| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Douglas Cifuentes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond King (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Burton Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kyle Center (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan White (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Troutman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Edison (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Raymond King inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Hack - foul #2 on Christopher Hack, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 19:34 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:34 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | John Edison hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane | 34-31 |
| 18:39 | Sacramento State | James Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-31 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Bryan White snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | John Edison buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Christopher Hack | 34-33 |
| 17:56 | Sacramento State | James Troutman picks off the pass by Douglas Cifuentes | 34-33 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Bryan White buries a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Raymond King - foul #1 on Raymond King, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Franklin Prouty (PF), Jim Jones (C) Raymond King, Burton Thompson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Loughran (PG), Edmund Robbs (SG), David Landis (PF), Joshua Danforth (C) Christopher Hack, Greg Henry, James Troutman, John Edison | |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran is fouled on the floor by Douglas Cifuentes - foul #3 on Douglas Cifuentes, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Johnson (SF) Douglas Cifuentes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Whelchel (SF) Bryan White | |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel connects on the jumper from the left side | 34-37 |
| 16:22 | Sacramento State | Dan Whelchel takes the ball from James Kennedy | 34-37 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran lays it in on a great pass from Dan Whelchel | 34-39 |
| 15:54 | Sacramento State | Franklin Prouty buries a turnaround from the left block | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Kyle Center (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Kennedy (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - Franklin Prouty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jim Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Loughran (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dan Whelchel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Landis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Danforth (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Kyle Center - foul #1 on Kyle Center, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes (PG), Robert Murphy (SF), Gordon Cannella (PF) Robert Johnson, Franklin Prouty, Jim Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Bryan White (SF), John Edison (C) Raymond Loughran, Dan Whelchel, Joshua Danforth | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:15 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Douglas Cifuentes | 39-41 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond King (SF) Robert Murphy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG) Edmund Robbs | |
| 14:45 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella scores on a turnaround from close range | 41-41 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Bryan White can't finish the uncontested layup | 41-41 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | John Edison tips it back up and in | 41-43 |
| 14:30 | Sacramento State | James Kennedy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-43 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | David Landis pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Hack | 41-45 |
| 14:00 | Sacramento State | James Kennedy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Edison - foul #1 on John Edison, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy (SF), Jim Jones (C) Raymond King, Kyle Center | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Troutman (PF) David Landis | |
| 14:00 | Sacramento State | James Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:00 | Sacramento State | James Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Greg Henry's pass is intercepted by Jim Jones in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 13:43 | Sacramento State | Bryan White blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by James Kennedy | 43-45 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Christopher Hack snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Bryan White misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Murphy - foul #4 on Robert Murphy, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Johnson (SF) Robert Murphy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:16 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 13:14 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella snags the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 12:54 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | James Troutman gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | John Edison drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Greg Henry and he's hacked by Jim Jones - foul #2 on Jim Jones, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Loughran (PG), Edmund Robbs (SG), Dan Whelchel (SF), David Landis (PF) Christopher Hack, Greg Henry, Bryan White, James Troutman | |
| 12:40 | St. John's | John Edison misses the free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:40 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Gordon Cannella | 43-49 |
| 12:11 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Gordon Cannella | 45-49 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-49 |
| 11:54 | Sacramento State | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Douglas Cifuentes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Kennedy (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Gordon Cannella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jim Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Loughran (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Whelchel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Landis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Edison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Raymond Loughran - foul #1 on Raymond Loughran, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner (SG), Raymond King (SF), Franklin Prouty (C) James Kennedy, Robert Johnson, Jim Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Danforth (C) John Edison | |
| 11:50 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:50 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | David Landis hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edmund Robbs | 47-51 |
| 11:02 | Sacramento State | David Landis swats the short shot by Raymond King | 47-51 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Edmund Robbs, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Burton Thompson (PF), Kyle Center (C) Gordon Cannella, Franklin Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Greg Henry (SG), Bryan White (SF), James Troutman (PF) Raymond Loughran, Edmund Robbs, Dan Whelchel, David Landis | |
| 10:22 | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Bryan White gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | The refs have stopped play. Bryan White is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 47-51 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jim Jones (C) Raymond King | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Whelchel (SF) Bryan White | |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Christopher Hack buries a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Burton Thompson - foul #2 on Burton Thompson, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Kennedy (SG), Gordon Cannella (PF) Anthony O'Banner, Burton Thompson | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Edison (C) Joshua Danforth | |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:29 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella travels with the ball | 47-54 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Landis (PF) James Troutman | |
