| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Billy Sanders (fresh) SG - Clarence Gossman (fresh) SF - John Ayon (fresh) PF - George Bruggeman (fresh) C - Richard Kincannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) SG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - Raymond Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgetown | Richard Kincannon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Georgetown | George Bruggeman drills a jumper from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Richard Kincannon | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Georgetown | Richard Kincannon misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Georgetown | Douglas Sailor steals the ball from John Ayon | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor blows the dunk | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Georgetown | Richard Kincannon snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Georgetown | Billy Sanders drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Gossman | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Michael Jones scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Ervin Nelson | 4-5 |
| 17:18 | Georgetown | John Ayon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Ronald Carr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Ayon - foul #1 on John Ayon, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:33 | Georgetown | Clarence Gossman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Georgetown | George Bruggeman tips it home | 6-7 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Michael Jones hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Billy Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Gossman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Ayon (fairly fresh) PF - George Bruggeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Kincannon (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fairly fresh) SG - Ervin Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Georgetown | Richard Kincannon lays it in | 8-9 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is fouled in the backcourt by John Ayon - foul #2 on John Ayon, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Julius Norris (PG), Kenny Mong (SF), Eric Smythe (PF), Edward Jimenes (C) Billy Sanders, John Ayon, George Bruggeman, Richard Kincannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Richard Urena (SG), James Laplant (SF), Howard Peterson (PF), Steve Manners (C) Douglas Sailor, Ervin Nelson, Ronald Carr, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Richard Urena buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 8-12 |
| 14:47 | Georgetown | Eric Smythe hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Julius Norris | 10-12 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Steve Manners's pass is intercepted by Julius Norris | 10-12 |
| 14:17 | Georgetown | Julius Norris lays it in | 12-12 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Richard Urena connects on the shot from the left side set up by Howard Peterson | 12-14 |
| 13:52 | Georgetown | Julius Norris is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Smith - foul #1 on Jerry Smith, team foul #1 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Billy Sanders (PG), George Bruggeman (PF) Clarence Gossman, Edward Jimenes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Ervin Nelson (SG), Ronald Carr (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Jerry Smith, Richard Urena, James Laplant, Steve Manners | |
| 13:28 | Georgetown | George Bruggeman can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 12-14 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Howard Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Julius Norris - foul #1 on Julius Norris, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Adams (C) Howard Peterson | |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor is open and buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Carr | 12-16 |
| 12:52 | Georgetown | Michael Jones swats the short shot by Eric Smythe | 12-16 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is hacked by Billy Sanders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Sanders, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Charles Buckley (SG), Richard Kincannon (C) Billy Sanders, Eric Smythe | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Ronald Carr throws it down set up by Douglas Sailor | 12-18 |
| 12:06 | Georgetown | George Bruggeman is called for traveling | 12-18 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Eric Smythe (PF) George Bruggeman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Howard Peterson (PF), Steve Manners (C) Douglas Sailor, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Eric Smythe picks off the pass by Steve Manners | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Julius Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Buckley (fresh) SF - Kenny Mong (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Smythe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Kincannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ervin Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) C - Steve Manners (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Georgetown | Richard Kincannon loses the dribble to Jerry Smith | 12-18 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Billy Sanders (PG), Clarence Gossman (SG), George Bruggeman (PF), Edward Jimenes (C) Julius Norris, Charles Buckley, Kenny Mong, Richard Kincannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Richard Urena (SG), James Laplant (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Raymond Adams (C) Jerry Smith, Ervin Nelson, Ronald Carr, Howard Peterson, Steve Manners | |
| 10:25 | Georgetown | George Bruggeman comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 12-18 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Raymond Adams gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | James Laplant lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Urena | 12-20 |
| 09:34 | Georgetown | George Bruggeman is called for traveling | 12-20 |
| Subs | Georgetown | John Balling (SF) George Bruggeman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SG) Richard Urena | |
| 09:25 | St. John's | John Balling is called for the reach on Douglas Sailor - foul #1 on John Balling, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Douglas Sailor, team foul #2 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kenny Mong (SF), Donald Townsend (PF), Richard Kincannon (C) John Balling, Eric Smythe, Edward Jimenes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (SG), Howard Peterson (C) James Laplant, Raymond Adams | |
| 08:51 | Georgetown | Richard Kincannon lays it up and in | 14-20 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 14-20 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Julius Norris (PG), Charles Buckley (SG) Billy Sanders, Clarence Gossman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Manners (C) Michael Jones | |
| 08:36 | Georgetown | Charles Buckley misses the shot from the left side | 14-20 |
| 08:34 | Georgetown | Charles Buckley grabs the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:13 | Georgetown | Kenny Mong misses long on a shot from the baseline | 14-20 |
