| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Barney Byrd (fresh) SG - Phillip Corwin (fresh) SF - Ryan Brodeur (fresh) PF - Robert Crisp (fresh) C - Paul Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - Raymond Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lehigh | Robert Crisp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Lehigh | Ryan Brodeur hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Jerry Smith grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Lehigh | Robert Crisp gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Lehigh | Robert Crisp misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Douglas Sailor - foul #1 on Douglas Sailor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Lehigh | Robert Crisp makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Lehigh | Robert Crisp makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Ronald Carr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Smith | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Lehigh | Robert Crisp is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Crisp, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Ronald Carr clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Lehigh | Barney Byrd grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Lehigh | Phillip Corwin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Phillip Corwin is called for the reach on Ronald Carr - foul #1 on Phillip Corwin, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Robert Crisp steps in front of the Douglas Sailor pass | 2-3 |
| 17:07 | Lehigh | Phillip Corwin drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Jones | 5-3 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Jerry Smith is called for traveling | 5-3 |
| 16:35 | Lehigh | Robert Crisp banks in the layup | 7-3 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor can't finish the layup | 7-3 |
| 16:20 | Lehigh | Robert Crisp snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 15:51 | Lehigh | Paul Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Richard Tyson (PG), Rodolfo Ruiz (SF), John Hinerman (PF), Brett Twilley (C) Barney Byrd, Ryan Brodeur, Robert Crisp, Paul Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Peterson (C) Raymond Adams | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Richard Tyson (fresh) SG - Phillip Corwin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodolfo Ruiz (fresh) PF - John Hinerman (fresh) C - Brett Twilley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - Howard Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Howard Peterson tips it in | 7-5 |
| 15:33 | Lehigh | Phillip Corwin misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Carr - foul #1 on Ronald Carr, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (PG), James Laplant (SF), Steve Manners (C) Jerry Smith, Douglas Sailor, Michael Jones | |
| 15:33 | Lehigh | Phillip Corwin makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:33 | Lehigh | Phillip Corwin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-5 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Ronald Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is called for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Christopher Elsea (SG) Phillip Corwin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:07 | Lehigh | Ervin Nelson picks off the pass by Richard Tyson in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson lays it up and in | 9-7 |
| 14:24 | Lehigh | Brett Twilley's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Peterson | 9-7 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Howard Peterson | 9-7 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Ronald Carr connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Laplant | 9-10 |
| 13:54 | Lehigh | John Hinerman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Howard Peterson grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | James Laplant is hacked by Brett Twilley - foul #1 on Brett Twilley, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Barney Byrd (PG), Phillip Corwin (SG), Ryan Brodeur (SF), Robert Crisp (PF), Paul Jones (C) Richard Tyson, Christopher Elsea, Rodolfo Ruiz, John Hinerman, Brett Twilley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Douglas Sailor (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Raymond Adams (C) Ronald Carr, James Laplant, Howard Peterson, Steve Manners | |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ervin Nelson | 9-12 |
| 13:07 | Lehigh | Phillip Corwin is whistled for a carry | 9-12 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ervin Nelson, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| 12:24 | Lehigh | Phillip Corwin is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| 12:09 | Lehigh | Ryan Brodeur is whistled for a carry | 9-12 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SG) Ervin Nelson | |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Barney Byrd - foul #1 on Barney Byrd, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:50 | Lehigh | Robert Crisp pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Barney Byrd (fresh) SG - Phillip Corwin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Brodeur (fresh) PF - Robert Crisp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Lehigh | Robert Crisp knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 11-13 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Robert Crisp is called for the reach on Jerry Smith - foul #2 on Robert Crisp, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Lehigh | John Hinerman (PF) Robert Crisp | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 11-13 |
| 11:09 | Lehigh | Ryan Brodeur pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:54 | Lehigh | Michael Jones picks off the pass by Barney Byrd | 11-13 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-13 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Adams | 11-13 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 11-13 |
| 10:23 | Lehigh | John Hinerman snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 10:06 | Lehigh | Paul Jones clanks a shot in the paint | 11-13 |
| 10:04 | Lehigh | Paul Jones tips it in | 13-13 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Barney Byrd is called for the reach on Jerry Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barney Byrd, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Richard Tyson (PG), Rodolfo Ruiz (SF), Brett Twilley (C) Barney Byrd, Ryan Brodeur, Paul Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (PG), James Laplant (SF), Howard Peterson (PF), Steve Manners (C) Jerry Smith, Douglas Sailor, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Phillip Corwin is called for the reach on Ronald Carr - foul #2 on Phillip Corwin, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Christopher Elsea (SG) Phillip Corwin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:55 | Lehigh | John Hinerman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:40 | Lehigh | Steve Manners swats the short shot by Brett Twilley | 13-14 |
| 09:39 | Lehigh | Brett Twilley tips it but misses | 13-14 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Ronald Carr snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Ronald Carr connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by James Laplant | 13-16 |
| 09:17 | Lehigh | John Hinerman misses long on a floater from the left side | 13-16 |
