| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Clyde Dames (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randell Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Anders (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Concepcion (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Chris Foster inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by George Lovett - foul #1 on George Lovett, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | The jumper by Robert Ribeiro is denied by Dustin Concepcion | 27-32 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Espinosa | 27-32 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Dustin Concepcion steps in front of the Robert Ribeiro pass | 27-32 |
| 18:28 | Baylor | Randell Hamilton misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 27-32 |
| 18:27 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion tips it in | 27-34 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | George Lovett is called for the reach on Chris Foster - foul #2 on George Lovett, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Michael Jackson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 30-34 |
| 17:27 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 17:27 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:27 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 17:03 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Dustin Concepcion | 30-35 |
| 16:50 | Baylor | Randell Hamilton makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from George Lovett | 30-37 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 16:34 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:20 | Baylor | Christopher Anders throws it down on a great pass from Dustin Concepcion and the foul's on Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (C) Robert Ribeiro, Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Baylor | Stanley Webb (PG), Gary Scranton (SG), Jeffrey Cox (SF) Clyde Dames, Randell Hamilton, George Lovett | |
| 16:20 | Baylor | Christopher Anders makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the tip | 30-40 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Hart (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Stanley Webb (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Scranton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cox (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Anders (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Concepcion (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-40 |
| 15:35 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 15:31 | Baylor | Jeffrey Cox misses badly on a floater from the left block | 30-40 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Stephen Little clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 15:07 | Baylor | Stanley Webb snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 15:00 | Baylor | Christopher Anders drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Webb | 30-42 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Stephen Little clanks a shot from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Stephen Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | John Hart connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 14:04 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion misses the easy layup | 33-42 |
| 14:02 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Scranton | 33-42 |
| 13:47 | Baylor | Gary Scranton misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Michael Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | John Hart is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Cox - foul #3 on Jeffrey Cox, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Steven Wiens (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Stephen Little, John Hart, Paul Oliphant, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Baylor | Clyde Dames (PG), Randell Hamilton (SG), George Lovett (SF) Stanley Webb, Gary Scranton, Jeffrey Cox | |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Michael Jackson scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Ribeiro | 35-42 |
| 12:43 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion is hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Michael Jackson, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| 12:29 | Baylor | Christopher Anders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Thomas Powell (PF) Michael Jackson, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Chris Foster is fouled on the floor by George Lovett - foul #3 on George Lovett, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Oliphant (PF) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Baylor | Charles Keyes (PF), Anthony Elson (C) Christopher Anders, Dustin Concepcion | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Chris Foster is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Little out of a doubleteam | 38-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Clyde Dames (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randell Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Keyes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Elson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Baylor | George Lovett clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Stephen Little buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Foster | 41-42 |
| 10:37 | Baylor | Charles Keyes travels with the ball | 41-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG) Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Baylor | Gary Scranton (SG), Christopher Anders (PF), Dustin Concepcion (C) Randell Hamilton, Charles Keyes, Anthony Elson | |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Michael Jackson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 44-42 |
| 09:51 | Baylor | Christopher Anders lays it in on a great pass from Dustin Concepcion and the foul's on Paul Oliphant - foul #3 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (C) Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Baylor | Stanley Webb (PG), Jeffrey Cox (SF) Clyde Dames, George Lovett | |
| 09:51 | Baylor | Christopher Anders makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-45 |
| 09:21 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:08 | Baylor | Jeffrey Cox can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Ribeiro - foul #2 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Steven Wiens (C) Robert Ribeiro, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Baylor | Randell Hamilton (SG) Gary Scranton | |
| 09:08 | Baylor | Jeffrey Cox makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:08 | Baylor | Jeffrey Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | John Hart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Steven Wiens gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-47 |
| 08:28 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:06 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion blows the layup | 44-47 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Stephen Little snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Chris Foster (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) Michael Jackson, John Hart, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Baylor | Clyde Dames (PG), George Lovett (SF), Anthony Elson (C) Stanley Webb, Jeffrey Cox, Dustin Concepcion | |
| 07:47 | Baylor | George Lovett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-47 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Stephen Little can't tip it in | 44-47 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Thomas Powell tips it home | 46-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Clyde Dames (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randell Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Anders (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Elson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Baylor | Christopher Anders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Oliphant (PF) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Baylor | Charles Keyes (PF), Dustin Concepcion (C) Christopher Anders, Anthony Elson | |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Randell Hamilton is called for the reach on Robert Ribeiro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randell Hamilton, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Chris Foster connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Stephen Little out of the doubleteam | 49-47 |
| 06:17 | Baylor | Randell Hamilton knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 49-49 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | George Lovett steps in front of the Paul Oliphant pass | 49-49 |
| 05:46 | Baylor | Randell Hamilton lays it in on a great pass from Clyde Dames | 49-51 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Dames - foul #2 on Clyde Dames, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), John Hart (SG) Robert Ribeiro, Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Baylor | Gary Scranton (SG), Jeffrey Cox (SF), Christopher Anders (PF) Randell Hamilton, George Lovett, Charles Keyes | |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-51 |
| 05:02 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 52-53 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Chris Foster connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Brian Espinosa | 55-53 |
| 04:23 | Baylor | Clyde Dames can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #4 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG), Thomas Powell (C) Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Baylor | George Lovett (SF), Anthony Elson (C) Jeffrey Cox, Dustin Concepcion | |
| 04:23 | Baylor | Clyde Dames makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:23 | Baylor | Clyde Dames misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Michael Jackson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Robert Ribeiro | 58-54 |
| 03:34 | Baylor | Michael Jackson steals it from George Lovett | 58-54 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 60-54 |
| 03:11 | Baylor | Christopher Anders misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 60-54 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Thomas Powell pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Clyde Dames (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Scranton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Anders (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Elson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-54 |
| 02:40 | Baylor | Christopher Anders snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 02:40 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) John Hart, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Baylor | Randell Hamilton (SG), Dustin Concepcion (C) Gary Scranton, Anthony Elson | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:28 | Baylor | Christopher Anders lays it in | 60-56 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Christopher Anders denies the turnaround by Robert Ribeiro | 60-56 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Randell Hamilton - foul #3 on Randell Hamilton, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:50 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:31 | Baylor | Clyde Dames scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Anders | 61-59 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Paul Oliphant | 63-59 |
| 00:47 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion is denied on a dunk by Brian Espinosa | 63-59 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Dames - foul #3 on Clyde Dames, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Baylor | Randell Hamilton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Ribeiro - foul #3 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| 00:36 | Baylor | Randell Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:36 | Baylor | Randell Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Randell Hamilton is called for the reach on Brian Espinosa in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randell Hamilton, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PF) Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:30 | Baylor | Clyde Dames misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Chris Foster grabs the board | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Clyde Dames is called for the reach on Chris Foster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clyde Dames, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (PF) Robert Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:19 | Baylor | Randell Hamilton knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 69-64 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Stephen Little is hacked by Randell Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Randell Hamilton, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Gary Scranton (SG) Randell Hamilton | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:17 | Baylor | Christopher Anders grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 00:12 | Baylor | Clyde Dames knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Gary Scranton | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Gary Scranton is called for the reach on Stephen Little in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Scranton, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:09 | Baylor | Dustin Concepcion snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 00:03 | Baylor | Clyde Dames can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 00:01 | Baylor | George Lovett grabs the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | The clock runs out | 71-67 |