| 09:14 | St. John's | John Edison connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Dan Whelchel | 47-56 |
| 09:06 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella blows the layup | 47-56 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | John Edison grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | John Edison hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 47-56 |
| 08:42 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Jim Jones | 47-56 |
| 08:14 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner (SG), Raymond King (SF), Burton Thompson (PF), Franklin Prouty (C) James Kennedy, Kyle Center, Gordon Cannella, Jim Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Loughran (PG), Edmund Robbs (SG), Joshua Danforth (PF), William Power (C) Christopher Hack, Greg Henry, David Landis, John Edison | |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 07:57 | Sacramento State | Raymond King snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 07:34 | Sacramento State | Anthony O'Banner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Douglas Cifuentes (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony O'Banner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond King (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Burton Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Franklin Prouty (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Loughran (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dan Whelchel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Danforth (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Power (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran is hacked by Douglas Cifuentes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Cifuentes, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bryan White (SF), James Troutman (PF) Dan Whelchel, William Power | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:30 | Sacramento State | Burton Thompson gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 07:06 | Sacramento State | Raymond King clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bryan White - foul #2 on Bryan White, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella (PF), Jim Jones (C) Burton Thompson, Franklin Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Edison (C) Joshua Danforth | |
| 07:06 | Sacramento State | Raymond King makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:06 | Sacramento State | Raymond King misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | James Troutman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | The short jumper by Edmund Robbs is denied by Jim Jones | 48-56 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | James Troutman tips it back up and in | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:47 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Bryan White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Kennedy (SG), Robert Murphy (SF) Anthony O'Banner, Raymond King | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Landis (PF) James Troutman | |
| 06:17 | Sacramento State | Douglas Cifuentes is called for traveling | 48-58 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kyle Center (C) Jim Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG) Raymond Loughran | |
| 05:50 | St. John's | David Landis loses the dribble to James Kennedy | 48-58 |
| 05:47 | Sacramento State | James Kennedy lays it in | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Christopher Hack is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Cifuentes - foul #5 on Douglas Cifuentes, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Burton Thompson (PF), Jim Jones (C) Douglas Cifuentes, Gordon Cannella | |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), Joshua Danforth (C) Edmund Robbs, John Edison | |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:20 | Sacramento State | Robert Murphy clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-60 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Christopher Hack grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Greg Henry can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Kennedy - foul #1 on James Kennedy, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ricky Yokum (PG), Anthony O'Banner (SG), Franklin Prouty (PF) Kyle Center, James Kennedy, Burton Thompson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Loughran (PG), Dan Whelchel (SF), James Troutman (PF), John Edison (C) Christopher Hack, Bryan White, David Landis, Joshua Danforth | |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Greg Henry makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Greg Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:42 | Sacramento State | Franklin Prouty comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on James Troutman - foul #2 on James Troutman, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond King (SF) Robert Murphy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:42 | Sacramento State | Franklin Prouty misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 04:42 | Sacramento State | Franklin Prouty makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | John Edison misses long on an open jump hook from the left block | 51-62 |
| 04:24 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:10 | Sacramento State | Raymond King buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Anthony O'Banner | 54-62 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Greg Henry | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Sacramento State | Raymond King misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | James Troutman snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Ricky Yokum (fresh) SG - Anthony O'Banner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Franklin Prouty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jim Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Loughran (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Greg Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Whelchel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Troutman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Edison (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:55 | St. John's | James Troutman is called for traveling | 54-65 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Kennedy (PG), Robert Murphy (SF), Gordon Cannella (PF), Kyle Center (C) Ricky Yokum, Raymond King, Franklin Prouty, Jim Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Edmund Robbs (SG), Bryan White (SF), David Landis (PF), Joshua Danforth (C) Raymond Loughran, Greg Henry, Dan Whelchel, James Troutman, John Edison | |
| 02:51 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Edison (C) Joshua Danforth | |
| 02:35 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella misses the jumper from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Christopher Hack gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond King (SF), Jim Jones (C) Anthony O'Banner, Robert Murphy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), James Troutman (PF) Edmund Robbs, David Landis | |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Bryan White comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 54-65 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Christopher Hack tips it back up and in | 54-67 |
| 01:52 | Sacramento State | James Kennedy clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 01:51 | Sacramento State | Jim Jones snags the offensive board | 54-67 |
| 01:44 | Sacramento State | Raymond King comes up short on the shot near the basket | 54-67 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Troutman | 54-67 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Bryan White misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Raymond King - foul #2 on Raymond King, team foul #10 | 54-67 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:21 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Center | 57-68 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | John Edison is called for traveling | 57-68 |
| 00:44 | Sacramento State | Bryan White steals the ball from James Kennedy | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Bryan White jams it on a nice dish by John Edison | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:11 | Sacramento State | Christopher Hack picks off the pass by Raymond King | 57-70 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Christopher Hack lays it in | 57-72 |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Gordon Cannella can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Edison | 57-72 |