Lei makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Ernest Lei makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:13 | Arizona | Bryan Embry misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Carlos Wallen steals the ball from Louis Gooch | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Arizona | Antonio Sheeley is called for the reach on Bryan Embry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Antonio Sheeley, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| 00:39 | Arizona | Bryan Embry is fouled on the floor by Louis Gooch - foul #2 on Louis Gooch, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| 00:38 | Arizona | Bryan Embry is hacked by Matthew Vester - foul #1 on Matthew Vester, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 00:38 | Arizona | Bryan Embry makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:38 | Arizona | Bryan Embry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Matthew Vester hits a 3 from straight away | 57-60 |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Carlos Wallen is hacked by Antonio Sheeley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Antonio Sheeley, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Joseph Jordan (PG), William Hart (PF) Ted Glasser, Thomas Sliger | |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Carlos Wallen makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:29 | Arizona | Carlos Wallen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Adrian Harris (SF), Thomas Sliger (PF), Kent Jones (C) Carlos Wallen, William Hart, Steven Geoghegan | |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Adrian Harris is hacked by Antonio Sheeley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Antonio Sheeley, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Elder (PG) Antonio Sheeley | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Wininger (SF) Thomas Sliger | |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Adrian Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Adrian Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Ernest Lei grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Daniel Elder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 00:11 | Arizona | Kent Jones pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 00:11 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Thomas Sliger (PF) David Wininger | |
| 00:09 | Arizona | Kent Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Elder - foul #2 on Daniel Elder, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Steven Geoghegan (C) Thomas Sliger | |
| 00:09 | Arizona | Kent Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:09 | Arizona | Kent Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Matthew Vester misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 00:02 | Arizona | Kent Jones gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Kent Jones runs out the clock | 57-65 |