| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Kucinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jan Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Scott Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Kidney (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Arnold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski inbounds the ball | 38-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley is hacked by Kenneth Kidney - foul #1 on Kenneth Kidney, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| 19:29 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Cheatham | 40-41 |
| 19:11 | St. Thomas | Richard Brown clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 19:09 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 18:50 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 40-41 |
| 18:49 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Morgan | 40-41 |
| 18:42 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Kidney | 40-41 |
| 18:41 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Morgan | 40-41 |
| 18:23 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams buries a shot from the left side | 42-41 |
| 17:58 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett is hacked by Jan Williams - foul #2 on Jan Williams, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 17:44 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney misses the jumpshot from the right side | 42-41 |
| 17:43 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:28 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 17:26 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 17:09 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 17:07 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:52 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bryan Arnold - foul #3 on Bryan Arnold, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (SF), Fred McHargue (PF) Jack Kucinski, Jan Williams | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Keith Carter (PG), Paul Bassler (SG), Kyle Gillette (SF), Adam Ward (PF), Emanuel Arehart (C) Richard Brown, Jerry Davis, Kenneth Kidney, Richard Puckett, Bryan Arnold | |
| 16:52 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:52 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:30 | St. Thomas | Keith Carter misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 16:28 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Scott Morgan | 44-41 |
| 16:24 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Keith Carter - foul #2 on Keith Carter, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan (SG), Manuel Guerro (C) Mike Kelley, Scott Morgan | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 16:24 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:24 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:59 | St. Thomas | Keith Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 15:58 | St. John's (MN) | Fred McHargue pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Whelan (fresh) SF - Terry Poole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred McHargue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Guerro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Keith Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bassler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Gillette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Emanuel Arehart (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 15:38 | St. Thomas | Kyle Gillette grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 15:25 | St. Thomas | John Whelan is called for the reach on Paul Bassler - foul #1 on John Whelan, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley (SG), Jack Kucinski (SF), Robert Frazier (PF), Jan Williams (C) Shawn Cheatham, John Whelan, Fred McHargue, Manuel Guerro | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Richard Brown (PG), Jerry Davis (SG), Kenneth Kidney (SF), Richard Puckett (PF), Bryan Arnold (C) Keith Carter, Paul Bassler, Kyle Gillette, Adam Ward, Emanuel Arehart | |
| 15:13 | St. Thomas | Terry Poole steals the ball from Kenneth Kidney | 46-41 |
| 14:50 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 14:48 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:32 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney misses the lay-in | 46-41 |
| 14:31 | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 14:17 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 14:15 | St. Thomas | The rebound goes to Jerry Davis | 46-41 |
| 14:07 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Jerry Davis | 46-43 |
| 13:42 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-43 |
| 13:40 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 13:18 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett misses the jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 13:17 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:09 | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis is fouled on the floor by Mike Kelley - foul #2 on Mike Kelley, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG), John Whelan (SG), Manuel Guerro (SF), Scott Morgan (C) Terry Poole, Mike Kelley, Jack Kucinski, Jan Williams | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Bassler (SG), Keith Carter (SF), Adam Ward (PF), Kyle Gillette (C) Jerry Davis, Kenneth Kidney, Richard Puckett, Bryan Arnold | |
| 12:49 | St. Thomas | Richard Brown drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Keith Carter | 46-45 |
| 12:29 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 12:27 | St. Thomas | Keith Carter grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 12:20 | St. Thomas | Adam Ward can't finish the layup | 46-45 |
| 12:19 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 12:03 | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Guerro is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley (SG), Terry Poole (SF), Jan Williams (PF) John Whelan, Manuel Guerro, Robert Frazier | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis (SG) Richard Brown | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Terry Poole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jan Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Paul Bassler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Keith Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Adam Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Gillette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | St. Thomas | Adam Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett (PF), Bryan Arnold (C) Paul Bassler, Adam Ward | |
| 11:24 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-45 |
| 11:23 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:08 | St. Thomas | Kyle Gillette is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Kyle Gillette, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski (SF) Terry Poole | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney (SF) Kyle Gillette | |
| 10:54 | St. John's (MN) | Keith Carter is called for the reach on Shawn Cheatham - foul #3 on Keith Carter, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Richard Brown (PG) Keith Carter | |
| 10:36 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham drills a floater from the left side set up by Mike Kelley | 48-45 |
| 10:34 | St. Thomas | Richard Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Cheatham - foul #1 on Shawn Cheatham, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Fred McHargue (C) Scott Morgan | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 10:20 | St. Thomas | Shawn Cheatham takes the ball from Jerry Davis | 48-45 |
| 10:04 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Puckett is called for the reach on Mike Kelley - foul #1 on Richard Puckett, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (SG), Robert Frazier (PF) Mike Kelley, Jan Williams | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Keith Carter (SG) Jerry Davis | |
| 09:47 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Poole | 51-45 |
| 09:27 | St. Thomas | Richard Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Carter | 51-48 |
| 09:09 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth Kidney is called for the reach on Terry Poole - foul #2 on Kenneth Kidney, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley (SG), Manuel Guerro (SF), Scott Morgan (C) Shawn Cheatham, Jack Kucinski, Fred McHargue | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Bassler (SG), Kyle Gillette (SF), Adam Ward (PF), Emanuel Arehart (C) Richard Brown, Kenneth Kidney, Richard Puckett, Bryan Arnold | |
