| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Harold Arline (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Mole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bertram Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Young (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Young (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | UCLA | Harold Arline misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 19:39 | UCLA | James Jones hits the follow up shot | 32-29 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 19:09 | UCLA | Danny Young pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:52 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | John Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | John Lawrence loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 32-29 |
| 18:07 | UCLA | Leo Mole can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Arline - foul #1 on Harold Arline, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | John Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | John Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:15 | UCLA | Leo Mole misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Vincent Young - foul #2 on Vincent Young, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Scott (C) James Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:15 | UCLA | Leo Mole misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:15 | UCLA | Leo Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:15 | UCLA | Leo Mole makes the 3rd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | John Lawrence shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Oden | 34-33 |
| 16:36 | UCLA | Harold Arline connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Bertram Hutchinson | 36-33 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | John Lawrence is called for a backcourt violation | 36-33 |
| Subs | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree (SG), Christopher Puffenberger (SF), James Jones (C) Leo Mole, Bertram Hutchinson, Danny Young | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:49 | UCLA | John Lawrence steals it from Richard Scott | 36-33 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | John Lawrence lays it up and in | 36-35 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Harold Arline (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Crabtree (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Puffenberger (fresh) PF - Richard Scott (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Young (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-35 |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich buries a fadeaway near the basket | 36-37 |
| 15:11 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger loses the dribble to Vincent Young | 36-37 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | John Lawrence evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right side | 36-39 |
| 14:29 | UCLA | Benjamin Oden steals it from Christopher Puffenberger | 36-39 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Harold Arline - foul #2 on Harold Arline, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (SG), Bertram Hutchinson (SF), Danny Young (PF) Harold Arline, Richard Scott, James Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Arthur Porterfield (PF) Vincent Young, Corey Ulrich | |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:04 | UCLA | Danny Young pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:46 | UCLA | Leo Mole scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kelly Crabtree | 39-40 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | John Lawrence works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from close range | 39-42 |
| 12:59 | UCLA | Leo Mole knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kelly Crabtree | 42-42 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Justin Britt is hacked by Christopher Puffenberger - foul #1 on Christopher Puffenberger, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | UCLA | Harold Arline (PG), Richard Scott (C) Kelly Crabtree, Christopher Puffenberger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Newman (C) Benjamin Oden | |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Harold Arline steps in front of the Arthur Porterfield pass | 42-42 |
| 11:49 | UCLA | Jason Newman blocks the short jumper by Bertram Hutchinson | 42-42 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Jason Newman gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Harold Arline (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Mole (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bertram Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Danny Young (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Butner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Lawrence (tiring) 16 pts. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Jason Newman hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Danny Young - foul #3 on Danny Young, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Jones (C) Richard Scott | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), Corey Ulrich (SF) Justin Britt, John Lawrence | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Jason Newman misses the free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | David Butner snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Jason Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| 10:50 | UCLA | Leo Mole connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Young | 44-44 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | James Jones is called for the reach on David Butner - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree (SG), Christopher Puffenberger (SF), Richard Scott (PF) Leo Mole, Bertram Hutchinson, Danny Young | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Oden (C) Jason Newman | |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 44-44 |
| 10:15 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:58 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree is whistled for a carry | 44-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SF) Corey Ulrich | |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (SG) Harold Arline | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG) Vincent Young | |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:18 | UCLA | Leo Mole can't connect on a runner from the right block | 44-45 |
| 09:17 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:01 | UCLA | Richard Scott clanks a shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Justin Britt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Richard Scott swats the short shot by John Lawrence | 44-45 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden tips it home | 44-47 |
| 08:21 | UCLA | Justin Britt is called for the reach on Kelly Crabtree - foul #1 on Justin Britt, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UCLA | Harold Arline (PG), Bertram Hutchinson (SF), Danny Young (PF) Kelly Crabtree, Christopher Puffenberger, James Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, Benjamin Oden | |
| 08:10 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson is whistled for a carry | 44-47 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Ulrich (SF) John Lawrence | |
| 07:53 | St. John's | David Butner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich grabs the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield is hacked by Leo Mole - foul #1 on Leo Mole, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree (SG) Leo Mole | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:36 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Danny Young | 44-47 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Harold Arline (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Crabtree (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bertram Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Danny Young (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vincent Young (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 07:21 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson snags the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 07:05 | UCLA | Harold Arline connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bertram Hutchinson | 47-47 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bertram Hutchinson - foul #3 on Bertram Hutchinson, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Jones (C) Richard Scott | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Benjamin Oden (C) David Butner, Jason Newman | |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:41 | UCLA | James Jones snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 06:23 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree is fouled on the floor by Arthur Porterfield - foul #4 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (SG) Kelly Crabtree | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SF) Corey Ulrich | |
| 06:12 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson drills a jumper in the lane | 49-48 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-48 |
| 05:52 | UCLA | The rebound goes to James Jones | 49-48 |
| 05:47 | UCLA | Harold Arline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG) Vincent Young | |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 49-48 |
| 05:30 | UCLA | The rebound goes to James Jones | 49-48 |
| 05:09 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Danny Young steals the ball from Benjamin Oden | 51-48 |
| 04:36 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Leo Mole | 54-48 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden hits the finger roll | 54-50 |
| 03:50 | UCLA | Danny Young hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Jones | 56-50 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | David Butner is whistled for a carry | 56-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree (PG), Christopher Puffenberger (SF), Richard Scott (C) Harold Arline, Bertram Hutchinson, James Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), Corey Ulrich (PF) Justin Britt, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Kelly Crabtree (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Mole (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Puffenberger (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Danny Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vincent Young (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Lawrence (tiring) 16 pts. PF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | UCLA | Danny Young hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Corey Ulrich - foul #2 on Corey Ulrich, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| 03:12 | UCLA | Danny Young makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:12 | UCLA | Danny Young makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Christopher Puffenberger picks off the pass by Vincent Young | 58-50 |
| 02:45 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Harold Arline (PG), Bertram Hutchinson (SF), James Jones (C) Kelly Crabtree, Christopher Puffenberger, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:19 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich is alone and drills a shot in the paint | 61-52 |
| 01:44 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson is hacked by John Lawrence - foul #3 on John Lawrence, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Arthur Porterfield (PF) Vincent Young, Corey Ulrich | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | UCLA | Danny Young hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 61-52 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Justin Britt pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Leo Mole steals it from John Lawrence | 61-52 |
| 00:49 | UCLA | Leo Mole misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 00:48 | UCLA | Danny Young tips it back up and in | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Justin Britt | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | UCLA | James Jones is hacked by Justin Britt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Britt, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree (PG), Richard Scott (PF) Harold Arline, Danny Young | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:36 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree is hacked by David Butner - foul #4 on David Butner, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| 00:36 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:36 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden hits a turnaround from the baseline | 65-56 |
| 00:31 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| 00:28 | UCLA | Justin Britt is called for the reach on Kelly Crabtree in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Britt, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| 00:28 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:28 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | David Butner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 00:21 | UCLA | Bertram Hutchinson gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Kelly Crabtree runs out the clock | 67-56 |