| 08:11 | Georgetown | Richard Kincannon snags the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 07:47 | Georgetown | Julius Norris loses the dribble to Douglas Sailor | 14-20 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor hits the finger roll | 14-22 |
| 07:17 | Georgetown | Ervin Nelson takes the ball from Charles Buckley | 14-22 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson dunks the ball | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Julius Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Buckley (fresh) SF - Kenny Mong (tiring) PF - Donald Townsend (fairly fresh) C - Richard Kincannon (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ervin Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) C - Steve Manners (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Georgetown | Charles Buckley misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ervin Nelson - foul #1 on Ervin Nelson, team foul #3 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Clarence Gossman (SG), Eric Smythe (SF), George Bruggeman (PF), Edward Jimenes (C) Julius Norris, Kenny Mong, Donald Townsend, Richard Kincannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Richard Urena (SG), James Laplant (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Raymond Adams (C) Douglas Sailor, Ervin Nelson, Ronald Carr, Howard Peterson, Steve Manners | |
| 07:01 | Georgetown | Charles Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:01 | Georgetown | Charles Buckley misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 15-24 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | James Laplant is fouled on the floor by Eric Smythe - foul #1 on Eric Smythe, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Billy Sanders (PG) Charles Buckley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Jerry Smith hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Richard Urena | 15-26 |
| 05:58 | Georgetown | George Bruggeman can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Richard Urena - foul #1 on Richard Urena, team foul #4 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Georgetown | John Ayon (SF) Edward Jimenes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SG) Richard Urena | |
| 05:58 | Georgetown | George Bruggeman makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:58 | Georgetown | George Bruggeman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Michael Jones clanks a shot from the left block | 16-26 |
| 05:28 | Georgetown | George Bruggeman grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:22 | Georgetown | Clarence Gossman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-26 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Julius Norris (PG), Charles Buckley (SG) Billy Sanders, Clarence Gossman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (SG) James Laplant | |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by John Ayon - foul #3 on John Ayon, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Edward Jimenes (C) John Ayon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG) Jerry Smith | |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 04:40 | Georgetown | Eric Smythe travels with the ball | 16-28 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kenny Mong (SF) Edward Jimenes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Peterson (C) Raymond Adams | |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Ronald Carr blows the layup | 16-28 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Michael Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor can't finish the uncontested layup | 16-28 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Ronald Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-31 |
| 03:30 | Georgetown | Eric Smythe makes the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Howard Peterson - foul #1 on Howard Peterson, team foul #5 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Billy Sanders (PG), Clarence Gossman (SG), Edward Jimenes (C) Julius Norris, Charles Buckley, George Bruggeman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Richard Urena (SG), James Laplant (SF), Raymond Adams (C) Douglas Sailor, Ervin Nelson, Ronald Carr, Michael Jones | |
| 03:30 | Georgetown | Eric Smythe misses the free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Howard Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | James Laplant double dribbles | 18-31 |
| Subs | Georgetown | John Balling (SF), Donald Townsend (PF) Kenny Mong, Eric Smythe | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Billy Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Gossman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Balling (fresh) PF - Donald Townsend (fresh) C - Edward Jimenes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Georgetown | Billy Sanders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Raymond Adams - foul #1 on Raymond Adams, team foul #6 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Kincannon (C) Edward Jimenes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SG) Richard Urena | |
| 02:43 | Georgetown | Billy Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 02:43 | Georgetown | Billy Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 02:43 | Georgetown | Billy Sanders misses the 3rd free throw | 20-31 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | James Laplant snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Billy Sanders is called for the reach on Ronald Carr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Sanders, team foul #8 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (SG) James Laplant | |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:22 | Georgetown | Richard Kincannon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-33 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Howard Peterson gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 20-35 |
| 01:39 | Georgetown | Richard Kincannon misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Raymond Adams - foul #2 on Raymond Adams, team foul #7 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Julius Norris (PG), Kenny Mong (SF) Billy Sanders, John Balling | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Michael Jones (PF), Steve Manners (C) Jerry Smith, Howard Peterson, Raymond Adams | |
| 01:39 | Georgetown | Richard Kincannon makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 01:39 | Georgetown | Richard Kincannon misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Kenny Mong is called for the reach on Ronald Carr - foul #1 on Kenny Mong, team foul #9 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Charles Buckley (SG), George Bruggeman (PF), Eric Smythe (C) Clarence Gossman, Donald Townsend, Richard Kincannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (SF) Ervin Nelson | |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 00:45 | Georgetown | Julius Norris misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-37 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Michael Jones grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor is hacked by Julius Norris - foul #2 on Julius Norris, team foul #10 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Georgetown | Edward Jimenes (C) Kenny Mong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (SG), Howard Peterson (C) Ronald Carr, Steve Manners | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 00:00 | Georgetown | Charles Buckley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-39 |