| 09:09 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:09 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:09 | St. Thomas | Emanuel Arehart pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:51 | St. Thomas | Paul Bassler is whistled for a carry | 52-48 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis (SG) Emanuel Arehart | |
| 08:35 | St. John's (MN) | Paul Bassler steps in front of the Terry Poole pass | 52-48 |
| 08:19 | St. Thomas | Keith Carter connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Bassler and the foul's on Mike Kelley - foul #3 on Mike Kelley, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG) Manuel Guerro | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 08:19 | St. Thomas | Keith Carter makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:56 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 07:54 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Poole (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Scott Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Paul Bassler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Keith Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Adam Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Gillette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | St. John's (MN) | Adam Ward is called for the reach on Terry Poole - foul #1 on Adam Ward, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski (SF), Jan Williams (PF) Shawn Cheatham, Robert Frazier | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Richard Brown (PG), Kenneth Kidney (SF), Richard Puckett (PF), Bryan Arnold (C) Paul Bassler, Keith Carter, Adam Ward, Kyle Gillette | |
| 07:37 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:37 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:37 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 07:17 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Puckett and he's hacked by Jack Kucinski - foul #2 on Jack Kucinski, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG), Fred McHargue (C) Mike Kelley, Scott Morgan | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Bassler (SG) Jerry Davis | |
| 07:17 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold misses the free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:17 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 07:12 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 06:51 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney loses the dribble to Jack Kucinski | 53-53 |
| 06:34 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Kidney - foul #3 on Kenneth Kidney, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Keith Carter (SG) Paul Bassler | |
| 06:34 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:34 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:34 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 06:16 | St. Thomas | Jack Kucinski is called for the reach on Bryan Arnold - foul #3 on Jack Kucinski, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley (SG), Robert Frazier (PF) Terry Poole, Fred McHargue | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis (SG) Keith Carter | |
| 06:16 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:16 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 06:02 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley is called for traveling | 54-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Adam Ward (PF) Richard Puckett | |
| 05:52 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold clanks a jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 05:50 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:46 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Kucinski | 56-53 |
| 05:22 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold is called for traveling | 56-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Guerro (SF), Scott Morgan (C) Jack Kucinski, Jan Williams | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Keith Carter (SF), Kyle Gillette (C) Kenneth Kidney, Bryan Arnold | |
| 05:02 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan is whistled for a carry | 56-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (SF) Manuel Guerro | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 04:33 | St. Thomas | Keith Carter is whistled for traveling | 56-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Guerro (SF), Jan Williams (PF) Shawn Cheatham, Robert Frazier | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Bassler (SG), Richard Puckett (PF) Richard Brown, Jerry Davis | |
| 04:21 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan is hacked by Richard Puckett - foul #2 on Richard Puckett, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| 04:21 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:21 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:21 | St. Thomas | Adam Ward snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 04:09 | St. Thomas | Kyle Gillette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney (SF), Bryan Arnold (C) Kyle Gillette, Adam Ward | |
| 03:53 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Kidney - foul #4 on Kenneth Kidney, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan (SG), Jack Kucinski (SF) Mike Kelley, Manuel Guerro | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 03:53 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:53 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:53 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Terry Poole (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Whelan (fresh) SF - Jack Kucinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Keith Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Bassler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Kidney (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:42 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold hits a jumper from the right block | 58-55 |
| 03:22 | St. John's (MN) | Bryan Arnold takes the ball from John Whelan | 58-55 |
| 03:00 | St. Thomas | Keith Carter loses the dribble to Jack Kucinski | 58-55 |
| 03:00 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG), Mike Kelley (SG), Robert Frazier (PF) Terry Poole, John Whelan, Jan Williams | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Richard Brown (PG), Jerry Davis (SG) Keith Carter, Paul Bassler | |
| 02:47 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 02:45 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 02:27 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett scores on a floater in the paint set up by Richard Brown and the foul's on Jack Kucinski - foul #4 on Jack Kucinski, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 02:27 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:08 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Puckett is called for the reach on Shawn Cheatham - foul #3 on Richard Puckett, team foul #12 | 58-58 |
| 02:08 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:08 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:52 | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Brown | 59-60 |
| 01:29 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-60 |
| 01:27 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:13 | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-60 |
| 01:12 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Shawn Cheatham | 59-60 |
| 00:53 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan misses the 3 from straight away | 59-60 |
| 00:52 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier tips it in | 61-60 |
| 00:30 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett comes up short on the runner in the paint | 61-60 |
| 00:28 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett tips it in | 61-62 |
| 00:14 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham knocks in the shot from the right block | 63-62 |
| 00:09 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-62 |
| 00:07 | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis tips it in | 63-64 |
| 00:07 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| 00:01 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 00:00 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |