| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jack Kucinski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Clifford Zane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Cowling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Arnett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ray Christiansen (fresh) 5 reb. C - Sean Cuthbertson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 23-33 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana | Clifford Zane is hacked by Shawn Cheatham - foul #3 on Shawn Cheatham, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (PG) Shawn Cheatham | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 18:59 | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen gets the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 18:43 | Louisiana | Sean Cuthbertson misses the jump hook from close range | 23-33 |
| 18:42 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 18:36 | St. John's (MN) | Clifford Zane steps in front of the Mike Kelley pass | 23-33 |
| 18:32 | Louisiana | Clifford Zane lays it in | 23-35 |
| 18:18 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier is whistled for traveling | 23-35 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Arnett | 23-38 |
| 17:44 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Sean Cuthbertson - foul #2 on Sean Cuthbertson, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| 17:44 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 17:44 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 17:32 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen makes the floater from the baseline set up by Sean Cuthbertson | 25-40 |
| 17:15 | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski loses the dribble to Clifford Zane | 25-40 |
| 16:53 | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Terry Poole - foul #1 on Terry Poole, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Guerro (SF), Jan Williams (PF), Fred McHargue (C) Jack Kucinski, Robert Frazier, Scott Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Hardy (PG), Eugene Bell (SF), Douglas Petrin (C) Clifford Zane, Wayne Arnett, Sean Cuthbertson | |
| 16:53 | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 16:53 | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 16:41 | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Guerro dunks the ball | 27-42 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana | Eugene Bell makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Cowling | 27-44 |
| 15:58 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Mike Kelley and he's fouled by Douglas Petrin - foul #2 on Douglas Petrin, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG) Mike Kelley | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Chadwick Boots (SG), Arthur Blackmon (C) Timothy Cowling, Ray Christiansen | |
| 15:58 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Poole (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Guerro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jan Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred McHargue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - James Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chadwick Boots (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Bell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Petrin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Louisiana | Arthur Blackmon is fouled on the floor by Fred McHargue - foul #2 on Fred McHargue, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan (SG), Jack Kucinski (SF), Robert Frazier (PF) Terry Poole, Manuel Guerro, Fred McHargue | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Clifford Zane (PG), Wayne Arnett (SF) Chadwick Boots, Eugene Bell | |
| 15:13 | Louisiana | Douglas Petrin connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clifford Zane | 30-47 |
| 15:11 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-47 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan (C) Jan Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Sean Cuthbertson (C) Arthur Blackmon | |
| 14:58 | Louisiana | James Hardy clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 14:56 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 14:45 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier lays it in set up by Shawn Cheatham | 32-47 |
| 14:16 | Louisiana | Wayne Arnett's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Frazier | 32-47 |
| 14:15 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 13:59 | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Sean Cuthbertson - foul #3 on Sean Cuthbertson, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley (SG), Jan Williams (PF) John Whelan, Robert Frazier | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling (SG), Ray Christiansen (PF) James Hardy, Douglas Petrin | |
| 13:59 | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 13:59 | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:44 | Louisiana | Wayne Arnett misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana | Sean Cuthbertson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana | Sean Cuthbertson drills a floater from the left side set up by Timothy Cowling and he's fouled by Jack Kucinski - foul #1 on Jack Kucinski, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (SF), Fred McHargue (C) Jack Kucinski, Scott Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Eugene Bell (SF) Wayne Arnett | |
| 13:35 | Louisiana | Sean Cuthbertson makes the free throw | 34-50 |
| 13:09 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 34-50 |
| 13:07 | St. John's (MN) | Fred McHargue pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 12:50 | St. John's (MN) | Clifford Zane picks off the pass by Mike Kelley | 34-50 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Mike Kelley - foul #1 on Mike Kelley, team foul #5 | 34-50 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier (PF) Fred McHargue | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Hardy (PG), Wayne Arnett (SF), Douglas Petrin (C) Clifford Zane, Eugene Bell, Sean Cuthbertson | |
| 12:28 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:19 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Cheatham | 37-52 |
| 12:14 | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana | Douglas Petrin pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen blows the layup | 37-52 |
| 12:00 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Poole (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jan Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - James Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Cowling (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Wayne Arnett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ray Christiansen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Petrin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:55 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Hardy - foul #2 on James Hardy, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski (SF), Scott Morgan (C) Terry Poole, Jan Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 11:55 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 11:55 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 11:30 | Louisiana | James Hardy connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Cowling | 39-55 |
| 11:10 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (PG) Shawn Cheatham | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 10:55 | Louisiana | Douglas Petrin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Chadwick Boots (PG), Arthur Blackmon (C) James Hardy, Ray Christiansen | |
