| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Sherlock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Pascual (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Bradford (fresh) C - Casey Hughs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Ray inbounds the ball | 33-18 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Casey Hughs - foul #1 on Casey Hughs, team foul #1 | 33-18 |
| 19:49 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the 1st free throw | 34-18 |
| 19:49 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-18 |
| 19:34 | Montana State | Brian Pascual drills a 3 from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-21 |
| 19:04 | Montana State | Jordon Stebbins denies the turnaround by David Sherlock | 38-21 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins snags the defensive board | 38-21 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Ray | 41-21 |
| 18:42 | Montana State | William Walker swats the shot by Casey Hughs | 41-21 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | William Walker gets the rebound | 41-21 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Robert Ray | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-21 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | William Walker gets the rebound | 43-21 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | David Gary hits a shot from the baseline set up by Robert Ray | 45-21 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Craig Hall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-21 |
| 17:58 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford gets the offensive rebound | 45-21 |
| 17:45 | Montana State | David Sherlock's pass is intercepted by Joshua Tucker | 45-21 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | David Gary misses the lay-in | 45-21 |
| 17:38 | Montana State | Casey Hughs gets the rebound | 45-21 |
| 17:30 | Montana State | David Sherlock makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Craig Hall and he's fouled by David Gary - foul #1 on David Gary, team foul #1 | 45-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Bender (PF) Matthew Bradford | |
| 17:30 | Montana State | David Sherlock makes the free throw | 45-24 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Craig Hall steals it from David Gary | 45-24 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | David Sherlock hits the finger roll on a great pass from Craig Hall | 45-26 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Brian Pascual is called for the reach on Robert Ray - foul #1 on Brian Pascual, team foul #2 | 45-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Hoeft (SG), Charles Moore (SF) Craig Hall, Brian Pascual | |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Steven Bender steals it from Jordon Stebbins | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 16:11 | Montana State | David Sherlock knocks in the floater in the lane | 45-28 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is fouled on the floor by David Sherlock - foul #2 on David Sherlock, team foul #3 | 45-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eric Mollett (SG), Matthew Bradford (PF) David Sherlock, Casey Hughs | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Hoeft (fresh) SG - Eric Mollett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) PF - Matthew Bradford (fresh) C - Steven Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins comes up short on the shot from the right block | 45-28 |
| 15:44 | Montana State | Steven Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Eric Mollett misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-28 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Robert Ray pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker travels with the ball | 45-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Craig Hall (SG), Brian Pascual (SF) Eric Mollett, Charles Moore | |
| 14:40 | Montana State | William Walker is called for the reach on Craig Hall - foul #2 on William Walker, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Sherlock (PG), Casey Hughs (C) Richard Hoeft, Steven Bender | |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Casey Hughs hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on William Walker - foul #3 on William Walker, team foul #3 | 45-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Ward (C) William Walker | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Frederick (PF) Matthew Bradford | |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Casey Hughs makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Casey Hughs makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-30 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Floyd Ward can't tip it in | 45-30 |
| 13:58 | Montana State | David Sherlock grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 13:54 | Montana State | Craig Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-30 |
| 13:53 | Montana State | Casey Hughs tips it home | 45-32 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Joshua Tucker | 47-32 |
| 13:06 | Montana State | Craig Hall is fouled on the floor by David Gary - foul #2 on David Gary, team foul #4 | 47-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Jeffrey Beach (PF), William Walker (C) David Gary, Jordon Stebbins, Floyd Ward | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Moore (SF), Matthew Bradford (PF) Brian Pascual, John Frederick | |
| 12:49 | Montana State | David Sherlock misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Walker and he's hacked by Matthew Bradford - foul #3 on Matthew Bradford, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Hoeft (SG), Steven Bender (C) Craig Hall, Casey Hughs | |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo misses the free throw | 49-32 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | William Walker gets the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Charles Moore steps in front of the William Walker pass | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Hoeft | 49-35 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-35 |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joshua Tucker (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Sherlock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hoeft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) PF - Matthew Bradford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:33 | Montana State | David Sherlock can't connect on a floater from the left side | 49-35 |
| 11:31 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford snags the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 11:17 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-38 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach snags the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-38 |
| 10:44 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-38 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | William Walker pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Steven Bender is called for the reach on Kenneth Moncayo - foul #2 on Steven Bender, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Waldo Coop (SG), Floyd Ward (SF), Jordon Stebbins (C) Kenneth Moncayo, Joshua Tucker, Robert Ray, William Walker | |
