| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Marr (fresh) SG - Billy Petty (fresh) SF - Steven Smith (fresh) PF - Thomas Perry (fresh) C - Charles Morris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Charles Morris makes the driving attempt in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Billy Petty snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Billy Petty misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Scott Wood is called for the reach on Steven Smith - foul #1 on Scott Wood, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Billy Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Scott Wood is hacked by Billy Petty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Petty, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski is alone and drills a jumper near the basket set up by Maurice Beaudet | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Christopher Marr makes the floater from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Smith | 4-6 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Charles Morris - foul #1 on Charles Morris, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Lee Kinnard (C) Scott Wood, Charles Wilson, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roy Carter (PG), James Colyer (SG), Barry Cribb (SF), Robert Myrie (PF), Paul Wilson (C) Christopher Marr, Billy Petty, Steven Smith, Thomas Perry, Charles Morris | |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 7-6 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Sean Bunting grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Lee Kinnard double dribbles | 7-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb's dunk attempt is rejected by Dima Czaplinski | 7-6 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fresh) SG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Kinnard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Roy Carter (fresh) SG - James Colyer (fresh) SF - Barry Cribb (fresh) PF - Robert Myrie (fresh) C - Paul Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | James Colyer is hacked by Sean Bunting - foul #1 on Sean Bunting, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Kevin Richardson (C) Charles Wilson, Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 7-6 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kevin Richardson | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Roy Carter | 7-8 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Scott Wood | 9-8 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | Scott Wood takes the ball from Barry Cribb | 9-8 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Scott Wood can't tip it in | 9-8 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from James Colyer and he's fouled by Sean Bunting - foul #2 on Sean Bunting, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Maurice Beaudet (PF), Lee Kinnard (C) Sean Bunting, Dima Czaplinski, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Marr (PG), Billy Petty (SG), Thomas Perry (PF), Charles Morris (C) Roy Carter, James Colyer, Robert Myrie, Paul Wilson | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-11 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Lee Kinnard grabs the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Charles Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-11 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Lee Kinnard grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-11 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Billy Petty snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Charles Wilson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Marr in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Christopher Marr throws it down | 9-15 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Scott Wood is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Wilson | 12-15 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (tiring) PF - Maurice Beaudet (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lee Kinnard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Marr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Billy Petty (fairly fresh) SF - Barry Cribb (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Christopher Marr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (PF), Kevin Richardson (C) Dikembe Abdelrahman, Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Colyer (SG), Steven Smith (SF), Barney McQuary (PF) Billy Petty, Barry Cribb, Thomas Perry | |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Charles Morris scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski is fouled on the floor by Barney McQuary - foul #1 on Barney McQuary, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG) Scott Wood | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Barney McQuary - foul #2 on Barney McQuary, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roy Carter (PG), Thomas Perry (PF) Christopher Marr, Barney McQuary | |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | James Colyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG) Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Scott Wood loses the dribble to Roy Carter in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Roy Carter lays it in | 13-19 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski makes the wide open runner from the left block | 15-19 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry is hacked by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (SF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Marr (PG), Billy Petty (SG), Robert Myrie (PF), Paul Wilson (C) Roy Carter, James Colyer, Thomas Perry, Charles Morris | |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Steven Smith misses the floater from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Christopher Marr snags the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Robert Myrie misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 15-19 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Scott Wood snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Charles Wilson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Wilson, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Maurice Beaudet denies the turnaround by Billy Petty | 15-19 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | Robert Myrie misses the tip | 15-19 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Charles Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Petty - foul #2 on Billy Petty, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Scott Wood, Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Colyer (SG), Thomas Perry (PF) Billy Petty, Robert Myrie | |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Sean Bunting clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Steven Smith grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | James Colyer knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-22 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is called for 5 seconds | 15-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Dima Czaplinski (PF) Sean Bunting, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roy Carter (PG), Charles Morris (C) Christopher Marr, Paul Wilson | |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Steven Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Carter | 15-25 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson tips it back up and in | 17-25 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Roy Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Colyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Smith (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Perry (tiring) 4 pts. C - Charles Morris (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Maurice Beaudet - foul #1 on Maurice Beaudet, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Cribb (SF) Steven Smith | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Scott Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-26 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Colyer and he's fouled by Scott Wood - foul #2 on Scott Wood, team foul #7 | 17-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG), Maurice Beaudet (SF) Scott Wood, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Marr (PG), Robert Myrie (PF), Paul Wilson (C) Roy Carter, Thomas Perry, Charles Morris | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb makes the free throw | 17-29 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Wilson - foul #1 on Paul Wilson, team foul #6 | 17-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:37 | St. John's | James Colyer steals it from Charles Wilson | 17-29 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb dunks the ball set up by James Colyer | 17-31 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (SF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Smith (SF) Barry Cribb | |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Sean Bunting steps in front of the James Colyer pass | 17-31 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Sean Bunting scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dima Czaplinski | 20-31 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Dima Czaplinski picks off the pass by Christopher Marr | 20-31 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Bunting | 23-31 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | James Colyer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Smith | 23-33 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Charles Wilson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 23-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roy Carter (PG), Barry Cribb (SF), Thomas Perry (PF), Charles Morris (C) Christopher Marr, Steven Smith, Robert Myrie, Paul Wilson | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Roy Carter clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 23-33 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Charles Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Roy Carter misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-33 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb tips it home | 23-35 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Sean Bunting drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kevin Richardson | 26-35 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Charles Wilson is called for the reach on Roy Carter - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #8 | 26-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Dima Czaplinski (PF), Lee Kinnard (C) Charles Wilson, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Roy Carter makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Roy Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lee Kinnard | 26-36 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Billy Petty (SG), Barney McQuary (PF) James Colyer, Thomas Perry | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Charles Morris misses the tip | 26-36 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Billy Petty misses the tip | 26-36 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Lee Kinnard pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Dima Czaplinski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Kinnard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Roy Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Petty (fresh) SF - Barry Cribb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Barney McQuary (fresh) C - Charles Morris (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Charles Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb misses the easy layup | 26-36 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Sean Bunting pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Barney McQuary - foul #3 on Barney McQuary, team foul #7 | 26-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Kevin Richardson (C) Maurice Beaudet, Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Marr (PG), Steven Smith (SF), Robert Myrie (PF), Paul Wilson (C) Roy Carter, Barry Cribb, Barney McQuary, Charles Morris | |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Christopher Marr misses the floater from the baseline | 26-36 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Sean Bunting grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Robert Myrie pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Christopher Marr is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #9 | 26-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Maurice Beaudet (SF) Scott Wood, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Perry (PF) Robert Myrie | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Christopher Marr makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Christopher Marr misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 26-37 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steven Smith | 26-37 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson blows the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Richardson - foul #1 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #10 | 26-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Charles Wilson, Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roy Carter (PG) Christopher Marr | |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Scott Wood is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Cribb (SF), Charles Morris (C) Steven Smith, Paul Wilson | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry's floater is tipped away by Kevin Richardson | 26-39 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry can't tip it in | 26-39 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Sean Bunting | 26-39 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is hacked by Billy Petty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Petty, team foul #8 | 26-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (PF) Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Colyer (SG) Billy Petty | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Barry Cribb misses short on a runner near the basket | 28-39 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Scott Wood | 28-39 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 28-39 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Scott Wood snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-39 |