| 10:43 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana | Wayne Arnett grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 10:35 | Louisiana | Douglas Petrin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chadwick Boots | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:28 | St. John's (MN) | Arthur Blackmon steps in front of the Terry Poole pass | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:01 | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Arnett | 39-59 |
| 09:48 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole blows the layup | 39-59 |
| 09:46 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier tips it in | 41-59 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana | Wayne Arnett drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Chadwick Boots | 41-62 |
| 09:08 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-62 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana | Wayne Arnett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 44-62 |
| 08:38 | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 08:32 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 44-62 |
| 08:31 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan hits the follow up shot | 46-62 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana | 3 seconds is called on Chadwick Boots | 46-62 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG), Manuel Guerro (SF), Jan Williams (PF), Fred McHargue (C) Mike Kelley, Jack Kucinski, Robert Frazier, Scott Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Clifford Zane (PG), James Hardy (SG), Eugene Bell (SF), Ray Christiansen (PF), Sean Cuthbertson (C) Chadwick Boots, Timothy Cowling, Wayne Arnett, Douglas Petrin, Arthur Blackmon | |
| 08:05 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams throws it down on a great pass from Terry Poole | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:48 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jan Williams - foul #2 on Jan Williams, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan (SG) Terry Poole | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 07:48 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Whelan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Manuel Guerro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jan Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred McHargue (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Clifford Zane (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Bell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ray Christiansen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Cuthbertson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Whelan and he's fouled by Clifford Zane - foul #2 on Clifford Zane, team foul #5 | 50-64 |
| 07:35 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the free throw | 51-64 |
| 07:22 | Louisiana | Sean Cuthbertson is called for traveling | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:07 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham connects on the floater from the left block | 53-64 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana | Sean Cuthbertson is hacked by Fred McHargue - foul #3 on Fred McHargue, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (SG) John Whelan | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 06:48 | Louisiana | Sean Cuthbertson makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana | Sean Cuthbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:30 | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Guerro is called for a charge - foul #1 on Manuel Guerro, team foul #8 | 53-66 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Eugene Bell | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:08 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-68 |
| 06:06 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams snags the offensive board | 53-68 |
| 05:52 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham can't connect on a shot from the right side | 53-68 |
| 05:50 | Louisiana | Clifford Zane snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:30 | Louisiana | Clifford Zane scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ray Christiansen | 53-71 |
| 05:13 | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Guerro scores on a floater from the right block | 55-71 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana | Fred McHargue steals the ball from Ray Christiansen | 55-71 |
| 04:33 | St. John's (MN) | The short jumper by Manuel Guerro is denied by Ray Christiansen | 55-71 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana | Eugene Bell snags the defensive board | 55-71 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-71 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley (SG), Jack Kucinski (SF), Robert Frazier (PF), Scott Morgan (C) Terry Poole, Manuel Guerro, Jan Williams, Fred McHargue | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling (SG), Wayne Arnett (SF), Douglas Petrin (C) James Hardy, Eugene Bell, Sean Cuthbertson | |
| 04:10 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen misses the easy layup | 55-71 |
| 04:08 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 03:56 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Kucinski | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Douglas Petrin and the foul's on Mike Kelley - foul #2 on Mike Kelley, team foul #9 | 58-73 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Hardy (PG) Clifford Zane | |
| 03:37 | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling makes the free throw | 58-74 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Kucinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Frazier (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - James Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Cowling (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SF - Wayne Arnett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ray Christiansen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Petrin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Kelley | 61-74 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana | Douglas Petrin buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Timothy Cowling | 61-76 |
| 02:56 | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski loses the ball out of bounds | 61-76 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (PG), John Whelan (SG), Manuel Guerro (SF), Jan Williams (PF), Fred McHargue (C) Shawn Cheatham, Mike Kelley, Jack Kucinski, Robert Frazier, Scott Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Chadwick Boots (SG), Eugene Bell (SF), Arthur Blackmon (C) Timothy Cowling, Wayne Arnett, Ray Christiansen | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana | Fred McHargue blocks the short jumper by Douglas Petrin | 61-76 |
| 02:42 | St. John's (MN) | Fred McHargue pulls down the rebound | 61-76 |
| 02:18 | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-76 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Eugene Bell | 61-76 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana | James Hardy's pass is intercepted by Fred McHargue | 61-76 |
| 01:26 | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Guerro misses the dunk | 61-76 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana | Douglas Petrin pulls down the rebound | 61-76 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana | Eugene Bell connects on the 3 from the right wing | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's (MN) | Chadwick Boots takes the ball from John Whelan | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana | James Hardy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 61-79 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana | Arthur Blackmon gets the offensive rebound | 61-79 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana | James Hardy runs out the clock | 61-79 |