| Subs | Montana State | Craig Hall (SG), Brian Pascual (SF), Casey Hughs (C) David Sherlock, Charles Moore, Matthew Bradford | |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins scores on a shot from the right side | 51-38 |
| 09:20 | Montana State | Jeffrey Beach blocks the short jumper by Steven Bender | 51-38 |
| 09:19 | Montana State | Steven Bender tips it back up and in | 51-40 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | David Gary misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Richard Hoeft - foul #3 on Richard Hoeft, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eric Mollett (PG), John Frederick (PF) Richard Hoeft, Steven Bender | |
| 09:15 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 08:56 | Montana State | Casey Hughs loses the dribble to David Gary | 53-40 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins lays it up and in on a great pass from David Gary | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:32 | Montana State | Craig Hall can't finish the layup | 55-40 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins clanks a floater from the left side | 55-40 |
| 08:08 | Montana State | Brian Pascual grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:51 | Montana State | Floyd Ward steps in front of the John Frederick pass | 55-40 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Waldo Coop banks in the layup on a nice dish by Floyd Ward | 57-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Waldo Coop (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Floyd Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Eric Mollett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Pascual (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Hughs (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Montana State | John Frederick knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Mollett | 57-42 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Casey Hughs steals it from Jordon Stebbins | 57-42 |
| 06:54 | Montana State | John Frederick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG), Robert Ray (SF), William Walker (C) Waldo Coop, Floyd Ward, Jeffrey Beach | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Sherlock (PG), Richard Hoeft (SG), Charles Moore (SF), Matthew Bradford (PF) Eric Mollett, Craig Hall, Brian Pascual, John Frederick | |
| 06:31 | St. John's | William Walker travels with the ball | 57-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Bender (C) Casey Hughs | |
| 06:22 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft is fouled on the floor by Jordon Stebbins - foul #3 on Jordon Stebbins, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| 06:08 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Hoeft | 57-45 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins can't finish the layup | 57-45 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Matthew Bradford grabs the board | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:32 | Montana State | David Sherlock misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | William Walker gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Gary | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Montana State | David Sherlock clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by David Gary - foul #3 on David Gary, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Jeffrey Beach (PF), Floyd Ward (C) David Gary, Jordon Stebbins, William Walker | |
| Subs | Montana State | Craig Hall (SG), Brian Pascual (SF), Casey Hughs (C) Richard Hoeft, Charles Moore, Matthew Bradford | |
| 04:52 | Montana State | David Sherlock makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:52 | Montana State | David Sherlock makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Robert Ray connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Tucker | 63-47 |
| 04:28 | Montana State | Casey Hughs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-47 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker's fadeaway is rejected by Casey Hughs | 63-47 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Robert Ray snags the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Moncayo | 66-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Sherlock (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Pascual (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Bender (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Casey Hughs (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Montana State | David Sherlock can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Beach | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker double dribbles | 66-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Jordon Stebbins (PF), William Walker (C) Kenneth Moncayo, Jeffrey Beach, Floyd Ward | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Hoeft (PG), Eric Mollett (SG), Charles Moore (SF), John Frederick (PF), Gregory Lucas (C) David Sherlock, Craig Hall, Brian Pascual, Steven Bender, Casey Hughs | |
| 02:47 | Montana State | Richard Hoeft clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-47 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | William Walker gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-47 |
| 02:38 | Montana State | John Frederick snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 02:26 | Montana State | Charles Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-47 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | William Walker gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Charles Moore takes the ball from William Walker | 66-47 |
| 01:44 | Montana State | Gregory Lucas is called for traveling | 66-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Steven Bender (PF) Gregory Lucas | |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 01:21 | Montana State | Steven Bender gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:01 | Montana State | William Walker is called for the reach on John Frederick - foul #4 on William Walker, team foul #7 | 66-47 |
| 01:01 | Montana State | John Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:01 | Montana State | John Frederick misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jordon Stebbins | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by John Frederick - foul #1 on John Frederick, team foul #7 | 66-48 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 00:39 | Montana State | Steven Bender snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Montana State | John Frederick drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Moore | 66-50 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | David Gary makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Ray and the foul's on Steven Bender - foul #3 on Steven Bender, team foul #8 | 68-50 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | David Gary misses the free throw | 68-50 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Steven Bender snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Steven Bender misses the halfcourt shot | 68-50 |