| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Reeder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Chow (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clyde Gentry (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Albert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Herbert Bell (fresh) C - Ralph Bowers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Albert Jones inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Columbia | David Sanders hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clyde Gentry | 38-26 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Albert Jones - foul #1 on Albert Jones, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 19:32 | Columbia | Ralph Bowers pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:14 | Columbia | Clyde Gentry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | James Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Norman Murphy | 40-26 |
| 18:47 | Columbia | Clyde Gentry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-26 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Herbert Bell steals the ball from Joseph Boyer | 40-26 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Ralph Bowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-26 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Herbert Bell denies the turnaround by Joseph Boyer | 40-26 |
| 17:58 | Columbia | David Sanders gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 17:41 | Columbia | David Sanders is hacked by James Reeder - foul #2 on James Reeder, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SF), Craig Christiansen (C) Norman Murphy, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Floyd (PG), Jason Hale (SG), Ryan Dunnam (C) David Sanders, Clyde Gentry, Herbert Bell | |
| 17:30 | Columbia | Ralph Bowers buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Albert Jones - foul #2 on Albert Jones, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 16:47 | Columbia | Ryan Dunnam connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Albert Jones | 42-31 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | Ralph Bowers misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 44-31 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Frank Chow grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | David Kato comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | James Reeder tips it home | 46-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Reeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Chow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kato (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Boyer (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Floyd (fresh) SG - Jason Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ralph Bowers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Dunnam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Columbia | Ralph Bowers can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 46-31 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | James Reeder pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | David Kato makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Reeder | 49-31 |
| 14:54 | Columbia | Jason Hale can't finish the layup | 49-31 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses the lay-in | 49-31 |
| 14:30 | Columbia | Ralph Bowers snags the defensive board | 49-31 |
| 14:25 | Columbia | Ralph Bowers comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-31 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | James Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 49-31 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen misses the tip | 49-31 |
| 14:03 | Columbia | Albert Jones grabs the board | 49-31 |
| 13:41 | Columbia | Jason Hale's pass is intercepted by James Reeder | 49-31 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Frank Chow lays it in on a great pass from James Reeder | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:25 | Columbia | Ralph Bowers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 13:04 | Columbia | Albert Jones pulls down the rebound | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:46 | Columbia | Robert Floyd is fouled on the floor by Craig Christiansen - foul #1 on Craig Christiansen, team foul #2 | 51-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Turberville (PG), Norman Murphy (SF), Richard Sullivan (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) James Reeder, David Kato, Joseph Boyer, Craig Christiansen | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Sanders (PG), Clyde Gentry (SG), Tony Zlotnick (SF), Herbert Bell (PF) Robert Floyd, Jason Hale, Albert Jones, Ryan Dunnam | |
| 12:31 | Columbia | David Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 12:30 | Columbia | David Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 12:17 | Columbia | David Sanders misses the lay-in | 51-34 |
| 12:16 | Columbia | David Sanders tips it home | 51-36 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Clyde Gentry steals it from Floyd Brooks | 51-36 |
| 11:44 | Columbia | Frank Chow steals the ball from Ralph Bowers | 51-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Todd Turberville (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Chow (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Clyde Gentry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Zlotnick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herbert Bell (fresh) C - Ralph Bowers (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Bowers - foul #1 on Ralph Bowers, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:13 | Columbia | David Sanders hits a jump hook in the lane | 53-38 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Tony Zlotnick steps in front of the Richard Sullivan pass | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:44 | Columbia | Clyde Gentry scores on a 3 from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks blows the layup | 53-41 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | Clyde Gentry gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 10:00 | Columbia | David Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Reeder (PG), David Kato (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Joseph Boyer (PF) Todd Turberville, Frank Chow, Norman Murphy, Richard Sullivan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Jones (SF), James Clark (PF) Tony Zlotnick, Herbert Bell | |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Reeder and he's hacked by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Floyd (PG), Jason Hale (SG) David Sanders, Clyde Gentry | |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| 09:06 | Columbia | David Kato is called for the reach on Robert Floyd - foul #2 on David Kato, team foul #3 | 56-41 |
| 08:46 | Columbia | Robert Floyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-41 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | James Reeder is hacked by James Clark - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer snags the offensive board | 56-41 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer can't connect on a floater from the right block | 56-41 |