| 09:15 | Lehigh | Richard Tyson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:01 | Lehigh | Christopher Elsea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Douglas Sailor (SF) Ronald Carr, James Laplant | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Smith and he's hacked by Rodolfo Ruiz - foul #1 on Rodolfo Ruiz, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Paul Jones (C) Brett Twilley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jones (PF) Steve Manners | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:23 | Lehigh | Christopher Elsea buries a fadeaway from the right block | 15-19 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor drills a shot in the paint set up by Jerry Smith | 15-21 |
| 07:55 | Lehigh | John Hinerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Howard Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Tyson - foul #1 on Richard Tyson, team foul #9 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Ryan Brodeur (SF) John Hinerman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SG), Raymond Adams (C) Ervin Nelson, Howard Peterson | |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:41 | Lehigh | Christopher Elsea pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Richard Tyson (fresh) SG - Christopher Elsea (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Brodeur (fresh) PF - Rodolfo Ruiz (fresh) C - Paul Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Lehigh | Richard Tyson blows the layup | 15-21 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raymond Adams | 15-21 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Ronald Carr | 15-23 |
| 06:47 | Lehigh | Richard Tyson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-23 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 15-23 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Raymond Adams snags the offensive board | 15-23 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Ronald Carr drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-26 |
| 06:10 | Lehigh | Richard Tyson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-26 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the board | 15-26 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Michael Jones connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Carr | 15-28 |
| 05:41 | Lehigh | Paul Jones connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Tyson | 17-28 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the offensive board | 17-28 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Rodolfo Ruiz takes the ball from Michael Jones | 17-28 |
| 05:02 | Lehigh | Richard Tyson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Smith - foul #1 on Jerry Smith, team foul #5 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Leslie Myers (SG), John Hinerman (PF), Brett Twilley (C) Christopher Elsea, Rodolfo Ruiz, Paul Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (PG), James Laplant (SF), Howard Peterson (PF), Steve Manners (C) Jerry Smith, Douglas Sailor, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 05:02 | Lehigh | Richard Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:02 | Lehigh | Richard Tyson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steve Manners | 18-28 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Steve Manners misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 18-28 |
| 04:49 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Ryan Brodeur | 18-28 |
| 04:45 | Lehigh | Ryan Brodeur lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leslie Myers and he's hacked by Ervin Nelson - foul #2 on Ervin Nelson, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SG) Ronald Carr | |
| 04:45 | Lehigh | Ryan Brodeur makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Richard Urena misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-28 |
| 04:29 | Lehigh | Brett Twilley pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:22 | Lehigh | John Hinerman clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Howard Peterson - foul #1 on Howard Peterson, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| 04:22 | Lehigh | John Hinerman makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:22 | Lehigh | John Hinerman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 04:03 | Lehigh | John Hinerman pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:57 | Lehigh | Steve Manners blocks the short jumper by Ryan Brodeur | 23-28 |
| 03:56 | Lehigh | Brett Twilley grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:40 | Lehigh | Richard Tyson misses long on a runner in the paint | 23-28 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Howard Peterson | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Richard Tyson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Leslie Myers (fresh) SF - Ryan Brodeur (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hinerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Twilley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) SF - James Laplant (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Manners (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Steve Manners | 23-31 |
| 03:14 | Lehigh | John Hinerman clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 23-31 |
| 03:13 | Lehigh | John Hinerman gets the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 03:00 | Lehigh | Brett Twilley is fouled on the floor by Richard Urena - foul #1 on Richard Urena, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Barney Byrd (PG), Phillip Corwin (SG), Robert Crisp (PF) Richard Tyson, Leslie Myers, Ryan Brodeur | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SG), Douglas Sailor (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Raymond Adams (C) Richard Urena, James Laplant, Howard Peterson, Steve Manners | |
| 03:00 | Lehigh | Brett Twilley makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:00 | Lehigh | Brett Twilley misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 24-31 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Barney Byrd - foul #3 on Barney Byrd, team foul #10 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Rodolfo Ruiz (PG), Paul Jones (C) Barney Byrd, Brett Twilley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:31 | Lehigh | John Hinerman's pass is intercepted by Michael Jones | 24-33 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Rodolfo Ruiz - foul #2 on Rodolfo Ruiz, team foul #11 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG) Ervin Nelson | |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:02 | Lehigh | Robert Crisp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 02:01 | Lehigh | Paul Jones tips it home | 26-35 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-35 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor tips it back up and in | 26-37 |
| 01:44 | Lehigh | Michael Jones blocks the short jumper by Rodolfo Ruiz | 26-37 |
| 01:43 | Lehigh | John Hinerman snags the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 01:26 | Lehigh | Ronald Carr takes the ball from Rodolfo Ruiz | 26-37 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Jerry Smith slams it home on a nice dish by Ronald Carr | 26-39 |
| 01:05 | Lehigh | Phillip Corwin is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Phillip Corwin, team foul #12 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Richard Tyson (PG), Christopher Elsea (SG), Ryan Brodeur (SF) Rodolfo Ruiz, Phillip Corwin, John Hinerman | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (SF), Howard Peterson (PF) Douglas Sailor, Michael Jones | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 00:46 | Lehigh | Christopher Elsea grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 00:27 | Lehigh | Robert Crisp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 26-39 |
| 00:26 | Lehigh | Paul Jones gets the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 00:04 | Lehigh | Paul Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Howard Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Howard Peterson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 26-39 |