| 08:00 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Robert Floyd | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:42 | Columbia | James Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Turberville (PG), Frank Chow (SG), Norman Murphy (SF), Richard Sullivan (PF), Craig Christiansen (C) James Reeder, David Kato, Christopher Anderson, Joseph Boyer, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Columbia | Tony Zlotnick (SF), Herbert Bell (PF) Albert Jones, James Clark | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Todd Turberville (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Chow (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Floyd (fresh) SG - Jason Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Zlotnick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herbert Bell (fresh) C - Ralph Bowers (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Murphy | 58-41 |
| 07:05 | Columbia | Robert Floyd is fouled on the floor by Todd Turberville - foul #1 on Todd Turberville, team foul #4 | 58-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Sanders (PG), Clyde Gentry (SG) Robert Floyd, Jason Hale | |
| 07:00 | Columbia | David Sanders buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Clyde Gentry and he's fouled by Todd Turberville - foul #2 on Todd Turberville, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Floyd (PG) Herbert Bell | |
| 07:00 | Columbia | David Sanders makes the free throw | 58-44 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 06:40 | Columbia | Ralph Bowers gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | Robert Floyd drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Tony Zlotnick steals it from Frank Chow | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:01 | Columbia | Ralph Bowers connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Floyd | 58-49 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Frank Chow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Turberville and he's hacked by Ralph Bowers - foul #2 on Ralph Bowers, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Reeder (PG), David Kato (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Floyd Brooks (C) Todd Turberville, Frank Chow, Norman Murphy, Craig Christiansen | |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Jones (SF), Herbert Bell (PF) Robert Floyd, Tony Zlotnick | |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Clyde Gentry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan misses the shot from the baseline | 61-49 |
| 05:08 | Columbia | Herbert Bell pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | David Sanders clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by David Kato - foul #3 on David Kato, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Boyer (PF) Richard Sullivan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jason Hale (PG) Herbert Bell | |
| 04:49 | Columbia | David Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | David Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Clyde Gentry picks off the pass by David Kato | 61-51 |
| 04:09 | Columbia | Christopher Anderson is called for the reach on Albert Jones - foul #1 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Craig Christiansen (C) Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Columbia | Tony Zlotnick (SF) Clyde Gentry | |
| 04:09 | Columbia | Albert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:09 | Columbia | Albert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses badly on a shot from the right block | 61-53 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | David Kato tips it in | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Columbia | Albert Jones travels with the ball | 63-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Herbert Bell (PF) Tony Zlotnick | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Reeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Kato (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 26 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Sanders (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jason Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Herbert Bell (fresh) C - Ralph Bowers (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Herbert Bell - foul #2 on Herbert Bell, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (SF) Christopher Anderson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Floyd (PG) David Sanders | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 03:03 | Columbia | Jason Hale clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-53 |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Herbert Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Jason Hale buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Floyd and he's hacked by David Kato - foul #4 on David Kato, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Turberville (PG), Frank Chow (SG), Richard Sullivan (PF) James Reeder, David Kato, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Tony Zlotnick (SG) Herbert Bell | |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Jason Hale misses the free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan can't connect on a floater near the basket | 64-55 |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Tony Zlotnick pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Reeder (PG), Joseph Boyer (PF) Todd Turberville, Richard Sullivan | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Sanders (PG), Clyde Gentry (SG), Herbert Bell (PF) Robert Floyd, Tony Zlotnick, Jason Hale | |
| 02:22 | Columbia | Herbert Bell misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 64-55 |
| 02:21 | Columbia | Clyde Gentry snags the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 02:10 | Columbia | David Sanders hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 64-55 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Frank Chow | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Columbia | Clyde Gentry drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Jones | 66-58 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Herbert Bell takes the ball from Joseph Boyer | 66-58 |
| 01:00 | Columbia | Albert Jones loses the dribble to Norman Murphy | 66-58 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Frank Chow lays it up and in on a great pass from Norman Murphy | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Columbia | Albert Jones drills a floater from the free throw line set up by David Sanders | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Frank Chow is hacked by Clyde Gentry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clyde Gentry, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SG), Richard Sullivan (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) James Reeder, Joseph Boyer, Craig Christiansen | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Ralph Bowers is called for the reach on Floyd Brooks - foul #3 on Ralph Bowers, team foul #9 | 69-60 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Herbert Bell snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | David Kato steps in front of the Ralph Bowers pass | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Frank Chow comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 70-60 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Ralph Bowers pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Albert Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Floyd Brooks | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks runs out the clock | 70-60 |